The Gospel Of St. John In Arabic [ ?? Al'iinjil Bihasab Alqidiys. Jun]

American Christian Literature Society For Moslems / Muslims, 1920. Hardcover. Good. Chromolithographic Borders And Decorations On Every Page. 97 Pp. [Date And Place Of Publication, If Indicated, Are In Arabic And Not Yet Translated, But Circa 1920.] Title Page Printed On One Side, 48 Leaves 21 X 18 Cm Printed On Both Sides In Gilt, Blue=Green, Orange, Red And Black. Patterned Black Cloth, Flap On Rear Board Closes To Enclose Text And Fore Edge Of Front Board. Tiny Letters "A.C.L.S.M." At Bottom Left Of Title Page, Otherwise Text Entirely In Black Letter, Elaborated And Elongated Arabic, With Same Repeating Olive Design At End Of Each Paragraph. The Aclsm Was Founded In New York In 1915 By Zwemer Per Wikipedia, Samuel Marinus Zwemer (1867 - 1952), Nicknamed The Apostle To Islam, Was An American Missionary, Traveler, And Scholar. He Was Born At Vriesland, Michigan. In 1887 He Received An A.B. From Hope College In Holland, Michigan, And In 1890, He Received An M.A. From New Brunswick Theological Seminary In New Brunswick, New Jersey His Other Degrees Include A D.D. From Hope College In 1904, A L.L.D. From Muskingum College In 1918, And A D.D. From Rutgers College In 1919. After Being Ordained To The Reformed Church Ministry By The Pella, Iowa Classis In 1890, He Was A Missionary At Busrah, Bahrein, And At Other Locations In Arabia From 1891 To 1905. He Was A Member Of The Arabian Mission (1890-1913). He Is The Founder Of American Mission Hospital In Bahrain. Zwemer Served In Egypt From 1913 To 1929. He Also Traveled Widely In Asia Minor, And He Was Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Geographical Society Of London. In The Tradition Of Lull,Zwemer 'Left Behind A Mighty Highway Of Print Almost A Book A Year In English For Over Half A Century.' As Part Of This Great Literary Undertaking, He Settled In Cairo In 1912 To Work With The Nile Mission Press To Make It 'A Production Point For Christian Literature For Muslims.' As An Outcome Of The Edinburgh World Missionary Conference In 1910, He Established The Quarterly The Moslem World In 1911 Because 'If The Churches Of Christendom Are To Reach The Moslem World With The Gospel, They Must Know Of It And Know It. He Edited It Until 1947, Paying For Much Of It Out Of His Own Pocket. He Founded The American Christian Literature Society For Moslems (A.C.L.S.M) Which Raised Over A Quarter Of A Million Dollars For The Production Of Evangelical Literature. Its Constitution Expressed Zwemer's Belief That The Printed Page 'Has A Unique Value As A Means Of Carrying The Gospel To Mohammedans... [It] Finds An Entrance Into Many Doors Closed To The Living Witness And Can Proclaim The Gospel Persistently, Fearlessly And Effectively.' Zwemer Saw Printed Page As 'The "Leaves For The Healing Of The Nations" In His Program Of Mission Strategy. Zwemer's Third Milestone Was Accepting A Professorship At Princeton In 1929 And Marked An Era Of Equipping And Recruiting For The Missionary Movement, Though This Had Been A Significant Aspect Of His Career From The Beginning. In An Extended Period Of Furlough He Was A Traveling Representative For The Student Volunteer Movement, And His Speaking Ability In Motivating For Missions Was Legendary. His Itinerary Was Herculean: In America In 1914 He Gave 151 Addresses In 113 Days Across The Country. W.H.T. Gairdner Called Him 'A Steam Engine In Breeches'.[20] His Talent For Fundraising Was Equally Impressive, One Year Raising $32,886 For The Reformed Board Of Foreign Missions, When The Salary Of A Missionary On The Field At This Time Was $900 A Year. J. Christy Wilson Jr. Summarizes: 'Speer And Zwemer Probably Influenced More Young Men And Women To Go Into Missionary Service Than Any Two Individuals In All Of Christian History.'