LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14988, 8 June 1914, Page 7

LYTTELTON.

■ ■ The Salvation Army, uyttelton, held a memorial service in the Oddfellows Haii yesterday afternoon tea: tiiose who lost their lives in ti»e wreck or tiio Empress of ii-eiaad, among wiioin wei* ISO Salvationists. There was a largo attendance and the stage was draped in while, the same colour being suao woiu oa v.«o iaseves ox tae iknjasxu.v,u. Among those present on the 6tage wei<»;—Mr «J. R- tteob ot Lytr telton), Rev. Mr Hewiand U±oly Trinity Ouurcu), Rev. Mi fcaus (at. Joinrs J • *4v*y>v«4iau \uuurca) sx<*v. .air -".u----«u>ii OVecUeyan Church), Mi 1. ixmdui (Superintendent of the King George V. iKttiueiie. iiii.utui.e>, anu axi »•• *• foster (secieta,ry of tue- Lyiuutou blanch ot tne .No-rieense League). After apologising for the unavoidable nOs»a»-o Oi we Jtev. JVlr Captain McKenzie said taat it was with feelings oi the deepest regiet that they wore met at this memorial service. 'Practically the whole ot tn«» brains of the Salvation Army in Canada hau gone in one out, U6a vvoum help them as He had the late General Booth in London. The terrible calamity on the Si. Lawrence was iort. not only hy th-j Salvationists, but by *ho whole of the Biitish Empire. As Britishers they all felt proud of the manner in which the seamen had met th«r death, and also of the way that tie numbers of the Army had died, holding up the best traditions of God > an.! of the Army. Hβ concluded by reading a cablegram from General Booth fxhortmg them to pray lor their deceased comrades. Mr J 11. "Webb, Mayor of LyttcU ton said that h»> wav present wiyh feelings of. the deepest sorrow. His sympathies, and vhose of the people o< Lyttclton were with the Salvation Army in their great calamity. Gods ways were not their ways, and the ' gaps would again be filled. The Army was an organic ition that <!id a great, amount of good work, and he had no dcubt t.hnt in tune good and cap*"' 3 men would be found to replat-e thos-o wli'i diirt so nobly. The Rev. M>- >'»itche!l sntf trmt- once moro the wail of the '"Dead March" was - rinsing in their ears, and the world stood shuddering. Among the many reports of the disaster there was nve which could not be read without enno- ■ lion, that of the Salvationists < -yirp with a hymn on their lips. This and other examples of heroism and devotion to duty proved to the world the beauty of human nature. Addresses were given by the other clergymen present, • and the fnnerrJ march* '-FTcuvers of tho Forest," was

piuveu oy tuo Lj.-cicon -Vianne Bacu, Lio audience 6ix.u..<-<g-Piku to t».e the L/ytteiton .Marine and the Salvation Ai-my Band* .wiicau 10 iuo Una lUuferaj oiusic.