The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-17
A SOLDIER
AFTER SOULS
Salvation Army Work
in Hawaii.
MAJOR WOOD IN WAR CRY
Leader Of the Movement Here Writes
Of Experience on the
Islands.

Wood, the head of the Army here The
Major makes occasional visits to all
parts of Hawaii looking after the souls
of the people and he writes brightly of
the incidents of his journeys. The fol-
lowing is his latest letter in part:
Many and varied are the remedies
prescribed for seasickness, ranging
from eating a salt red herring or swal-
lowing some fat salt pork to other
things equally as fanciful. Their names
are legion. But my friend, Rev. Mr..
Cruzan, of Hilo. recommended me to
try bromide of sodium. and 1 must say
that by its help the mighty deep has
lost much of its terror. and can now
look forward to a sea trip with much
more equanimity than formerly. In
my trips now 1 take my place at the
table regularly. and never miss a meal.
so that I'm wonder unto many, but
more especially TO myself.
| have now taken in some more OF the
District, and the rest of our corps, or
circuits. Once more saying goodbye"
to Mrs. Wood and Freddie, / boarded
the wv. @. Hail. for Kauai, on Thurs
day evening. At the remarkable hour
that we were off Nawiliwili bay. The
steamer rolled most beautifully, but l
kept the victory. The act of debarking
into the ships small boats. in the dark
ness Of night and with the ship rolling.
can assure you was enough to try a
persons nerves and grit, also ones
faith in the boatman. One lady put 1t
just right when exhOrting another lady
she said, Just let go and trust"
Notwithstanding the time. / found
the CHEEKY face OF Captain Lewis
beaming on me as l climbed upon the
wharf. We Immediately drove off to
the Fair View House at Lihue, where
we were the guests of Mr.. Rice during
out stay i'm Lihue. After resting a few
hours we started off on our tour of the
Island, our first objective being Kealia.
The route lay through pretty little Ka-
paia. Hanamaulu and it's sugar mill,
and Kappa. with some of the remnants
of its former greatness still standing
We arrived at our destination. the
headquarters of the Makee plantation
towards evening.
Mr.. Anderson. the chief engineer. and
his dear wife, made me feel quite al
home. We have no hall here, which /!
J very much TO be regretted. as II handi
caps us so much. The hall which W.
formerly occupied Is being used TO
other purposes by the company. Fo
the sake of the Children's Work, which
has had to be entirely discontinued, w
! trust a place will ere long be furnishes
US. The Captain planted his torch Il
fA. .ff 10 -
the cornet a nice crowd gathere
I around. and we dealt with them faith
4 fully for Eternity. Following the open
! air we continued our journey, travelin
I on eight miles to Brother Neilson'i
4 where we were taken care of for tn
! night.
Next morning we set of on a thirt
mile drive to Hanalei. and back.
y spite OF the dust IL was a most enjoy
able trip, passing through the gre;
= basin-like valley OF Moloaa, and II
kukui grove of PLAZA, Kilauea and 4
= camps and mill. Kalihiwai and It's fe
: ~. with the ferryman off on son
other business, making II necessary f
US To ford the river. 1t was all mo
y interesting. but the most beautif
scene of all was when the magnifice
Hanalei valley came into view at
2 turn OF the road. Here we saw VIII
= I take TO be- the biggest expanse of ri
q fields on the Islands: surrounded
great cloud-capped mountains. a
v fronting on the surf-beaten shore.
p made n most delightful picture. He
Mr.. Titcomb, one of the earliest p
n neers, first planted coffee on the /
ands. There is the old Princeville s
q gar-mill. one of the first built on I
y Island. fast falling into ruin.
But we were not here simply to
the sights; the Masters business v
- ours. and some time was profital
n spent In visitation and War Cry sell
before we set Off on our return. On
9 next visit to Kauai the Captain
= promised that We shall go on to
Kalalau valley and practically mi
the complete circuit of the Island. 7
hospitable roof of Brother and Sis
Nelson again sheltered us over mig
Mother Nelson is never so happy
9 when some of the Army lads or las!
= are staying with her. God bless h
The next day we retraced our w
dering footsteps. and a thirty-r
drive brought us to Koloa, the
home Of the sugar-cane on the IslaI
the pioneer plantation. and the he
quarters Of this Circuit of the Sal
Il ton Army.
Here I was booked for two meetil
The first night we had one for sold
q and converts. was glad to meet
geant-Major Spaulding. Brother Pc
Sister Miller. and others. & large n
Der of the Japanese recruits were p
Y ent. and We had n good time. The
night was n big go" Adjutant Shi
and Captain Jensen came over
q Waimea. Lieutenant Elliott, who
resting here, was allowed to att
We had thirty-four on the march,
great crowd surrounded us in
open air. The principal features OF
inside meeting were the dedicatio
~ Brother and Sister Peiler's
daughter. and the enrolment of &
ty-seven new soldiers. twenty-foui
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