ters home to the
friends of the dying and the dead, and performed faithfully and well all
the many tasks in a chaplain's routine. At one time there were at least
a hundred Canadians down with enteric at Orange River. The Australian
hospital was also crowded.

The monotony of work must have been terribly trying. It was not for him
to know anything of the excitement of the battle. It was only his to
witness the horrors of the carnage. His pulses did not thrill at sights
of deeds of daring on the field. He only saw the train-loads of wounded
all smeared with dust and blood, and heard the groans that told of
agony. But when the day of reward shall come, the quiet, earnest work of
such as he will not be forgotten, and the great Head of the Church will
say, 'Well done.' No wonder after eight months of such work as this his
nerves gave way, and he was obliged to return home.

At Orange River, too, the Soldiers' Christian Association did good work.
Messrs. Glover, Fotheringham, and Ingram were the means of leading
scores of men to Christ. Dr. Barrie, of the Canadian contingent, who was
temporarily attached to the hospital, gave several addresses, which were
much appreciated, and conducted a weekly Bible Class. Later Messrs.
Charteris and Bird were in charge of the tent, and tell the same blessed
story of nightly effort and nightly success.

=Experiences at Arundel and Colesberg.=

From De Aar, Naauwport, and Arundel we have before us several graphic
letters from the Rev. M.F. Crewdson, late of Johannesburg. Mr. Crewdson
is a Wesleyan minister, and for conspicuous service on the field was
appointed acting chaplain. His hospital stories are full of point and
pathos. He tells of one man with twenty-two shell wounds, and yet living
and cheerful; of another with a hole as big as a hand in his leg, and
another big hole in his arm, and yet refusing to grumble, and professing
himself quite comfortable. Of this man an Australian said, 'He
exasperates me; he never has any pain.' He pictures to us a corporal
seeing to the comfort of his men and horses, and then, by way of a
change, teaching his men the ditty--

'Life is too short to quarrel.'

[Illustration: ARUNDEL.]

From Colesberg we have a graphic letter from the Rev. E. Bottrill. He
refers to the imprisonment by the Boers of the resident Wesleyan
minister, the Rev. A.W. Cragg, whose health suffered severely from his
three months' confinement. He tells of earnest work in