Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-03

''done time" the lowest being years and
the highest SS years. The latter was indeed
a veteran, and he looked it.
But there was still another ramification
of this system. and that was the labor
bureau. To take charge of discharged
prisoner would seem foolish if there were
nothing more to be done toward giving the
unfortunate creature start in life. To
meet this requirement the labor bureau has
been established. Names of men wanting
work and the kind of work wanted are
taken, and the number of men at command
for the various kinds of work is published
in the daily papers. Employers can thus
know where to secure workmen. Of course,
this list is not confined to discharged pris-
oners, but is open to everybody.
NOT A sCAB ORGANIZATION.
Commissioner Smith, who has charge Of
this department, was delighted with the sue
cess achieved so far. There is also bakery
in connection with this department., so that
the public can have salvation" bread at
current prices. But the labor bureau, 1
may remark, does not supply men 70 work at
places where the regular hands are striking.
''The army" said Commissioner Smith,
don't deal in blacklegs or scabs." The
most helpless kind OF men and women are
benefting by this labor bureau, and Mr..
Smith said: 1--WE get hold Of them at the
Shelters, when every other resource seems to
have failed them, and it is enough reward
for our effort to watch the transformation that
takes place in a few weeks. You can see
hope coming back again into their lives and
a new prospect opening, where they thought
there was no hope"
There was another noteworthy feature OF
the jubilee, and one in which every parent
at least will be interested. In the long pro-
cession which took place there was a de-
tachment of young women looking as gay
and bright as sunshine. These young
women had been rescued from street life,
and was told that exclusive of the Help
and Inquiry Department ], 40 women have
been received into and passed through the
home during the past year. OF these only
240 have proven unsatisfactory, leaving a
years record of :, ,230 women saved from a
living death. Now, whatever may be our
predictions regarding the Salvation Army,
none of us can reasonably shut our ewes to
the extraordinary work done by its agents.
I trouble myself to state all these things be-
cause / know that so extraordinary will
they appear that they will seem to be ro-
nance rather than cold truths of daily life.
The army has provided work for these res
cued women for whom outside employment
is not directly available. All kinds of
needlework are done, uniforms are made,
dressmaking and bonnetmaking are carried
on, and there is also an extensive book
binding department. Now, who will for
one moment argue that this is not noble
work however fanatical and wildly demon
strative the Army" may be? Its work
really begins where the christian charity"
of the churches ceases.
GENERAL BOOTHS ADDRESS.
There was monster meetingp and all
the soldiers, officers and delegates were there.
The English soldiers were in red, the Scotch
men In bright tartan, the Irisbmen with
sashes of green and orange blended, Hin
docs in Towering robes and yellow turteans,
and Canadians in blue blouses. 1t was a |
great sight and when General Booth ap- |
peared there was tremendous shout indeed. |
In speech he stated that the Salvation |
Army is represented in IS different countries |
with a total of 2, S29 corps, s56 outposts and |
!, 200 officers. -Four years ago they had only |
!, 500 corps and $4,000 members, but now
hey had $4,000 enrolled members. In four
7ears the number of their meetings had in
creased !, ,460,0 to 2,500.O00 per year.
They had also 85 slum officers, 1873 officers
engaged in rescue work, 3S rescue homes, 65
ood officers and 19 food depots He said
he army was making good progress in
Germany. Norway, Sweden, India, Aus
ralia and Africa. He gave the world to
understand that the army Is preparing for
N attack Oh Japan. He went on to say that
It the end of the next % years they would
lave a crystal palace of their own. He
Ilso admonished the soldiers to take kindly