Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09
DEADLY ONSLAUGHT
Erssd OF Salvation Dsalt Our 81
Ten Cents q Loaf
HlRSHAL BlLLIsCIOs BOOTG
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Aad s0cn a grand least OF the bread OE
salvation a. the.E barracks last nlght as
tasy have not enjoyed Tor long tune.
The reason OF tbs teErinc Onslaught on
the world, The flesh and the devil, was
the presence Of Marshal B4llington
Booth IA the ATTY. After grand street
parade Al 5 o o'clock, the jubilee COM
menced az ths barracks On the plat
form sat some nifty officers and sol
dleTs. and al audience OF about 500
people sAs present, each Of whom paid
an admission fee OF 10 cents.
The services were opened by a grand
clash OF symbols. rafting OF tamDour-
nss, Ane blowing Of trumpets, and
we're led BY MAJOR COzens, OF Detroit,
wno gave utterance 10 frequent ejacu-
Istions OF Amen" "Hallelujah, etc.
lie read several verses from the Bible,
showing that King David believed IN
prAislng the Lord by note, and making
lots ot noise about i, too. Here the
entlre corps yelled "Hsllelujah.'1 lie
sAld that people IN the audience need
not laugh. Tor any OF them were likely
- be suddenly converted and find
themselves sitting on the platform.
The band played some more and
everybody sang and made plenty OF
noise. Marshal Booth finally arc Sc and
sang song OF his own composition, ac-
cons panied by himself on the accordeOn
and BY MS pretty little wife on the
banjo. tie then made Il speech IN
which he urged AL 10 fght earnestly
Tor Jesus. He told how the Salvation
Army was rapidly increasing IN num-
bers n spite of the rid!cule war con-
stantly heaped upon II There was no
happier man on earth than himself and
be knew that the soldiers around hlm
were AL happy, for he could tell Il by
looking AZ them. Mr.. Booth mas Il
fascinating way about him and many
iclsrs who had come for the purpose Of
looking on and laughing, We're joining
earnestly IN the Singing before the
meeting was through.
Mrs. Booth also spoke and those pres
eDt hung OH her words. She Is hand
some and pleasant looking little woman
and Is counted as one OF the very best
speakers IN the salvation Army.
James Lowe, whom the members of
the local corps call Father Lowe"
occupied front seat on the platform
ami took part III the worship. The
sight of his venerable white locks and
benevolent eye lent dignity to the
affair
After the meeting Marshal Booth was
interviewed. He Is a man OF striking
appearance, tail and slim. He has an
honest looking black eye and wears his
dark haIr very long. His dress IS the
regulation Salvation Army uniform.
In answer To questions, ne said al am
the son or General Booth. commanders
In-chIef of all the corps throughout the
world, whose headquarters are at
London, England. / am one of a
family of nine children. and all OF our
family Is engaged IN the WORK. | am
commander over all the forces in the
United States, with headquarters IN
New York City, where | nave over
forty secretaries and clerks working
under me.
In the United States the army
includes 1905 officers, 369 corps and
sIXty-One Outposts, wnerc meetings
are held periodically. over 2jO.0O0
people attend the meetings at barracks
-, week, 20 say nothing OF the good
that IS done m the streets. My last
figures show that the officers alone visit
5000 families every week.
In the whole world. we have over
one million members, S.Il6 officers,
2,71- corps aud 80 outpOsts. The army
has spread over thirty-three countries
and colonies and the gospel .s spread by
Us IN some thirty-dve different
l3t laCrs. During toe last year 22O-,
O0u pcrSous have been cared Tor by the
shelter brigade The Vor Cry has the
largest circulation of any religious
paper on earth Editions are published
In tweuty-siT languages and lts total
circulation amounts % %, ,000. 600
cCuls per year. of these $50 200 are
si.d iu England alone every weed aud
u thc United States the weekly sac is
50. 600 copies. No other religious nauef
has ever touched It iu SIZE OF circua-
ton.
"rhe army - meeting the greatest
sucCfsS bon England New south Wales.
which VS. t,d a short time ago. and u
NeN York CITY and the surrounding
towns.
ID am sure that the Salvation Army
method 3 che only w1v tnat the drunk
ard. tue har.0f and thlet can be- brought
Co. reform Most of the churches
loit out tn iCv band o. save them, but
what they want - tdc warm feliowsnIp
and friendship that we extend 90 them.
We are always ready to reach down INTO
the sewers snj cesspools of humanity
and help the pcrishug. We are not
connected with any church al
though We are in sympathy
with them all. We are not
tho same "a the Free Methodist, but
chose who probably resemble us most
arr v vnat are known as the Primitive
Nefhodsts iu England. I leave early
tomorrow morning for Detroit, whence
Z 81 t0 Toronto. where they WI have a
iIuI-e
Marshal Booth is a gentleman, every
i1ch. ard th- excellent language which
he gses shows n.m en- b. veil educated.
The manner n which the army "a sup
ported Ee SAYS. is "a follows Eacn
corp - sustaining. p. O., the corp
supports che captain. ard be- turns over
n tenth ~ what he reCeIves toward
seaport ng hrs superior officers, and go
.u until The coumsnder-n-Cb-ef S
reached. He 6uds matters In this CITY
- good cCud non There are sbout
ere hundred 50 10 ers here