SALVATION ARMY

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1933, Page 6

SALVATION ARMY

COL. ORSBORNE ARRIVES

(per Press Association — Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, August 22.

A warm welcome-was given Col. A. E. Orsbome, the new chief secretary of the Salvation Army in New Zealand and Mrs Otsbbrne'and three children, when they .arrived by the Marama from Sydney. Commissioner Cunningham headed a large gathering of Salvation Army representatives at the wharf where brief .speeches of welcome were made. Col. Orsborne replying, expressed .pleasure at coming to the Dominion. Col. Otsborne for the past eight year s hais .been in charge of. the ' men’s training work at William Booth Memorial College, London.

In on. interview, he. said the College cost £225,000 and had 'been open three years.- The total period of training was 'between four .and five years. Last year just over, 260 officers were commjistsioned for stations in British is. lands and other 'countries, not including the. colonies, which were self supporting in the training of officers. He indicated*, that-the. Army was steadily gaining ground in England, • and stood well in the estimation of the people. Slum work in' particular was a great feature and, he gaid it had received a tremendous fillip from Hugh Redmond’s book “God in the slums.” He certainly had done a splendid thing for the slum work of the* Army, not from the widespread influence of the book, but l by the reason that he had > sacrificed all hi s royalities, land devoted them’ to slum . work. He eaid both he ; and Mrs Orsborne were- eagerly anticipating tbei T new field of work; General Higgins himself, gave us- the appointment, he said. He did not ask us if we were willing, but we were willing.