Daily Republican., 1881-08-11
AFAMOUs LEADERS FALL.
The Story Told Of one OF the Sal.
vat1On Army's Ohlcers-In this
City and Cnder q Cloud,

City and Under . Cloud.
A short, thick set man of forty dress.
ed plainly, who bad sharp twinkle in
his eye and black whiskers under his
chin, sat In the hot sun on the lot at
Eighth and Bennett streets to-day ply
ing sail needle on a wealth of torn
canvass tenting. The man is Captain"
Amos Shirley, late OF the Salvation
Army, and the canvass il the tent cover
he has purchased from Epr orth Chap
81, with the expressed intention of put
ting II up and holding therein revival
services.
Captain" Shirley was for q long time
the field commander Of the Salvation
Army in Philadelphia. He is no long
er connected with the forces. In fact
he has been relieved of his commission,
so to speak, and is in bad repute with
his followers, and, ia fact, under a
great big cloud. The Captain" in,
tends to commence the work of saving
souls after his approved and peculiar
plan in this city in a few days, and
what the people in the Quaker City say
about him may be not out of place nor
uninteresting.
Reverend, or Captain Amos Shirley
as he was generally called in Philadtl-
phia came to that place about two
years ago. He said he was from EH-
gland and called himself n missionary.
and he went 10 work in the ranks of
that force of soul savers with vim
that won him speedy distinction. In
July 1850 he begin rs a humble worker
and in little while the lowly worker
from England became the loader of the
evangelists. He made it a success in
Philadelphia and extended branches to
many smaller cities.
Bnt. through the man who brought
it such prosperity in financial as well
as in ~ spiritual Sense, now comes the
II ter dow. fall o the organizations
"Captain' Shirley made the "arny' q
success, and now has caused its disso-
luton, if reports are to he believed. He
was II preacher by nature SO he said,
II Bohemian from choice, and, it now
appears lone wandercr by neces-
slty. As . preacher, he was d curiosi-
tS lie was The only man in the whole
organization uho conld keep an audi
rnCr in tears for stretch OF twelve
hours.
He wo.,ld pre1ch all night in little
hall at Twelfth street and Columbia
avenue, and would keep morley AZ
dience in a stale Of great excitement
with LOUD voiced ora'ory, dge. hain-
ner gesture aud anutV GUS In ought
from the time he started out with 'Dear
Brothers and Sisters until he closed
with forty -parson power "Amen.' .
TIL. nightly stances OF The "army" Of
ten lasted long into mOrling, aud on
one of these occasions thing occurred
which is said to have led directly tothe
leaders downfall. In the midst OF the
CAu;ain's harangue n ytung girl burst
into tears. The speaker asked her to
step forward from the audience, and in
ano, her moment a pretty woman, scarce
!y 20 years of age, and richly dressed,
Climed up the platform and begged tuc
preacher to pray for her.
The young girl, who was almost il
Mysteries, implor, d the preacher to re-
ceive her into the Salvation army.
Shirley, pointing grimIy at the bright
coors in the converts bonnet, COM
lIlanttu ltl IL ldht IL pil. III itIlbtItl
moment she fell on her knees before the
assembage to recei, e the red crown of
the Army, and she rose Sister Peters.
With this young woman his name
was coupled untlvorably. HIS wife
left him and went t, England, and he
was charged with taking the funds Of
the Association and putting them to
his own use. He was soon relieved of
his command, and lett tne city.
The Captain" to day, when questi NJ
ed by REPUBLICAN reporter about
the charges, mate no emphatic denial.
II think that must be mistake, said
he, when asked aboas the charge OF
misapnroprialing the funds OF the ar
my My wi e has gone to England,
"he admitted, but has gone to rest
merely to rest" The Captain" will
open his tent in few days, and says
his only desire is so preach the Gospel
and bring souls to Gods leat.'