SALVATION ARMY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9494, 17 August 1891, Page 6

SALVATION ARMY.

There was a large assemblage at the Salvation Army Barracks on Saturday night to welcome Colonel M‘Kie and StaffCaptain Plant, who are holding a week’s special services here. Colonel Bailey introduced the visitors to the audience and welcomed them to Christchurch. StaffCaptain Plant sang several Salvation songs, accompanying himself on the concertina. Staff-Captain Holdaway, the leader of the Army’s work among the Maoris, having spoken. Colonel M‘Kio expressed his pleasure in visiting Christchurch, and briefly told the story of his travels in South Africa and Australia, adding that since he had landed in Now Zealand two hundred , and sixty men and women had come to the penitent form. An earnest appeal to the audience to accept salvation resulted in throe coming forward.

Yesterday a march of about two hundred soldiers, with three brass bands, from the railway station to the Victoria street barracks, preceded the morning’s meeting. Several officers, including Colonel Bailey, Major Veal, Staff-Captain Plant and Ensign and Mrs Hoare, who have been commissioned by the General to take charge of the children’s work _in New Zealand, took part in the preliminaries. Colonel M'Kio delivered a teliing address, basing his remarks on i. Thessalonians v., 16, 17 and 18. An appeal to all Christians present to volunteer for whole-hearted service for God was responded to by fifty men and women, who came forward from all parts of the hall. In the afternoon, Colonel M'Eie spoke from r. Samuel xxvi., 21, giving a powerful invitation to all the unconverted present-to seek salvation. Sixteen men and women left their seats and knelt at the penitent form, amid vociferous “amens.” At night hundreds were turned away for want of accommodation. Addresses were given by Major Veal and Staff-Captain Plant, ' and Mrs Hoare sang. Colonel M‘Kio delivered an address on the 24th to 2Sth chapter of Proverbs. A large number of men and women voluntarily came to the penitent form amid a scene cf great excitement. Some hundreds of people stayed for the prayer meeting, which lasted till a late at five o’clock a welcome tea will be given to the visitors, followed by another’salvation meeting. The mission will be continued every afternoon and evening throughout the week.