Thi Bible on. the Battlefield. By F. C. Vernon Harcourt.
(Marshall Brothers. 35. 6d. net.)—Mr. Vernon Harcourt- T went out to South Africa on the mission of distributing to the soldiers: a number of "Soldier's New Testaments," an edition specially prepared for the purpose. He left England in January,,1901,and was invalided home. We gather from what ha tells us that in the special object of his mission he, was not successful, for ,the- conclusive reason that the books were not to hand. -He finds twenty, thousand men in camp at Springfontein, and "could have given.a copy to every soldier in a few hours " had the books been, there. As far as we can make out, it was not till a few days *ere his departure that a case of five thousand reached South Africa, saw, however, many things, and expresses his opinion aboutinen and matters with considerable freedom. It would not be fair to isolate this or that sentence. We will be content With saying that the book is worth considering. It 5s the utterance of in' -eye-witness, not without prejudice, we imagine, 'but antious"to
speak the truth and do justice all round. "
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