WE have pleasure in stating that letters have been received from the Rev. Ewen Macqueen of Kames, who is now acting in France as an official Chaplain, giving some account of his work. Mr. Macqueen informs us that he is engaged at No. 22 Casualty Clearing Station, as the Chaplain for non-conformists. There are two other Chaplains on the ground, a Church of England clergyman and a Roman Catholic priest, who attend to men of their respective religious persuasions. All other men are under Mr. Macqueen’s supervision. We understand a Casualty Clearing Station to be a temporary hospital, where wounded and sick men are examined, kept for a short time, and then sent, if possible, to other hospitals farther from the firing line—in France or even in England or Scotland.
Mr. Macqueen tells us that he is well in body and, on the whole, comfortable in mind. Difficulties there must be, and are, no doubt, but he loves the work, and desires the Lord’s people to pray earnestly for him, that he may be carried honourably through, and that his labours may be blessed. He states that opportunities occur for showing kindness to the soldiers that pass under his notice—(many of them have no money, and cannot procure notepaper or other little necessaries and comforts)—and he will esteem it a favour if friends at home would send small contributions for such purposes, either directly to himself or through ministers or others at home. His own address is No. 22
Casualty Clearing Station, B.E.F., France. The Editor of the Magazine will be pleased to act as one of the channels through which such contributions may be forwarded. All will be duly acknowledged, with thanks. We cannot do enough to show sympathy to the brave men who are suffering so much for their country’s interests in a just cause. Our sins have certainly procured chastisements for us, but the knowledge of this does not weaken our sympathy towards our suffering soldiers and sailors. May the Lord bring the greatest good out of the present troubles!
Mr. Macqueen is constantly distributing New Testaments to soldiers who require them. Rev. J. S. Sinclair has sent Khaki Testaments and Bibles to the value of 35/- (reduced rate) of monies already received. He acknowledges receipt also of 3/- from “Friend,” Glasgow, and 10/- from “Pulteneytown,” for this purpose; and £1 from Captain Finlayson to Rev. Mr. Macqueen, for “Comforts for the Front.”