Excerpt from The Claim of Suffering: A Plea for Medical Missions The present volume, although issued by a missionary society, does not deal merely with the work of one particular society, but with the whole subject of the Christian Missions which are being carried on through out the world. We believe that its perusal will accen tuate the interest of those who are already familiar with the noble work which is being done by medical missionaries in response to the claim of suffering in non-christian lands, and in the case of others will create a desire to help forward this work by every means within their power. There is no other branch of Christian work of which it can more confidently be affirmed that it only needs to be known to be sup ported with enthusiasm. We are exceedingly grateful, and the readers of this volume will share our gratitude, to its author who, amidst the distractions of a particu larly busy life, has made time to write. The gratitude of our readers is also due to the Rev. E. H. Mosse, the Chairman of the s.p.g. Medical Missions Com mittee, and to Miss Mosse for help in collecting materials and in correcting the proofs of the book. 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.