THE "SALVATION ARMY" IN MELBOURNE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3209, 11 October 1881, Page 4

THE "SALVATION ARMY" IN MELBOURNE.

The " Salvation Army " has been causing trouble in Melbourne. On a recent occasion its operations were interfered with, by the police, and a deputation of ministers and others subsequently waited upon the chief secretary in reference to the matter. That gentleman, after receiving a statement of the good being effected by street preaching, said that "if the neighbors complained of these open-air services, or if the traffic was impeded, or the place was disturbed, then it was the duty of the police to interfere, but on anything short of this he did not think the police had any right to interfere. He would give instructions that the police should not take further action." After the deputation retired, Mr Byron Moore and Mr M'Leod waited on the Chief Secretary. These gentlemen said that they wished to protest against singing and preaching in the street. In Mr M'Leod's case the " army " had recently made a halt at his back door, and when asked to desist singing, as Mr M'Leod's daughter was dying, the " army " only sang all the louder. Mr Grant—There muet be surely some mistake. Mr M'Leod —No, none at all. This goes on every night. He was sure all the people in his neighbourhood (Knssell-street) would gladly sign a petition against street preach ing. Mr Moore said his brother (Mr A. E. Mnore) had also bepn disturbed by the " army." TTis brother was in a very critical stii c, and when he heard the singing he commenced to rave. He (the could not leave him, and had no assistance at hand to ask the peop'e to stop their noise. Mr (-rant was sure that a matter of this sort need only be mentioned to be stopped at once. Mr Moore said he was a peaceable man, and liked to abide by the law, but if the " army " came down "Rus-sell-street again while his poor brother was ill, he would resort to any and every meane to drive them nwny. The other night he had heated a poker, and would do so again, and apply it if the " army " came round tvgain. Mr Grant said he was quite cure if vir Moore's complaint was seen in the newspapers the matter would be stopped.