PRISON LIFE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 5 February 1907, Page 2

PRISON LIFE.

11 is }]l)L Oii.ll that !||C |illllli.' igivon a chnnc; v< hearing a wojl tuned band. well I -:ii-.l'd v*icalists, ;i good (Id oulionisl. and a liorn humorist in one programme lor inn' shilling. liiu those who ii L'.eudeil the gathering itt Mic Uhitole/ hi.li lust night were jusl so liberally t.oau-d. 'l'll.' Auckland Mission lin id supplied sonic capital selcclions. ,'iotabiv -Sin-r Me to Sloop." -Messrs Ileal.] ':.! Snowdon, the soloists, xnng lli.-'r iion-hcrs splendidly, and I'ev. >Vi son, iii in,- iiuni.irinis reoil ill on .viiii V lie s;!"/ in Ww Zealand and Victori in pisons, mid how ho got there, kept tlh' audience in hearty roars of lang-iter during the whole iinie ho hail tiio platform. As Cap tain Wilso:i, of tho Salvation Army, he served four days' imprisonment ill the Adding <n gaol for conducting ser vice in a Ohristcliurch street, and later in Vict(,iia l>» was imprisoned (or seven dare lor a somewhat similar offence. The first, prosecution ami his imprisonment cleared tho way for Army wors'iip in Christehurci'i, and the second opMod the streets of Barns dale. Victoria, to its hand and worship. , lie found iv,en of interest V talk ahoul, and an.used life hearers im lnen.sely. A si deli on "Spiritualism," a capita I ti en .incut of "Tile Heavy Brigade" anil 'ilj.-Wfiom" completed his really Miliar .-oils c-oiitril.nlions. At ■ho concl-i*>-jn l!cv. l.ruoke voiced his 1111(1 the eougr.-galion's ii]iproeintioi! of the visit of t'.ie band and I'ev. Wilson, and the larier gentleman responded, liev. Brooke announced thai the Sim day colloclio.-is realised C 7 7s lid over the average collection. ,C2 JO.-> was collected "11 Sn id-iy afternoon, and . Cll K!s 3d that night, making i'lll 10s to be divided l-clviou the chuvi-h -.mil I lie mission I. and. lint the stewards had decided to hand tiiem ten guineas. The hand leave;' for Stratford tliia morning.