SALVATION ARMY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 86, 4 January 1908, Page 2

SALVATION ARMY.

' TRANSFERS OF OFFICERS^ THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK. Major Holdaway, of the Salvation Array,:. • < : accompanied by -Mrs; Holdaway ■ and - family;* ,-,v arrived from Australia by tho Maheno yes- • y<- r rterday morning. ' The - Major ■ .is -to takoA:..' - chaviio- of . the work n'mong children and ■ . • • young people in tho North Island, m sue- , cession to Staff-Captain Ward, ■ who has l>eaa*.".vs«a»*j-> transfer! Ed to tho South Island. , The young people's work of tho Army'n 1 Melbourne Province has • been . directod-by Major Holdau ay foi tho last tj\o ~y_car/3. •, -Ueforo:that, time* -ho-;was tliorhoadiof a-tra-- •. s .veiling' company of r .Salvatioiv; Army T mu?i- v ■■v. cians, known as tho Fedoral Cliorahsts Still .earlier, ; about:, eight . yoars:; ago, lie, was ;in ■ i;.: .. .-; charge :of : . tlie-work- Maoris; m ; Now Zealand Major Hold in ay is a clever musician, and his' action, -songs,< and performances with tho bells and the, glasses. " " • woro popular features-in- the repertoire the Federal-GJioralists.,. Hotlias composed av * number of songs. His family -.also: show;■con-.:."-'' Siderable musical'talent,' '.and can 1 supply. f-«N t the programme of a musical without : i " ■ - any outside assistance. '. An. important-fea-.-f----ture'.of Major • HoldaWay's, work- in : Australia : i-' ! * * was: the ' giving >of - religious instruction -in - - j > ; - tho State schools. This- is; already-.dono, in-t'> : v . J :. ' many, places in. New- 1 Zealand-by- the • local'' . . v oflicers, but lt' is-likely that 'this branch' of - > ' tho .Army's work will - now-! bo considerably n vc; , >. extended. The-, welcome imeeting : to Major - • •• •• Holdaway will bo; hold to-morrow weok,*-and/ ■■ - will<bo conducted by Brigadier. Albiston. 'The '' - Major will, not commence lnS: work in publio ii runtil'■ after, that .date. : -- f '. "iiiS>>?.'■ VA';*£■'■; : Ensign fclattery, late divisional officer for - •- ' Taranala, left: oil-Thursday-night' for- Ado- :l - .hv laide, accompanied by 'Mis blattery. He ihas .been appointed- to-take charge rof tho^ ; -; '• ' " Adelaide Corps: .Major and' Mrs.- Stone ; wiU;"'-- : " •»*<•* arrive from Australia nertiwcek-vito'-'aKumo .command 'of l tho :Taranaki ! ; division', -''with 7 ' - '' 1 headquarters at Eltham. 1 j There will bo : a largo number-of- ti-ansfort r among Salvation Army officers-in > New Zea- 1 '- •' land.-, dunne this month Farewell*'services > ' will' bb held, throughout tho-DomimoiVon-;--'-January 19 J ■> Brigadier - Albistou is. at .present m tho - : North, inspecting (he .work-; of the Salvation ■ Army amongst the Maous.