Thank God, the work is still rolling along here. Since the arrival of Captain Williamson and Lieutenant “Happy Martha“, we have had some glorious soul saving times. Numbers of deep dyed sinners have been led to the foot of the Cross, got rid of the burden of sin and are now rejoicing in the God of their Salvation. Hallelujah! Our Saturday night Free and Easy was a glorious time.
On Sunday morning we had a splendid meeting, powerful testimonies. At night open-air, as many as four or five guns waiting to fire into the enemy's ranks at one time; then the order was given to fall in four deep and half marched off to the barracks and half marched to the Queen's Room, which we have been obliged to engage for the last three Sunday nights since our new officers came and powerful meeting at both places; finished with four in the Fountain making over 40 who professed to find peace in the 18 days that our new officers have been here. Praise the Lord!
From, 'The War Cry', September 1881.
(Capt. Williams).-Private J. Cadman writes:—"At the Saturday Free-and-Easy many testified to being made free indeed through the blood of the Lamb. Sunday, grand day, notwithstanding snow and rain fell unceasingly, the Barracks afternoon and night were full. Sister Mason, of Sheffield, was with us in the afternoon. One soul returned to his Father's fold. Night was the crowning time; a very powerful meeting and at the close fourteen professed to find the pearl of Great Price. To God be all the praise. Amen."
From, "The War Cry,' page 3, 9th February 1882.
(Capt. Maggie Williams).-Since the opening of our New Barracks we have had some wonderful times. Easter Sunday beats all description; the glory and power came down at Knee-drill, and we had it all day afterwards. At 9-30 a.m. headed by the "Twelve-year-old Trumpeter" from Atterclife, we marched to Newbold, a village some distance off, and back to the Barracks, where we had a glorious meeting...
At two p.m., we had another grand march; Inside, a powerful meeting, and one soul. A brother said, when he was in jail he stood and watched a man receive twenty-five lashes with the "cat-o'nine-tails, and was so hard-hearted that he never shed a tear, but when he came to hear The Army they made him cry, and now, thank God. he is saved,
Inside, at night, we had one of the best meetings ever held on Whittington Moor. God wonderfully worked through the speakers, and at the close we had a local race-ruuner, and a football player, and gamblers, and others, numbering eleven in all, out for pardon. The local race-runner, as soon as he got off his knees, said—referring to another race-runner, who had been saved previous -"He has got a good start of me, but if I am faithful I shall catch him up." Amen.
From, "The War Cry," page 3, 20th April 1882.
I do not know where the meetings were held