Evening star., 1886-11-30
Gen. Booth Talks.
THE CHIEF OF THE SALVATION ARMY GIVES SOME OF
HIS EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA

HIS EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA.
Yesterday, from TO O'Clock, the barracks OF
the salvation army, 9th and streets, was trans
formed into dining hall, where hundreds during
those hours sat down To banquet. and in the
meantime the platform was occupied by members
OF the army, who with Instrumental accompani-
ment sang Salvation army songs About 1k
o'clock the line of march was taken Tor the Rifles
armory. The procession being led by Col Doyybie
and Major Inman, and the salvation band the
latter alternating with the singers. There was
large crowd present and the police excited some
Indignation by keeping the hall from being
Jammed 10 its utmost capacity The army en-.
tered the han singing and playing, and most OF
them TOOK seats on The platform. While waiting
for Gen. Booth and Commissioner Smith, the army
engaged In songs and prayers.
Gen. Booth upon MS arrival begun an address at
once. lie reviewed the WORK OF the army and
said that they had saved some OF the vilest people
ON earlh since It's oHanlzatlon, twenty-One years
ago; that the archbishop Of Canterbury wanted
them TO join the church, but that he would not
consent. First because his people didn't want to;
second, because they would not he treated well by
The archbishops fashionable fold, and third be-
cause he wanted them himself. The Salvation
Army he said had no secrets, and that he could
say as the good old john Wesley did: ave are not
only willing 10 have the world know what we are
doing, but we would like to have them know how
we do It,"
The press of America, he said had treated him
with tolerable fairness but there had been some
exceptions ..when l get back to London" he
said. "they will naturally inquire how have en-
Joyed myself and been treated" ''Nellr he con-
unued, Il have been most cordially received and
very well treated. Then when am telling them
about Ii there viii be line reporters taking 1t
all down. Those blessed reporters! 1 Will never
be able 10 get rid OF them until get to Heaven,
ana hope they viii be there toO., One OF the
sins he had committed he said, to ask the re-
porters II they were saved. They did not appear
TO lise to have it known they had souls. When he
went home there were two things he could say
about Americans. The first was they were the
greatest handshakers he had ever met and the
second was they We're great starers. SIT Is good
thing" he said, that persons cannot eat with
their eyes, for II they could 1 would
not have any flesh on my bones
at all. Many people had charged him with being
ambitious and with displaying himself as ..yen-
erai, and at the head OF the army No such idea
had crossed his mind. His only idea in inaugurat-
Ing The movement was 10 overcome the deSrada-
tion and vice which had confronted him and to
save mems souls His only plan was to adopt
Whatever measures or methods which would seem
likely 10 attract those among whom they labored
This morning the general and party left for
Frederick, Md, where two demonstrations win be
held In the city hall, which the city council has
voted them free OF charge. AT the close OF the
meeting last night collection was taken up to
start fund 10 bc used for the erection OF a bar
racks IN this city. Mr.. Wright, the undertaken
started the collection by giving s1OO and about
500 additional was collected from the audience