Transcriber's Note: Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note. Some illustrations have been slightly relocated for better flow. In some of the Chinese or Mongolian names, the character 'u' with a breve appears frequently. This appears in the text as [)u]. [Illustration] JAMES GILMOUR OF MONGOLIA HIS DIARIES LETTERS AND REPORTS EDITED AND ARRANGED BY RICHARD LOVETT, M.A. AUTHOR OF 'NORWEGIAN PICTURES' ETC WITH A PORTRAIT, TWO MAPS AND FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS THIRD AND CHEAPER EDITION LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 56 Paternoster Row, 65 St Paul's Churchyard 1895 O Christ, in Thee my soul hath found, And found in Thee alone, The peace, the joy I sought so long, The bliss till now unknown. I sighed for rest and happiness, I yearned for them, not Thee; But while I passed my Saviour by, His love laid hold on me. Now none but Christ can satisfy, None other name for me; There's love, and life, and lasting joy, Lord Jesus, found in Thee. PREFACE This book in its more expensive forms has been before the public for nearly two years. It has been very widely read, and it has received extraordinary attention from many sections of the press. The author has received from all parts of the world most striking testimonies as to the way in which this record of James Gilmour's heroic self-sacrifice for the Lord Jesus and on behalf of his beloved Mongols for the Master's sake has touched the hearts of Christian workers. It has deepened their faith, strengthened their zeal, nerved them for whole-hearted consecration to the same Master, and cheered many a solitary and lonely heart. Many requests have been received for an edition at a price which will place the book within the reach of Sunday School teachers, of those Christian workers who have but little to spend upon books, and of the elder scholars in our schools. The Committee of the Religious Tract Society have gladly met this request at the earliest possible moment. In this new form their hope and prayer is that James Gilmour, being dead, may yet speak to many hearts, arousing them to diligent, and faithful, and self-denying service for Jesus Christ. The book, in this its newest form, is identical in all respects with the first and second editions, except that only one portrait is given and the appendices are left out. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. EARLY YEARS AND EDUCATION 15 II. BEGINNING WORK 46 III. MONGOLIAN APPRENTICESHIP 55 IV. THE FIRST CAMPAIGN IN MONGOLIA 88 V. MARRIAGE 98 VI. 'IN JOURNEYINGS OFTEN, IN PERILS OF RIVERS' 105 VII. THE VISIT TO ENGLAND IN 1882 134