As we were making forced marches, there was little
opportunity to collect the men for services, but
in the field hospital and in camp I did what I could
to help and encourage them. Our casualty list
was not so large as that of the other nationalities.
A series of kind providences seemed to accompany
the force. Still, there were many of our men who
laid down their lives in the attempt to reach Peking,
and it was my mournful duty to cheer them' in their
dying moments, and attend to their Christian inter-
ment. After a little while in Peking, I w,as invalided
out, resigned my commission in the Army, and
eventually sailed for England to recruit.
On my return to China the following year, I
was re-appointed Chaplain, and spent much time
with the men in garrison. The hospital claimed a
great deal of my attention, but by visitation and by
sundry services I helped to make the lives of the
soldiers a little brighter than they would have been.
