The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-07-31
SALVATION ARMY
IN THE ISLANDS
Major Wood Writes TO the
War Cry OF Condl-
tious Here.

The following Is letter from Major
Wood OF the local Salvation Army
written from Honolulu and published
in the war Cry:
And now 1t is the Territory of Ha-
wall" at last! Well, that name will do
nicely for awhile, but at the present
rate of progress it will not need such
very large number OF years to roll
by before the increased dignity of n
state" will only be the due of these
Islands.
with this new condition and eX
perlence comes the political parties of
the mainland, and everybody is wo.der-
dering what political party they belong
to, Democratic or Republican. /
shouldn't wonder but with some this
important question is causing much
loss of sleep and much reading OF polit-
ical lore, platforms, etc. but through
IL all, the Salvation Army keeps to the
front its creed, that nothing short of
the Lord Jesus Christ will ever cure the
wrong of this world, and make 1t real
paradise.
/ arrived back in safety from Ha-
wall, and was welcomed home to the
bosom of my family. Found big stack
of mail and business awaiting me.
Among II l found considerable news
that cheered my heart. Naturally Self
Denial was among the things upper
most, and my mail revealed the fact
that Captain Lewis, in Koloa, had rails
ed 5000. He had quadrupled has target
of so. Koloa did nothing last year,
which makes this even more remark
able a letter from Waimea told me
they We're not through yet, but the tar
get has been raised and passed. Then
Captain Mathis informed me that Ho-
al en- hp
amount now in sight is 5000, which is
more than double the District target.
To God be all the praise!
Mail from the Hilo lassies tells me
that, although feeling little lone
some, yet the good work is going on.
Some of those who came forward in our
meetings are keeping on the right track
and two more have started on the way.
Captain Bamberry also sends the
news OF two good cases of conversion
in Waikiki. He visited them the fol-
lowing morning at $3.50 a. m. to find out
how they We're getting along, and re-
ports "all we'll" Truly God has an
swered prayer in these cases. Then the
balance of his letter is most excellent,
and Ia enough to make the different
War Cry editors and publishers jump
for joy He says. please have my or
der for the Pacific Coast War Cry in
creased from eighty to 100; the Jap
anese Cry from 100 to 200. Get me fifty
of the Chinese Cry, a dozen of the
German Cry, and dozen Spanish Crys,
IL there are any such published" And
Bamberry means it. Mcleod will back
him up.
Friend Lewis will have to look to his
laures. or Bamberry will pass him.
Still. Bamberry Is a long way from
selling the same number of War Crys
on Maui as are sold on Kauai.
Captain Mathis tells me that she
finds it just as easy now to get rid of
the GEO received as she did the $50 that
used to be taken. She hints at increas-
ing another hundred or two, so that
Oaklands position Is now far from be-
ing safe.
1t is most gratifying to see the live
ly interest taken in the Salvation Army
by all classes on the Islands. All kinds,
too, are being represented among those
who come to the penitent-form. We
had six persons forward in our well
come home meeting. They consisted
of two Germans. three natives and a
Chinaman!
Through the plague, fire and quaran-
tine, some of the evil affairs in the city
have been brought to light, especially
regarding the traffic in Japanese girls.
Many of the better class of people, UNI
der the lead of the Ministerial Union,
became quite exercised ABOUT 1t. The
efforts put forth have had a two-fold
directions: first to endeavor to deport
the Japanese men who own the girls,
and second, to open a rescue home
in which to receive these and all un-
fOrtunates of any nationality.
The first proposition came to head
while l was away, and a number of
these men We're brought to trial, but
the cases were thrown out. One bright
feature of this rather sad business was
the action of little Japanese lassie
who, determined to leave the life into
which, like so many others, she had
been forced against her Will, bravely
took the stand against her owner, For
an Oriental, this was bola thing to do;
it called forth the appreciation of all
right minded people.
During the trial and since we have
taken care of her in our home, and |
never look at her but l rejoice that she
has been rescued from that life. A tenn
porary rescue home, on n small scale,
is being arranged, and we have great
hopes of getting hold of more of the
same kind. Then, when proper OFF,
GERS can be spared and a permanent
work established, | am sure great
work for God can be established