It would have gratified me had this memoir of Dr. Elmslie been placed, at an earlier date, in the hands of his friends; but circumstances, that need not be recorded here, caused delay.
An earnest desire was expressed that it should be published, at the latest, by Christmas; and, in meeting this wish, I have found it impossible to afford Mrs. Elmslie, who is in India, an opportunity of revising the work,–to the value of which she has contributed largely,–prior to its publication; and so I regard myself as responsible for the selection and setting of the matter it contains.
I owe thanks to those who have sent me reminiscences of Dr. Elmslie, or who have accommodated me with the use of letters which they received from him.
I trust this brief memoir of a manly, earnest student; a dutiful son; a devoted medical missionary; and a true, steadfast friend, may be blessed to do good, in answer to the much prayer that has accompanied its preparation.
W. BURNS THOMSON.
Medical Mission-House, 1 Ramsay Gardens,
Edinburgh, December 1874.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | ||
| I. | EARLY LIFE | [1] |
| II. | SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LIFE | [8] |
| III. | MEDICAL STUDENT LIFE IN ABERDEEN | [17] |
| IV. | MEDICAL STUDENT LIFE IN EDINBURGH | [30] |
| V. | JOURNEY TO INDIA | [45] |
| VI. | FROM CALCUTTA TO KASHMIR | [54] |
| VII. | KASHMIR–ITS PEOPLE, ETC. | [70] |
| VIII. | WORK IN KASHMIR | [87] |
| IX. | WAYSIDE MINISTRIES AND WORK IN AMRITSAR | [117] |
| X. | SECOND YEAR'S WORK IN KASHMIR | [133] |
| XI. | WORK IN CHAMBA | [157] |
| XII. | THIRD YEAR'S WORK IN KASHMIR | [173] |
| XIII. | VISIT TO CALCUTTA, AND WORK IN AMRITSAR | [200] |
| XIV. | FOURTH YEAR'S WORK IN KASHMIR | [209] |
| XV. | WAYSIDE MINISTRIES AND WORK IN KASHMIR | [225] |
| XVI. | THE TRAINING OF NATIVE MEDICAL MISSIONARIES | [238] |
| XVII. | FEMALE MEDICAL MISSIONARIES | [246] |
| XVIII. | HOME VISIT | [251] |
| XIX. | LAST YEAR'S WORK IN KASHMIR | [259] |
| XX. | LAST JOURNEY AND DEATH | [271] |
| XXI. | CONCLUSION | [279] |