THE SALVATIONISTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1959, 2 October 1888, Page 3

THE SALVATIONISTS.

Oommlasinner Howard, s^perlnto.Ddent of ih) Salvation Army m A.uß!ra'ia, who vlalte \ Taatnania some ssx months «go, haa (a(\ys ibe Melbourne " Daily Teem- ; a>h ") juat retnrred from a visit to Eu'opa. He attonded the Anou >1 Oooncil of W»r la London, which was made up of about 2 0.0 officers from all pirta of the world, to talk and discuss ooucerriinsl the best methods of continuing th Ir work of aggressive rvliuion. The Anry, \\a says, is advancing with g^nntlo etrlde ' is?hb through the word ; not. so nauoh perhtija m the opauin^ of nevr stati< na, out m she direction of orgarlaatlon and consolidation- O mmiasioner Rowa d vieitßJ Rume, Swi z rland, Holland, and England. Ho took an aboriginal of South Au.tralia home with him, and everywhere he created the greatest BeDsation. This aboriginal officer took his part m the Exeter Hall Oounoll of War, and acqaltted himself .veil m every respect. Bat it was m Holland tha f . be created the greatest exoitoment. People there do not often see a colored man ; and whenever this aboriginal appeared on the streets, immense crowds followed him, and ou more than one ooatsion he had to be escorted home by the police with drawn swordp, beoause of his great ' popularity. The Oooamissioner states he waa much with General Booth m London, and waa instructed to tell the people nf the Antipodes thit they osniot wish lira (thtt General) to oome to A.aatrftlla more than he desires to go, but that latter; y Mrs .Booth has been se zsd wlih a serious malady from whioh it 1b almost impospible for her to recover. A model deed is being prepared, says the Commissioner, " by which the properties m Australia may be secured. The valu? of these represents now something like £100, COO, bo we got a deed drawn up by a famous Eng'ish Q C, and m order to bring v uit) i fleet, we shall have a private Act of Parliament passed through all the oolon'nl Legislatures."