'WINBURG, _May 7th_, 1900.

'From the warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of
the Highland Brigade, to the Moderator of the General Assembly,
Church of Scotland.

'Sir,--We, the undersigned, as representatives of the regiments now
forming the Highland Brigade at present serving in South Africa
under General Hector Macdonald, do hereby desire to express our
appreciation of the untiring energy and praise-worthy zeal of Major
J. Robertson, our chaplain, not only in camp, but also on the
field. He is invariably among the first to succour our wounded, and
many a Scottish mother's heart will be gladdened by the knowledge
that her lad's last moments were brightened by our chaplain's kind
administrations. At Magersfontein, Paardeberg, and other
engagements, he was always to be found in the firing line, with a
cheerful word or a kindly nod of encouragement, and on many
occasions has acted as A.D.C. to our generals. Sir, soldiers are
proverbially bad speakers, but we venture to request that this
short note may be read aloud on the occasion of the meeting of the
General Assembly at Edinburgh during May, 1900.'

The letter bore twenty-five signatures, including that of the
sergeant-major and sergeants and corporals in the Black Watch, the
Highland Light Infantry, the Seaforths, and the Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders.

[Footnote 3: _St. Andrew_.]