CHAPLAIN'S EXPERIENCES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 207, 30 August 1918, Page 3

CHAPLAIN'S EXPERIENCES.

FATIIKK DOYLE AT I.KVS INSTIII I X A graphic , account of life at the] Western Kront during his attnrliuicnt t'> the New Zealand Forces a* chaplain v. a.-' 1 the subject of an interesting addros delivered l>y Father Doyle at the Leys 1 Institute lust evening. In introducing the speaker, the chairman i.\lr J. I . Wells, M.A.I, said that the committee of management had hoped that .Mr i. \V. Leys might lie there to act :w chairman, but although he was making a good recovery from his recent illnecis. he could, not undertake , the trip from Australia.

Father Doyle said that all the glory and ebivnlry I hat had been associated with war no longer existed. Those who had been in the \v-,ir disliked iftTenselv to pro over what they had seen , . It was utterly impossible for any human being who liad not ticon in the trenches to liavi" the slightest idea of the groa-ness of the battles. Nevertheless, there were many noble traditions of man's humanity to man. Some of our allies, he said, had not been understood, but to-day the right thinking man must say that " ol only were they deserving of our best appreciation, but of our most earnest gratitude. He paid a upecial tribute to the manner in which the New Jiealanders conducted themselves on the. Sonime, referring to their indomitable bravery and cheerfulness under all conditions. He also outlined the duties of a chaplain at the front, the life of wounded men in hospital in England, and finished with a wealth of praise for the work of the New Zealand doctors and nurses.