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Show SOLDIERS LOVE THE FIGHTING PREACHER Is Not Great on Theology, but la Won-drously Won-drously Helpful Generally and Handy With His Fists. LONDON, Feb. 17. Harold Begbie contributes to Lloyd's News an interesting inter-esting description of Chaplain Colonel MacKenzie, M. C. ("Captain Mac"), a famous Australian Salvationist. Mr. Begbie says of him: Of all the ministers of religion on the battlefield here, I think, is the strangest and the most romantic. He is neither meek nor mild. He is neither tender nor gentle.. And, as for theology, I'm inclined to think that you could knock him head over heels with the first pamphlet of the Rationalist Press association which happens to come into your hands. But, as you value yonr life, don 't try to knock him over with your fist for, believe me, Captain Mac is a fighting man. This Captain Mac is a big solid person, with brown Australian skin, black hair, black eyes, a black moustache, and a voice that would fill the Crystal Palace. His eyes shine and burn and twinkle with an animation so excessive that you cannot imagine how lie doeso 't explode, or now he manages to sit still for two minutes together. Captain Mac and bis gallant Australians Aus-tralians went to the Dardanelles. The Australians got to love this big brother. They came to his services. ser-vices. Thev sang his hymns. They said "Our Father" after him. And when they were dying they snuggled snug-gled themselves into hi6 breast. His tunic has been wet with their tears and their sweat. |