Lord had answered by opening the windows of heaven and the heart of
the officer commanding the troops, and gave us exceedingly
abundantly above what we asked or thought, for this morning the
colonel met Mr. Cochrane, asked him if he were the Scripture
reader, and told him he would give any place on board the vessel we
liked to ask for. The orderly-room was granted us, and when we got
there a number of R.A. clerks were at work. I spoke to the
sergeant-major and told him we did not want to be objectionable, so
would come when they had finished. He said, "Take no notice of us,
go on." But there was too much commotion, so I went to see our
orderly-room sergeant, who let us into the clerks' room, and there
we had a real glory time. We know the Lord is with you at
Aldershot, for we have realized His presence there. But He is here
in wonderful power. We had a conversion last night on the hatchway.
A man came along and listened, and in the dark we did not detect
him till he spoke; so we have to report progress. We are to meet
every night for prayer, reading and praise. It would melt a heart
of cast steel to have been in our little meeting to-night, as one
after another of the dear fellows simply poured out his heart to
the Lord in prayer and praise. You thought I liked a good innings,
but why should not every blood-bought and blood-washed one be the
same? Do I realize what Jesus has done for me? Then

"I must tell to sinners round
What a dear Saviour I have found,"

and point to the redeeming Blood, and say, "Behold the way to God."
Glorious times yesterday, about seventy or eighty at parade
service. I took John i. 29, "Behold the Lamb." Afternoon Bible
reading. Evening out-door meeting, about 400 or 500 men listening;
then indoor meeting. A dear fellow of our regiment gloriously
converted Saturday night. Took his place with us in the open-air
ring last night.'

Such stories as these tell of intense devotion, of a consecration that
is indeed 'out and out.' They show that every Christian soldier is a
Christian missionary, and that a Christian army would be the most
powerful missionary society in the world.

In many cases Christian officers were instrumental in bringing numbers
of the men to Christ: among these may be mentioned Captain Thompson, of
the 4th Field Battery R.