Book excerpt: Excerpt from Virgil C. Hart; Missionary Statesman: Founder of the American and Canadian Missions in Central and West China With the vision of a seer, the power of practical achievement and the faith of a man of God, Dr. Hart planned not only for the work of pioneer days but for the expansion of the work which is now so great a factor in influencing China to establish new standards and ideals' in this her day of adjustment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.