AITENDING TO THEIR RELIGIOUS DUTIES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9, 1 March 1900, Page 6

AI TENDING TO THEIR RELIGIOUS DUTIES.

The following is an extract from a letter received from Corporal V. O'Grady, East Surrey Regiment, under date December Il' from FrereCimp. Xatal — On Saturday evening I was speaking to Father Matthews. He is the military elviplain who came from Egypt. It is wonderful to see the mini of the Irish Biigude waiting outside Father Matthews tent t) go to confession. long rows o j them, all waiting patiently for their turn, and the -aim; nt Holy Communion in the morning . more troops than I have ever ■~cvn n my life at their duties. So you --cc we are trying to ser\e our (iod as well as our Queen and country. On Sunday we went to servict to Father Keatinge. from Aldershot. 1h ue not had xv oy\ ortunifs of sp°akin^ to him yet We ha\e all we require here, tn.it -d ps 1 . the same as the oflicers. but milk and butter we never see. and can do without them. We can see the Boers scampering about, and we will give them some music in a couple of days.