[Illustration: _Courtesy of Ralph A. Felton_ AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT, SYRIA The schools and colleges founded by missionaries believe in an all-round education which includes athletics.] UNDER MANY FLAGS BY KATHARINE SCHERER CRONK AND ELSIE SINGMASTER NEW YORK MISSIONARY EDUCATION MOVEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA COPYRIGHT 1921 BY MISSIONARY EDUCATION MOVEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA CONTENTS PAGE I A BAKER BY NECESSITY 1 Cyrus Hamlin of Turkey: statesman and educator II THE MAN WITH A MILLION BIBLES 16 Hugh Tucker of Brazil: Christian social service leader and agent of the American Bible Society III THE STORY OF POIT 31 Barbrooke Grubb of Paraguay: explorer and general missionary IV TREE-NOT-SHAKEN-BY-THE-WIND 48 Fred Hope of West Africa: industrial expert V WHEN MARY WAS AFRAID 67 Mary Slessor of Nigeria: teacher and the "White Queen of Okoyong" VI THE BOY FOR WHOM NO ONE CARED 84 David Day of Liberia: general missionary VII UNDER TWO FLAGS 99 Jennie Crawford of China: nurse VIII SIXTY-SIX DAYS WITH BANDITS 116 Albert Shelton of the Tibetan Border: pioneer and physician ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Athletics at Beirut University _Frontispiece_ Robert College 7 Hugh C. Tucker 19 Playground in Rio de Janiero 29 Chaco Indian girls 35 Barbrooke Grubb and Indians 43 The village drum in Africa 53 Chair making in Africa 59 Fred Hope 65 An African village 73 Dr. Day's mission and coffee industry 91 Jennie Crawford at work 109 Travel in Tibet 117 Dr. Shelton at work 121 Dr. Shelton and friends in Tibet 131 FOREWORD In olden days kings and emperors sent their armies to conquer weaker nations. As soon as the victory was won, the flag of the vanquished was torn down, and the flag of the victor was raised. Two thousand years ago a new king sent his army into the world. It was a small army with no guns and no battleships, and in it were only twelve men. They were commanded to go first to the lands nearest to them and then out "into all the world."