New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-17
SALVATION IN BROOKLYN.
WINDING UP THE JUBILEE MEETING.
BANQUET, PARADE. A COLLECTION AND soMB
ExPERfENCEs

EXPERIENCES.
The stirring series Of anniversary exercises
in which the Salvation Army Brooklyn has Deen In
dulging TO end last hit with anquet" Q
| street parade and fni jubilee meeting iu the old
Lyceum headquarters. There many coloDes.
capt hs and high rrvstes in attend sunday
| or Monday and the noise aud enthusiasm mounted st
times TO pcn that almost stunning. General
Thomas Moore. usual handled the combined forces
and 1t was not his fault that OF his iieutenants.
treach big barndoor has been made In the
walls OF satan's stronxhoids.
The banquet" was not quito the ventiona war.
rors rtons OF hard tack AMI coffee the conventional
exhorters meal OF ch~snuts ana water. Each army
lad or lsssie brought what most convenient and
the odd assortment OF things, bot aud cold ike pcnc
lunch turned into a the biz table Of tho
garrett he hall OF the Lyceum Breaf and cakes
and cheese, pastry aud coffee were scattered up and
down. and the General himself took pJuck along with
the OF the faithful The feat in act open for
all who could quarter OF dollar tor sd-
mission but few OF tue unconveted were found wiling
rsk their money in blind pool The General said
grace Of course IN his most son0rcds manner aud fhen
under the gui OF a halfdozen more experienced
the hungry aud thirsty warriors fell to aud gave
quarter TIL the last vestige OF sandwich or pic
crust rome.
There speechmaking at the dinner itsel! and
rossJle after 1t the line Of the parade was
formed stairs TIE drums brought oat in re-
nforcei numbers and the column headed by the cap
tains and colonels and baud OF female tambonr'ne
thumpers, marched up WsshIngtonst. and around the
City Hall, continually increasing mob Of lookerson 1t
its heels Every soller who owned or cOnld borrow .
coated. redstripei suit In tho ranks. and one
two who not quite In the style could be seon
walking along with polcemens hats blue jerseys
with the device in white letters the back, No
Cross. no Crown"
The street parade drew good sized crowd to tho ncst
ing hall and a thriving busn done ia admia-
tickets at 10 cents each Tho Itsrl' had brso
decorated for the Jubilee The old flags and fiery senten
ces were on the walls and dozen or more new banners.
In red and black, hung across the middle oi the ceiiny
Here and there too. hashy parsos-in brown. ye
try frnishingshop by the handles from hooks
in the plaster Each segment had motto; Hell for
column of warriors led by the General passed up the
aises to the platform and soon filled al the available
seats The soldiers in the rear ranks had to line up along
the flies OF the stage or sit on the ioOr.
As on Monday evening, General Moore had no time to
waste reviewing the past achievements of the salvation
lists He wanted $50 and an indefinite number OF
off Ss coat gave p the get hs lie got $50 before
the evening was over though there was some protest
from the dsinercsted tiekehoders when the contrtb,
ton basketan upset amboune passed for the fifth
time. No recruits were reported however, up to late
hour. .
The platform would not have held them however, II
they had appeared More than seventyhve colone cap
tais and eutenants. half of them girls and from
all the neighboring statiOnsNewYork. Newark Pater
and the the stage seats. Captain kiid
remarkable characters. An exdrunkard in his tes
mOny so did an exconvict and divekeeper ana an ex
woman of uncertain reputation.
The ex-convict and dve-keeper has developed into
ready and effective speaker and his points followed
by storms of haelujahs When he got through talking
he surprised everybody pleasantly with sort OF ex-
tempore topical song the refrain OF which turned out To
be:
Were Tialeulan soldiers
OF the Blood Fire Brigade
rather pretty girl OF the Brooklyn captains
made fve-minute address, which was both sincere and
graceful and then started in with plantive campmee
Ing song. The exdrunkari made forclblo
speech and his wife, who is also a salyationlst.
was induced to give her experience The
General was his feet most OF the time ana
kept things booming especially the collection, calling
first for contributions OF dollar apiece and finally for
dimes and nckels He out strongly In the singing,
which the air up alanningy and near making
several people with sensitive nostfiis faint campaigns
battles and skrnlshes the most successful must
come 10 an end however and the valiant svationists
will give Satan a few days TO repair the breaches
| which these anniversary services have made.