The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-02
As SaIvationists Review
Achievements.
WHAT THE WAR CRY SAYS
Advertiser Praised for its Efforts in
Behalf of Blood and Fire
Soldiers.

view of the work of the Army here sign
co by Captain Mills. Captain Mathis.
Lieut.. Elliott and others of the local
Iccrrs.
/ Believing there are friends and com
RACES in the far away states who viii
be- glad to hear from US. we concluded the
easiest way would be to write through the
( good old Cry-that one writing may Do for
IaH
! Sometimes we feel very far away from
you all, ana We hail steamer day" very
IelaCIy. knowing We stall hear from home
/ OF loved ones. Just now we should very
much enjoy one OF those soul-insriring
IccunciIs led by our dear Colonel Evans.
who 80 well knows how to help us along
/ in this great Salvation war; but We have
neither time nor disposition to grow home
sick: our work is to go right on in the
good place God has put us to do our lit
tile best for His lost ones during our stay
here. We love Honolulu. Who does not?
" hat comrade who has toiled here in the
past but loves the Islands. Honolulu ana
its people? | am sure the word Hawaii
recalls many happy memories TO those
who have been privileged to make their
.
ted a Salvation Army officer
Ii is now more than eight months since
We heard the farewell words prayers and
,scrgs of our dear comrades who so heroi-
ically trudged down to the steamer through
the rain to SEE Us off.
! l shall not dwell upon the rolling calls
thenic prOpensities of the good Austrana,
which is such favorite here. /, myself
have grown quite friendly toward her a.
memories grow less vivid with the pass
inL months. Suffice IL to say, right glad
we're We TO near Oceanic wharf and see
"a well-known happy face under a poke
bonnet, and hear Lieut.. E3lliotts glad
welcome: I've been looking for YOU a
long time"
/ once ashore, though Keeling, We met a
numher Of the Honolulu soldiers whose
/ hs arty Aloha made us quite a home.
From the first Tc found plenty to do We
I soCn ascertained that the best people Of
! Honolulu Were friends and practical SYM
patblZers of the Army-that i'm many WAYS
christian sentiment was the ruling DOW
/ tr, through the lives and work of its
missionary people. Still, as i'm other cit
|i'S, we found there was certainly need of
work on Salvation Army lines. Our pred
Iecessors, God bless them. had fought a
good fight. Our business was to keen an
Getaways standard.
For some reason the Army's open-air
zoe etlngs We're restricted to the Oriental
w VI -NulIdlu street SIN nights IN me
week, Sunday night being the only time
We Were to venture on Occidental terri
Itcry. Naturally orr crowds We're small
indoors. as on the street. few white people.
comparatively, seeing anything of the
Army. We began to pray. Lord give Us
ths people. Give them the story Of the
Cross"
Nineteen days after our arrival our hal
was in plague quarantine. and we Were
shut out of Chinatown entirely. We So
cured the y. NJ G. a. han for a time. and
saw n immediate increase in attendance
When all public meetings were forbidden
We found occupation in house to- n 1usc
Jail and hospital visitation, besides spend.
Ing eighteen days in a detention ca n
hos pital. while Capt Mills and Mai. WOOD
di6 inspection work, rat poisoning, etc
for the Board of Health
The quarantine being lifted We return.
ed TO reopen our meetings. when one OF
the comrades informed us ioyfuIlv W,
might again secure our old open-afr stand
The writer's 'Humph!" though an fncol
untary ejaculation, seemed to iiscourag,
any more suggestions in that direction
After three weeks fight We lost our han
surely IL seemed disheartening owing Il
the scarcity of buildings. on account a.
IN" recent fire: but we dared not doubt
Had We not made our needs known TO orl
Heavenly Father Did He not know n,
needs. anyway, better than we did? W
--''i' '''N ''t Nii'' street Ntfk Win al
our hearts, knowing a wise purpose wa
back OF IL all, and that our best and onI,
WCrk must for the present be on the high
ways. our meetings were soon wen It
lcrded, and often lasted over an hour
frequently an hour and a half Quite
number of our lads knelt i'm these services
and proved themselves afterward to b.
coca soldiers
After a struggle for uniuterrup.c
meetings. in which three wCll-known ,iti
Zcns were arrested on the charge Of block
4 aiding the sidewalk while listening to rs
\ the Advertiser, Houolulu's PRINCIPAL nev q
4 paper, and the citizens. won for us II
Gods name, the blessed privilege whic1
we now are earnestly Cudeayorin- 4
ma ke the best use of-the carrying Of tn
message to tired hearts. that blessed in
4 vitaton. Come unto mo- all We that ar
weary ana heavy laden. and ! VIII Civ
,ou rest"
I After months exercise Of "spiritua
3 muscle We learned OF d halI to be ftte
up for political party rallies Of cours
i IN" salvation Army needed the hall most
\ anyway. we are monarchs Of all we sur
IVey-in Murray's hall up to date. I pra
we may have building OF our own i
Honolulu yet. our work is on a soli
footing here. and I believe there is
Amy.
\ Rescue Home is the crying need o
.'iI' h'df- Almost every week We hear o
unfortunate, with whom W. can do moth
] liS because We have no place 10 TAX
.'tm 10. 1t Is just sorr0wful to meet an,
:. lIy 10 deal with them. as we cannot TAX
them from their environments. HOY
d, many times ! wish BeuIab Rescue HON
ahd us devoted officers were nor 50 IA
away "
our visitation is considerable. I'm rac,
inl1h more is necessary than We can fin,
: NE time and strength to 10. W. viei+ m
nited States hospital the Queens f1os
'pital. oanu prison and hospital. Tho ra1ie
.,amps, the ships. and as many homes q
possible. II Is all precious work. and "
'otten wish for one more day. at least II
: tho week. Then our OaIy War Or, visi
tation IS done on Saturday All the bus
|Ttss houses are visited and an eTor
mad" 20 extend the circulation of on
W-it"-WinEed messenger" and to com
IN touch with the people so far as uossihI
ny this means. The War Cry work i
the saloons Saturday night is thorough
: done and I believe much good is accom-
y pushed. Honolulu's streets are crowde
= Saturday night, and we usually hold tw
. or three street meetings in diferen
:, places.
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