SALVATION ARMY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3833, 18 August 1928, Page 2

SALVATION ARMY.

VISIT OF COMMISSIONER HAY 0.8. E.

Commissioner Hay, 0.8. E., accompanied by Brigadier Bladin and Ensign Tyson visited Foxton on Thursday, and conducted a service in the Army Hall in the evening when in addition to the local corps and guides there was a representative attendance of the public. The proceedings were full of interest. The Commissioner is a speaker of peculiar magnetism and energy and retains the attention of both young and old; while the Brigadier is an able organiser pf a crowd, which he can transform into a choir in a few minutes by his cheerful exhortations and the skilful accompaniment which he provides on the concertina.

Prior to delivering an inspiring address the Commissioner related a few of his experiences in Army work which covers a period of 47 years. He promised to return to Foxton at some future date and speak of his reminiscences, particularly in connection with his personal work with the late General Booth.

Justification has rewarded the Army’s optimism, as was shown in the course of the well-informed speech by the Commissioner. It is 47 years since the youth Hay, a native of the west of Scotland, was converted, at the age of 17. In a very short time, after being a bandsman, he was a lieutenant, and he has seen the scope of the Army grow in an amazing fashion, for there are probably two million Salvationists in the world at the present day. The Commissioner referred to the penetration of the movement into all ranks of society. His

address on some “Forgotten aspects of Christ” made a deep impression on the audience. At the close- of the meeting it was stated that Lieut. Eva Epplett had been transferred to Stratford and would be farewelled to-mor-row.