During the South African war a manager of a mine on the lonely
veldt did his best to discover and help the wounded British
soldiers in the neighborhood of his home. When night came on
the manager had to give up his weary search. But he determined
to let the soldiers know of the refuge which his house was
ready to afford. So he sat down to his little piano and played
incessantly, “God Save the Queen.” Through the night, while
his fingers were numbed with the cold, he played the British
national anthem, risking death at the hands of the enemies
if they had heard him. And one by one the wounded soldiers
struggled toward the friendly roof and lay down in the safe
refuge of his home. It was a beautiful version of the Savior’s
call to tired and tempted men and women: “Come unto me, and
rest.” (Text.)
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