the British flag--symbol of world-wide empire--floated
over the Government Buildings.

And here we pause. The day is now not distant when the British flag will
be respected throughout both those one-time Republics, and peace shall
once more hold sway. When that time comes we predict a magnificent
extension of the kingdom of Christ in South Africa; for we trust that,
with old feuds forgotten and the Spirit of Christ taking possession of
both British and Boer, all forms of Christianity will join hands to make
Christ King throughout the Dark Continent.

Chapter XIII

HERE AND THERE IN CAPE COLONY

'Bother war!' writes a guardsman to the Rev. J.H. Hocken. 'Let me get
out of this lot, and never no more.' It is not a very heroic sentiment
certainly, but he wrote from the hospital at Orange River, and doubtless
expressed not only his own sentiments, but the sentiments of a good many
of his comrades. And certainly there seems to have been reason as well
as sentiment in his statement. Listen to this, for instance:--

'At the engagement of Graspans we had some food about 4 p.m. All that
night my battalion was on outpost duty. Next morning we marched about 3
a.m., caught up the division, and took part in the engagement at
Graspans, followed up the enemy, captured a building with forty Boers in
it and a large tent filled with medical comforts, and when we thought of
having some rest and some grub, we were ordered on top of some hills for
outpost duty that night, and we did not have our dinner until the next
day, Sunday morning, at 9 a.m. That is quite true. Forty-one hours
without anything but dirty water, and yet Miss Morphew says Guards are
only for show. But I don't think she meant it. No wonder I am bad.'

=Work at the Orange River Hospital.=

Aye, no wonder, indeed! And week by week, month by month, the Orange
River Hospital has been full ever since the beginning of the war. Here
Army Scripture Reader Pearce, from North Camp, Aldershot, has been in
charge. For a long time he was single-handed in this great hospital
camp. He performed the duty of acting chaplain to all denominations.
General Wauchope before he died spoke of Mr. Pearce's eagerness for
work, and verily there was enough for him to do. At one time he was
assisted by the Canadian chaplain, and latterly by the chaplain of the
Australian contingent. But month by month he went his weary round of
hospital visitation alone. He buried the dead, wrote let