The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-08
Head Of the Sa|vaiien Army
VIII Leave Here On :
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From Fridays Daily. Mg
During the earlier service at the
Salvation Army hall last evening
preliminary to. the watch service
Adjutant Eliza Symmonds announced
that she would relinqulsh charge OF
the Mankato corps OF the Salvation
Army on January II.
Mrs. Symmonds, together with heI
son-in-law and daughter. Captnin and
Mrs. leonard wilkins. from Mn
waukee came to Mankato on the
third day Of last September TO join
the Mankato corps. just as Captain
+. d. Buyer was transferred from
Mankato to Fargo.
II was also stated last evening the
information having come In an indi
rect way, that Captain Buyer on
the same day would be transferred
20 Rochester TO organize a new
corps there.
Came Here Temporarily.
Adiutant symmonds stated that
when Colonel Marshall of Minneapo,
lis. who is in charge of the Lake
province. considered assigning her
TO Mankato, he asked whether she
could take charge of the Mankato
corps for two or three months.
However, she had stayed about four
months and IL would be half
month more before she would be
ready to- leave. The adjutant stated
that TO take care of the spiritual
work OF the corps and at the same time
TO manage large boarding and ROOM
ing house was indeed a strenuous un.
dertnking. Adjutant Symmonds stated
that she was not prepared 10 an.
nounce where she and the captain
and his wife were going, nor to say
who was coming 10 Nankato to take
charge OF the corps here. Two sets
of Officers for this position had
been under consideration by Colonel
Marshall and he had not yet an.
nounced just who would be sent
here
The Excellent Support
Adjutant symmonds spoke par.
ticularly Of the. excellent support
that the army received In IFS work
through the cooperation of the
churches. She declared that I'm all
her experience in Salvation Army
work she had never before been In
any place in this or any other
country where the cooperation OF
the army and the churches was so
hearty. or where the Christian min.
listers were so ready to come right
into the meetings OF the corps and
participate i'm them. 1872
There were two Army services
last evening. The earlier service
closed shortly after. nine o'clock
and the watch service began shortly
before eleven. I'm the interim cof-
fee and doughnuts were served by
the young people of the corps Tho
adjutant announced that this was
one means OF raising money to pay
for the new piano which had just
been installed in the hall. The young
people. of the corps had undertaken
TO pay for that
The Watch Service.
The watch service was not merely
q Salvation Army affair. II was a
union service Of the corps together
with several churches OF the city.
Four we'll known pastors. Rev. T. II.
Paden OF the Presbyterian church,
Rev. w. II. Keesey OF the Methodist,
Rev. Edward Constant of the Con-
gregatlonal and Rev. r. w. Hobbs
of the Baptist, were all on the
speaking platform, and all took part
in. the service. All the pastors laid
emphasis on the idea of the right
starting OF the New Year, which
should be commenced with a con-
sciousness of the presence of God
with each and every one.
Rev. Keesey struck a responsive
chord when he proposed a variation
of the weilknown prayer of child.
hood, Now. / Lay Ne Down to
Sleep" and the following as get.
ting.up prayer: a --ss ., 500
Now | get me up to work.
j pray the Lord may not shirk,
And when l lay me down at night,
/ pray the Lord my works all
right" .....
There were many striking little
ditties received and sung during the
two services. This is characteristic OF
a Salvation Army meeting.
"Then sing I must for Christ have,
Then sing I must for Christ have.
And what a Christ have l."
"There has been an alteration.
He Is happy now as he can be-
He has come and got salvation.
And he's happy as bird upon
tree"
Such were the songs that were
rendered from time to time. usual
~ between testimonies, while the
whole assemblage kept time by clap.
ping, and those with the tom-toms.
drums and other instruments added
to the musical volume.
Testimonies Were Interesting.