They came on horseback
On 12 January 1893, two young Salvation Army officers, Captain Sincock and Lieutenant Haycraft, were commissioned to go forth on horseback and carry salvation to the back-block settlers and farmers throughout Queensland. The name “Salvation Riders” was given to the intrepid pair and with saddle-bags loaded, they set out in faith.
In a report written for The Salvation Army newspaper War Cry in November 1893, Captain Sincock spoke of their work in the Nambour region: We were to hold a united meeting in Mr Webster’s church at Nambour … We all had pitched in and fired our biggest guns and, at the close, four souls found salvation. We were all bubbling over with joy and I was almost afraid Mr Webster was going to do a war dance and disgrace himself.
A revival swept through the district during the next few months, with the Salvation riders making converts wherever they went.
