The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-13

This Gen. Booth is of the Methodist New
Connection. The revival corresponds Iii geTl-
eral features with pastrsvlVals. except that It
is more entirely eonfinsd to the coarse and
ignorant than any hitherto known iii this
country. Even the publeans look down On
the ragged regiments Of the Salvation Army
as, indeed, they naturally may, for In rnany
towns the public houses are left empty for the
more stimulating draughts Of spiritual ex-
element. It must not be- supposed, however,
thttt this movement has any further corre-
spondenee with the anti-svhisky agitation
which occurred in your region a few years
ago. The Salvation Army takes no war upon
the liquor shops or trade beyond urging It's
own soldiers not TO drink. 1tdoes not even
make them sign o pledge TO that effect; yet
1t is notable that enlistment In the saliva
ton Army seems practically equivalent
to an oath OF teetotalisn. II would appear
that the pauper and scottish classes
merely want excitement, and that they
are even more willing 10 take 1t Id che
semi epiIepticai form than III drunkenness.
This already vast and ever increasing excite
ton from the opprsssionof the English Sab
BATH In tine middle OF our seventh.day
Dead Sea began the fermentation. In nIIthe
cities and towns OF England the only piaees
open to Jhe poor who would seek refuge from
their miserable dens, have been: First, the
ehapels and churches; second, grog-shops.
third, the parks or fields. The first are too
dull the third have for seven months been
grog shops, have been crammea until the Sal
vation Army devised a means by which the
theatre, musie~hall aud circus could all be-
opened three times on o Sunday with varied
entertainments. They have bands OF snH ale
Iuiah Lassies" who sing holy words to lively
airs; they have salvation Giants" who cover
the exhibition OF their proportions with uIlc~
tuous exhortations, and they are continually
gathering. up abnormalfaies TO attract the
public. The break downs" which occur.
at their crowded assemblies Ieaptngs, yell
| ings and frantic behavior generally such
as not only surpass Bones and IFS fsifgW-mlrl-
streIs, but are not eqnaIed by the b0nA flle
| negroes Of ouT Southern camp meetings.. In
will compare favorabty as an amusement
| with anything occurring during the week. It
| 10 called the = exhibition Of idols ILL who
| .'enlist' are desired to bring the idols from
which they have parted, and these are hung
| up around s. central pole 50 aS to form b kind
| of tree Of sacrifices. Among the idols bottles
are numerous, also pipes while the poor
| women have layfsIed their piHcEoaek ieWelry
and bits OF fnery. The widest excitement.
prevails around this tree. A Chfnaman, jap
| anese, HindOo--or even that clever young
Zulu VINO shows off Zulu euffosities on Re
gent street-night witness one OF these cir
| Gus scenes around the swinging Idols, the
| epileptic cries and leapings, and write
home an account OF 1T iii almost the very
words with which missionaries describe ths
deviI-danees Of Ceylon or the antics Gil der
wishes. WhIle many tInd some satisfaction III
observing how nature has found rival OF the
grog-shop In relieving the masses groantng
under the Sabbath there fs something very
| pathetic ID it all And moreover, there are
some aspects OF D grave character about this
| gathering together Oh 80 many roughs, sots,
and released iailbirds, not only thrice O Sun
| day, but every night In the week. An army
cannot be- held together without having sone-
thing TO do The object Of the salvation
army-raade up Of the already saved Fl. II 70
enlist others. Then one question IT,. Are
| you saved?" IT this II answered affirmatiQely
| the recruit is accepted. Bnt when the excite
| ment Of enlistment is over: when the saliva
| ton giants and giantesses and halieIuJah
| lassies ars played out what will this army OF
| millions turn TO next2 This would be merely
o question OF curiosity were IL not that the Re-
/ suit depends upon people whose incoherent
rawlings and wild antics have already caused
| alarm to gentlemen dwelling near their
| headquarters" and "barracks.' Oneof these
/ has just applied to q magistrate to be sworn
| as special constable to secure order at the
London headquarters" The magistrate had
! no power to comply.