SALVATION ARMY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1931, Page 4

SALVATION ARMY

On Sunday afternoon in tho Vivian Street Citadel, Commissioner Cunningham, Territorial Commander for the Salvation Army in New Zealand, conducted an intercessory service, in accordance with tho Prime Minister's request. Assisting the Commissioner were Mrs. Cunningham, the chief secretary, Colonel Taylor, and the national headquarters staff. The- Commissioner; in speaking of the Napier disaster, related some of his impressions from a visit to the devastated towns,- and expressed tho confident belief that out of all that had come to pass there would nrise a grander and a 'better Napier :md Hastings than had existed before. 'Jhp residents wore rallying round the towns to which they belonged and were endeavouring to do their best to restore +h£m. Of tho officers of the Salvation ■Army who had willingly gono to tho (scene of the tragedy he felt pardonably proud. They had rendered excellent (service, in accordance with.the highest traditions of tho Salvation Army. Brigadier Walls, who was one of the fast party to arrive at Napier, gave a graphic account of what had been done. Appalling as it had all been, yet there •was the note of confidence sounded by the citizens themselves. This, ho considered, was most encouraging, and augured well for the future. New Zealand, ho said, mourned for those ■who had gono and sympathised with those who had been bereaved, but the country had not lost hope, and would rise to this occasion as it had risen toothers. The chief secretary read Psalm 4u, and the Wellington Citadel Band rendered suitable numbers. feister Olga Burton sang "O Love That Will Not Let Mo Go." -,