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Met ho d ism should be. Clarence D. wi aeraan e xp la Lncd r
As Methodist ardor cooled, it was r e p raced by
Sa lvation Army enthusiasm. The d renat j c c o nve r sion
e xper Lence t hat characterized the Wesleyan r ev i v a l s
became part of Salvationism in New found l and which,
unlike ther parts o f Ca n a da, drew i ts o r i q i na l
adhe r e «...s from the c hurches r em e r t hiln from ur I t ­
ish immigrants. The 3lJ'ajority c a me from t he ranks
of t he Me t hod i s t s . ...
At the time o f its emergence i n New(oundland, the f\rmy
possessed a strongly evangelistic fl a v o u r . In t h e Victoria
and Temperance Halls in St . J o hn 's during the i n l t. La l meet­
ings, "hu ndre d s of seekers were r e cord ed ... '" , 31 Otto 'ru cker-
commented :
Th e p e r s o na lit i e s , t he preac hing, the message, the
methods, the meetings and the miracles were