Excerpt from Reminiscences of Medical Missionary Work It is difficult to many among us to appreciate such an exalted view of the Medical Missionary calling. Where, as in this country, Christianity affects all the outward conditions of life, and the medical profession as well as all other professions, the missionary aspect which should attach to all true medical life and work is largely hidden. Both doctor and patients are nominally Christian, and this nominal Christian standing excludes the missionary idea. This will not, of course, blind the true and loyal Christian doctor to his duty and privilege; and there are many, thank God, in this country who in their daily rounds are ever remembering that the end of physical healing is the beginning of Gospel opportunity. But it is only in work among the very poor that to the Christian community the Medical Missionary idea reaches some degree of visibility. And the amazing coldness with which the Church still regards such work among the poor is proof enough how much, even in this country, the conception of preaching the Gospel requires to be widened. 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.