he enemy with a
strange peace, and a deep assurance in my soul
that, come what might, I need fear no evil,
knowing that He was with me--and so it proved to
be. Our time in the trenches was the most exciting
I have yet experienced, but He kept near, and so
"all's well."'

CHAPTER XVII

STORIES OF THE INVERTED TRIANGLE

I am sending you a pound note, the first I ever
received, as I am a poor old woman not able to
work. To maintain my home I used to take in
washing, but now I cannot even do my own, but the
other Sunday, when I shook hands with one that I
used to wash for, he put that bit of paper in my
hand, but said nothing, so I received it as part
payment for work done over seven years ago, and
when I looked at it, I thanked God, and said I
would give it to some good cause, and I think I
cannot do better than help you to get shelter for
the soldiers. God bless 'em.

MORE than five hundred thousand men have signed the War Roll pledge of
allegiance to our Lord Jesus Christ, which has now been formally adopted
by the Churches, and which reads as follows:

'I hereby pledge my allegiance to the Lord Jesus
Christ, as my Saviour and King, and by God's help
will fight His battles for the Victory of His
Kingdom.'

Many have no doubt forgotten their promise, but for many it has meant
the beginning of a new life, and to thousands of parents the knowledge
that the boy, who was their all, signed this declaration before making
the supreme sacrifice, has brought untold comfort.

Wherever practicable a Quiet Room for prayer and Bible study is included
in our camp outfit, also a book-stall for Testaments, pledge cards, and
religious literature. Millions of Testaments and gospel portions have
been distributed free of charge, and realising the difficulty of
obtaining gospel booklets or tracts that appeal to men, a new one from
the pen of the General Secretary was issued each of the first thirty
weeks of the war. The approved plan has been to have family prayers, no
matter how brief, as far as practicable in every hut, every night, and
if this feature of the programme is not popular, the fault is usually to
be found in the one who leads.

A casual observer, after visiting a Y.M.C.A. hut, sometimes comes