Salvation Army Items

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 48, 20 October 1891, Page 3

Salvation Army Items

— . ♦ Marechale Booth, General's eldest daughter, is conducting a series of Salvation meetings in tho United States. Some of the largest and finest buildings in America bave been engaged. "The campaign commences in Trenfont Temple, Boston. Miss Eva Booth sustained a nasty accident a fowj weeks ago, when driving near Guilford, Surrey, England. She was thiown out of tho carriage, andiell vuth some violence on tho head. When the mail left London, she, was still suffering severely. The Salvage Brigade, owe of the most important paits of the Darkest England Scheme, will shortly be commenced. ! A commodious whaif vhas been secured at Battersea, and fleets of Salvation Barges will soon run between Battersea and Hadleigh, carrying Salvage v material down the river, and bring»g produce up I Sir William Fbx will pieside at a Belect invitation meeting in Auckland, when General Booth will piopound his great Social Scheme. The Rev Dr Stuart will take chair at a similar meeting <.' t in Dunedin. Arlangementa are on foot for gatheiings of a lik-e nature in Chiistchurch and Wellington. o^' Lytteltori proposes to give General Booth a gieat public reception on the arrival of. the Takapuna on the morniug of Thursday, the 29th inst. ' Mr John Joyce/.M H.R., and the Mayor of Lyttelton will prosent an address of welcome/on behalf"" of the_townsfolk, ta which the General will reply. The presence _qf between 500 or 600 Sa.lvationißt»-"~"and Bandsmen from Christchurch'will further enhance tho intcrestof the proceedings. The Mayor of Christohurch. Mr 0. _M. Gray, has consented to preside at the^af^tiEngland meeting on Saturday night, SS4§t inst., in the Tuam St Hall. P The- Opera *Hduse in Welrrßgton, and the City Hair In Auckland, haveV. been secured for General Booth's meetings.