OPENING OF HORNSEA.
We opened fire on this Yorkshire town on Sunday. It was very rough, the devil was raging, and the town was all in an uproar, but we went on fighting in the name of the Lord of hoste. The Captain and three of the Soldiers who came to help him, had to escape out of the hands of the roughs. We pray that God will save them. They said that if we went in the open-air at night, they would put a settler to us, but in spite of the devil we went out at night, and they did try to do it, throwing stones and potatoes at us, which struck the Captain, and two or three of the Soldiers. We did not have the Barracks quite full; the people said they dare not come, because of the roughs, but we had good meetings, and good order inside all day. In the prayer-meeting they were weeping, but those convicted would not yield. We believe we shall have them soon. May God grant it. Capt. W. LUCAS
From, "The War Cry," page 2, 24th November 1881.
There is a glorious work going forward here. The brass band from the Ice House was with us on Saturday night, and we felt that God was in the meeting blessing our souls. The devil has been very hard at work, but, by God's help, we will run the devil out of Hornsea. Hallelujah! We mean victory through the blood. souls on Sunday night, Praise the Lord, for two souls on Sunday night.
From, "The War Cry," page 3, 9th February 1882.
I do not know where the meetings were held.