Day 39: Praying for Mold (1912)

Join with Salvationists of the Wales Division for Day 39 of 150 days of prayer.

• ‘Lord, please hear my prayer.  Listen to me when I call to you for help’ (Psalm 39:12, EasyEnglish Bible). 

1912

Music has strong links with Welsh culture and with the story of The Salvation Army. This War Cry report from 17 August 1912 records ‘enthusiastic celebrations of the Army’s anniversary in the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff’.

‘It is impossible with the least degree of justice to give details of the day’s doings. Music played the biggest part, perhaps, in the celebrations for, from ten o’clock, the three bandstands were almost continuously occupied, while each meeting or demonstration in the great marquee had its attendant band. All manifested the general advance which music is making in the principality.’

The article mentioned some groups in particular: Newport 2 Girls Mandolin Band and Boys Brass Band, Pentre Girls Concertina Band, The Swansea Terrible Ten [singers] and a Bargoed bandsman who ‘began to sing in Welsh’.

According to Mold historian, David Rowe, ‘Now a branch of Lloyds Bank in Mold, the hall once housed an indoor market on the ground floor and its rooms above hosted meetings and concerts. It has a rich history, intertwined with celebrities. General William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army, preached to the masses from underneath its balconies in 1912, while on 24 January 24 1963, the then Assembly Rooms played host to The Beatles.’

Prayer

• Pray for the town of Mold and its surrounding community.
• Pray for the ministry of Mold corps.