Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
THE SALV ALTON WAR.
WHAT THE ARMY IS DOING HERE
AND ABROAD.
Its Organization, Methods, and Results,
Both Material and Spiritual-Great
Success in Many Parts ofths
WOrld-"Charity."
New York Mail and Expressl

ever that may be, it is certain that the Sal
vation army has won for itself in its twenty
years Of warfare, recognized place among
the religious forces of the world. They
have now in the United Kingdom 637 corps
and GA officers; in France and Switzer-
land, Is corps and IS officers; in
Sweden. corps and II officers;
in Canada, IL corps and 226 ofa-
GERS; in India, IA corps and IS officers; in
Australia, " corps and 1873 officers; In New
Zealand and Tasmania, % corps and 60
officers, and in the United States, IS corps
and 12S officera Besides these, there are
"A little soldiers corps. During the year
933 meetings were held wsekly-that Il to
say. 49, SIC meetings in all-with an average
attendance each week of Al, 6ss persona
Three hundred and three villages in the
United kingdom are regularly occupied by
army corps and 100 are occasionally visited.
This, Of conrse, Is entirely outside the main
work, which is in the cities.
The balance-sheet Of the army for 1884,
just published, shown receipts Of N,SoS
pounds sterling, and expsndfturss to nearly
sterling was paid to tho general
spiritual fund for carrying on meetings,
paying officers, ETC.; TO- s47 pounds sterling
"chb W uAio w, Az
pounds sterling was put into the building
fund. The army never goes in debt Its
officers work for very small wages, and
some of them serve at their own expense.
The organization of the army is thorough.
Its general William Booth, wields an su-
thority almost absolute. He is assisted in
his executive duties by a staff of about $50
officers, who conduct the general business Of
the army in London Tho chief Of staff q
the generals eldest son, Mr.. W. Bramwsn
Booth. The Booth family, indeed, appear
prominently in the list Of offissrl The
generals wife is tho principal wrissr 0 SAL
walton literature. Several sons perform
staff duty. Two daughters are among the
most earnest and effective leaderA
Tho methods Of the army are tolsRbly
well known. They have prooessionA headed
by bands, which march through the streets
and try to draw crowd to hear street or
hall preaching and singing. They hold
meetings, very much like Old-fashionsd re-
vival meetings, in tbs opsn air, IN
halls, houses, barna or whsrsvH
they can. Their objest = 10
reach the masses, and they adopt the
means they consider best adapted TO that
end. The soldiers wear distinctive uni
form or badge, which is often great cFoo
to them, but which, they claim, aids then
vsrv mucb in mora than on. v.v II ta,d,
to keep the soldiers steady In their pFofss-
sion 1t draws attention, and u often tAs
means OF leading people to ask for inforna-
ton and direction 1t helps the esprit du
corps-binds the soldiers more 02ossly ~
gether in comradsship.
Salvation army soldiers do not drink nor
use any narcotics or stimulants Their aim
90 II ;s eat fortb in their nublicat1on and
s,.acbos ;s 10 lead holy lives They are mar.
factionists and 90 far as can he gathered
fro,Y their ntterancss their doctrine tbonoh
NOT Formulated does not differ much from
tha or,hodov fo;th 90 bald hv tho Isadin,
Protastant churches
Tbo rrowtb of the work on their hand,
hos comnsllal the ,aaders tn oroanjzs vari
o,s snI;Iiarv soc;at;ss and in.titutions A
SRsscne horne, care, for fallen vomen. A
discba rcd nri.oner,, bome. an orphanapa.
.na narhans mo.t imnortant Of all a train.
in, nome Are c.rrisd on under army mp.r.
vision At the training home cadets are r.
ca;vsd and instrnctAa bv preospt And nrao.
tice until thew are considered compstens for
nrornot;on an oficsr, must 90 through
This nrsliminarv trsinin,
II uri bav. bean noticed IN tbe uss Of
corns in difrsrent mart, of the world. that
tba resplts ara greatest in ENGLAND AMI
English colonies. In addition to the figures
aIreadv given as indicative Of tho arny,
Growth Il NAV be mentioned that ths
corner-stons of a large and handsoms bar.
racks. was laid last wear at Mslbourns. Aus
traIia bv tbe chief secretary of the COLONY
~ victoria Mr. Graham Berry. that thu
work Of the army In Australia has rec.fvsd
the hearty annrovaI OF mch men =. an,
Henry Parkes. that durina the wear a sr.nd
celebration In the Melbourne exhibition
building wa. attended by 1o. 600 people, and
a Great congress in New Zealand called to.
eether 6. 600 more. In Canada, the Saliva
fion beadouarters at Toronto Ia one Of the
show building of the oitv. In stockholm.
Swsden a bnildinp containing two halls.
ono ~ which saat, / 2aO and the oshsr q o0o
naonls WAS erected by a Swedish esntIsmap
and given IN the army outright
81 much for the material pro.,sriey Of
tho armv As to its spiritual work perhaus
No hottor de,crintion can bs given than that
~ ona who has closelv watched thu work fu
Engl.nd.
sNigbt altar night saw in that Httls hall
the neople who ayowedly never no to any