New-York tribune., 1886-11-15
FIGHTING SATAN ALL DAY.
A SALVATION ARMY JUBILEE BEGUN.
GENERAL MOORE AND HIS CAPTAINS. LIEUTxx.
ANTS. LADS AND LAssIEs IN BRooKLYN.

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ANTS. LADS AND LAssIEs IN BRooKLYN.
General Booths grand review of the Saliva.
tion Army in London last and his prsssss seus
OF inspection through the United put frssh
lie and energy, apparently into Salvation varess
OF Nsw-York and Brooklyn and their battle with sno
powers Of evil s being pushed with more beating ee
drums and tambournes than Many prisoners are
reported aud now posts being established rapidly
through this State EswJersey and Connecticut Yes
terday was the second anniversary incorporates
OF the Salvation Army In Amerca. and Q ereas var.
council and jubilee begun honor of the dsy -
the Army headquarters In the old Lyesum Bui1ine n
washington-st, Brooklys. General Thomas Mooes
and bis general stan took part In I've
OF the three meetings held ysstedday ed
at the last in tho evening number Of the FIRST New
YORK. NewJsrsey and Connecticut Divisions pres.
ent Tho snniversary celebration, like that Of Hsrvaed
College last weck. will last three days. and Inspiring
time pected There will grand rally tonight
O'clock ana tomorrow night there will b dinner
aud the jubilee exercises proper.
The old Lyceum building 10 quito odd place foe
religious celebration - the nost sensational person
could wish Tho ground noor back Ia livery staba and
the small offices front literally decorated vita
theatrical posters much h-tskedof Englsh burlssqne
froot Inside upstairs s largo barc hall with biz un-
shaded windows. with high platform at the further
end and dirty benches scattered the noor Behind
the stage yesterday and against the wall. hung
two blood-red nags which might be taksu
for the omblems Of Anarchist club, with
their appropriate motto, Fire and Blood" Only the
additional Inscription Blood washed Warriors "a
sort OF general for the coores captains and lieu
tenants. who afterward appeared the platform
could remove the suspicion OF dynamite and briag back
the insIgna to peaceful meaning The side walls
written with blood curdng legouds TO startlo
the repentance and the close. heavy ar Of
the big room. poorly ventilated and heated by single
old -faah nnadc A. nafa huu0
the crowd, which at two Of tho meetings, sr least
filed its furthest corner.
General Moore and his staff did not turn up for the
early knee drill at O'Clock yesterday morning They
missed too the holiness meeting at IL o'clock. and the
anniversary seemed the little knot Of soldiers thaa
had gathered about the stove In Lyceum
Hall to DO hanging nre rather unfortunately.
Two pae.faced women In salvation Army
suits turned out afterward to bs iieutenants and
collectors OF contributions. took hold Of Affairs. how
ever and started the preliminary skrmsh yor the I'M
converted with praiseworthy vigor All the warriors.
both aud women, took In nterjectng halle
lujahs and making impromptu speeches. Long practice
and religious power had made half dozen vo!ubs
toned appeal for recru t The Moody aud Sankey aud
negro canp-neetng melodies were sung with spirit
and that supply short the aged coored door
keeper also blue suited WARRIOR started In with sors
of M Of M inc oTp Var % v
q small collection taken up.
noon meeting General Moore had arrived and his elo-
quence aud bustling energetic presence kept
the jump" General Moore 10 tall porty msa OF nftv
years with long graysh beard and oaid spos
shns the "hs as we'll as various wicked things and
reading his Bible IN free, Oh hand, savatoniss
voice aud his exhortat ons wnetHer hymnei or spoken
prose the echoes over the old colored doorkeep
On all sides of him yesterday afternoon, two rows
deep .at the colonel: and captains & neusss'a row a
women. widely varying all cressed 10 tho hoods
for the .mOourincs in their hands IKE group Of pous
Roman Catholic sisters. AZ his rsnt were ,ne % more
Of as 10
The General led the meeting easily enough aatii te
n: sns 30 %
ny" was given, sincere. OF nourse but rather mone
phrases Every point scored striking or not was sure
to be ENCOURAGED By chorus OF hslisajahs ana ~Gio
offensive, coming as IL seemed TO- from genuine
though crude, religious zeal. an.
day meetinss poor ooy OF sevenueen or eishtseo,
f.ssion. as he called It, and broke INTO the midss
Of his story He had gone homo ou Saturday nixht ana
"srowIer" Of beer and insisted his drinking some Of
IT, They attempted to force down his throat pat h
o'clock yesterday morning. hatsss aud without any
ovsrcoat To keep out the bitter cold Az last no wehsr
ns ,ysrworked feelings and he sobbed for
utes before the whole audience las, veteran var
rior sobbng ALSO led him aside to bench aud the tve
prayed themselves back into composnre aaa
even serenity. General rejoicings followed.
rather boisterous, in fact. but the whole thing
had delicate suggestion Of true religious INSTINCT nov
ever crude the manifestation Of II might be- r. a..
Several women, too, made modest speeches In toe
Afternoon and the enthusiasm fairly tenpared er-
cspt when the General gos full swing with one of hs
catching hymns. Then the tAmbourines were best1a
with vigor that promised new converts In month %
two and Ihe Of the coones captains ana cutcn-
ants got their feet swsyng their hands anu oeoes
to tho beat of and shouting the words
thunder tones Ono excited Scotch ongshoreman. vita
an impediment IN his speech. got into = discussse
with himself about liquor shops snd doctrine and .esss
who could understand him began to laugh unfes'-
insiy &C his vehomeuce. A., ,.
The evening meeting was mucn tue ~rkess
of the three, aud fee OF ceuu
was charged for admittsuco to tho nall. ocnefA
Moore was as persuasive a. ever, ana was 70
inforced by larger staf The exercises were more d-
dactic The room much too crowded AMI there
were too many comngs ami goiDgs for any spontaneous
"testimony so the audience GOT along Win sors ~
running discourse and good deal OF music from Cen
eral Moore The days nshtnx had Jagged out msnY
of the warriors but all hope 10 have ther wontcd ns
and i'm pross Dleness again tonighs