FIGHTING FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6505, 2 January 1882, Page 6

FIGHTING FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.

(Figaro.) Facts, however unpleasant, should always be recognised—it is folly to ignore them. There con then be no doubt that whatever the general opinion entertained respecting the Salvation Army, the movement it making rapid progress. The “Army” consists, if Jou_ will, of maniacs, bat the disease is catching—the circulation of the War Org is, we believe, iqmething like a hundred sud fifty thousand copies a week. The sseret of success must, we are inclined to believe, be found in fanaticism. At any rate, results are not obtained without effort. Under the head of “ The General on tbe Wing,” tbe War Cry give* the following summary of Mr Booth's work for a week:— The General returned to town on Monday night from Scarborough, having done me of tbe hardest week’s fighting he has je*. recorded. Leaving town on Saturday, the 4th, at three, he reached Bristol in time for an immense meeting in the circus. On Sunday morning, tbe General was again present, and led tbe seven o’clock prayer-meeting, when upwards of 2000 were assembled, after which he took part in three other large meetings, winding op the evening with ninety soul* at the penitent-form. Again, on Monday, morning and afternoon meetings in the circus, and at night led one of the largest meetings ever held in tbe Colston Hall, which was peeked to excess. Tuesday morning.—To Bridgewater. Immense crowds in the streets and Rink. Wednesday.—Travelling to Liverpool, where three enthusiastic meeting* were held in the Nelson street Concert Hall on Thursday. Thousands could not get in. Friday.—All day at the Temple, MaeChester. Wonderful tunes and influences. A doy of power. Saturday.—Business in the early morning then travelling to Scarboro. Great meeting at night. Sunday.—Enormous crowds—4ooo people crammed in at night. Fifty-five souls. Making twenty-one meetings, not counting tbe open-air, with a journey of nearly 750 miles in eight days, and congregations of 32,000 people. Whether the “ General ” has a hard time of it, or whether he is to be envied for obtaining a series of pleasant outings gratis, is a matter we do not undertake to decide. .