Everyman’s Hut

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 17, 5 April 1940, Page 7

Everyman’s Hut

gin to realise just how universal the principle is. And yet, as the verses .wove imply, the fact that sacrifice is common to us all does not make the individual sacrifice any easier or lighter, and especially at the present Fine hearts are breaking day by day. vVhat can we do but point the weary burdened ones to the One who made the great sacrifice in order to bring nope and salvation to helpless humanity. Writing to the Christians at Corinth, St. Paul says: “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who though He was rich yet for your sakes became poor that ye through His poverty might be rich.” May He bring comfort to many burdened hearts in these days, and to the men we say that we will endea7iur to make the balance of their time in camp as homely and comfortable as possible. Gordon Blair is back in harness again, and was pleased to meet old friends. Mr. Ezra Coppin put in a day or two at the Hut last week and over the week-end we had Mr. Breakwell, an old friend of Gordon’s from Ashburton. Sunday was a record day for the Hut, Mr. Breakwell and Gordon having short talks with the men during the evening.

oe writes that ‘other friends remain,’ at ‘Loss is common to our race,’ d common is the common place, d vacant chaff well meant for grain. . at loss is common would not make own less bitter, rather more. ) common! Never morning wore evening, but some heart did break.” - final leave has come and gone for men of the Second Echelon and next question exercising the minds the men is “when do we embark?” 3 whole period during which the •onds have been in camp has been 1 of rumours. First we had the ry of a short intensive period of lining, the date for final leave was ved on week by week until at last Arrived and now that the leave is r and farewells have been' said • men have come back hoping to : away quickly only to meet ru--irs of an indefinite stay before emL kation. Naturally this all has a II Ft unsettling effect upon them and rectly upon the folks at home. D 1 can sympathise with them and r. , only counsel patience, for we *-w that in time of war one thing L is certain, and that is sacrifice, c is founded upon sacrifice —the il!i of" wheat falls into the ground U(| in dying gives birth to the shoot jfih ultimately brings forth fruit, [;y, sixty or one hundredfold, and mi principle rules in all departments ij'ffe, whether vegetable, animal, or But it is only as it presses 1 us as individuals that we be!W rgs — .