The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-02

The Australia, which arrived from
London, Wednesday, landed twenty
seven steerage passengers ~ Castle
Garden. among them seven women and
one man. constituting the advance
guard of .The Salvation Army" an
Organization Of lay cxhorters founded
in England fourteen years ago BY VIM:
Booth, . Dissenting clergyman, and
now numbering over 10000 persons.
They created quite sensation In the
Garden, and s1bsequentlyin the streets.
a. they passed ,othe lodging-house that
had been provided for them They
were All aftired in = uniform Of dark
blue cloth, edged with bright yellow
binding. and around their hats were
broad bands Of scarlet ribbon, Inscribed
with The words, .The Salvation Army"
in large gilt letters One Of the wOm-
en-. who holds the rank Of Captain, the
other SIX being Lieutenants. carried
flag OF blue and red stuff, with large
yellow sun in the center, and bearing
The title Of the association The male
member Of the band, whose name Is
George Railton. Is known rs Commits
siOner, and will have charge OF the fu-
ture organization in the United States
He said that the s.army' owed it,
I foundation to q visit made BY Mr.
Booth 10 London in 1863 he WAS
struck with the vast number OF persons
there who never attend divine service
and resolved 10 devote himself to RENE
diving the evil Gathering around him
4 band Of earnest Christians, he com
menced q series Of open-air meetings,
and thus formed the nucleus Of what
was at first known as the Christian
Mission. In 1873 the title of ssThe Sal
walton Army was adopted as being less
calculated 10 repel the persons whom
il was designed to gather, and who do
not like to be spoken Of - needing
mission effort In September last, ac-
cording 10 circular furnished by MIR.
Ration. there were in England 1z2
corps. under the command Of 1sJ OIL
c.rs. using for services weekly lfS thea
ters. music halls. warehouses and other
buildings. holding a. the annual rate Of
45.lvD open-air services and 6O,uuv in
door services, and preaching to 5000
; persons indoor every Sunday evening
and 70 ,. o.. 60 in the streets every week
Through it. fundamentally 251 persons
have become wholly employed in re-
Iigious work. and 1926 Others stand
ready to speak or labor in the cause
: Whenever called upon The ''army = Is
said 10 be approved by tyenty-three
Mayors and magistrates, seventeen Su-
perinsendents u Police and one hundred
; aud tweniy-nine clergymen- Its funds
D are raised mainly BY collections taken At
: the services. Las. year they raised in
Z this wav fl7, coo, while the general fund
4 only amounted TO E4.5i0. Mr. kzilton
: say. that he and his colleagues viii de-
(, pend upon what they can collect Their
r passage was paid % this country BY the
3 nome association, and this they are ex-
: pected 10 refund. They viii endeavor
4 "a secure 4 hall, 80 rs 10 begin indoor
4 services on sunday. Mr.. Ration says
4 that he had written ahead 10 Mr. james
2 Gordon Bennett 70 get out some posters
4 for him. and he was then about 10 call
p on that gentleman in regard TO them.
E He was much put out when informed
4 that Mr. Bennett WAS in India. They
: also preach in the streets TO who.
= ever will listen 10 them The band
y gave 4 service Of song in the Garden
. YESTERDAY. Ii was noticeable that some
: II their hymns were set 70 American
: times. such a. ssWay Down on the
y Suwanee River and "Old kentucky
e Home They are all fresh, strong
: looking Young persons Of about thirty
( wears II age. A gentleman who was
: formerly member Of the army IN Eng
l. land. and who emigrated 10 Philadel
n phia. started an organization on similar
principle in that city some time ago
g mt this i the first genuine delegation
q f..ai has ever come 70 this country
a They intend to spread themselves
le Throughout the principal cities OF IN
T. Tnion. Mr. Railton explained that tn
~ colors Of the flsg-red and blue-signlf.
q TIE purity Of Christ, and he was e
ie tremelv anxious to have the fact pub
&c Iished that the yellow had nothing TO d
l. m;,h nranCsism.-y. Y. Times.