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        • Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 1, January 1956
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        • Submarine Miner, V.6, #1, January 1959
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CHURCHES:
​SALVATION ARMY



A report in the Daily News in the summer of 1900 states that while "new Methodist and Presbyterian churches were being built that summer, the Salvation Army and Courtneyites were also represented and had their own meeting places." 

On May 15, 1910, the new Salvation Army Citadel on Bell Island was dedicated by Lieutenant-Colonel Res, who was head of the Salvation Army in Newfoundland. 

On June 25, 1911, The L.O.A. paraded to St. Boniface Church in honour of the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. The parade lined up 500 strong at the Salvation Army Citadel on Scotia Ridge and paraded to the Front by way of Martin's Road.

On September 1, 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, 25 young men left Bell Island to enlist in St. John's. "They were given a royal send-off by the people of Bell Island. The dusty roads echoed that day to the tramp of marching feet as the CCC and CLB marched in full strength to the Beach accompanied by the Salvation Army Band."

On July 12, 1917, the Happy Home Lodge of the L.O.A. celebrated with a parage from their hall on Main Street to the Salvation Army Citadel on Davidson Avenue by way of Court House Hill. A band from St. John's accompanied the local Salvation Army Band. The service was conducted by Ensign March.

On July 12, 1928, the Orange Societies paraded to the Salvation Army Citadel. The address was delivered by Comdt. Ebsary.

On September 10, 1930, The Salvation Army Boys Scouts, numbering 35, made an excursion to St. Phillip's under Scoutmaster Fred Snow.

In October 1930, Mrs. Richard Rideout, 80, died at the home of her son, Comdt. T. P. (Tommy) Robbins, officer in charge of the local Corps of the Salvation Army.

​In February 1933, A concert was given in the Salvation Army Citadel by T.M. Wilcox, Mr. & Mrs. A.S. Murray, Warwick Eveleigh, Fred Blackmore, Mrs. M.A. Rose, Capt. C.N. Mercer, Harold Robbins, Comdt. & Max Cole, Max Hutchings, Ruby Sainsbury, James Janes, Margaret Hedd, Ronald Mercer, John Harvey, P. Blackmore, Cecil Blackmore. In an essay contest conducted by the Society for the Protection of Animals (S.P.A.) in all the schools on Bell Island that winter, Chesley Someton was the winner at the Salvation Army School. A pageant was taged at the Salvation Army School hall in November 1933 with the following taking part: Mrs. J. Hewitt, Mrs. A.S. Murray, Mrs. M.A. Rose, Miss A. Budgell, Miss I. Parsons, Miss L. Robbins, C.A. Pretty, W.C. Rendell, R. Noseworthy, F. Snow, W. Clarke, J. Janes, G.C. Cantwell, Mrs. G.J. Robbins, Miss M. Blackmore, Miss L. Wilcox, W. Eveleigh.

On July 25, 1933, the local Corps of the Salvation Army received an official visit from Commissioner James Hay, who was then in charge of the Army in Canada, Newfoundland and Bermuda. He was accompanied by the Divisional Commander, Lt. Col. Burton; Staff Capt. Mundy, Major Cornick and Adjt. C.O. Butler.

In the 1935 Census, Bell Island's population was 6,160. Religious denominations were: RC=3,171; Church of England (Anglican)=2,092; United Church=521; Salvation Army=345; Presbyterians=21; Others=10 [would have included Jewish].

On May 18, 1939, the first Wabana troup of Life-Saving Guards held their annual mother and daughter banquet in the Junior Salvation Army Hall. [This seems to have been a group similar to Girl Guides. Google Salvation Army UK for more information.] The toast list consisted of speeches by M. King, Dorothy Snow, Mrs. M.A. Rose, Lillian Robbins, Mrs. Major Hewitt, Mrs. Atkins, Stella Rowe, B. Duffett, Mrs. Brown, Nita Robbins, Miss Stewart, and Major Hewitt, with songs or recitations by Dorothy Rose, Olga Carter, M. Blackmore, M. Seward, Pearl Snow, M. Brown, Evelyn Atkins.

Robert Tilley (1882-1941) was the Salvation Army officer serving Bell Island c. 1912-14. He was born in Kelligrews, NL, to Rebecca Butler and Samuel Tilley. He was educated in Kelligrews, at the Salvation Army College, and at Queen's University. He was converted to the Salvation Army in 1902 and became a probationary lieutenant in 1906. He served the Salvation Army at Monkstown, Grand Bank, Tilt Cove, Bell Island, Gambo and Channel. In 1922, he was appointed general secretary of the Salvation Army in Newfoundland, and also taught in the Salvation Army College in St. John's. In 1928, he was appointed divisional commander in Halifax. From 1932 to 1936, he was divisional commander in Hamilton, ON. In 1936, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel (the first Newfoundlander to achieve this rank) and was appointed divisional commander for Newfoundland. Source: Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador​, V. 5, p. 386.

Major Wallace and Mrs. Pike ​were Commanding Officers of the Salvation Army Bell Island from 1956 to June 1959.
Source: Submarine Miner​, June 1959, p. 2.

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