The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-13

have been. Half q dozen women similarly at
tired, eight or nine fishermen and dozen boys
and artisans followed her. singing Moody and
Sankey hymn. She led them, beating time on
her tambourine and singing, now walking back
ward now forward, always graceful and pictur-
esque, whatever she did. Now, if General
Booth could send such woman as that into the
dens of London infamy to induce her fallen
sisters to lead good life he might hope tor
converts; but the other night four OF his female
soldiers, two of them with guitars, were chatfed
and hustled at midnight in the Haymarket by
lot of fast men and women; and what could
they expectl 1t requires special 'call"
veritable Dinah Morris, to face Circe on her
own threshold; and there is a time for this
for all things, ard the the time is
not midnight, but in quieter hours, when the
shines, when the fnery of the streets is
laid aside when the influence of champagne has
fixed out, with a headache and touch Of
reinorse to follow. But General Booth is a
sensationalist; he likes row, police case,
newspaper protest; so in the height of THE
Maiden Tribute" business he sends four of his
armv girls into the streets where fast" men and
women most do congregate sends them with
guitars to rescue the victims of Circe. They
were told to go home; Circes lady disciples and
''worshipers of Venus" called them fools, and
mob followed them about and jeered at them.
The next day Pail Mallite wrote to his paper
to complain of the conduct of the police on the
occasion. Then another correspondent wrote to
defend the police Upon this, out comes an
appeal from Booth for 100000 to be spent in
refugees for the victims of the lust and cruelty of
wicked men.
The Salvation Army is the development of
Christian mission which was started about 1879
in the East End of London. 1t was the work of
Mr. Booth. He was a Nottingham man, born
there in 1929 1t has been claimed for him that
ne was clergyman of the Church of England,
but his origin was very humble. He was nevera an
ordained minister of the church. He was a min
lister Of the Baptist New Connection at Noting
ham. His ardent and enterprising spirit was
not satisfied with the provinces. London was
his field He became a travelling preacher
stroller holding forth anywhere and living on
true apostolic principles. He worked his way.
There are always members of every church to
help their own propagators of the gospel.
Bosth marched into the modern Babylon"
started the London East End Mission, and con-
verted it into the Salvation Army On The 14th
of May. 1882, he made his first big demonstra-
tlon. He called a council of war" and
''triennial congress" He called Internationally,
called it by, proclamation, and made the
Congress Hall at Lower Clafton And on that
day he collected for the army work the sum of
S3o OOO His recruits came in from all parts of Eng
land in uniforms marked with the letter S., and
with banners bearing the strange device of
Blood and Fire Among the crowd was COM
pany of women known as the "Halleluiah
Lasses." And didn't they sing and beat their
tambourlnes There never was such religious
oreie. Among the men converted sweep and
"hallelujah giant" were conspicuous; and Booth
led the music, and gave the occasion its go and
vim" while at intervals his quiet, gentle and
eloquent wife calmed the raging tempest of
hum an passion with pleasant words. But it
was terribly noisy day, and the noise has
never ceased. 1t breaks in upon quiet seaside
retreats; it is rampant in sober cities at their
soberest Sabbath hours; 1t takes possession of
the parks; it hows, and sweats and drums, and
shrieks il every London suburb; it invades
Switzerland and France; it has gone forth to
India it threatens the colonies; it will soon be
heard in America; it is filing the world with its
insane din, and shutting out the sun with its
faring blood and thunder banners. Where
will 1t end! And whenl
Last week General Booth chartered a steamer
and sent a detachment of his Life Guards to
Hull, mission into Yorkshire. They had a
band of forty pieces. were dressed in Life Guard
uniforms with white Indian helmets. How
far the government is wise in permitting this
burlesQue of the troops it is hard to say. The
General not only dresses his men in military
attire, but he has book of Orders and Regu-
lations, which is, by the way, very clever and
keen adaptation Of the army volume. 1t lays
down rules for collecting money, for the hire of
buildings, and generally for keeping up the
funds and efficiency of the army. There is one
dodge" of the Generals which is strikingly
characteristic. When he wants to make a
special push for money at a big service or meet
ing he flies what he calls .'canaries." These are
yellow strips of paper. with form of 81 promise
to pay" etc. printed upon it and room for
signature and an address The General rightly
estimates the value of the proverbs, 'Hit while
the iron is hot and "Make hay while the sun
shines" Many persons at a religious meeting or
at public assembages, under the influence of
orators, and music, and crowds would put ex-
ceptional sums into the collection plate if they
had them in their pocket-books. Booth supplies
them with facilities to be generous; he flies his
canaries," and they come back to him fiuttering
gayly among the gold and silver. 1t is variously
estimated that the Salvation Army numbers
100000, and that the property which it has
amassed and which is solely in the personal and
legal possession of General Booth is not less
than 5000, 900. JOSEPH HATroN