The Spiritual Life in the South
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Pacific
A VOLUME of stories of missionary en deavour and influence in the South west Pacific, written by Rita F.
Snowden and recently published in Lon don, should be of interest to missionary folk and others interested in the work of missions. It is unlikely, however, that the book will have general appeal among lay residents of this part of the world, except perhaps as a gift for their children.
The author has called it “Safety Last”, in honour of those who have not thought of self in the great Pacific field. Miss Snowden, whom one presumes is an Eng lishwoman, says in her introduction that she has heard these tales, many of them at first hand, from those who know the Pacific well. She does not say that she knows the area herself, although her Pacific background is correct, which in dicates, if nothing else, that she is an enthusiastic student of the South Seas.
Stories range from the outcome of the first contacts between Maori and Pakeha, to tales of American airman of World War II who were forced down over the ocean or in primitive jungles, and are re corded without sectarian bias. (Published by The Epworth Press, City Road, London, for 6/- sterling.)