Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-17
TIE ARMY.

Army !" which mas recenuy oonie Ao"
England and attacked the citadels OF the
sinful in the East. commencing with
New York. They did not meet with the
best Of success there. and went to New
Jersey, where they found themselves
still more ont Of their element; then
they went to Philadelphia, and there
they seem 10 b making . little better
hsadwsy against the devil. The Army"
con sists Of George Railton, who comes
"Commissionsr." accompanied BY .
Captain and six "Lisutsnanss." all
Of whom except George are young ladies
OF about thirty years Of age. none
Of them very good looking. but stout
sbls-bodisd and English. and seemingly
well adapted 10 any enterprise that re-
quirss energy and endurance. They
wear . peculiar uniform Of blue. faced
with yellow. and . sort Of wids-swaks
hat on their bead. bears . broad ribbon
around its crown. inscribed with the
words, in big letters. Tho Army Of Sal
vation." In England the Army 10 very
extensive and effective. numbering its
tens OF thousands. and this little skir.
mishins party sent to America Ii to DO
followed by larger detaehmsnts from the
main body unless u people should riss
up in rebellion against them - they did
against another kind OF . British army
many years ago and drive them out Of
the country. Harpr's Weekly gives the
following descriptive notes Of them:
Tho organization Of men and women
which has adopted this ~pretentious title 10
an English one. and 10 the outgrowth Of an
unsectarian Christian mission begun In
England In 1865 BY the Rev. William
Booth and his wife. OF tho Methodist
Church. The idea Of the mission was to
reach the worst classes Of the population
In the poorest and most crowded quarters
OF tho city. and also to ~svangelize the non
church-going people OF q higher grade.
Gathering around him . band Of earnest
Christians. Mr.. Booth commenced . series
Of open-air meetings. and In . short time
the nucleus Of the present organization
was formed. In 1878 the title Of "The
Salvation Army was adopted. as being
best calculated TO repel the persons 10 was
be spoken Of 81 needing mission effort.
r.. tina thA hrn,. a.a.,al 40 ha nnAar
bad generalship, and number Of the rank
and file fell into the hands Of the police.
In spite. however, Of all opposition. IL
finally began TO make Roadway. and to
command . certain amount OF respect.
Last fall the Army took London BY storm.
and has been playing Its batteries In that
wicked city ever since.
The plan Of operations adopted BY the
Army resembles that Of our own Crusaders
in some Of Its features. though II 10 not TO
Be compared with II In others. Flaming
handbilis are issued. announcing that tho
'.war against the devil" will commence At
. given time and place; that Mr.. and Mrs.
- will do the hrst shooting" and
promising great slaughter by the Saliva
ton Army" The "drst shot" 10 under
stood "a mean the first address or hymn;
and when 10 10 proposed to sing or pray.
the announcement 10 sometimes made that
brother So-and.so will now shoot" or
the invitation "Let rs shoot" given, fol-
lowed by the number Of the hymn. Gen.
sral Boom has been heard TO declare that
''heathen England" appals him. and his
mission 10 to lift up and save the poor. the
ignorant and the neglected masses. Ninety
per cent. OF the whole population never
20 inside o place OF worship. and to save
these he declares 10 the special mission Of
the Salvation Army. He also maintains
that the masses ''never think Of heaven or
hell" and his first object Is to get thorn
70 think Of hell that they may fice from
10. and Of heaven that they may strive to
get there" 30 far. the principal field Of
operation has been England and Wales.
bot the Army has also invaded Scotland
and Ireland. They have also planted their
outposts In Jersey, with Q view to de-
scending upon France. America has long
been an objective point. and ct last they
are here.
Upon their arrival at New York they
opened operations with an open . air
service Of song at Castle Garden. all
having good strong voices, and their idea
wal to cruise about the streets. like an
itinerant band Of music, penetrating the
worst end vickedest places they could
and. singing and praying in front Of
the many deadfalls and dsns OF the devil
and say,vino thu bolv var into Tho inter.
Tor whenever feasible. Inc New YORK
authorities, however, put Q stop to that
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such street presiding. singing and pray
ins Innovations were liable TO provoke
dsrisivs oomments. angry repartses. Al.
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Pesee P ''
Although unable to hold the desired
open-air meetings, Commissioner Railton