covered by our military operations, including Pretoria, and
though they received quite a long list of subscriptions their own
private resources have for years been freely placed at the Master's
service, whether for work among soldiers or civilians.

When late on in the campaign it was intimated by certain officials
that Lord Kitchener was not in sympathy with such work and would not
grant such facilities for its prosecution as Lord Roberts had done, Mr
Osborn Howe received the following reply to a letter of enquiry on
that point:--

[Sidenote: _A letter from Lord Kitchener._]

I am directed by Lord Kitchener to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of January 3rd. His Lordship much regrets that you
should have been led to imagine that his attitude towards your
work differs from that of Lord Roberts, and I am to inform you
that so far from that being the case, he is very deeply impressed
by the value of your work, and hopes that it may long continue
and increase.

Yours faithfully,
(Signed) W. H. CONGREVE, Major,
_Private Secretary_.

Still more notable in this same connection is the fact that soon after
Lord Roberts reached Cape Town to take supreme command, he caused to
be issued the following most remarkable letter, which certainly marks
a new departure in the usages of modern warfare, and carries us back
in thought and spirit to the camps of Cromwell and his psalm-singing
Ironsides, or to the times when Scotland's Covenanters were busy
guarding for us the religious light and liberty which are to-day our
goodliest heritage.

[Sidenote: _Also from Lord Roberts._]

ARMY HEADQUARTERS, CAPE TOWN,
_January 23rd_.

DEAR SIR,--I am desired by Lord Roberts to ask you to be so kind
as to distribute to all ranks under your command the "Short
Prayer for the use of Soldiers in the Field," by the Primate of
Ireland, copies of which I now forward. His Lordship earnestly
hopes that it may be helpful to all of Her Majesty's soldiers who
are now serving in South Africa.

Yours faithfully,
(Signed) NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, Colonel,
_Private Secretary_.

To the Commanding Officer.

*The P