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would have had no other item on its agenda save the desperate discussion of ways and
means whereby the whole indemnity imposed upon us might be somehow sought and
raised.
Only by facing this alternative can we estimate what these men did for us by their
own most patient valour, and by the Grace of God.
Lastly, let us remember that they were men of a true godliness. This was the first
characteristic that the French reported, and the witness of France was true. Behind
their indomitable humour, their merry marching songs, their stubborn sense of right,
their equanimity in the heart of an else hopeless situation, there lay a true trust in God
and a faithful desire to serve Him at whatever cost to themselves.
BOY PIPERS FROM THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN SCHOOL.
[By kind permission of The Daily Chronicle.
If we would be in any way true to their spirit we shall not go to the Cenotaph merely
to lay our flowers at its foot, but rather to lay our lives also at the altar of their sacrifice.
Verily, these are they that have come out of great tribulation, whose blood, bestowed
for us, is washed with the blood of Christ the King, once shed for all the world.''
The boy pipers from the Royal Caledonian School took their share in the ceremony with
great spirit and we are much indebted to the Band of the 1st Surrey Rifles for their indis
pensable music.
