GENERAL BOOTH.

Evening Star, Issue 9831, 21 October 1895, Page 4

GENERAL BOOTH.

Yesterday the Garrison Hall was packed at the three meetings—ll a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. Hundreds were unable to gain admission to the seven o’clock meeting, and the doors had to be closed half an hour before that time. At all the meetings numbers went forward to the penitent form, the largest number being in the evening, when no less than forty converts were made. At the morning meeting General Booth gave an impressive discourse from Hebrews vii., 25. In the afternoon he spoke of God’s power to cleanse the world from sin. He said he had often been asked if he thought the world was getting any better, and his reply was that he could not exactly express an opinion upon that. It might be getting more civilised; it might be improving in education and other things. About that he was not certain. There was less now of the low, vulgar, outspoken devilry, vice, and sin than there was years ago; out as to whether there was in reality less vice, filthiness, and abomination in the hearts of men he could not say. He was, however, certain that tho world grew more godless day by day. There was now less concern about His worship, about His glory, about the honor of His name, about keeping His commandments, about doing His blessed will —there was now less of all this than there used to be. There never was a time when there was so much profession of religion with so little of its power, when Christianity stalked about and talked so loudly and did so little. He went on to say that, notwithstanding Christ died for the salvation of souls 2,000 years ago, filthiness abounded in every direction. But it was the will of God that this filthiness should be destroyed. Before the service began Colonel Lawley and Major Malan sang a duet to the accompaniment of a concertina. The words of the duet were composed by Colonel Lawley. In the evening the General’s text was “ Remember Lot’s wife.” Colonel Lawley, Commissioner Coombs, and Major Malan also addressed the meeting. This morning a large number of Salvationists and others assembled on the railway

station to bid good-bye., to . General Booihi Before leaving; the General. Commissioner Pollard, XJolbnel Xawley, and Major Malan 'gave shore addresses, speaking words of farewell to the people. As the train moved off the soldiers volleyed and cheered', and others waved their handkerchiefs and hats. A number, of the Dunedip officers, With some of the visiting officers, also went Souths They return on Wednesday night, whep'! there will bo a musical night in themarracksp: Major Holdaway leading off. The General’s' meetings have been greatly enjoyed by the Salvationists, yesterday seventy converts were made at the Garrison Hall. ’