Liverpool - Salvation Army

At this point of time there were 5 Salvation Army statins here. I am sure that before now the War Cry will have reported on revivals in most of them, but I have not seen them.

Liverpool III

(Lieut W Evill): We have had, I believe, some real cases of conversion and it makes us more in earnest when we see the young converts coming up to the open-air; it tells us that they are changed, May God keep us fighting on in the glorious work in which we are engaged. During the week twenty-two souls have come to Christ, and believed in Him for their Salvation. If we want young converts to stand the storms that assail us, they must be fed by the Bread of Life. May God feed them. Amen.

From, "The War Cry," page 3, 26th January 1882.

Liverpool V

(Capt Jones). Secretary Murton writes, "On Wednesday night, the devil raged in the street. A publican living close to our Barracks, paid a lot of men, one shilling each. and filled them with drink to form a skeleton army to oppose us, but the devil could not stand against the King's Own. The next day, the Lord convicted one of them, that he exposed the publican. Our Barracks were packed on Sunday night, and glory to God souls were born again.  Forty-two souls snce New Years Day.

From, "The War Cry," page 3, 2nd February 1882.

Liverpool II

(Capt. Linn) —On Sunday afternoon, at our Hallelujah Experience Meeting, seventy-eight testified to the saving power of the precious bood of Jesus. At night our Captain and Lieutenant bade farewell to the people of Liverpool. Barracks packed, and at the close fifteen sin-sick souls bade farewell to the devil, and enlisted under the blood-stained banner of the Cross. God grant they may never strike their colours. Amen

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

Liverpool I

Our war cry is "Holiness unto the Lord, and Liverpool for Jesus." Our Sunday congregations have grown from 300 to nearly 1,000. We are thankful, but not satisfied. Last Sunday was a wonderful day; eighty in the ranks. In our Free-and-Easy, one said—"I've been a wild fellow, a drunkard, and a wife-beater. So bad have I been, that my mates would often leave the public-house when I went in. Only last summer I spent £160 in drink right off. Thank God, I came to The Salvation Army seven weeks ago, and got saved, and I mean to give my body and soul to Jesus. Amen"

Another said- "Thank God for saving me tonight. I've been a 'bad un' a drunkard, and a gambler, and kept bull dogs. I have stood and backed my own dogs, and it takes a good man to do that, but now I saved. Hallelujah!

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

Liverpool V

On Sunday 33 came to Jesus. One man, in giving his testimony, said he had been one of the worst drunkards in Liverpool. One day, while he was fighting with a man in the street, his sister came through the crowd and said, “Jim, your mother is dead!” He left and went home to find the sad news too true. Over his mother's grave his sister took hold of his hand and said, “Jim, promise me you will never touch the drink again.” He gave the promise, but broke it and went further into sin, till he got so bad that his father fetched a policeman and turned him out of doors. Now thank God he is saved.

From, 'The War Cry', May 1882.

Liverpool II

We have had some glorious times at the station this last week. God has been with us every night, He has pardoned old backsliders and washed poor guilty sinners in His own blood and then, oh, what shouts of liberty! 24 prisoners taken this week.

From, 'The War Cry', July 1882.

I do not know where the meetings were held.