The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-31

IA bsrso soDs 500, wEf male uP III int
lnost part o. psepls from the city, ibs mt
jqrsty Q! wbpn stasDd I'll mneh ihrergu
curiosity Ii srythiag Else. There tppsArs 10
be fEsei,stie1 sb9u1 the nssting tgr ont
si5s.g, and ihs Estsa5Eaos is asly growing
lager. a EERA-D reporter visited TIE
grogn5s Sunday evening The trEi sound
ihs, greeted the raportorial ssr On entering
the enclosure wEE, -hsrs'E y0zr los-nola !s.n-
onAds n Two q these gtAD1s intasi the
grounds. notwithstanding the nErsgs-ng-i Of
the meeting published II circular thsi DO
hueksiering Of sny kina would be allowed
TIE sale Of tasl su1 TIE Er3sri srs moi i9l-
Grated. and Tie bssts3 visiJgy hss 20 be COZ
tent 10 wash the dust down VIII lsInCLA5s-
Egerv sea; unoer The large EIbg- AID tgr
some distance sropnd was oGeups ! AID The
woods were filed with vehicles Of eTsry
description. various Dsmb2r Of The band
addressed the meeting. apparently with graAi
feeling, bsssschl1g all pr@ all 10 eC1s 10
Chrifi snd be ssTal Among OTHERS who
spoke weIe ssTerEl w9u ~, WHO were listened
70 with marked attention. They mace very
good talks. Tnass islEs re Interpreted
with singing AID praying. One 0! the ls1las
who spoke said idst CbrEi oogld ssTe eTen =
newspgpRr reporter fihis did ooi give the
newspsper men comfort i ~ lessi gsrs
others great courage, t0l three OF four Of The
audience kesls3 over and gave ey53ence by
their grosring that tnsy had bssn touched
oy The Spirit. There sFs 3 number WHO Eie
= - ~rn.gr-r HrvFfs G~lH
some Of then stsc. 20 be extremely in:sr-
ssis3 jus. tot 3 esnGr1s In order 10 gel SOME
member Of The hand 10 talk 10
them. Among others who was snth2ss1
WAS John Mselsy. plAs;erst, WHO wss
prEYed fer BY the bEna. He = sui
wrestling with lie Spirit and Las 1gi been
thoroughly converted, though be Ii fslly COZ
WINGED " his sinfulnass- TIE little Children
O. The worns- who ere taking pkrt IL the
meeting. Some sg7s- OF eight II 81, were
piled no il The straw Sunday night AID Esrs
sleeping, though IhsT we're rather restless.
The street. cs-f On the Commerce sn1 ErTsy
street. line srs doing thriving o0siui Sc. The
rnsstirg sss1nt 10 be running QDosy ne
management q! MI. R9bsrtso1, captain Of
the SalTa.ion band tkE, came over several
u ortbs siroe from Loo3on. BE il dressed il
nsrr blue Uniform. One Of the HERALD
reporters called upon him, introducing him
sell and mentioning the tsci ihsi
lie psgpl. e Dallas did not uui~rstshe
what the obisei Ard rna2ling Of the Dsw de-
psyture meant He replied by giving b,ssf
history Of himself and The salvation army.
MY name is g. {. Rsilton; ! wAs born IL
SCOTLAND. sn9 NV fsiher wss Wesleyan
minister. when was but one year old ny
fsthe- moved 20 London, England, where
WA brs2hi I'D and educated ~; ne Yves
leygn ministry: have broikO; i- London
Dgw who /, also minister OF lie hAiIe 0s.
uo1nlns,ion. The salvation ARMY ws' -is'ied
abort nine yaafs ago IL London, bu. wa. nQ;
known by this lsne Unti. about two Y%4t:
since. Il il, s. Tia zane indicates, al A..ny
Of salTAiign IL the cause G!
Christ, and differs bV. little from
the old Weslsysn Denomination il il after
the fashion Of ksy. Mr.. Spufgeon'E move
uen.; the Young men who Ere educated al bis
college 20 around 10 the evenings ofths week
days preaching, and gil day Sunday IL al
the low hsunis OF that great city, Lsncon l
WAS commissioned ~ come 30 this country
las; March, together with seTen sisters, who
are now working IN Philkdelphia and part Of
them in New Jersey; ws have tlnce HAT
tine insugurs.ed eleven stations IN tie ssst,
all English speaking but one, which s Ger
man"
La answer 70 the question
WHAT l. THE SALVATION AMY:
be answered Its 81 army 0. saved men
ard women, woo mean 70 compel you snd
every one TO vield. or q, leAs. 70 listen 10 the
claims which God has 70 the love and service
Of ell
Why should men Be com
PEELED, As yo1 say, 30 hss' Of
Because the vas. majority would
o,herwis. syoid doing 80. Everyone
knows tbs, il large cities especially, There
there a more churches, there are mul.itudes
Of people who never have anything 70 do
with religion. The beer saloons and the gin
mills are The churches Of the million and We
propose 70 reach this class
Whv DO YOU wear uniform
To 6e identified as al officer Of the army Of
sslvsuon. The sisters also wear s uniform,
shs. /. .hoze who are devoted 70 the work.
How did the srmy q salvation come into
existence
William Booth, formerly minister Of the
New Connection Church Of England, started
il. He saw the crowds ,hs! wondered about
the streets OF London on Sundays: com.
MERGED 70 preach 70 them outdoors, and that
liz sugurs.ed thiA mission. He is our general
He nss officers by the hundreds, and corps in
ali the large cite; Of England.
Why we're YOU sent ~ America when there
ia such vas. field for your labors in Eng
| landi
Mr.. and Ms. Shirly, who had been mem.
bers of the Salvation army in England, emil
grated TO Philadelphia in 1879. During their
leisure time they preached in the streets /;
hired an old carriage factory and gathered
there congregation out Of which were con-
verted the inst Pennsylvania corps. was
then appointed commissioner for America,
and came a, above stated.
Why did you come TO Texas!
I hsd long since read of the action Of the
Texas people in the late war, and noticed the
determination with which they fought and
how reluctantly they yielded. This, l
thought, was my field. If | could only enlist
these men and women In the cause Of CHRIST,
they would never desist until the last svowed
foe of Christ was subdued.
Whist are the doctrines taught by the
Salvation army?
The plain, old fashioned gospel, all who
have sinned will 90 TO HI unless they re
pent and are converted, and through the
blood OF Christ only can men aud women be
saved aud obtain purity Of heart. Converts
are taught to give up using strong drink and