The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-20
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OPENING THE AT1,d OK.
Tho First Sunday OF tho English Isevivalists
In New Yorlt-A Meeting at AIRY 'IIps
Theatre. Indifferent Success.

] III New YOrk-A Meeting at AIRY 'IIl's
Observation-Disclosures Success.
New York Herald, March 1871
The Army of Salvatiomc Iecentl iafi
rived from England, began it's warfare
upon sin and Satan on this side of the
Atlantic yesterday morning, Tho
army had been weakened numerically
by the departure of Licutcnants Price
and Evans for Philadelphia, So that its
effective strength consisted ofGencral
Railton, Captain Emma Wcstbroolt
and Licntcnants. Elizabeth Frances
Morris, Alice Coleman, Elizabeth
Pearson and Ann Shaw. 1t was the
original intention to hold meeting in
Union square, but the Police Commits
sloners refused permission, so that at
The last moment it was decided to be-
gin work in the streets.
The ordcr to march from their head
quarters. the ~Pickwick Lodging
House, in Liberty street, was given
about ten O'Clock in the morning. and
certainly under somewhat adverse cir
cumstanccs. 1t was cold, damp and
foSgy, and the Shiny mud seemed to
ooZc up out of the sidewalks. Two or
three OF tho sisters had Bibles in their
hands, but ut the suggestion of Gcner-
al Railton they were discarded for fear
they might get wet, and stout umbrcl-
las shouldcrcd instead. "You need
not use the weapon Of tire Word of
God by reading it to the people we
meet this morning, but hit right out
straight from the hcat,n the spiritual
trainer said. evidently meaning that sin
should:bc dealt many q. knock down
blow during the morning crusade.
They were NIL dressed in tic uniform
previously described in the Herald.
but. apparently had no line. of battle
iormGdo or definite plan Of action man
ped out IN fact it was ONLY tho he
ginning of their labors in the mctlsotiol.
is, and their intention was merely to
skirmish for an opening.
Passing up Greenwich street thcv
dlvidcdinto two parties,' each taking
one side Of the thoroughfarc, General
Knilton moving buck and forth as oc-
casion demanded. '...
THE FIRST ATTACK.
The first attack was made on rather
hard looking citizen by the General
and two Of the sisters who were with
,na "Are Are,!y'9 YOU on your way to hca'vcn"
"Wcll, I don't know;I wasn't OK
actlv thinking of going there right
away" was tho citiZ&li's reply, as he
thrust ,his.hahds into his trousers pock-
cts and pulled away at u clcroot.
"But you know you can never get
there ifNou d. / art. Won't YOU
start Just nowi"
eyes, but YOU sec good many
start, but fail to connect"
"Iruc; but Jesus. says that every
ono can get to heaven if they will only
try. Won't you try to-day, brother?'
and with aninvitntion to be present at
the afternoon meeting this portion Of
the army moved on.
a barber shop in Il basement was
crowded with men.
Are all hero trying to get to hcav-
cn?' asked the General. who, with his
female body guard, burst upon their
astonishcd gaze.
~ youth, who wanted to appear fun
ny, put on a solemn look and spoke
up, 81 am trying hard to get there"
"Shut up; don't try any fooling on
with thcm," said the proprictor; but
when he was asked the same question,
replied Yankee fashion by asking an
otll'cf-''How;much docs it cost to get
thqro"- Tho GENERAL appreciating the
fact, probably, that he was sowing
seed on stony ground, uttered prav-
er for their salvation and withdre W.
TIE MORNING CAMPAIGN OVER,
the army rested and dined. after " hich
they trampcd all the way in tho mud
from Liberty street to tho Mission
Hall in Twcnty-ninth street. 1t lis
against their principles to use strains"
on Sunday, and they never even cross
a ferry on tho Lords Day when it
can be avoided. The Mission Hall
was we'll filled and hopes were enter
tanned that Il good revival work would
here have its beginning, but such did
not prove she case. Hymns were
sung to negro melodies, the General
prayed and cXhortcd, and the licutcn-
ants followed his example, but appar-
emily all to no purpose. The hearts Of
inc people were not at that time to be
touched, and even the appeal to "put
more steam into the next hymn, for wc
want to put steam into our religion as
YOU put it into your railways," failed
TO have the desired effect. 1t is not in
the least hypcrcritical to say that the
army appears to be utterly devoid Of
personal magnetism, and that not in
single instance during the entire day
was there any evidence that an impress
sion for good had been made. AS it
was t o far to trudge down to Liberty
street and then back again to where
the evening meeting was to be held
they accepted al invitation to tea at
the house Of one of the gentlemen con-
ncctcd with tho Mission Hail.. 1t is at
this hall that they will hold meetings
every evening during the present
week.
THE CAMPAIGN AT HARRY HILLS.
The evening gathering, in point of
numbers, responsibility and order, was
q complete success, but it was in other
respects the same as religious meetings
held in tho same place OH former oc-
casions. The reporter having arrived
early, was accostcd by AIRY iii, who
asked, "What kind Of a lot arc they,
amy 'ow? DO you think thcy can beat
the band of Crusaders l 'ad ere last
winter" with the startling announce
mcnt:-"Thc Army of Salvation will
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