well.  He died, as he has lived, in the path of duty and honour.  Let the world rage around us, let the enemy decry us, I say, Follow his example.  The Lord will stand by you against the ruthless hand of the foe, and at the moment when He deems it right for interference peace will come once more.  Why is the sympathy of the whole world with us in this struggle for freedom?  Why are the strangers pouring in from Europe to assist to the maintenance of our beloved flag, to aid us in the just defence of our independence?  Is it not God’s hand?  I feel it in my heart.  I declare to you again, the end of our struggle will be satisfactory.  Our small nation exists by the aid of the Almighty, and will continue to do so.  The prophets say the closed books shall be opened, the dead shall arise, darkness be turned into light; nothing be concealed.  Every one will face God’s judgment throne.  You will listen to His voice, and your eyes shall be open for the truth of everything.  Think of the costly lives given by us for our cause, and you will rally to the fight for justice to the end.  Brothers, to the deeply bereaved widow of our Commandant-General, to his family, to you all, I say trust more than ever in the Almighty; go to Him for condolence; think and be trustful in the thought that our brother’s body has gone from amongst us to rise again in a beautiful and eternal home.  Let us follow his example.  Weep not, the Lord will support you; the hour of all our relief is near; and let us pray that we may enter heaven, and be guided to eternity in the same way as he whom we mourn so deeply.  Amen.”

Early in his life Kruger formed an idea that the Boers were under the direct control of Providence, and it displeased him greatly to learn that many petty thefts were committed by some of the burghers at the front.  In many of the speeches to the burghers he referred to the shortcomings of some of them, and tried to impress on their minds, that they could never expect the Lord to took with favour on their cause if they did not mend their ways.  He made a strong reference to those sins in the oration he delivered over Joubert’s body, and never neglected to tell the foreign volunteers that they had come into the country for fighting and not for looting.  When an American corps of about fifty volunteers arrived in Pretoria in April he requested that they should call at his residence before leaving for the front, and the men were greatly pleased to receive and accept the invitation.  The President walked to the sidewalk in front of his house to receive the Americans, and then addressed them in this characteristically blunt speech:  “I am very glad you have come here to assist us.  I want you to look after your horses and rifles.  Do not allow any one to steal them from you.  Do not steal anybody else’s gun or horse.  Trust in God, and fight as hard as you can.”