fall prisoners._]

The private soldiers who like these, their officers, had become
prisoners of war, were for greater security removed from their
racecourse camp to a huge prison-pen at the Waterfall, some ten or
twelve miles up the Pietersburg line. They numbered in all about three
thousand eight hundred, and for a while fared badly at their captors'
hands. But ultimately a small committee was formed in Pretoria and
L5000 subscribed, to be spent in mitigating their lot and ministering
in many ways to their comfort. In these ministrations of mercy the
Wesleyan minister, whose grateful guest I for a while became, as
afterwards of the genial host and hostess at the Silverton Mission
Parsonage, took a prominent and much appreciated part as the following
letter abundantly proves:--

To the Rev. F. W. MACDONALD,
President, Wesleyan Church, London.

PRETORIA, _4th July 1900_.

SIR,--As chairman of a committee formed in January last for the
purpose of assisting the British prisoners of war, I have been
requested to bring officially to your notice the splendid work
done by the Rev. H. W. Goodwin. From my position I have been
thrown into intimate relationship with Mr Goodwin, and it is a
great pleasure to me to testify to his invaluable services. I am
not a member of your church, nor are my colleagues, but there is
a unanimous desire among the British subjects that were permitted
to remain in Pretoria, and who are therefore cognisant of Mr
Goodwin's work, to place his record before you. It is our united
hope that Mr Goodwin will receive some substantial mark of
appreciation from the Church of which he is so fine a
representative. I know of none finer in the highest sense in the
Church which knows no distinction of forms or creeds.--I have the
honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,

(Sd.) J. LEIGH WOOD.

On my arrival in Pretoria Mr Goodwin was at my request at once
appointed as Acting Army Chaplain, and shortly after received the
following most gratifying communication:--

BRITISH AGENCY,
PRETORIA, _9th June 1900_.

DEAR SIR,--If you could kindly call on Lord Roberts some time
to-day or to-morrow, it would give him great pleasure to meet one
who has done so much for