Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-20
Salvation Army'S
Eighth Anniversary

Some eight years ago a number OF
the live Christians felt that there was
room for an Army corps in their midst,
especially in view of the large sailor
and floating population who were I'M
reached by the usual church services.
They found that many of the merchants
and prominent people were of like
mind and were prepared to pledge their
support financially to It; stirring
invitation was forwarded to the Pacific
Coast headquarters, with the result
that on September 16, 1894, a little
group of Salvationists comprising Ma
jor Cthen Staff-Captainl Milsaps, staff
Captain (then AdjutanD and Mrs. Egg
ner, Captain Zimmers. Lieutenant JEFF
ters and Sister Monroe, were to be
seen standing on the Opera House
steps facing great crowd of curious
people, and lifting up, for the first
time, the blood-and-fre flag Of the
dear old Army. After all these years
we find that the corps today is strong.
er numerically, and more firmly en-
trenched in the good will Of the COM
munity than ever. OF the original sub
scribers, the majority are still on the
list; some have passed into the nexl
world, others have gone to the Main
land, a few have dropped their inter-
est, but their places have been taken
by others: and now, in addition to the
corps, our friends have also contribut-
ed sufficient to open a Rescue Homo
and keep II running satisfactorily, all
OF which carries out my contention
that the Honolulu people believe in
the Army and its work The hall, which
is a rented one, is spelndldly located
right in the heart Of the city and two
blocks from the waterfront, but the
prospects are bright for the Army hav-
ing building all to itself, with hall
and Shelter combined, not far from its
present location ere long.
Our work has principally been
among the sailor and longshore ele-
ment, from the drifting nature of which
II is rather hard to build up a perma-
nent work; but, nevertheless, we have
n nice little corps, which can turn out
thirty soldiers on the march, a brass
band OF twelve pieces. besides having
eleven of its representatives working
away for God In the field. Many very
striking cases of conversion have been
reported, none more so than that at the
present bandmaster, Harry Cannon.
An Englishman by birth, he had wan.
dered in various parts OF the world;
had been one OF Her Majesty's SOL
diers, digger in the diamod fields OF
South Africa, a billiard marker and
bartender in Australia, finally hack
man for fourteen years in Honolulu.
Attracted from a saloon by the sound
OF the drum in an open-air he listened
TO the message followed to the hall
and there, accompanied by his boy,
knelt at the pen!tent form. sought and
found salvation. The whole family are
now vationists-himself and four OF
his children play in the band: his ED
est boy and girl are corps cadets. four
others are juniors, while his wife takes
very active part and held the posi-
ton OF sergeant major.
Among the other early converts who
are still standing true will be found
Sergeant Joe Koa, our musical Hawa-
iian comrade, and Brother Alvin Kib-
ling, the bass drummer. To give the
life stories OF such converts as Lieu.
tenant Carroll, the opium smuggler;
Lieutenant Mccormick, who says he
was "one OF the Queens hard bar
gains; Lieutenant Hellesath, who
knelt at the drumhead when under the
influence of liquor, but found saliva
ton, nevertheless, with many more OF
similar character, would take I'D the
whole OF Cry. The converts OF the
corps will be found everywhere. and
only eternity will reveal the mighty
work which has been done through the
assisting grace of God.
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the Hawaiians have been fooled by the
missionaries and their missionary
preachers preaching politics insetad of
Christian doctrines.
Deiesdte WILCOX went to Waiehu
and Waihee today and will board the
steamer at Kahului for Honolulu via
Lahaina this evening, and will likely
take advantage of the few spare min.
utes at that town to disseminate his
demagogic views to the benighted ma.
tives of that town, of which the above
Is fair specimen, and no educated
Hawaiian OF good breeding and of
sound sense, will accept as his own
views. 1t is perhaps fair to credit
Wilcox with the belief that he does
not believe himself what he breaches,
and he only talks that way to ignoram-
uses to catch votes and bring ruin and
destruction upon his own people.
Captain II. H. Marmaduke, once an
officer in the Confederate navy, is