4202 Pte. S. Ogden, A Company, 1St K.S.L.I., Crater, Aden Field Force, Arabia.
Thursday, Feb. 26th, 1920.
Dear Sir,—Many thanks for your most beautiful and wonderful parcel of Testaments, tracts, etc., which I recently received. I was away on the desert at the time, and believe me they could not have arrived at a more blessed time, as the boys were famishing for something to read, and it took me all my time to prevent them from helping themselves. First one, then another, kept on saying, “Have you one of these or one of those to spare,” and believe me, dear brother, I am full of thanks for your kindness. I was very much surprised to find how very few men in this regiment possessed Testaments, and I think I only have two or three left of them now. In the evenings as I passed a number of tents, I heard the boys having a “sing-song” from the hymns at the back of the Testaments, and on Sunday we had a small service together. Myself being the Branch Secretary of the Soldiers’ Christian Association, tad the honor of conducting it, and we had a very blessed time together. With every good wish and faithful prayer for the continuation of your good work, I remain, yours in the Master’s service, Pte. STAN OGDEN, Branch Sec., S.C.A.