THE

SOLDIER'S HELP

TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF

DIVINE TRUTH.

LONDON:

GILBERT & RIVINGTON, PRINTERS,

St. John's Square.

THE

SOLDIER'S HELP

TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF

DIVINE TRUTH:

A

SERIES OF DISCOURSES,

DELIVERED IN THE

CHAPEL OF THE ROYAL MILITARY HOSPITAL, CHELSEA.

BY THE

REV. G. R. GLEIG, M.A.

CHAPLAIN.

"And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we
And he said unto them, Do no man a violence, neither accuse any
falsely; and be content with your wages."-JOHN iii. 14.

do?

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. G. & F. RIVINGTON,

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD,

AND WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL.

1835.

TO THE

OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE
BRITISH ARMY,

AS WELL

SUCH AS CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED,

AS THE NOT LESS HONOURED BAND, WHO,

AFTER DEVOTING THE BEST YEARS OF THEIR LIVES

TO THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE,

HAVE RETURNED TO THE RANK OF PRIVATE CITIZENS,

AND ABOVE ALL, TO

THE INMATES OF CHELSEA HOSPITAL,

BEFORE WHOM THEY WERE PREACHED,

I DEDICATE THE

FOLLOWING DISCOURSES.