Nevertheless, they have been baptized by hundreds, so that already more
than a third of the army (and I think the proportion must be much greater
now, as over one hundred were postponed as being not sufficiently ready
some time ago) are already members of the Visible Church.
Many of the men have been won to Christianity by a tragic happening of
last year. Dr. Logan, of the Presbyterian Mission, was shot by a lunatic
whom he had been asked to examine medically in the General’s room. The
General flung himself on the man to disarm him and was himself shot in
two places. A colonel who rushed into the room on hearing the shots, saw
both Dr. Logan and the General on the floor, and asked the latter, “Shall
I take the man out and shoot him?” but the answer was “No.” The man,
not being responsible for his actions, was only to be put in a place of
safety where he could harm no one. Dr. Logan died in about an hour, but
the General was taken to hospital and recovered. A day or two later Mrs.
Logan was told by one of the officers that the lunatic was in fetters and
that he had struck him in the face, and was surprised at her indignation
on hearing it. She at once went to headquarters where the lunatic was
confined and ordered the astonished officer in charge to take off all
the man’s fetters. He naturally demurred, but on hearing who she was, he
exclaimed: “This man murdered your husband, and do you mean to say that
you want us to treat him kindly?” The result of her deed was that a large
number of the soldiers decided to become Christians: they had expected
severe reprisals to be demanded and said that no religion could compare
with a religion producing such deeds as Mrs. Logan’s. The impression made
was profound and widespread.
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