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

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permanent and thoroughly beneficial
success in the East. especially among
the "Nsw York Yankees" who are
VIGOROUSLY either too wicked or worldly
practical 10 absorb much Of It. Moody
and Sankey succeeded better further
west than they did in New York. In
Philadslphis, says the Sun. the Salvation
Army have found . hsartisr Welcome
than they received in New York. The
ranks have there been recruited to the
number Of fifty. who are about evenly
divided ss to sex. They wear . uniform.
march through the streets with banners
flying. and sing:
satan's mad and I'm clad.
A little more faith In Jesus;
He'll miss that soul he thought he had,
4 little more faith In Jesus.
It's al ! want,
It's all I want.
It's all ! want.
A little moro faith In Jesus.
oh. stand back. Satan. let ne BY
A little moro faith In Jesus;
must 60 by. I will 60 by.
A little more faith in Jesus.
It's all I want, &c.
As for that matter the press makes
copious comments on the subject. illus
tratsd with an afausnoe Of anecdotes and
incidents. The New York Herald. speak.
ing OF one OF the Army meetings, says:
Praying. singing and sxhorting contin-
ued for an hour afterward. but nothing
was out Of the usual course Of Affairs. ex-
cept the responses and calculations which
we're interjected into the supplications.
These came In so fast that the loud prayer
Of Brother Thompson was almost lost. 30
broken up 10 was BY "Amens." Glory TO
God,'' Praise the Lamb" 'Swset Jesus"
and sobs Of women. During all the ser
vice repeated requests fer mourners whose
sins were a. . burden to be cast Of were
asked to como forward. Finally. one old
woman, more decrepit than old Mother
Swayne. . pitiful specimen OF humanity,
indeed. clad In rags and 20 dirty that do
scription stands appalled, at the task % 1t
approaches her. came forward. Thu young
ladies Of the Army embraced and prayed
with her and the congregation sang when
ever IN opportunity afforded, and finally.
when the meeting was over, she said to .
Herald reporter. who spoke TO her. "Ivs
had religion afore. I've Lost Il many .
time. It's gin as makes me lose II. Usu.
ally, they gives me something to eat. II
you give me something I won't spend 1t
for gin; deed'n. deed'n double I won't.
S'heip me God" The reporter dropped .
| coin into her extended hand and the con-
vert scuttied out Of the door and left the
Salvation Army behind and her last con.
version ct tho door Of the rlm.mill she
quickly entered.
And tho Times, in the eourse OF .
long descriptive editorial report, gives
tho following:
The plainest and most eloquent Of the
l~isutenants followed In N eloquent and
impassioned address. delivered In tho
| richest intsrmingling Of Lancashire and
Cockney dialects. "Heow turrible IL
weould b." she said. "hif ha hoficer Of
| the lor were TO ceom TO we're and tell hus
| that one Of hus 'sd to be 'Anged hin 'arrf
han our! There hisn't an cart zero a.
wouldn't beat for that peu'sr condemned
seoul; wy hit would moisten the heyes
haven hof the reporters. we're hall like
that condemned msn-hall Of Us. and the
honly one ~ can send hus hs reprieve 10
Jesus Yes. Jesus. hif We honly come hand
drink Of the water Of life freely. freely I
Oh. supposn' yeou WAS that condemned
man. how would yeou feel II some one
from Washington or somewhere brought
. rsprisve to ysou, to yeou, Jest at the
la.s.hst NINTH" Cries Of "Bless the
lamb" "Gloryi" amen" "Jess
20 I" etc.. sounded on all sides.
And the Truth Seeker tells this:
Three Of the converts Of tho Salvation
Army have had . relapse. John Richards,
who proisssed on Tuesday evening to have
been blessed by the Holy Spirit. got drunk
yesterday and went down to the Pickwick
House. whers the Army has bad head
quarters. and wanted to fght. He did not
want to fight the devil. He said. "Tma
man and men are good enough for me to
fight with. Obi I'm . hitter, and I want
Railton to como out here TIL I club him.
I've had 'ligion-lots Of IL. ! git drunk
Just ~ I git 'ligion-I git full Of 1t. I'm
. backslider from Kalamazoo. whoopl"
The counsels Of . policeman Gained the
vivacious intrepidity Of Mr.. Richards, and
he said he would watch and pray silently
until Mr.. Railton came, and then he
would ''ix him." Pretty soon he broke
out again: "As for them dough-fsced gals,
why they can larry at Jericho until their
boards grow-that's from Samuel. Oh,
I'm . Scripture sharp, and don't you for
get ii Them girls Amt doing nothing
good; they're unctious and greasy enough
to bs good preachers, but they amt win.
ming. 'Tisn't the beauty. tits the winning
ways that fetches the sin sick sheep that's
astrsy from the fold. Yes. I did say I had
'ligion. I've had IL - many times - I've
been drunk. and that's . useless number,
and I'm giving IL TO you straight. What
gives II to mef Rsligion7 Dogonmyskin
a know"
Whether the Salvation Army will take
in the Pacific coast on its line Of march
through the dominions Of Satan Il not
yet stated on the programme. There 10
. splendid field for It in San Francisco.
Old Kalloch would Gap his wings and
crow with delight In welcoming such .
healthy young flock Of Hsn.elish girls,
and Railton would have to yield com.
nand. Yet II does seem . little morti-
tying that England should ct this late
date and in this progressive American
age feel impsllsd by religious duty to
send salvation missionaries ovsr here;
a. though they could not and wicked
ness enough ct home to attend to.
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