Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-11
THE SALVATIONlSTS.
THEY INTEND OPENING A TRAINING
SCHOOL FOR "LAssEs,"
To Prepare Women for the Work of the
Army-What an Officer Says
About 1t.

Meeting Colonel McAbee, who is in
charge ofthe Salvation Army in the north
ern district of the State. RECORD UNION
reporter yesterday asked him concerning
the reported establishment here of train
ing school for women engaged in the work
OF that organization. He replied that it
was proposed to open "Lasses' Training
Home of the Salvation Army in this city.
Such home, he said. for the training of
female officers for the life and work of a
Salvationist has been deemed by that or
ganizstion long felt want since the estab-
lishment Of the Salvation Army on the
Pacific coast, some six years ago. The
officers in charge of the work have not been
blind to the great necessity Of having such
place, nor TO the advantage it wssd be
to the entire field, but this necessity has
not been met, mainly because they have
not had lady officers of the necessary quail
ifications and experience to place in charge
of such a school.
This difficulty has at last been remedied
by the addition TO their forces Of Staff Off.
Ger Lizzie McAbee and Captain Clara Long.
lately from Chicago, where they opened
and ran for six months a similar home.
which is still in progress. Miss McAbee
has had an experience of five or six wears
as an Army" officer, part of this time
being spent with Mrs. Marshal Booth. as
private secretary.
The opening of the Training Home, or
garrison will take place in the Army
barracks, near the corner Of Fourth and ]
streets, and will be observed by a five days
meeting, commencing this evening. when
il is expected that Brigadier Fielding (who
has the supervision of the Pacific coast
work. aud his staff of officers will be pres
ent; also some twenty or thirty officers in
charge Of stations IN Northern California
The Army has already one garrison
for the training of men-at Oakland
which has been in progress nearly q year,
and has kept up the supply of more thor
ughly prepared officers. The Salvation
Army, like every well. disciplined army,
believes in trained soldiery but, when this
cannot be secured, they call for raw re-
cruits.
The object of this garrison is the training
of each candidate or cadet for the regular
work-such as the leading of meetings,
singing, reading, systematic arrangement
OF daily missionary work, financing their
own corps, Bible study, visiting, War Cfy
selling, personal neatness, politeness,
modesty, discretion, how to keep house
clean, cook, mend, sew, etc. The benefits
claimed are First, in bringing more can
didates to the field; second. in being able
to supply better class of officers having a
thorough knowledge of the work; third, it
serves as sitting agency, where a cadet,
after entering the garrison, is shown the
self denial and sacrifice that is expected of
Salvation Army officer. If she cannot
enter heartily into the life she then has
opportunity to return to her home, thus
saving the general work from the reproseh
which would follow had she deserted her
post as an officer of a corps.
We also expect this Home" said the
officer, Ito be benefit to the city. A regu-
lar system of daily missionary work is car
ried on under the supervision of the trained
Home Mother-such work as visiting iails
brothels and saloons, preaching and sing
ing among the classes who are not in the
habit of church-going the rescuing of
fallen women land if possible sending
them to the Army Rescue Home for such
cases at Oakland), beside the nightly meet
ing IN barracks. To carry on this branch
OF work house of nine rooms at No. 521
0 street has been secured, which is as vet
unfinished Beds, bedding, carpets, tables
curtains, Dishes table linen and all kinds
of household furniture is needed. a plan
is also established TO help finance this spe-
cial movement. From about forty corps
upon the coast it is expected that 30 cents
per week will be sent from each. This sum
will be divided between the two garrisons
to help in their support. For the furnish
ing of this home we look to the friends of
the work, from whom any money or ar
ticles of furniture will be most gladly re-
ceiyed'