Expansion

Not content to rest on their laurels, the early Salvationists moved quickly to take new ground for Christ. A report in The Salvation Army magazine War Cry for 7 May 1887 describes an outpost at nearby Mitchell Creek: On Tuesday night after spending the day in visiting the farmers we had one of the best meetings ever held at our Mitchell Creek outpost, when three little ones were dedicated to the Lord. In that same year, the War Cry reported another Wellington Salvation Army outpost at Ironbarks (now called Stuart Town.) That same report speaks of a further outpost at Warne (now named Euchareena.) In February 1898, the outposts listed as part of Wellington Salvation Army were: Spicer’s Creek, Guerie and Davisville. In 1902, just Guerie remained but Bodangora had been added. In 1908, The Salvation Army in Wellington had expanded to Suntop, and had resurrected the work at Spicer’s Creek. A 1916 listing showed just Guerie and Fingerpost as outposts of The Salvation Army in Wellington. As time went on, and cars replaced the horse-and-buggy, making it easier to travel, The Salvation Army consolidated its ministry to its centre in Wellington.