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SALVATION ARMY

GENERAL AND MRS HIGGINS

ARRIVE,

PROGRESS OE MOVEMENT.

AUCKLAND, March 21

“Well this is Auckland, and evidently not ini the best moods,” was the- first remark of General Edward J. Higgins, Commander of the Salvation Army, who is conducting a whirlwind world tour, when the Niagara arrived this morning. “Thi-i- is my first visit to New Zealand,” lie continued. “I have looked forward to coming, and longed to have the opportunity. 1 have heard so much of your Dominion and the character of its people, and 1 anticipate one of the happiest months of mylife. I wonder will I be disappointed? Everybody on hoard has been telling mo of New Zealand’s hospitality rn, spite of the fact that there are so many Scots-,” he. said laughingly. “I am going through seven Army territories on my present tour, and every mail in charge is a Scotsman.”

SOCIAL WORK. General Higgins said the Army continued to make great progress. His pre-sent tour was remarkable for the great crowds that had attended his meetings. In America great anxiety had been displayed by those in authority to the end that the Army should continue and extend its -social work on account of tho depression. In some of the big cities, such as New York and Chicago, largo properties had been presented to the Army to help to carry on the work of helping the unemployed. Air Wrigley, of die wing-gum fame, had given a. huge place in Chicago, that hold 2000 people, and another property had been given which had accommodation for 1500. I Speaking of England. General HigI gins said that from the latest reports he had received, unemployment was decreasing. “The corner lia-s- not been j turned to any noticeable extent,” he said; “but -signs are not lacking that the country is- on the mend.”

CHURCH UNITY. Referring to the Christian Churches, General Higgins said church unity, was one thing and the church union another. “A pinion of all the churches,” liesaid, “I would not consider a happy or a desirable plan. We are all aiming at unity, but not for one organisa--tion. Such a proposal, if carried into effect, I do not think would lie for the best. I have- nothing to say concerning the union of various branches of' the Church such as, for instance, the Methodists, hut there is a great' blessing in holy rivalry if carried out in the proper spirit. It is an incentive for us to look to our lau-rela.” Excitement ran high, in Auckland to day in Salvation Army circles, and hundreds- of bonneted women and capped men (locked on to the wharf to see their chief.

WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES. Mrs Higgins said that she had been looking forward with eagerness to meeting .the women of New Zealand of whose work in social conditions she had heard a great deal. Speaking of the work women had done in their own movement, Mrs Higgins said that they had achieved remarkable results. From the earliest- days tney had been invited to be members, and had become an important institution during the time when the door was bolted for women in practically all spheres of public work. Since the opening of that door women bad done marvellous things, both in the Eastern and Western worlds—missionary work, hospital work, child welfare, and other social works where a woman’s touch was necessary.

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Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1932, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
563

SALVATION ARMY Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1932, Page 2

SALVATION ARMY Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1932, Page 2

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