SALVATION ARMY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1915, Page 7

SALVATION ARMY.

ITS WORK IN THE WAR. ADDRESS BY COLONEL POWLEY. Tho Salvation Army Band marched to the New Plymouth railway station on Saturday night for the purpose of extending a welcome to Colonel and Mrs. Powley, who arrived from Wellington by tho express. Tho band played the visitors to their, open air stand, where Colonel Powley gave an address, in which he thanked one and all for the heartiness of tho welcome. Yesterday morning at the New Plymouth Gaol Colonel Powley met the prisoners, and during his service with them gave some good advice. At the 11 o'clock service Mrs, Powley gave an earnest Bible address, and also rendered a solo, while Colonel Powley also delivered a splendid address, taken from the' Sermon on the Mount. At the Good Templar Hall in the afternoon a large gathering was held, when Colonel Powley gave an interesting address on what the Salvation Army is doing in connection with the present war. Tho lecturer spoke of tho thousands of Salvationists throughout tho world who wero engaged in this righteous war, and of the military bands in Kitchener's Army which were composed of Salvation Army bandsmen. The work of the chaplains was touched upon, and a letter was read from Colonel Charters and Mr. Allen, Minister of Defence, in which they paid a very high tribute to the work of Adjutant Greene in Egypt. The lecturer also told of some pathetic incidents in connection with the army's motor ambulance work* and of the noble work that was' being accomplished. Then again, in New Zealand at all the camps the Army Institute was open, and writing and reading matter were fully supplied to all, and the men in camp had found a friend in the army officer. Only during the past week the army had passed a grant of £SOO to help the Government in building tie Wounded Soldiers' Pavilion at Rotorua, and to-day the army as an organisation stood to help tho Government and all who needed their services. During the course of his address, the lecturer was frequently applauded, and received hearty applause on resuming his seat. During the gathering appropriate hymns were sung, and Mrs. Powley also contributed a solo. Last night the Army Hall was full, when both these officers gave earnest and forceful Bible addresses, while the I baud, under Bandmaster Roch, also helped in the service. The singing of Colonel and Mrs. Powley was greatly appreciated,