Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-06

amount of drinking in this country is terri bIe It brings woe, disaster, misery. Un- less this drinking of rum can be put stop to there are millions of men who will be wrecked and ruined. There also is the curse of gambling. Few here know to how great an extent gambling prevails, or how it wrecks and ruins. The speaker cited individual cases in illustration. Swearing and the use of foul language are great crying evils. Boys by the tens of thousands swear and the evil spreads. The speaker cited the cases of small boys he had heard swearing and CUTS ing. Crawling and shooting cases are common. Men are in need of purifying. Passion must be restrained.
 There is a remedy for the vilest. Go and seek Christ and be made whole. The speak CT appealed against half heartedness in reli- zion, and in closing gave an account of the Salvation Army work in England; how it was started by Methodist minister and held great meetings, reaching thousands who were in great moral and spiritual darkness, people in the by-ways and hedges He then called for moment of silent prayer, after which General Railton prayed a moment audibly, and then he called on all who wanted to go to English Hall to join in and march in pro- cession there with him. A procession of hall, many people following and the process sion singing Hold the Fort, :" led by General Railton and Mir. Collins.
 At English Hall.
 Arrived at English Hall the General soon began operations. In a few minutes after the procession reached the hall the hall was nearly filled with people, all ready to see what was to be done, and a considerable number being men and women deeply inter ested in the cause. Admission was by ticket. A police officer sat at the door after the pro- ceedings were opened and the people seated. The exercises for half an hour consisted of singing, led by General Railton, he singing the solo parts with great spirit. Specially good was one army hymn
 Flight for the King and win the starry crown"
 The audience joined heartily in the chor- uses. The General interspersed the verses with short exhortations Mir. Collins sat with him on the platform. Mrs. Candee pre- sided at the cabinet organ. The meeting had hardly got into operation when the alarm of fire startled the audience, and about a third of those in the hall hurried out to see where the fire was. After the praise service General Railton made an address, speaking spiritedly and explaining the object of the army, as above stated. Millions of souls, he said, are in danger of perishing within sight of the churches. We of the army have a comnnis- sion. We do not wait for souls to come to us. We must go to them. We are to go go! go! That's Gods word. Take the gospel to their doors, to their rooms, and press it on them from day to day and week to week. People say, ''You get at class of people that the churches don't get at." Well, how do we do it :? Sim ply because we go to them. It is very sim ple I see there is abundant opportunity for people to speak in this city in the open air. Oh, may God put the willingness in every heart to do what they can. But to accom- plish results you must go to people with de- termination. Determination is what is neces- sary to success in business. If the gospel of Christ is what we say it is, if 1t is of such inf nite importance, theR how important it is to press it upon the souls without Christ. Gen. eral Railton continued in this vein Before closing he took occasion to say that he had no connection with Elder Lutz, and sat down upon the elder, saying that it was in justice to himself he made the statement. In conclu sion an opportunity was given to those who desired to depart, after which prayer meet ing was held in the Salvation Army style, which consisted of spirited singing, earnest personal appeals and prayer. Each one was also personally visited and asked to join the army, and deep interest was aroused. A vote of thanks was passed to General Railton for his labors with great heartiness.
 General William Booth is the leader in England. There are POO stations or churches in England and Ireland established by the Salvation Army, and they estimate that the army officers preach to 3,0OO,0OO people each week. Each station has an organized force, who have officers, and at the eleven stations General Railton has formed in this country about twenty meetings hold each week, including open and indoor meetings Gen eral Ration left last evening for Franklin, Pa. He thought it quite probable that in time officers would be dispatched to this city to establish station here