The Comrade in White

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The Comrade in White

by William Harvey Leathem

EN·~32 minutes·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total
1

THE COMRADE IN WHITE - By The Rev. W. H. Leathem, M. A.

0:09
2

INTRODUCTION

1:40
3

"THE WHITE COMRADE" - I

1:30
4

I. IN THE TRENCHES

6:45
5

II. THE MESSENGER

5:25
6

III. MAIMED OR PERFECTED?

7:45
7

IV. THE PRAYER CIRCLE

9:26

Description

In the mud‑caked trenches of 1916, a handful of soldiers begin to speak of a strange, luminous figure who moves among the wounded without fear of bullet or shell. Their whispered accounts describe a man dressed in immaculate white, bending over the broken and offering a calm that seems to come from somewhere beyond the battlefield. As the war rages, these encounters become a quiet counterpoint to the roar of artillery, hinting at a deeper, unseen fellowship that steadies those who glimpse it.

The book gathers these tender, first‑hand stories into a reflective portrait of faith under fire. Through modest prose and occasional verse, listeners hear how the presence of the “white comrade” ignites courage, eases sorrow, and points soldiers toward a larger, timeless hope. The narratives convey both the stark reality of the front lines and the gentle reassurance that, even amid devastation, a comforting spirit can still walk beside the wounded.

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Language

en

Duration

~32 minutes (31K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Text file produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince and PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger

Release date

2005-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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William Harvey Leathem

1875–1937

A Presbyterian minister and wartime chaplain, he wrote with quiet urgency about faith, sacrifice, and spiritual comfort during the First World War. His best-known work, The Comrade in White, blends short fiction and reflection to explore what belief can mean in moments of fear and loss.

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