SALVATION ARMY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8182, 13 July 1906, Page 5

SALVATION ARMY.

SOCIAL AND RESCUE WORK.

The annual meeting of the Salvation Army, in connection with its social and. rescue work was held in tbe Barracks, last evening. Mr A. W.g Hogg, M.H.R., occupied the cbair, and there was a large attendance. Apologies for absence was received from Messrs R. Brown, P. L. Hollinas, .W. Willougbby and Rev. A. W. Johnson. Mr Hogg said that it was the first meeting that he had had a chance to address smoe they bad lost one that was near and dear to them all, and a great friend of the Salvation Army. The oolony was now in the midst of a political orisis. The curtain had recently fallen on a great political drama. Since the speaker had represented the district in Parliament he had known three Prime Ministers, but none were greater than the one who had recently passed away—Mr Seddon. Mr Hogg then referred to the great rescue work of the Army. He ventured to say that no one bad done better work of this description than the Army. What a ohange General Booth had made iii the world! Before his time there were very few people who would go among the Blums, but now the best educated and highest persons in the world were engaged in rescuing the fallen. Fortunately that selfishness that was engrafted in mau and woman from the earliest times was being left behind and men and women were beginning to look to their fellow-beings. They had only to turn to the city of Wellington to see how that work was being carried out by the Army. Not by their words, but by their deeds had the Army won the acclamation of the men and women of Now Zealand. The Salvation Army was an Army of peace, and they would always be to the front. Re?. J. N. Buttle expressed pleasure at being present. He did not think that the rescue work should be left to the Salvation Army; the Churches should give their assistance, and he was pleased to see thai that was being done both in the Old Country and the colonies. The Methodist Church Missions were doing particularly good work in the large centres in England in aiding and helping the outcast. He hoped the Army would go on doing the>r good work and he wished them every success. He urged the j introduction of the Bible in the State Schools. "And," he added, "if we were to be a strong nation there must be a strong recognition of God." Ensign Bycroft endorsed the remarks of the.previous speakers. The officer related several interesting stories of cases that had come under the notice of and had been treated at the Salvation Army Home in Wellington. Adjutant Powiok also delivered a short address, relating several interesting incidents of the Army rescue work. During the evening songs were sung by Miss N. Daniell and Mr S. H. Ralph A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to those who had assisted at the meeting. A vote of thanks to tbe Chairman concluded the meeting.