St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31
A SALVATION DECORATION.
The Ninth Anniversary of the Or
1aDjZQtiOH,

The dimly lighted Market hall was
crowded full last night by a very church
like and orderly audience for the place.
On raised seats, reaching nearly to the
ceiling in the front of the hall. sat over
two hundred uniformed SalvatiOniSts,
gray-haired men and women, brawnE,
reG-shirted men, maidenS in the prim
bOnnetS or the gay turbanS, children
OF tender years, musicians ana banner
bearers, all facing back over strangely
unh0moseniouS audience OF several
hundred people.
Probably Minneapolis never saw a
more weird sight than the one presented
there last night. The great barn-like,
haiflighted hall, with its decorations of
evergreenS and flags added to the effect,
and when the singing began and the
mass of red-tinted humanity turned
itself into motion with waving hands
and swaying bodies, it was we'll calcu-
lated to produce an effect of some kind.
The coldeSt-blooded creature could not
remain unmOved by it.
The occasion was the ninth anniver-
sary celebration of the organization
OF the Salvation army in the United
States. The meetings have been being
held for three days, and yesterday and
last night was the grand flash in finale.
Three meetings were held during the
day, and the army's of st. Paul and
Minneapolis. 200 strong, have marched
the streets in grand display during the
for halielujah's and player.
An admission was charged last
night, and in consequence a
very orderly audience was present,
many OF them above the class who fol-
low in the train of the army, who were
present out of curiosity.
Maj. Whatmore and Adit. Morton
have been central figures i'll all the
weeks programme. Under the big
one "Welcome to Our Major and Our
Officers Many officers and visitors
from over the state were present. An
hour of music opened the meet
ing. The scene was a stirring
one throughout. Several bands of
musicians added to it. besides the lin
ber-armed maids of the tambourine. A
band of Swedish girls sang Il song in
their own language to the ringing and
CHATTER of tins music. A song was sung
by all proclaiming that their alag
should wave around the EARTH" and
every hand fiirted a flag; and over the
body two stalwart cadets waved flags,
one United States. the other the red,
blue and yellow Of the army.
After the music, before the audience
was we'll aware Of it, Maj. Whatmore
was in the middle of an address, and
had their attention. 1t is singular how
their programme plunges along, carry
ing every one in its spirit, and gliding
from song to sermon with no pause OF
hraaL Tho CNaai- pr caiG NV con Sikfn
things. among his phraZeS of sentiment
and wild enthusiasm. One was that
the army reached people that the church
could not reach. He dwelt on this.
The captains from other towns spoke.
After a long meeting the audience left
and at o'clock an all night prayer
meeting began, The army now has
about $50 members in Minnesota. There
are thirteen corps, four in minneapolis,
three in ST. Pau! and one in Mortified,
Mankato. Red Wing, st. Peter, Anoka
and Elk River.
W. E. Gooding, eX-manager of the
Minneapolis base bail club, while wit
Messing the game yesterday and sur
veying the immense crowd could not
help thinking how wore out my shoes
last season after the stoppage of the
Sunday games, in trying to induce some
capitalist to put in few dollars to tide
over the balance of the season, about
six weeks. ] only required about $1,000,
and was willing to give up half in
terest in the franchise and players, who
were worth twice the amount, but no
one would take half interest as gift.
Such players as Broughton. Winkle-
man, BrOsnan, Walsh, Tebeau and
liawes are not got together every day
in the week.