[4] Mal. 3:1-4; 4:1-6. [5] Paul is elaborating Isa. 57:19. [6] Mk. 6:34; 14:27 and parallels. [7] Ezek. 34. [8] "New Wars for Old," pp. 252-258. [9] _Ibid._ p. 223. [10] _Ibid._ p. 258. [11] "New Wars for Old," p. 241. V THE MINISTRY AND THE WAR HENRY HALLAM TWEEDY When the greatest crime in all history was perpetrated and the world-war began, it was natural and necessary that the ministry of all lands should buckle on the Christian armor and take its place in the fighting ranks. Thousands volunteered as chaplains and Y. M. C. A. workers. Thousands more--two thousand at one time in Canada alone--equally eager to don the khaki and endure their share of the hardships, waited impatiently until a door could be opened for them to go. In the training camps and in the trenches, in hut and in hospital, these men found new parishes and pulpits, ministering in a multitude of ways, and finding opportunities for Christ-like service in the soldier's every need. They did more than preach sermons, hold Bible classes, and act as spiritual comforters and advisers. To them, as to Donald Hankey's "beloved captain," no task was too petty or too menial, no lowly service beneath them, if it lightened the burdens or added to the comfort and efficiency of the fighters. At all times and everywhere, in all ways and by all means, they strove to represent the Master, who cared for bodies as well as for souls, for the resting times and food and tired feet as well as for the thoughts and motives and ambitions of his disciples. They were the ambassadors of the Prince of Peace and the army's public friends.