SALVATION ARMY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18895, 10 January 1927, Page 5

SALVATION ARMY.

COMMISSIONER HAY IN CITY. "PLEASED WITH WORK." "My parish is the whole of New Zealand. ... I am pleased wii.li the work that is being done,'' said Commissioner James Hay, 0.8. E. oi tho Salvation Army, who arrived i" Christ-church nn Saturday morning from the North Island, to a representative of Tut; I'uess last evening. Accompanied by his daughter, Adjutant Lsthcr Hay, the Commissioner will undertake an extensive tour in tho South Island His itinerary cmbraces 'JI centres of Salvation Army ' activitv, in which he will conduct ■ meetings and make a general inspection of the work. Yesterdav, at tho Salvation Army Citadel. Commissioner Hay conducted I a special holiness convention at 11 I o'clock in the morning. At 3 P- m - r ,' 10 ' lectured to a large audience on "The i World-Wide Activities of the Salvation Army." Brigadier Saunders (Training I Garrison I'rincipal) presided over the meeting. During the afternoon, Miss j Hay sang a solo. Assisted by Bri<ra j ilior Hopper (England), Brigadier | Saunders and Adjutant Hay. the Commissioner conducted another service last night, when the Citadel was packed. The Army Work, When speaking of the growth and development of the Salvation Army work. Commissioner Hay, who now has a comprehensive grasp of what is going on in the Dominion, expressed tho utmost enthusiasm. "In New Zealand." he said, "I have visited from 10 to 50 towns, and T have been de lighted with the appreciation of the public in all the spiritual and social activities of tho Salvation Arinv, particularly tho work -lmone the young pernilo --Sunday school work, Bible class movements, tho -eroii-;. mik! the l'kc." Sunday Picnics Condemned. Speaking on Sunday outings, Commissioner Hay said: "We know something of tho ill effects on family life when spiritual interest declines. New Zealand is too young a country for its people to see what can happen when tho second feneration follows those who have fallen away, and it is be'/aiise we can see in the growth of ■Si •!(!:■•- nicnies. excursions, and public sanies, n serious menace to moral and sniritua! wpll-!>«>imr in -o years ••"v" Mini we arc ivmlcm? thN nnpc-il now." Cnmmisiiii""- Hay will May,-- for the south on Friday. F" will return to the North island in February.