en to his
message, and--if he has more than ordinary ability--treat him with
a degree of respect; but if this be all, he will be next to
powerless in effecting any great change in their hearts and lives.
On the other hand, where the life of the Field Officer convinces
his Soldiers that he is himself what he wants them to be, truly
devoted to God, it will be found that he will possess a marvellous
mastery over their hearts and characters. In other words, if he
makes his Soldiers feel that he is real and consecrated, he will be
able to lead them almost at will; they will follow him to the
death.

"The same shot, with the same charge of gunpowder, from a rifled
cannon, will produce ten times a greater effect than from one with
a smooth bore. The make of the gun gives the extra force to the
shot. Just in the same way the truth from the lips of a man whom
his hearers believe to be holy and true will strike with a
hundredfold more force than the same message will from another who
has not so commended himself. The character of the man gives the
extra force to the truth.

"The Field Officer, by virtue of his position, stands out before
his Soldiers more prominently than any other man. To them he is the
Ambassador and Representative of God. He is their Captain, their
Brother, and Friend. Their eyes are on him night and day. They
regard him as the pattern expressly set for them to copy, the
leader who at all times it is their bounden duty to follow.

"How important it is, therefore, that every Officer should be
careful to perfect his character to the utmost in order that he may
be useful to the fullest extent.

"The Field Officer must lead his Soldiers on to the full
realisation of the baptism of the Holy Ghost; he must make them
Blood and Fire. The work of the Spirit is to fill the soul with
burning zeal for the Salvation of the world. Christ's work must be
finished. He has left that task to His people; it can only be
continued and carried on to completion by His Spirit working in the
hearts and through the lives of His people. The Holy Ghost was
promised for this end. This is what His people have, therefore, a
right to expect, and without it they are powerless for the War.

"In order that his Soldiers may be effective, the Field Officer