The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-10-11
The Salvation Army.

ew Lie salvation Army,
" lhe Salvation Army under the com
ng mand of Commissioner Ballington Booth
In son of General Booth. the original or
gamer OF the Army, advanced on Elkton
IN hne style on Saturday evening last,
e&celllng both in numbers and STYLE of
be parade, any former demonstration in
Elkton. The Commissioner. who is tho
b. heaa OF the Army organization in this
country, is on tour of its departments
~ ana Is accompanied by the staff brass
c. oand OF the New York headquarters. t.
consists of eighteen pieces. its members
al oelng handsomely uniformed and avb;b
" lung IN their music the evidences of
framing and discipline. The battalion
= III we may call il such, arrived at the
hiKtoh depot few moments after Eve
, O'CLOCK p. m. from Wilmington, where
on Friday evening they held a successful
, meeting in Asbury NJ E Church heinz
encouraged in their work there BY the |
presence OF lumber of clergymen of |
that city and donation of one hundred
, dollars. On their arrival at the Elkton
} oepot, the procession headed by the staff
band marched to their barracks in w.st
Hikton where cake and coffee supper
was served. At seven o'clock the nro.
cesSlon was again formed and torchlpbt
paraae OF the town made, Mr.. F. E.
Bradbury salutiug 1t with blaze of red
IRE as 1t passed his store in the Hollow
he circuit OF the town being finished, it
Med into Odd Fellows Hall where a fnu
mousse awaited its arrival The band
oeihs seated upon the stage, Commas y
sioner Booth, assisted by Major McFar.
lane, III charge of the southern den.rt
nen'' organized the meeting by asking n
the audience to feel perfectly free and f,
laylng aside all stiffness and formality. IT
10 JON the band in singing an opening a,
hymn This was done with a will and m
lor Inc hrst time in the history of Odd 81
feiio"s' Hall, religious song was sung al
there to brass band accompaniment W
After short preliminary address by III
MAJOR McFarlane, Commissioner Booth Sc
made an address, Personally he is tall de
and slender, with rather long black hair III
pale complexion and black moustscbe
lie Is an eloquent and effective talker an
mpfesslng his audience with the earnest mr..
words OF an exhorter one moment. and tbe
hen exciting their approving smiles bv ma
pertinent sallies of sarcasm and bumor an,
nere is magnetism about the man, with etc
DIS OF nervous energy, which his prac. the
ICED methods of conducting such meet. mo-
u give him ample opportunity Ev'
display. His address consisted lun
defence of the methods and an ex- Inc
'ana'ion OF the work of the Army. How rn,s
went down into the lowest walks of WIN
10 and raised the fallen. He dwelt with 'e
nphasls upon the self.denying lives its II
emoers spent and how they brayed ma,
rsecutlon for the Masters sake He stvI.
~ ~" "nen crossing the ferry boats and
I've" AorK his wife and himself were CRAP
ared at and sneered at, and recited ton
tn excellent mimicry his experience in delic
abroad car where a lady in silks and cellei
'lns lett her seat beside him upon dis Br
,ering his Army b.doo ,or IT. 49, whit,
his coat. At tho oo,o,,a; all, "
'ss different members of the Army
re called on to tell their experience -
ey were all interesting One, pleas de.ro
FACED Norwegian youth, told how he work
az Sea' through the recol- officer
VI pious hoehers teaching, and tial pl
Dioie readlng OF religious sea cap Mrs I
!. MAJOR Bryant, the field officer of time C
stan, told how once homeless wan was hi
II strayed into their meeting. He and pl
'rloed how he was dressed. with his Vlclnlt
,-tailed dress coat tho o,ts;d. or seemed
Gu the wind blew one way and the ou' L
Y another, his crushed derby and his :, 49,.
o ,;oaoo ~ 0ii lis ofe"st III Land
pieces How all tattered and torn. a.
ed and forlorn he had Joined the tbrsi.s
ne PolpI OF his story Der of J
mat he was reciting his own expert part in
Ill lie. Alter the experiences and a
DER OF pleasing airs, interspersed with MIR.
CHS, d small collection was taken and Castle,
meeting was closed by the Commits Armita
+. The battalion left Elkton IN . sail for
ram for uavre de Grace. While
'ssihg meeting there the Commits
received telegram informing him STRlCK
death OF his mother which had susie :
red In London, and while he was oql
sslng the Elkton meeting on Satur- VIII
vening. From Havre de Grace thew wy n
to Baltimore on Monday. where they vi, In
meeting IN the old Reformed "
III on Fayette street, of which the
ated MIR. Duncan, father of J. Nc.
duncan, once pastor of the Elkton
yterian Church, preached so long. l1ighe
ar his address in Baltimore the
Missioner asked if any minister pre- -
BIT like saying "a kind word for the
ION army, and named a number of
nent ministers who endorse il.
Vayland ID. Ball led off, and a half \
II Baptist and Methodist ministers
ed, praising the work.
hr. Ball said the proof of his
sympathy with the work of the
vas IN the fact that his concrega-
I'd given them the use of the church