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Ruth Paxson (d. 1949) graduated from the State University of Iowa and afterward studied at Moody Bible Institute. She served as a missionary to China where her Bible lessons to pastors, evangelists, and teachers in the 1920s were well received. In response to requests from both Chinese and missionary friends, the lessons were expanded and originally published in three volumes, now combined in this one-volume edition.

"Ruth Paxson lived from 1889-1949. Ruth Paxson was Bible teacher, missionary, and author whose writings are classics today. Born in Manchester, Iowa, she dedicated her life to Christ while she was young. After graduating from the State University of Iowa, she attended Moody Bible Institute. Several years later, she served as YWCA secretary and college secretary for her home state and later traveled as secretary for the Student Volunteer Movement.

She sailed for the mission field in China in 1911, sponsored by the YWCA. Before long she left for health reasons and began to teach Bible in Europe and the United States and continued to do so, with writing, until her death. Her detail and concern for accuracy during her years as secretary gave her the carefulness she needed in her writing and teaching. Life on the Highest Plane is the book that has received the most acclaim." http://www.sarahsministry.org

Ruth Ann Paxson, b. 19 Nov. 1875; d. 1 Oct. 1949; listed in the 1880 census as 4 years old; she was a missionary in China, YWCA secretary, ...