David Savage (1830–1893) was an English-born Methodist minister who worked as a pastor and evangelist in Upper Canada for many years.
In the 1880s he adapted techniques from the Salvation Army and began to recruit and train bands of young men or women to assist in his evangelical services.
Robinson was succeeded as editor and Superintendent of Missions by William Cocker, who held office until he returned to England in 1872.
[5] In June 1876 the New Connexion building in Galt was officially made part of the Methodist Church of Canada.
His obituary said he had advanced the doctrine of holiness "as taught by the Methodist Church, without any fantastic of extravagant additions.
[8] While serving as a minister in Petrolia, Savage organised bands of young Methodist men or women and brought them to help at revivals.
Savage brought twelve young men with him to these services whom he had recruited at earlier revivals and then trained and supervised.
In the fall of 1886, when Savage started to use smaller teams, he took Hall and a male evangelist as assistants on a visit to the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
[11] When Samuel Dwight Chown, future leader of the Canadian Methodist church, was pastor in Sydenham he was helped by a band organised by Savage.