The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-18
TIL II SALVATION 4RHY.
One Captain and Six LIeutenants, aIl Ia
de, at Caste Carbon The Aims and Par.
poses of tho Organization.


One Captain and Six Lleutenants, all la
de- at Caste Carbon The Aims and Par.
poses of tho Organization.
New York starl -
The "SalVation Army" q purely
English institution, for the purpose OF
rcclaiming the thousands who are not
connected with any regular church
made its cntret yesterday with Il suuad
Of seven females Of uncertain age,
every onc'of whom is an officer. Tlris
baEdOfpi0nccrs made tho stormy pas-
sage across the sea in the Storage ofthc
steamship 1uStraiiu, and held the first
public exercises yesterday afternoon at
Castle Garden. .ihoy sung several of
their English street hymns which had
been set to popular American tunes,
one Of them running, "Way Down
Along the Stormy Jordan,". being
adapted to the meter Of "Way Down
Upon the Suance River" They sang
well without any Attempt at nflccta-
tion, their voices ringing out in clear
tones thnt could easily make the wei
kin ring along the docks or in crowd
ca halls. The only man in the party
is George RaillOn, who is called "Com-
missionaire." The women arc all offl-
ccrs, one being q captain and the others
licutcnants. They are dressed in
dark-bluc cloth ulstcrettcs, trimmed
with orange binding. On their "dic-
CT" bats Is Il brond scarlet ribbon, ON
which is emblazoned in gold letters,
"Salvatiom Army" They carry a ban
ncr to be used IN all public services.
1t is made of red and blue cloth with d
gold sunburst in. the center, over:
which in orange colorcd letters is the
same title which is spread over their
Derby hats. .>',.
The history Of this religious body as
narrated by Commissionairo Raillon,
is that in 1865 Rev. William Booth, Il
dissnntcr from the Church Of England
q Il af erw. Methodist, was i'm
pressed with the necessity for adminis-
tcrng to the spiritual wants Of the
great floating mass who attended no
church, and he started II baud Of street
preachers. III 1878 tho present name
of Salvation Army was adopted, and
opcn-air and warehouse services were
inauguratcd, consisting Of singing,
PRAYERS and cxhortations. The band
had increased in September, 1879, to
l22 corps, under tho command OF 1913
officers using for weekly services 146
theatres, warehouses and halls, with
an average rate Of l45, 900 open air and
$4,000 indoor services. They preach
cd to $4,000 people every Sunday cvt-
ming and to 10000 Oh the streets
each week. During the fourteen years
this religious band has been in cxis-
tcncc 2G7 converts have been made
officers, and there are now in the army
1926 ready to spenk outdoors in any
place to which they may be sent.
The Salvation Army is maintained
solely by basket collections taken up
at the services. The vanguard now
here were aided over by the Home So
cicty with the understanding that they
would refund the passage money. The
income of the army last year from all
sources was $4,000, of which S22,7OU
was general fund and all raised by
collections.
The circular, printed on crimson
tinted paper, giving the objects. of the
organization, states that "The Saliva
tion Army" is not composed of wild
and thoughtlcss fanatics. II is not a
mockery or IL burlcsquc-tlc dcvotccs
having borne with meckncss public re-
pr"ach and reprobation. 1t is not Il
new religion, u new sect or u new
church, but an army organized for the
benefit Of III. W rking classes, hum
| dreds of whom have been saved, from
drunkenness and arc now actively on
gagged in working for the Master. : =
The members Ofthc Grand Army of
Salvation bear with them certificates
from the Archbishop of Canterbury,
Earl Siaftcsbury, twenty three Mayors
and Magistrates, seventeen Superin-
tcndcnts Of Police and one hundred
and twcnty-nine clcrgymcn OF the
Church of England and other dcnoni-
nations, who say: "Whilc we are not
willing to endorse all that thc army
do, we ohccrhllv state that they have
not labored in vain, and that they gath
er congregations That never attend
church, and we have seen u marked
Improvement in the morals even of tho
worst people in some Of tho towns in
which they have laborcd." :
The ladies desire it to be distinctly
understood that the colors Of their ban
ncr arc typical ofreligious subjects and
that the yellow colorS have no refer
| cnce whatever to the Orangcmcn's as
sociations, with which they have no
aililiation. The ladies' are strong aud
robust and arc the perfect picture OF
sound health. They are about thirty
years oiu. nhd--Well, they are far from
good looking.
Before leaving England they wrote
4 l@tteI to james Gordon Bennett, who
they were led to believe, on account OF
his singular mnniticencc for Irish re.
lief, was the great American George
Peabody, requesting that he would
hire theatre for them and attend tG
their bill posting, which ho didn't do.
The first exercises will bc given in
some theatre on Sunday night.
a LAND WITHOUT ELopEMENrs.
Proponents. arc not believed in in Lap.
land, for ifn nan marrics n maid with
out her parents conscnt thepcnaltv il
death. When young man has form.
ca an attachment to female, the fash
ion is to appoint their friends to meet
to behold the yoang parties run race
together. The maid is allowed il
starting the advantage of third par,
| OF the race, so TINT IT, is imnoSsihlo Nv