Summary:  Magazine published several anti-war poems, such as ‘The Candle of Peace’ by William Stringer, which expressed a sentiment of peace and unity that transcended national borders and political conflicts. In the New Idea, a religious and social reform periodical edited by the Rev Henly Henson, a poem by Rev Dugald MacFadyen declared, ‘War is God’s Judgment on Man’s Unbelief’, poignantly highlighting the paradoxical nature of war and its devastating impact on humanity. Such poems reflected a growing sentiment of pacifism and anti-war activism that emerged in response to the horrors and futility of the Boer War and its aftermath.