The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-24
SALVATION
ARMY WORK
Big Meeting at the
Y. M. c. A. Last
Night.
HAT PASSED AND
IT YIELDED $50
Officers Present From the Other
Islands Told of Good Work
Being Done.

music, testimonials from converted
men, and encouraging reports of the
advance of the work in the Hawaiian
Islands, marked the eighth anniversary
| of the founding of the Army work in
Honolulu at the celebration held last
hall was filled with the officers and
soldiers of the Army as well as large
attendance of friends and enthusiasm
marked every moment of the meeting,
which lasted from to 10 o'clock. Maj
or Harris, divisional officer for the Ha-
waiian Islands, presided in a way
which did not allow for a moments
respite from the telling of the Arny's
splendid record here.
After street procession and an open
air meeting the Army officers, soldiers
and cadets marched to the Y. Nj. c. A.
hall with colors flying. In the assem-
oily hall upstairs the officers were given
seats on the platform, with the band at
one side, the flags and bright uniforms
d.
officers were from HiIo Wailuku, Koloa
and Waimea on Kauai, and all the Ho-
nolulu corps. With the workers were
some who had not donned the Army
uniform but were present to be sworn
in upon the Articles of War by the
Major There was also japanese lieu
tenant from Maui and Chinese cadet
who is about to become an officer to
work among his people here.
The anniversary was opened with
the singing of hallelujah songs to band
accompaniment, interspersed with
prayers Two Honolulu lieutenants
| sang duet in a pleasing manner and
Mrs. Major Harriss sweet, pleading
| voice was heard in solo. and Lieuten-
ant Norton rendered solo in an effect
| i've manner.
| AS preliminary to his report the
| Major said business man had asked
him one day about the peculiar songs
! and prayers of the Army, remarking
that the Salvationists prayed like a
house ATTIRE" The major had prompt
| ly replied, Yes, and we sing like a
| house a-fire, too"
One of the converts on the platform
voluntarily offered testimonial to the
power for good which the Army was
exercising. He was man of little ed
ucation who had evidently battled with
the world and participated in the evils
| to be found in the low sections of the
big cities.
why, people, I've drifted about the
world and been hand in hand with the
evil that's in it, said he manfully. Il
never had enough money to buy de-
cent suit of clothes to go to church in,
and so 1 never went. But the Saliva
ton Army doesn't ask for decent
| clothes. 1t saved me and it has given
me chance to see what good there is
| in life. 1 know what sin and evil are
| for I've been around in the bad quar-
| ters of New York and other big cities
nearly all my life"
| Another one said that the religion of
Jesus Christ was good for the work
| ingman and so was the Salvation Ar
my. IF it did not help man every
minute of the day 1 would not stay
with it five minutes" was the way he
put the matter squarely to the audi
ence Six converts were then sworn in
as soldiers.
Major Harris read his report of the
.
ing the past year in Honolulu, Hilo
Maui, Koloa and Waimea, The report
follows:
Conversions FIVE hundred and fifty
five: Honolulu 265, Wailuku SO, Hilo 49,,
Waimea TO- Koloa As.
Open-air meetings one thousand three
hundred and seventy three. Honolulu
46S, Hilo $780, Wailuku 265, Koloa 1855,
Waimea 116
In-door attendance sixty-four thou
sand eight hundred and fifty: Honolu-
III 36,917, Hilo 12,742, Wailuku 1910, Ko-
loa 4107 Waimea 4014.
Junior work-Attendance twenty
eight thousand and sixty-two: Hilo
5000, Waikiki 1904, Waimea, 1925, Koloa
1912, Honolulu 1914
Visiting, five thousand nine hundred
and seventeen hours: Koloa 1886, Hilo
1896, Honolulu 1875, Waikiki 975, Wal
mea 535.
Rescue work: Twenty-Five attended
at sewing class; eight children have
been helped: two babies dedicated; 2;
helped permanently; five soldiers have
been made; II persons converted; II
helped temporarily; one recruit has
been made.
Advance: Captain Mcleod has beer
appointed to open up Circuit Corp:
on Oahu. He will make his headquar-
tiers in Pearl City, and from there he
will work the different plantations W.
are very anxious to open up a native
= corps, also a Chinese and japanese
corps in Honolulu, and we shall do SO il
| possible in the near future. We fee
| there is great need for it.
L
To take the place of Captain Mcleod
on Lanai young man recently con
| verified had offered to take up his worl
I there and the major will send hin
across the channel at the first oppor
tunity. He wanted to start a worl