From Aldershot To Pretoria

About this eBook

Author

Sellers, William E.

Title

From Aldershot to Pretoria : A story of Christian work among our troops in South Africa

Credits

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

South African War, 1899-1902 -- War work

Category

Text

eBook-No.

16460

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16460

Release Date

August 7, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FROM ALDERSHOT TO PRETORIA — A Story of Christian Work among our Troops in South Africa
2. 2.BY W.E. SELLERS — WITH AN INTRODUCTION — BY R.W. ALLEN — WITH FIFTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.List of Illustrations
5. 5.Preface
6. 6.FROM ALDERSHOT TO PRETORIA
7. 7.Chapter I — INTRODUCTION: THE EMPIRE AND ITS DEFENDERS — Changed Estimate of our Soldiers and Sailors. — Their Deplorable Condition in the Past. — Their Devotion to Duty. — The Queen's Care of her Men. — The Netley and Herbert Hospitals. — The Awakened National Conscience. — Woman's Work in this Field. — The Influence of Methodism. — The Work of the Anglican and other Churches. — Christian Work at Aldershot.
8. 8.Chapter II — ALDERSHOT — Mobilising at Aldershot. — Christian Work at Aldershot. — Barrack Room Life. — An Aldershot Sunday. — The Prison Service. — Parade and other Services. — The 'Glory-Room' of the Soldiers' Home. — Jemmie's Prayer. — The Hymns the Soldier Likes. — Off to the Front. — Mr. Lowry Ordered South.
9. 9.Chapter III — OLD ENGLAND ON THE SEA — A New Feat in Britain's History. — Religious Work on a Troopship. — Parade Services on a Troopship. — The Chaplains of the British Army.
10. 10.Chapter IV — TO THE FRONT — South African Generosity. — The Soldiers' Christian Association in South Africa. — Work Among the Refugees. — Welcoming the Troops at Durban.
11. 11.Chapter V — WITH LORD METHUEN — Christian Work at De Aar and Orange River. — The Battle of Belmont. — A Sergeant's Account of the Battle. — Mr. Lowry's Adventure on the Veldt. — At the Battle of Modder River. — Fellowship and Work at the Modder. — The Soldiers' Home. — Local Helpers in Good Work. — 'After Many Days.' — Open-air Work. — Prayer under Fire.
12. 12.Chapter VI — MAGERSFONTEIN — Prayer before Battle. — A Scotch Chaplain. — Mr. Lowry at Magersfontein. — War's Terrible Harvest. — Mr. Robertson at Magersfontein. — 'Prepare to meet your God!' — A Christian Hero. — The Scottish Dead at Magersfontein. [5]
13. 13.Chapter VII — THOMAS ATKINS ON THE VELDT — The Soldier's Temptations. — 'Old Praise the Lord.' — The Patience of our Soldiers. — The Men in Khaki. — Their Dread of the 'Pom-pom.' — The Christian under Fire.
14. 14.Chapter VIII — WITH LORD ROBERTS TO BLOEMFONTEIN — Lord Roberts Issues a Prayer for Use in the Army. — The Christian Influence of Lord Roberts. — Religious Meetings while on the March. — The March to Paardeberg. — The Chaplains on the March. — Relief of the Wounded at Paardeberg. — Singing though Wounded. — The Chaplains at Work. — The Wounded Canadians.
15. 15.Chapter IX — KIMBERLEY DURING THE SIEGE AND AFTER — The Defence of Kimberley. — Perils of the Siege. — Various Forms of Christian Work during the Siege. — The Relief of Kimberley. — Christian Work after the Relief.
16. 16.Chapter X — WITH GATACRE'S COLUMN — Christian Workers at Sterkstroom. — Comforts for the Troops. — The Soldiers' Home at Sterkstroom. — The S.C.A. Tent Services. — Christian Work under Mr. Burgess. — The Disaster at Reddersburg. — Consolation to the Dying. — 'I Must Go to the Muster Roll.' — 'I'm not Afraid, only my Hand Shakes.'
17. 17.Chapter XI — BLOEMFONTEIN — The Advantages of Bloemfontein. — The March to Bloemfontein. — The Work at Bloemfontein. — Lord Roberts Visits the Tent. — Sunday Services in Bloemfontein. — Glimpses of Good Work from Soldiers' Letters. — The Enteric Epidemic. — Dr. Conan Doyle's Testimony. — The Hospital Orderlies. — Terrible Incidents during the Epidemic. — Christian Work in the Fever Hospitals.
18. 18.Chapter XII — ON TO PRETORIA — The March to Pretoria. — South African Dust. — On the Firing Line. — 'I was Thinking of the Last Verses of the Twenty-third Psalm.' — A Service on the Veldt.
19. 19.Chapter XIII — HERE AND THERE IN CAPE COLONY — Work at the Orange River Hospital. — Experiences at Arundel and Colesberg. — An Ostrich Story.
20. 20.Chapter XIV — WITH SIR REDVERS BULLER — Bivouac in a S.C.A. Tent. — A Bit of Christian Comradeship. — The Chaplains of the Church of England. — Mr. Watson in the Soudan and in South Africa. — The Rev. T.H. Wainman. — 'A Cool Piece of Daring.' — General Lyttleton's Brigade Formed up for Prayer Before Going into Action. — The Struggle for Spion Kop. — Touching Incidents at Spion Kop. — The Tortures of the Wounded. — 'Men, Christ can Save Me even Now.'
21. 21.Chapter XV — LADYSMITH — 'Thank God, We have Kept the Flag Flying.' — Christian Workers in Ladysmith. — Every Man Hit except the Chaplain. — Personal Dangers Met by Chaplains on Duty in the Field. — Services in Ladysmith. — Disease in Ladysmith. — Mr. Murray's Description of the Fight with Enteric Fever. — Work Among the Refugees. — Testimonies to the Reality of Christian Work. — Stirring Events Related by Mr. Watkins. — Within the Boer Lines. — Work in Ladysmith Town. — Terrible Scenes at Intombi Hospital. — 'The Way He was Absent-minded was that He Forgot Himself!' — Lads, We are Going to be Relieved To-day.' — A Story of Devotion.
22. 22.Chapter XVI — 'IN JESU'S KEEPING' — FOOTNOTES:

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