SALVATION ARMY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 163, 22 July 1901, Page 2

SALVATION ARMY.

THREE NOTED VETERANS. The great crowd of spectators that gathered round the Salvation Army’s ring at the corner of Peel street and Gladstone Road on Saturday evening betokened that something unusual was proceeding, and there were few persons about whose attention was not claimed. Three noted Army veterans had arrived

that morning from the South, and were being accorded a real Salvation Army welcome. The officers referred to were

M.'.j— I-vans, Adjutant Hatcher, and Ensign Burton. Sharp, of the local Salvation Army corps, tho visitors, and expressed the hope that their work in Gisborne would be attended with every success. It was, be said, intended to have four days’ special meetings, and they looked forward to having 0 a really good time.

Major Evans briefly replied, thanking Captain Sharp and the members of the Army for their cordial welcome. The meeting on Saturday evening was of a most enjoyable and hearty character, the music being particularly attractive, whilst a number 'of splendid addresses were given. Major Evans, Adjutant Hatcher, and Ensign Burton took a prominent part in the proceedings, and created a most favorable impression. The campaign was continued yesterday, when large congregations were present. The services were bright and hearty, and Ensign Burton delighted the audienees with his splendid singing and reminiscences of the Army warfare. Major Evans’ violin playing was a featuro of the meetings, while Adjutant Hatcher’s experience of slum work in Melbourne testified to the splendid work done by the Army in the slums of the large cities. This evening Adjutant Hatcher will give his thrilling experience of 20 years’ Army warfare, and to-morrow evening will be devoted to a musical evening. Ensign Burton played the organ in a masterly manner, and Adjutant Hatcher's experience of Army work was attentively listened to. The addresses given were of a forcible character. At the evening service, after musical items by the Major and Ensign Burton, Adjutant Hatcher read from the 12th chapter of the- Acts of the Apostles, and commented upon the experience l of 1 Peter in prison, the falling off of the j chains, the opening of the prison doors, and applying the truths uttered to the needs of his hearers. The meetings were amongst the most enthusiastic held here for some years past,