The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-07-24
FIGHTING THE DEVIL.
A Terrible Battle for tho salvation Army
I'm DetrOit.


About o'clock last evening the boiler shops
barracks of the Salvation Army ON Coneres
80, 49, rh,,., .o,,,,,,,., - an la, :.
80 49, e' " m
oush crowd oil men ANA boys considerable
number of well dressed and well behaved
men md n f,,y ,,aies relieved tho gathering
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'''" "'"r hooo'"'''s"' "n" su'N'" :"
measure to check the frequent and outrageous
interruption to tho services, ?
"We're bound for the land Of the pure and
the holy, read State Commander Miller from
one of The army hymn hooks. when some boy
in the audience whistled liz in the liveliest
manner
"Now, my bow, Won must stop that, aud we
want nh hats oiI " said the ynllant command.
or shutting mn his hook "Any boy who won't
b,le his Il ~ ofr can take hmselfoff. and the
sooner the better
"Opem glasses, right this way for opera
o,ossaS a." SSa,ioJ Gonna urchin In ,hs crowd
2ni,owod by, ln,,Shter on ali sides
Con,nand"r Ii,ler commonced SINGING io,n.
n, hr sca,tsrng yo,ces in wre,ched t;me 'Tbo
s;nang GnolIy succnmbed 10 the lanqbter and
viii yeus oT ,bo sro,yd vyben The commonder
sugges,el that tbe ,pd;enco nprchose the army
HYMN hooks, They were only five cents, and
,Ian ,bey could s;no ,he worJs
.onIy 4 cents heifn dime the ,otest NOM.
,or SONGS of ,he dav neonn,s fresh Lemonade .
brols, IN tho voicc Of The small hov'
Ar ibis no;nt Cant Ellen Rcers and her
,;.uto,ont anneoroJ on tho scone of action
mo contn;, imn,od;otelv tool n h nd in tbo
nrocasd;nws rcod ,l,e ib,,d verso waved her
hands 10 and fro broke in with freouent
"nmersn and cndeoyorcd generally 70 wake
mn the co,crc,o,;on and sbe Ala II
Groans and thc wildet bowls greeted her
nr,ver which Gollowcd Tho vol;,rt co,,o;n con.
tinned undoun,.d boweyer and in n clear
voice s,nnlicated hat beoyoniv grace would
he S,;,,on tha s,IT;ors Sr ,ho or 49,. 70 onduro tnc
assaults oftbe enemy
Tha Some Vnu,r, tho I;, Of tho v,,,ev IN
Onr Son, y wos ,er, cred;tobiv snng Inv the four
" Sal,nt;op;sts y In a nmvcr which followed
the blessings "a heaven were solicited for the
boys of the town Tapplausel the fire depart-
ment laughter and appla,isel and the police
force. As several in the vicinity oft h reporter
remarked, "This settled it.5 "Hurrnh for
Conely's fnest,n lyon bet thew need il - and
"Giye them whole tub" came from the
bows. and the balance of the PRAYER was lost
nj least TO human ears,
ave will fight in the strength of our King
read the ocile contain. still Tndounted, com
ing up promptly for another round TO the call
of "rme, time,n from the crowd. al am
the daughter of n king"
"You bet YOU are" "You're the stuff" and
CLOVIS your 6ad?n came from the crowd
Here n eisnt firecracker exploded with a loud
report, and announced that the conflict ad
actually commenced. "Fight, fight" yelled
the crowd A general rush Tor the scene of the
explosion followed, and for time it locked as
if general fight in reality was to take place.
The gollant coptoin was eoual to tbe occa-
sion. however. Seizinp tamborines. she and
her companion commenced to sing at the top
of their voices, keep;ng time with the ingling
Instruments. Gradually, the audience joined
in the verses, and the disturbance was ouel
for n time at least. Selling the opportunitv,
the captain gave the noisy crowd few point
ers straight from the shoulder. ~ know what
the laws are" said she. s'ond IN have them
enforced. The laws of Michioan provide fine
of $50 and from three to six months in prison,
for interunlino a RELIGIONS meeting. 7 want TO
tell Won somet6ing.
.i,o ahead old Girl ), come n voice from the
crowd
mThere is one vounc man now in ,oil."
"Where9n
w"In Staten island He has been in three
MONKS and bas still s;x months tn serve A
week af, ar he was Locked m his mother was
taken sick His friends tied to oct him ont