The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-22
Salvation Colonel
At Methodist
Church.
ALSO breaches
IN EVENING
Army Starts a Lively
Campaign Here Under Col.
French's $ Leadership.

A person watching the Salvation Ar
my parade on Saturday night, with it's
band, transparencies and red and green
fire, would almost imagine we were in
the midst of another election with it's
party professions. But the Salvation
lists believe they have as much right to
these accessories for the getting of the
crowd as Others especially upon the oc-
casion of the visit of their big men.
Certainly their efforts were rewarded,
for both around their open-air stand
and in their hall great crowds gathered.
Major Wood, who is past master in
the art of working up that blood and
fire enthusiasm which is so catching,
had charge, and there was not a dull
moment in the whole evenings pro-
gram. The hall was well filed ere the
parade filed in and in a few moments
every inch of space was occupied and
the entrance and stairway crowded with
those unable to get seats On the plat
form, their ministerial garb contrasting
with the bright red of the Army people,
were number of representative men
in the body of the hall were seen the
faces of some of the prominent people
lof the city. 1t was an exceptional crowd
and an exceptional meeting.
Naturally the local Salvationists had
the right of way in the giving of short
welcome testimonies, many responding
to the call given by the Major. Then
followed short addresses from the out
side friends-Mr. John Waldron Of the
Boys Brigade, H. G. Brown for the Y.
M. c. A., Mr.. Rider Theodore Richards
and Rev. A. e. Cory. All were most
outspoken in their expressions of well
come to the visitors, appreciation of
the work already accomplished, and
hope for it's continuation.
After a song by Mrs. Captain Jensen
came the address of the evening. Major
Harris, who has a splendid voice, pref
aced his remarks with an Army song
set to the popular time, "Just as the
Sun Went Down. He expressed his
great delight at the privilege of being
present and having the opportunity of
visiting these Islands He related a
few incidents in his Army career and
made an earnest appeal to all who were
not yet decided to come over on the
side of religion. Colonel French briefly
thanked those present for their very
cordial words of welcome, excusing him
| self for not responding at greater
length because of the lateness of the
hour: and then. taking the account of
the healing of the man who was born
blind, by Jesus, gave strong gospel
address. The three main points brought
out and enlarged upon were: First,
that in spite of the great unpopularity
&1,;-
work done in him that he stood up for
Jesus regardless of the consequences.
Second, the very common means used
in bringing about the miracle, clay
| made Of the street dirt, showing the
very common and sometimes insignifi-
cant agencies used by God to perform
| His mighty works. Lastly came
the mans faith; he Immediately went
and washed as commanded.
| AT the close two men went forward
| to the platform processing change of
heart
| AT THE METHODIST CHURCH. Gu
| Colonel French occupied the pulpit
| in the NJ. F.. Church yesterday morn
| ing, his subject being, "The Religion
| for the Twentieth Century" He took
the parable of the Good Samaritan for
his text. and his address was, in part,
as follows:
THE subject selected by my COM
| rade, Major Wood, for me to speak up
on is certainly a most important one
| to us who are privileged to live In this
age. There are many religions In the
world, more religions than there are
races of people. Every nation, almost,
has its own peculiar conception of
God, the Eternal Deity the Infinite
Power, and they each have their own
notion of worshipping that idea or
conception; but viewed IN. the light Of
| the past, Christianity ands out pre-
| eminent. When we cor ider the con-
dftion of the world and of living, at
| the beginning of the Christian era
and compare it with c. iitions as we
| find them today, we n ST admit that
the grand and primary ause has been
| the teaching, and its ae eptance by the
millions. of our savior Jesus Christ.
We are told that at end of the
first century the nun Ger of those
| known as Christians was about 100000
Now, after nineteen GER Iries Of efforts
there are in round rul7bers 475.oo0,000