The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-11-12
THE SILyITION ARMY IN LONDON.

sentiment. 4 number OF women are there and
although somewhat uuprCpurcd for nction
by the fact that many carry children in their
arms Tiny mostly take very fair share In tho
PROCEEDINGS. There arc men with red and
magenta Jerseys. who sing hymns and fight
like devils. Hard 10y is u handful Of young and
plaln-looking girls dressed with convontual
alIoctation. their faces and clothes we'll bcsuat-
tered with mud; bonnotiess. shawlloss. red
haired. nakcd-armcd. square she uldered, and
full-mouth"d vrago PUSHES Mt them and plants.
with conspicuous expedition n telling one on
the mouth of one Of the girls blood is split.
giant policeman hastcns to the spot
trunchcon we'll in hand few roughs
would fain embarrass his movements
no dsposcs of then with re-
markablo force and judgment. One man II
heavy weight. falls my right foot and nearly
brushes it. There are bundsmen clad in the
magenta jersey. who make capital execution
with the mclodious weapons of their trade.
reinforcement of cOnstubes appears but the
crowd increases and matters do not yet point
to peace. Miscellaneous missiles. plnyfully
selected among the heaviest articles NJ hand.
fly in the air. Tomorrow will be a good day
for tho master builders. And now there is a
general charge. and like an immense wave we
roll to the other end Of the street, whore some
thing or other happens which makes us roll
back again more wavelike than ever.
There is most desperate conflict lust
opposite the Red Lion favorite public house
OF the ncighborhood. There arc two potboys
there. with their backs to the private entrance.
on whom would take any odds in any ring on
either sido OF the Atlantic. Their faces are
swollen with blows: what remains of their
clothes is not worth mentioning: between the
Two thcy have only the use of one eye. rapidly
WIS The beginning of TN" tho fir first rs round on
Mdniature mills take place in the rear.
in ireland but at an easy distance of tho
Bank Of England. This Is simply procession
don, with the disturbance it leads to with
monotonous regularity. Con. Booth was in
command. Gen. Booth is no General at all. He
has never been even Us much rs IL private. lie
has assumed his high military title simply be-
cause 1t suited his convenience regardless of
rldlcuIc. lie Is OF opinion TINT to triumph
over the devil, and especially in or
n' mlt Ty o g"sI no'n2s don n ' Mr
Booth has got the advantage Of vast and
checkered eAperienSe. lie began life 10 u mem;
beroi tho Church 81 England, got lsl.lusiUnllcd
with the Establishment; and converted 20 Mes-
Ieyanism. fcpehted. ana became minister of
the Mel hodist new connection got disappoint-
ed. resigned the position. and gave himself
with Mrs. Booth TO evang"Iistic work grew de-
pressed in time ana started the salvation Army.
VII this b. the last transformation Of this
his last character, and he has given me the i'm
precision of u man fully convinced OF the rghte-
BUSINESS and elliciency of his present mission.
But some tell nae thar he did not look less hope
flu and satisfied IN any one OF his antccrdcnt
bowed down man. with active eyes grilnled
hair and beard. lie talks ilucntly not eio-
'duently. constantly mixing vulgar citations
aud 10y trlvialitcs with the most sacred SUBJ
.lects. He is psrlectly sincere. His only aim is
cracks JOKES at DIniy t HSM In h preach
inss he thinks much more OF the grossncss Of
thing he, addresses them on. To conquer
sous lie does not raise man 10 God: hc lowers
a service "A niOf1nntlnl
III the sublime err II III our fathers can only be
revived by suc!. ,ueans, let il perish at once
m9ther dead than to hear her name deiilcd!
bers Of the ch"eh H Ensan SG ana S Of oher
Churches hur is q mistHke; nay, i is fault. No
SSa r a Esss bSdh ana Msfsi
by the best inten atoms, but they play the part
the the Sru tha k friend Let who the terrH DO
their duty here as the Catholic priests
do theirs in Ireland and there vii. bo no occa-
sion 10 parade the streets in mountebank style,
ne, GO ne 9W FL to te s99nd %!
bourinrs. They NO doubt rally some followers.
Every new fashion gets It's ephemeral custom
ers CURIOSITY also m1meutarily swcils their
ranks. Tor all those VINO 20 t. the meetings or
run after the taribuurlnes are not SalvatiOnists
As to the enthusiasm Of the real BoOthists.
it is Of the usual morbid kind which
Is met with anon+; people whose senses are
more sprifh!y ,. 4H It i99 Gran IN, AS mHrty[s
b. despatched with mud and dirt. md to be
a!t9evther very roughly handled Unjust loo
adde !. however thar they do not all equally
long with similar imli.tenee for the crown Of
,hcrns, and that there are times when too much
munty act as il II would he n..raiitude to God
toleave theirathlrtic frames unemployed. some
have been priHe lighters. ami, J'eIhhp- want TO
Show that manly practices are not discouraged
among good Chris Jams. Here Is evidently one
dred Yards from the salisbury Close, He IS
a mighty man and many have already found
are now thickly flying in the air. the police are
oyerIuutched, and the Samson soon Hes on the
weN-lung bottle. An important fact. Tor 1t
points to the eNict amount OF popularity the
licemen are constantly employed a. Il sort of
body%uard to protect those that take part in it
who bitterly complain that the money they
pay for the no,ie' - iurned to that use. Publ
but seem now to have taken another view Of
the roliEi9us cam!aiEn, They know That
l. reasonable chance of riot, or. at ail
events. that vast crowds turn out in the
houses, and they hayo therefore wisely enough
concluded that II any one was Intentional,
a4itatinS for the revival Of their trade, lie could
MOI do 1t more good than those iahatieal
new paGas OF meeting for Mr. Booths Chris;
ttans The neW temple was WA, an, an oH wicked l,o
BIND the w0h 2r sraston sad
low music LaIi ana S9mmbg II pubic
anes for places ' Of tha Kind BY saSn tba
their acquisition shows his conqucsts over
his enemies. rms would DC very wei II ne IHu
mot to pay very dearly for such acquisitions.
Nov if you had to Put your hand into your
pocket and apply for "a loan al your bank 70 get
what YOU want it would hardly seem, as If the
word conquest could correctly deilAe the trans,
action. But aftcr ALL what does it matter if
the Salvqtio.ist' call 1t n signal victory 10 buy
!uIubse-down thcattcs and tavcrhs on the
lands OF their enemies, who immediately apply
their money to building hclicr and more at
trgctiYc ones; Very liNoly and more Justly. the
sellers think they have made n bargain. aud
both parties equally rejoice. Not. be;
Ing well Acquainted with the locality found
myself in. | entered successfully two large
public houses, thinking them in tirn to be the
last conquest Of Gen. Booth. The reason OF
my mistake wis simply that the shrowd land
lords OF those establishments had marked by
so many flags. decorations. and devices their
appreciation u the good effect the opcnin. Of
the new place, Of worship, mean tho new bar
rack would have on tho sale Of their liquors.
that thor premises had all the appearance OF n
Salyationist's future chapel, inscriptions like
the following were placarded in golden types
on their most conspicuous parts; Welcome to
the Salvation Army. May they do Us good"
However. i soon came TO another spot
whore the excitement was intense There