THE SALVATION ARMY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 25 February 1914, Page 4

THE SALVATION ARMY.

■TWO CONFERENCES.

NAW ZEALAND DELEGATES IN LONDON, "A vcr ( v high note was struck at our last Dominion Congress," said Commissioner Richards yesterday, "but-we hopo to equal, if not exceed, that standard at the Congress to bo opened ill Wellington o« Mareli 27. Them will ho between 300 and <100 voflicet's prcselit i : rom all parts of New Zealand, and in the week at otir disposal we are hopeful of doing good work," Two of the important function to be included in the week's programme will be tho foi-jn.'il opening of the General Booth Memorial Officers-' TnaMng College in Wordsworth Street, on April S. 'wliSch ceremony will lie conducted by His Excellency tho Governor if ho can make it convenient to bo in Wellington at tho time. Tho other function will be the opening of the new Saltation Asmy Maternity Home in Kensington Street, which is to bo open on April 1. Major Dcnniston has been appointed to take charge. Commissioner liiehwds states that the Array has for some time past been necessarily restricted iii this department °£ its work in Wellington on account of tho old and somewhat dilapidated state of tlie building now occupied. Moro scope would be (riven.in the new and wimnodious building, the new additions to which had almost been completed. Asfel if thero existed a demand .for the biiivakon Army maternity homes, UJlrtmissioiief Richards replied very simply that every Salvation Army isa tefinty ho.nio in New Zealand was invariably fun. The Arrfoy had just erected one fii Auckland at- a cost of £4,50(1, ai)d had reeently bought- a building in iJtincflui • for the .same purpose, toward -they had secured i/ISOO in a. fortnight. ■ "We refuse no one in these hemes— that is, iioiio but those who are incurably immoral. Kven to tho third laps<s Hc see « accommodate ilioni—so loim 1a ? ~ Vfi there is a reason ablo ehancn ot reclaiming them, we. tako them in— aim atten whwi thclrc is nsi, ok yas lrt ' s ' • c,ur tr " l ternity

i. connection with the local congress hero there is to tie a great international night at tin! J own Hail, when some 450 officers mid soldiers will in casterna the people of eveiy country in winch tho Salvation Army is estate li.sh<?d, avi.il- tiio countries that will bo represented H t the International Conto I)G liofd in Ld]>doii eo-ntiiioiMjiiig on June 3. This spectacular entertain*ment vi'il b.o given an tho evening of \V" ~ , °V? of tiio departure frojn ,J«6w Zealand of tlio declgates wits are to represent tho Dominion at tiro International Congress in London. Theso consist of flirty officers ami tliree splfliers, frith a very fijw exceptions, are pa ving their awn fares. Their namos are as ioilow— . Mcn ; -Commissioner Richards, Brigadiers vist and Carniiciiael, Majors Pace, Colvm, Kirk, -and Stone, Ktaff-Capfain i\cwby, Adjutants Marshall, Sanson, :Uok, Wmion, and . Fitness, Ensigns lwadiii and (iiubs;. Captains . Charter, Dumto, and BowerWomen—Mrs. Brigadier. Glover, Sirs. fj»]gadipr Dray. Major BU'iicoc, StaffCaptain O'Roi. StalfiDajitaiii Park. Airs Nowliold, Adjutants SVeed i " l< «clioles, hn Young, Newton., ni.iti Snii't-h,. Cajittun Bifks ;> ♦\i)uro\vs., % ■y.'n'. ; n . Man ltd roliplos—Maior and Mil lensncr \ri|ntant and Mr* Dixon, Fa ■si&h and Mrs. Hugh-son, Adjutant and iuis, Downie. ... ' Soldiers—Rami master Tavlnr, gor-.geant-Majnr ; Lambntbii, and Sister HvieJit. TW above delegates are to leave Wellington for London on April 3.