My mind was carried far away, beyond the anxieties and sorrows of the present, "To where the soul of Adonais like a star Beacons from the abode where the Eternal are." In the square was a large building which had been used originally as headquarters for the Intelligence Department.

Later on, this building was taken by the Bishop and used as the Chaplains' Rest-Home.

There is an amusing story told of a despatch rider who came to the place with a message for its original occupants, but when he inquired for the Intelligence Department the orderly answered, "This is the Chaplains' Rest Home, there is no Intelligence here." At St.Omer also was the office of the Principal Chaplain who had under his charge all the Non-Conformist Chaplains at the front.

The very best relations existed between the various religious bodies, and it was the endeavour of all the chaplains to see that every man got the religious privileges of his own faith.
We arrived in the Ploegsteert area at a good time for the digging and repairing of the trenches.

The clay in Belgium in fine weather (p.