REPLIES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4857, 4 August 1884, Page 2

REPLIES.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stab.)

Sib,—lt speaks volumes for-the Saltation Army for it to produce such a holy, family of God as the Reddish family—so gentle, so meek, so mild, so politej so charitable, and so loving- and kind. One might wonder where they learnt their beautiful language. I have beard that that'sort of language was taught in that noted fish market in London. This ,famijy only appears to hare onetrouble^ and that is they can get no one to fight with. The Salvation Army would: be of no use if no one would fight with them. What a pity it is that Mr Neill will not come out; he would hare a difficulty in learning their slang; but if he went to that fish market he might learn it,through time, and then we might hare a holy war. What a valiant champion this Mrs Reddish must be for the Lord of Hosts. If Mr Wood would only come out it would give her such a grand chance to show her valour. It appears that they would rather have your hatred than your friendship. If you cannot sufficiently hate, I can tell you what to do: you must imbibe a little more sectarianism, and believe that all go to hell that do not believe as you do,-r then the holy indignation mil ariseV'ia your soul. O, what would have become of this place and the world if it had not been for the Salvation Army ? Howcould the British nation have done without the 900 hallelujah lasses' who are the "great stay of the nation ? However did the world get on before this crew started all this noise and show; those red jackets and banners, drums, music, and shouting in tho streets, going to the penitent form, and testifying. If this is not the religion of Christ, I want to know what Christ tianity isi And, after all> this difplay/ig not strange—that so many do not believe in them. One consolation is, that they will have to go to hell if they do not.—-I am, &c,

Punch and Judy.