This book provides a firsthand account of the Pilgrim Missionary Institution, an important Christian training school and missionary society, located near Basel, Switzerland. Schlienz, a German businessman who devoted his later years to missionary work, offers a fascinating look at the inner workings of this institution and its impact on Christian missions worldwide. This book is a valuable resource for scholars of Christian missions and the history of Christianity. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.