Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-30

Last night the Salvation Army opened their new
Temple, the building formerly occupied as the
Ninth street Methodist church, on 9th street. be-
tween and streets. Early In the evening the
officers and privates OF the army met In front Of
the building and held short services, and, after
the building was formally opened, a procession
was formed. The shouts and songs OF the Saliva
tionists in front ofther new Temple attracted the
attention OF many persons and all along the
square the store doors were opened, and clerks
rushed to the sidewalk to see what was going on.
The procession proceeded down 9th street to
Pennsylvania avenue, and held an open-air meet
ing on the open space at the corner OF 9TH street.
and then they returned to the Temple. The pro-
who carried the army's nag while two 1arSe arms
were beaten by male members. A concertina, q
cornet and several tambourines completed the SAL
walton ban, to the music OF which the soldiers
sung many hymns some Of them to the tune OF
popular songs Gen. Booth says that every time
they arrange words to the music OF a song they
rob the devil.
TIE WASHINGTON ARMY
is under the command OF Major Cozzens, who has
charge OF this division. The forces are led by
Captain Agar and Lieutenant Dempster The
other Officers as follows: Ida Davis secretary;
Lillian Brown, color sergeant; Philip Krause, floor
sergeant; John Coulter, drill sergeant; Alice
are Estelle Byron, Hattie RoOey, Irene Noxall,
Cora Bell, Hannah VanTassel Tom Shackeiford,
d.. n.
Duval, Geo. Brown, Samuel Shed1 and Geo. b.
Nolan.
ave have on our list at present twenty mine
prvates and nine recruits said one OF the officers
10 a STAR reporter, ..since Captain Agar took
charge or the corps. We are doing nicely and ex-
pect to continue cur good work. We expect
shortly TO establish an outpost on the 7th-street
road"
AT THE TEMPLE
When the procession arrived at the Temple the
soldiers marched around the room several times
singing to the deafening noise of the drums, care
You Washed In the Blood OF the Lamb"
Everybody say Amen." shouted the major as
the army marched upon the platform. 'rm a
salvation Soldier, one OF the Noisy Crew" is what
the major told them To sing in opening the meet
ing. Then Drill Sergeant Coulter led in prayer
amid a volley of ''Amens," and Capt Agar ad-
dressed the audience. telling them OF the advan-
tages OF the new building. and how glad they
should De TO get II. tie referred to the TACT that
religious services had been held in that room for
many years, and in speaking OF the churches he
said that they the churcneS) were as good as the
salvation Army. He mentioned the large num-
Der OF Department clerks who labor SO near the
temple, and said he did not believe that one in
every ten OF them were saved. The Salvation
Army, he said, was yet in its infancy; 1t was not
yet wearing long clothes, so 10 speak. Twenty
Two years ago, he said II was started, and it now
besides
SALVATION NAVY,
composed OF fleet Of fifty vessels spreading SAL
walton literature all the world At first there
was as mucn prejudice In the army as there Is
now outside Of IL.
The meeting was then open for every one, and,
one after anOtner men, women. and children told
what the salvation Army had done for them One
man said that he had been terrible drunkard:
that his wife and children had suffered. He had
gone 10 several churches but no one spoke to him
or TOOK any notice or him, but the first time he
went into the salvation Army the captain asked,
"Are you saved?" From that time his life began
10 change and his home OF sorrow was changed
into one OF JOY. Another told OF the terrible lie
"A prisons ia
life mad been changed and he had been made
happy. The captain, after all had had an oppor-
LunlIy TO address the meeting, spoke or the money
needed TO pay the rent and collection was taken
up An old gentleman said that shortly after he
had arrived In the city from New York, his atten-
the open-air meeting that the soldiers were kneel-
ing on the cold pavement. He complimented the
Army for their good work and added 50 to the list,
which the captain said had been headed with a
similar amount from the Rev. j. r. Newman. The
meeting continued until after 10 o'clock.