Extract from a letter from Sergt. F. A―, sent to Miss A. A. L—, from France:—
“As we were going along our front line, one of the men came to me and said, God is with us tonight, Sergeant,’ I said, ‘Yes, rather He is always with us,’ and then he said, ‘I know that you are a God-fearing man, and I have been waiting for a chance to ask you.’ I then knew that some of us were trusting in God for His help, because we had great need of “His help that night.... I was expecting to be taken prisoner that day ... I feel sure it is only in answer to the prayers of those at home that I am quite safe today. Praise be unto God our Father and the One Who does care for us and keeps watch over us at all times. I was reading the following words: ―
‘Trusting as the bullets fly,
Trusting as the Zepps go by,
Trusting as the bombs do fall,
Trusting Jesus, that is all’
tonight, and I thought how beautiful they are. ‘Trusting.’ To put our soul in thze trust of Christ.... We know that it is safe, and that nothing can destroy it. Oh, how we need to learn to put our whole trust in Jesus.... I must ask you to pray for me. The world is lull of trouble, but, thanks be to God, we have a place to look forward to where there is no trouble. Now may God bless and keep you all till we meet again. ―Yours in Christ, F. A.”