SALVATION ARMY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9185, Issue 9185, 8 April 1910, Page 5

SALVATION ARMY.

HARVEST FESTIVAL.

The Salvation Army harvest festival was brought to a successful termination last evening when a series of tableaux was presented to a crowded congregation. The first tableau represented the harvesters at work on the Home farm, reap-

ing, binding, stooking, and oven to luncheon. The second tableau tho gathering on Sunday at church of the choristers, etc. The third tableau; represented a young countryman leaving Home and saying good-bye, showing the funeral of the young man's parents. The final tableau represented the prodigal's return in rags; he hears the village choir, and repentance foljows. Coloured lights were used in the scene, and the platform, being decorated as a farm, had a very pretty effect. In the interval between the tableaux Adjutant Rowlands showed various views by the aid of his lantern. A successful sale was held at the conclusion of the meeting, when Adjutant Hayward moved a hearty vote of thanks to all who kindly helped and gave to make the festival the success it was. REVIVAL CAMPAIGN. An advt. appears in to-day's issue in reference to the revival campaign to be held by Colonel S. Brcngle, Colonel Knight, and other officers of the Salvation Array on Sunday. An . open-air meeting will be held by the Army on Saturday evening, and on Sunday meets will take place in the Barracks. Colonel Brengle was born in Indiana in 1860. His father was an officer in the Union Army, and lost his life at, the siege of Vicksburg. The Colonel graduated from Do Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind., in 1885. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and represented hie chapter in the National Convention at Brown University in 1882. He was also active in college Y.M.C.A. work, and represented his University in the International Convention in Milwaukee in 1883. He was particularly interested in the study of oratory, gaining all the prizes given bj* the University, and was its representative in the State Oratorical Contest in 1883. It was while studying , theology in Boston University, where he was a classmate of Professors Coe and Hayes, of Evanston, and Dean Briggs. of Denver University, that he met the Salvation Army, whic-h he joined in 1887. He epent six months in England, passing through the famous London Training Home. On returning to the United States, he was stationed at a number of corps in New England, was almost killed in by a rough, who nearly brained him with a brick; was i

district officer of Maine, New Hampshire. West Massachusots and Rhode Island district; General Secretary of the Northwestern Chief Division, and also of tho Central, with headquarters in New York. He was sent by Commander Booth-Tuc-ker to represent the Army at the National Christian Endeavour Convention in San Francisco, and was then appointed National Spiritual Special.