The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24
ARMY OF
THE LORD
SaIvationists Have A
Reunion.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Hall Filled at a
Special Service Soldiers From
Elsewhere.

The Salvation Army's special services
started off most auspiciously and Major
Wood expresses himself as well satisfied
with the outlook for the series. The Wal
mea and Hilo officers arrived on Saturday
morning and took part in the meeting that
evening. but the Maui and Koloa officers
only got In yesterday morning. The Hilo
officers, Ensign Lydia Allemann and Lieu
tenant Elsie Allemann, who will leave by
the next Australia for the Coast, receiv-
ec big send-off from Hilo. A large
crowd of soldiers and friends accompanied
them to the Kinau wharf and expressed
regret at their departure after nearly two
years stay.
The welcome meeting on Saturday night
was quite a lively affair. The brass band
was out in force and did its part in blow
ing a noisy aloha" to the visitors. A
very large crowd stood around the open
air meeting and the hall was filed for
the inside meeting. Major Wood engi-
neered the proceedings. Three persons
professed conversion at the close.
For the sixth anniversary meeting last
evening the Y. NJ. c. A. hall with its
greater seating capacity was taken. Ey-
cry chair was occupied by the time the
exercises commenced and many had to
re main standing. The meeting was OPEN
ed with one of the familiar Army songs
WHICH Was SuIE 10 the Va
the band. Prayer by Adjutant Sharpe
followed and after the Bible lesson was
/ read Major Wood stepped to the 'front.'
I He recalled the fact that six years ago,
invited by some Of the Honolulu citizens.
/ a little Army band had landed on these
shCr res. Often people wonder IL there is
any need for such an organization, but
the fact that over 1000 souls have profess
ed conversion during this time In Homo
lulu alone should prove that there evil
ldCntly was a need. Since that time the
Army had opened the work on the other
Islands and there also much work had
been done. People of all nauonalfties hal
been reached The churches had reaped
much benefit from the Army while hun
dreds of sailors In all parts of the world
claimed the Salvation Army of Honolulu
as their spiritual birthplace The future
of the Army was assured and the speaker
was convinced that its usefulness as
moral and spiritual power on these ISL
lands would continually Increase.
Three OF the Arny's first soldiers
Bro theirs lKoa, Cannon and Kibling, wer'
called to the front and testified to tbs
mys' labors.
Theo. Richards, whom the Major sal
was a representative of the outsiders. the
friends who by their generosity had made
tho Army work possible, was called q
the front He spoke very highly of Tn
Army work and said while he respeete.
the police force very much, he believed
the Army was doing more for the better
rlent OF the city than the police. He end
ed up a capital talk by asking the con
gregation to do its share by giving lib
eral Offering. The Army folks by thel
actions evidently thought ii would be We
! II Mr.. Richards could be with them ever
evening to ask for the collection.
Representative officers from Hilo. Wal
rnea- Koloa. Wailuku and Honolulu wer
called upon for short addresses. The