CHAPLAINS AT THE FRONT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 226, 22 September 1915, Page 7

CHAPLAINS AT THE FRONT.

APPRECIATION OF THEIR WORK. ALCKL.VNH BOYS oriNION. One oi our wounded men who returned from Egypt by the Tahiti, during the j course (if* a chat with :i representative of ( the Auckland -Mar." sp<ske very highly j of the value of the service* rendered by doiiK- of our chaplain- at the front. Judged by in- statement, tho -narrow bands of creed are sundered" when til* parnonn p"t to trse flriiig liur. "We did Sot take very much to Rev Luxford at first." he remnrke.i I suppow that was tnK-nuBC we did uoL knoiv what be had in him. U wa» only wiion we pot into the trenches that we learned Ins true worth. One of the fellows vui- wounded outside the Irene:,, and sorw oi the others wore un winding their puttees in order to tie them together »<i n= to thmw out a line with which to (iruji the nun irao safety. The next thing »»■ »a" was L'heplain-Major Luxford ijiiietlv carrying ti*- man in a« if there were uo dmiger incurred ia the act. Another time h>- was »<-<(n with a stretcher, busy at work bringing in Hounded men. the bearer at the other end bcinsr a rtm- man. .i Roman Catholic priest I ami a genuine Irishman. Father Daw, or . Dare. r Jt «a- not v bad combination for a stretcher-oearrr pnrty. -Chaplain-l optain Anpus MclVinald. from the Waipu l'rcebyleriun Church, did / splendid work amongst us wounded chaps in tin- hospital at tppt. tor that. work. 1 can tell you. he was out on hie own. He had a cheery word for each man. a bright breezy way of chatting that livened toe j chaps up. You could ccc tin- men'it eyes | as h.- walked alon;; the wards He came ] \,i mc on" day ami asked if 1 would like | some ciptrettea. 1 told him 1 bad a pipe but n>l tobacco. The next day he turned ' up with a supply of tobacco for mc, and | thai i- the Wiiv he act.-* with alt the men. Out there we reckoned that he gave away all his paj for comforts for the men. I only wish'some of the fund for wounded I suldiers could be sent to him; from Auck- I laud. The money would all W spent for I comfort- for the men. aud it save i him from bcggnruig himself in his good I work. 1 can tt-ll you. chaplains like the thr«-<- I have named do a lot of valuable work, t haplain McDonald ha« a pcmoii- . ■ T which is of (freat value when dealing ' With wounded - men in tin , hospital."