THE SALVATION ARMY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16824, 15 April 1918, Page 7

THE SALVATION ARMY.

DIVISIONAL CONGRESS. j; TnE meetings of the Divisional Congress of I ( the Salvation Army were continued on .« Saturday, when the local officers were i entertained at tea, and were afterwards i addressed by Commissioner Hoddcr. A public meeting was held at the Albert ! < Street Hall in the evening, when there , was a large congregation. Addresses ] were delivered by the commissioner and \ Colonel Mclnness. J Yesterday being Congress Sunday, there ' i were large attendances at all the 'meet-' ' ings. At the morning meeting, held in the I , Army Hall, Albert Street, Commissioner and Mrs. Hoddcr delivered addresses. The j congregational singing was a feature, and | the massed Salvation Army bands from i the city and suburbs rendered choice; musical items. In the afternoon a meet- 1 ing was held in the Town Hall, at which j | several leading officers gave short ad-1 dresses, reminiscent of the early days of; Salvation Army work, in both the Old Country and the Dominion. The girl* ; from the Orange Home sang well, as also . did the Newton Life-saving Guards Iroop.. The City Army Band gave a selection,]' and the 'singing of the City and Newton Songster Brigades was greatly enjoyed. j Commissioner Hodder gave a brief ad-1 dress. The concluding gathering of the. congress was held tit the Town Hall in ; ! the evening, when there was a large con- | gregatinn. An address was given by the I commissioner. Colonel Mclnness specially i prayed for our soldiers at the front. The | I united bands and songster brigades look j la prominent part. Brigadier Caimichael. i i in a brief address, expressed a desire that j ! the congress should bo an annual one, as] I he was satisfied it was very much in the I interests of both Salvationists and citizens.