Telegram-herald., 1891-03-04
HELP FOR THE ARMY
10 SUQOoR AND HsIsIlIy ITS WORK
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The salvation Army has been ai work
IN oar city upwards Of seven years snd
has established itself g. a permanent
institution. and bs the success of lss
work has Shown good reason for Us ex-
istence, and for the favorable opinion
aud generous support Of our oltzens.
There sre not many persons who have
resided here FOR any length 81 time ~ae
do net know men or women that have
been reformed. aud materially bene-
fitted ia every respect through is
operations. scores of drunkards and
gamblers of srolds and sietterns-hase
been led 10 a hetter life-old dents have
been paid, hungry wives aud chlidnon
have been fed. warm clothing pui on
ragged and naked backs, and miserable
houses made happy.
The strong and unreasoning prejudice
and shke ia which the army was held
by many persons at rs first appearance
among us, caused Ia many cases hy is
peculiar and apparently foolish and
ridiculous methods. have in most cases
been removed, as 4 has become known
and the rea sons for it. peeuharsues bei-
ter understood, and Its successes mani
tested n the moral, soclal and religious
Unliit of many persons, for whom there
MAS apparently no hope OF meilora-
ton and improvement.
There ale now IA ouT city three bar
racks or places where religious services
are held every night IN the week and
three tunes on Sunday, namely, No.
Pearl-st., Iamalton-sl., north 81 West
Leonard-st., and 40 Diylsion-st.
There is Rescue Home for the re-
clamatlon of fallen women. corner OF
Pine and Second-sts., where there are
at present two officers and siy glrls. IN
mates of the home. And al Pearl 81.
| there is training garrison, where at
present there are eight young men be
ing trained FOR the work and position
of held officers. Capt. Temple and hss
wife have command Of the several
corps with two officers under them,
and they, with four young children,
the youngest two OF three months old,
reside at pearl-st All these persons
have 10 look for the means of their
support, the rent Of their buildings or
rooms. food, fuel, clothing, shoes, etc.
10 the general public of our city. Only
a very, very little help is furnished
from other places, and the headquar-
| ters at New York Is always too hard
strained for money by the demands
made upon IL for sck and resting
officers. for travelling expenses. the ea-
pense OF opening up new posts and SO
on, To be able. however willing and
wishful, 10 render much money assist
ance
An earnest appeal 10 now made TO
every person who IL interested IN the
moral and social welfare Of our fellow
citizens, and the good order and char
| acter of our city. for help in food, fuel,
clothing and money. And when II 10
clearly known that few Of the officers
| III the army get. with any regularity,
| the pitifully small salary for whlSh they
undertake 10 work and sometimes are
| barely supplied with food, Il - believed
that there will be a large number OF
| weli-to-do persons who, out OF their
abundance, will gladly give, and con-
time 10 give, the help that ls needed.
Supplies or money may be cent 10
pcarl-si. or to the Rescue Home,
corner Of Pine and second sis. Women's
clothes, shoes, etc. for the Rescue
Home are especially needed.