A Message From God 1916

1 By The Editor January, 1916 2 A Soldier’s Letter 3 A Splendid Gift 4 Appeal for 1916 5 A True Incident 6 Incidents of the War 7 The Verse that Saved Him 8 The Hymn After the Battle 9 “Within Five Minutes of Heaven” 10 How a Soldier Appreciates Prayer 11 We Must Have Testaments 12 A Night Service at the Front 13 “Playing with the Souls of Men” 14 What Do the Christian Soldiers Say? 15 The Antidote―the Word of God 16 Another Splendid Gift 17 The Widow’s Mite 18 3,600 Testaments 19 A Hymn Sung in the Flames 20 A True Story 21 Idols: Have You Any? 22 Saved ‘Mid the Shot and Shell 23 How Testaments are Needed 24 Departure of the Trench Train From Victoria Station 25 Only a Piece of Paper 26 A Pearl Ring 27 “In His Most Precious Name” 28 A Voice From Malta 29 A Letter from the Front 30 “Comrades True” 31 After the Battle 32 Touching Funeral Service 33 A Christian on H.M.S 34 Morning Joy 35 The Lamb’s Marriage 36 The King’s Victory 37 The Priceless Treasure, or Who Was the Fourth? 38 Prayer for One in Danger 39 “Stand at Arms! Sir” 40 The Man Up There 41 Home from the Trenches 42 “Lies! Lies! All Lies!” 43 Roses in Gethsemane 44 The Cry From the Trenches 45 100,000 Testaments 46 Another 47 Alive, or Dead; Which? 48 A Needed Leaflet 49 A Zeppelin Raid 50 An Allegory 51 What You Must Have 52 Tonight 53 A Long “Goodbye” 54 Suppose 55 From Battlefield to Heaven 56 “Please Send off Another Parcel” 57 The Word, A Living Power 58 The Power of The Word. “Is That All?” 59 Are You off to the Front? 60 A Working Man’s Gift to the Soldiers 61 A Letter From Over the Seas 62 “One More Makes all the Difference” 63 Treasures for the Treasury 64 The Five Card Sharpers and the Fortune Teller 65 A Letter From a Belgian Soldier 66 “Am I too Late?” 67 “For God’s Sake, Save Me!” 68 Two Soldiers in Heaven 69 The Last Entry in a Soldier’s Diary 70 Violation and Profanation 71 “It is Finished” 72 From a Lonely Soldier 73 Only two in ten Have a Testament 74 “What About That George III. Sovereign?” 75 The Blasphemer Cowed 76 Saved Upon the Battlefield 77 No Christians in Hell 78 A Soldier’s Prayer 79 “We Never Can Tell” 80 Sunday with the Soldiers 81 A Letter From a Belgian Soldier (Translated) 82 A Canadian Soldier’s Letter 83 No War on the Other Side 84 He Listens, or, The Bold Sepoy 85 From a Lad at the Front 86 Tucking Him In 87 A Soldier’s Safety 88 King George at a Soldier’s Grave in France 89 Last Words for June 90 Eternity 91 The Name Above Every Name 92 “Fight it Out” — “Right Away” 93 or Prisoned, Pardoned and Promoted 94 Do Something Definite 95 A Fire Trench in Flanders 96 Stand To! 97 Goodbye 98 From the Trenches 99 From a Base Camp in France 100 A Wonderful Escape 101 Only One Testament in a Detachment 102 God’s own Living Word 103 H.M.S. ― 104 W.S―A.B., H.M.S. — 105 Harvest Time 106 Hundreds Without Testaments 107 Facing Death Without a Testament 108 A Resolution 109 An Appeal 110 Soul Payment 111 A Gift from the A.F.D.S 112 A Thank offering 113 “When are you Going to Finish?” 114 Fred Beatson’s Home Call 115 Love Your Enemies 116 “Not Afraid to Die” 117 A Dying Soldier 118 “I Thought my Number was Up” 119 A 17 Inch Shell 120 The Words They Could not Sing 121 Ready 122 The Father’s Prayer 123 Devotion to Duty 124 Extract of Letter 125 The Soldier’s Duty To Christ 126 The Dying Soldier’s Letter 127 The Mother’s Testament 128 A Post Card Found in a Trench 129 Only One in Five Have a Testament 130 A Closing Word 131 A Letter in Time of War 132 A Marvelous Escape 133 The Man who was Called Dead 134 Three Incidents 135 The Little Boy’s Faith 136 The Infidel Captain 137 “You Always Cheer One up” 138 The Dying Soldier Boy 139 Just in Time 140 A Gift from Heaven 141 A Race with Death 142 From the Front 143 The Value of the Word of God 144 A Sailor Writes 145 In No. 2 Red Cross Hospital 146 The Quilt’s Message 147 Dear Friends 148 The General’s Speech 149 A Striking Letter 150 Drawing and Saving Love 151 The Sunday Echo 152 An Appeal for Help 153 My Appeal 154 The Lieutenant’s Burden 155 Put Your Name In! 156 “Grace and Peace be Multiplied unto You” 157 “Everlasting Life” 158 The Cry of the Prodigal 159 Longing to Save Others 160 Admiral Beatty’s Message 161 “You Will Tell My Mother” 162 The Last Sentry on the Western Line 163 The Sailor on the “Queen Mary” 164 Closing Words for October 165 False Spirits 166 What We Must Do 167 What Will You Do? 168 Pray for Edward Somerville 169 A Closing Word for the Diary 170 Coming Home to Christ 171 On the Balkan Hills 172 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Letters 173 Called Up 174 Important 175 “Blighty” 176 Bringing in the Wounded from no Man’s Land 177 The Clasp of His Mother’s Hand 178 The Dying Soldier 179 A Prayer in a Sleeping Hut 180 A Gift, a Blessing, and a Prayer 181 The Prayer 182 “Those Three Lost Years” 183 December, 1916. A Thankful Heart 184 The Bird of Christmas 185 Christ and Christmas 186 Four V.C.’S 187 An Awful Responsibility 188 Good-Bye Until January, 1917 189 The Great Push 190 1 191 2 192 The First Night in Barracks 193 The Last Day of the Old Year 194 A Striking Leaflet 195 “Goodbye Old Man” 196 Testaments and Puddings 197 December 31st 198 Goodbye for 1916 199 Never to Come Again 200 A Resting Place 201 Telling the Story 202 What a Millionaire Might do 203 Another Million Men are to be Called to the Colors 204 The Daily Mail 205 Voluntary War Work at the Firs, Denmark Road, Exeter 206 Our Postcards 207 “They almost flew at me” 208 “It was my best friend” 209 The Unknown Friend 210 A Rush for Testaments 211 A Sapper’s Need 212 “I have found Jesus” 213 Exeter Lads 214 “Trying to get us right with God” 215 Crowded Meetings at the Front 216 A Corporal’s Letter 217 The Northern Patrol 218 Cheer for our Helpers 219 Groningen, Holland 220 A Lonely Soldier 221 A Dirty Postcard 222 From a Corporal 223 The Welcome Gift 224 Willing to do his Best 225 Desires for Christ 226 A Collecting Box for Christ 227 From Macedonia 228 When the Mail Came In 229 Your 5 Pence, 5 Shillings, 5 Pounds, Or 500 Pounds