The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-06
CONVERTS IN
OAHU PRISON
Good Work of the Salvation
Army There and Else
where.

Major George Wood writes as follows
to the War Cry:
had not been able to get to our meet
ings in the Oahu penitentiary for some
time, but last Sunday I was there, and
would not have missed that service for
anything. Seven months ago I led a SER
vice on Sunday noon here in the peniten-
tiary, and after the meeting in the yard
was finished, as usual went into the hos
pital to speak and pray with the prison
ers there. After dealing with them we
had the joy of seeing one dear fellow,
serving a life sentence, kneel down and
ask for salvation.
The seven months have rolled by, but
he has stood true to God and gone for
ward in the divine life. On this Sunday
morning he stood beneath the colors,
which by the kind permission OF our
for the first time to bring into the jail.
and there was sworn in as a soldier Of
The Salvation. Army before all the as
sembled guards and prisoners. We were
all deeply touched by the ceremony, and
| quite a large number of hands were
raised asking for our prayers.
| Both of our other prisoner soldiers who
were sworn in several months ago were
present and gave their testimonies They
are doing well. and are believed in thor
oughIy by the warden, guards and other
/ prisoners. In conversation with the other
men I was able to find out in what
esteem they are held, and how their con-
sistent, cody lives are making marx
/ for God and the Kingdom.
| Oh, the fearful curse of drink! All
! three OF our soldiers on the Reef are
serving life sentences for taking the lives
/ of fellow human beings while under the
/ influence of liquor. How terrible are the
wages of sin but how grand and glor-
ious is the power Of God unto salVa-
ton.
HfIo still keeps on the up grade. Cap
tain Nissen has moved his War Cry or
der I'D from 165 to 200, so that with no.
noIulu and Wailuku, three out OF our
five corps are now in the champion list
That seems a pretty good average Be
side this he has asked for 100 more Jap
anese Crys. -.
GiSaDDOiutments our A4Sdt
word that he must cancel his proposed
visit in June. We had looked forward
to his coming with great expectation Ioi
shut away by the ocean from our com
trades we never see any speclals %
visitors and the visit Of the P Q. Is th'
event of lifetime.
with the Coloners visit off, I imme
ldiatelv planned a trip to Kauai. since
the opening of our new Koloa haH seE
eral good conversions have been RECORD
ed as I have stated IN previous hap
penings," and in the Judgment OF CAP an
Lewis things are ripe for series Oh re
vivaI meetings, and the ingathering .
: some who have been under convlctloi
and on the point of decision % 60 -
being home only ten days. in whlen I'M
I had about two months office "orA :
: straighten out, I said goodbye one
more to the better hale and our youn'
hopeful" TO come and push the war %
the Garden Isle, and here l am at :"
time of writing.
The CAPTAIN wisely planned TO star
off the meetings with a half night
prayer for the quickening OF the ~
| Captain Mcleod, Cadet oarioII
: Brother Davis came over from - -
to help US in the meetings. ana shr
gave US good support. The ola