I  was  sorry  that  the  Indian  regiments  had  to  be
removed  from  the  west  front,  because,  undoubtedly,
they  were  the  most  feared  by  the  Hun.     The  In-


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dian  was  at  his  best  in  a  charge,  but  at  night  he
had  an  uneasy  habit  of  crawling  out  of  the  trench
toward  Fritz,  with  his  knife  held  firmly  between
his  teeth.  Before  dawn  he  would  return,  his  knife
still  in  his  teeth,  but  in  his  hand  a  German  head.
To-day  the  Canadians  in  France  are  known  by
the  enemy  as  the  "wliite  Ghurkas,"  and  this,  to  us,
is  one  of  the  highest  compliments.  The  Ghurkas
are  considered  bravest  of  the  brave.  Shall  we  not
be  proud  to  share  a  title  such  as  this?

As  the  religion  of  the  Ghurka  follows  him  to  the
battle-field,  so  in  a  different  sense  does  the  religion
of  the  white  man.  We  have  our  thoughts,  our  hopes
and  our  aspirations.  Some  of  us  have  our  Bibles
and  our  prayer-books,  some  of  us  have  rosaries  and
crucifixes.  All  of  us  have  deep  in  our  hearts  love,
veneration  and  respect  for  the  sky-pilot — chaplain.
If  you  would  rather  call  him  so.  To  us  sky-pilot,
and  very  truly  so,  the  man  who  not  only  points  the
way  to  higher  things,  but  the  man  who  travels  with
us  over  the  rough  road  which  leads  to  peace  in  our
innermost  selves.
