The Salvation Army.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4350, 9 December 1882, Page 3

The Salvation Army.

. The Indian contingent of the Salvaliot) army, consisting of three, men and. one young woman, landed at Bombay recently, with a great demonstration of military pomp. A Times telegram says:—"A triumphal procession of wnr chariots, con sisting of bullock carts, paraded the streets; the young woman beat a. tambourine, and one of the men attempted to blow a trumpet, but inasmuch as he was warned that this was in contravention of police regulations, and he declined to desist, he was incontinently arrested. The procession is described as having caused considerable amusement to the natives, who took the Salvationists forcircus people, and possibly viewed 'the procession ns a gratuitous pageant by the Government in commemoration of the victory in Egypt. The uniform of the men consisted of yellow coats teaching to the knees, pantaloons, turbans, and"*shawls, and English boots. The young woman wore. a yellow dress, crowned with a hat trimmed with ribbon. On two occasions the procession was met by a large crowd of Hindoos with tomtoms, but with the assistance of the police the. Salvationists continued tbe march. Each member.of the contingent, with the exception of the contumacious member who had been arrested, delivered an address. .^TFhere" is now considerable danger tnafc these objective and aggressive religious demonstrations may excite native susceptibilities and cause disturbance." A subsequent telegram from the Calcutta correspondent of the Times announces the arrest of all the Salvationists except one, ft riot being imminent.