Guildford - Salvation Army

 (Capt Knight) - Brother Crocker writes:- "I arrived on Saturday evening just in time for open air March, quiet Crowds following In-side, Old Barracks packed. A real Salvation Army Free-and-Easy. Souls at tha close. Sunday seven o'clock Knee-drill; about fifty present. March at ten o'clock very good. Inside, full. Holiness Meeting: about forty out for a clean heart. Guildford Soldiers are going in for a clean-heart Salvation. Afternoon march, grand; great crowds following. Town all alive. Inside, crowded; a large number unable to get in. A blessed season and souls saved. Inside the Old Barracks again at 5.30; as many outside as in, crying out. Why not have a larger Hall that we may come in, too?" The meeting was a powerful one. Amongst the speakers for the evening was a well-known lady, Mrs Onslow (wife of Gulldiord Onslow, M.P.) We closed the day with thirteen souls at the feet of Jesus."

From, "The War Cry," page 3, 9th February 1882.

It is wonderful what can be done in a little time. Arrangements made on the Friday, bills out on the Saturday, and on Saturday night we are in full swing. Capt, Knight is up to business; we had a good Free-and-Easy. On Sunday at seven Knee-drill there were over seventy present. At eleven o'clock a capital Holiness Meeting, a good few consecrated. The meetings that followed were excellent for power and Salvation.

A Holiness Convention was held Monday afternoon and night; over seventy consecrated themselves, The two lectures were productive of good, financially and spirituaily: ten souls came out on Monday night. Durig the services a good few testified to great good done by The Army: people come eight and ten miles to the meetings held in an old barrack-room, which is not near big enough This difficulty is met by the kindness of our Congregational friends, who lend us their Mission Hall for Sundays,

Nearly ail the roughs attend the meetings, some have got saved not a few were pleased to hear somebody asking where The Army was. All The Army saw at tirst was two little lasses, since then a good work has been done; the biggest swearer in Guildford has got saved. One man, who is unconverted acknowledges the grand difference in His wife and home. A young man who used to stand on a pubic house table to curse The Army, has also got saved and lots of families have been made happy. We hear the Captain holds family prayer-meetings, and if they won't let her in she preaches away through the cracks of the doors. Some of the young men are very rough, the Captain has once been knocked down, and on Sunday, for the first time, we were knocked down too,

The members of other churches are getting sanctified, and there is every sign of a mighty work breaking out. There has been great prejudice; this however, is beginning to die away.

We were pleased with one case of a man who pleaded with God until four o'clock in the morning for a clean heart, and got it. Guildford, keep holding on! keep shouting Salvation through the cracks of the doors.

Such shining faces, happy voices, converted Soldiers, and happy converts are sure to have a telling effect, Only eight weeks old! If this Salvation Baby has done so much in infancy, what about the giant days? The Salvation Army Litany is; At it! At it! Always at it! Never leaving offl

From, "The War Cry," page 2, 2nd March 1882

Another glorious week has just passed and perhaps the best week that our soldiers ever witnessed in Guildford. At last, we are again able to go out into the open air and by that means the workers is reviving and sinners getting saved nearly every meeting. We had a great time on Sunday, 22 professing to find Salvation. After the evening service, we had a “Hallelujah wind-up,“ when 100 testified to the saving power of the Saviour. One brother saying that, before the Salvation Army came, he felt like a Farthing rushlight, just possessing a slight glimmer of religion; but, praise God he now feels something similar to a furnace, all ablaze with glory. Hallelujah! The band is gaining ground, now numbering 20 members. The first Little Soldiers' Meeting was held on Saturday afternoon, over 60 being present and 36 came out and gave the heart of Jesus. Hallelujah!

From, 'The War Cry', August 1882.

GUILDFORD (Capt. Knight) -This past week has been one of the most blessed weeks that has ever been witnessed in this town. On Sunday night eleven came out to the Great Physician, and He healed them with the balm of Gilead. We are compelled to hold over some interesting experiences.

From, 'The War Cry,' 

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I do not know where the meetings were held.