The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-23
GOSPEL SOLDIERS.
Mrs. General Booth and Ira
D. Sankey Fight Sin
in Jersey City.
A CHARMING MORALTST.
The Lady's Telling Appeal
for Salvation Army Work.
The Singer Reaches the Souls Of His
Hearers by Appealing to
the Senses.

The Sunday school room of the Emory
street Presbyterian Church was well filed
last night by a congregation who desired
to hear Mrs. Maud A Booth of the Saliva
tion Army and wife of General Booth,
the head OF the society Wnen Mrs.
Booth and her secretary, Mrs. VIcory,
entered the Sunday school room they were
greeted by the Rsv. Dr. fOrman. VINO
conducted the services In the absence OF
the Dustor the Rev. Charles Herr. After
the usual prayers. hymns and scripture
reading, DIR. Forman introduced Mrs.
Booth 10 the congregation. Sne talked
more than an hour.
she is beautiful woman, a little above
the average in height, Well formed, aud
about thirty years old. Her face is oval
in its contour and her eyes are large. ex-
pressive dark grey orbs, which at a glance
reveal the intellectually of the woman
and the hidden fire Of an enthusiast. Her
hair is dark brown and was frizzed In
manner that made her look bewitching
beneath the Salvation Army poke bonnet
she wore. The bonnet was very becom-
ing TO her and enhanced her natural
beauty IN a coquettish manner. Her
voice was clear, sweet and musical and
her articulation excellent.
Mrs. Booths theme was simply plea
for the Salvation Army and a brief ex-
PLANTATION OF some of It's workings. She
answer the call Of the Lord to raise her
voice In such cases speaking became
easy no matter where she was, for the
Lord supplied the words and she talked
Of that which lay close to her heart.
FROM THE HEART.
.'If say tonight some things tn at may
not phase you all, you must forgive me,
SAID the fair speaker, .for 1t comes from
the heart OF the many things that have
asiounded and appalled, me. since 1 be-
came a Salyationist none has SO more
than the narrow mtudedneSs In people.
We expect this from those persons who
have no religion, but il staggers me when
| see so much narrow mindedneSS in
those who profess to be followers of
Christ. They never see into the hearts
of their neighbors- What we need
more than missions aud missionaries
in this nineteenth century is to get the
true spirit into those preachers who are
expected to teach of Christ"
For an illustration Of the lack of this
spirit Mrs. Booth said her father was
rector of parish In England She re-
membered when but child how she went
three times each Sunday TO church, and
how, when shut up in the high box pew
eadgned TO the rector's family, she was
unable to see any more OF her father
while he conducted the service than the
top Of his head. This was not particular
ly attractive, and so instead of passing
the time in devotion she became practical
and built houses out OF Bibles and hymn
books on the cushioned seat. and caught
flies and otherwise enjoyed herself.
Church. she said, under these circum-
stances, was an empty temple.
"There are in this country Of advanced
IDEAS" said the speaker, IN my who like
myself, then, cannot see over the backs OF
their pews-their social pews-because of
narrow mindedness. The only way to
reach the people and deal with them is to
meet them on their own level, be one of
them and mingle with them. That IS
what the Salvation Army is doing. We
must look at the world as our neighbors
see us or else we cannot deal with our
neighbors as they should be treated"
LIKE THEIR OWN WAY BEST.
Speaking of the reason SO much preJu-
die. exists against the Salvation Army.
Mrs. Booth said:-" The greatest reason
some people have for not liking Salvation
lists is because they like their own ways
better. They do not want to go among
the slums in search OF souls to be saved,
drunkards 10 be rescued aud degraded
women to be redeemed. I am not asking
you that are here tonight to wear the Sal
vationist's bonnet. / do not ask you TO
visit the slums, 10 search out the de-
graded, the sick and poverty-stricken. the
criminals and outcasts of society, but l
do ask you TO come to God and try aud do
each other some good.
s'The Salvation Army has had diff
cult Uk0tt duu NOW udbluk ~. We
must fight against envy and ridicule. The
work of the Salvationists Is not under
stood, even by the churches, VINO, until
recently, believed US to be dangerous
class. Some of our work is or kiud that
preachers seldom reach. We often have
to work with bssotted men aud
women, and Goddess people who
say we don't want you.'
We find daily great petrified stream of
humanity in the world that we try to
soften. and in this work the Salvation
Army works among the lowest and try u
reach the class in the slums who cannot
go TO church because they have not suit
able clothing, or are besotted and believe
themselves unfit for church. We work
among those who if they happened to get
in a church would leave it in few
minutes feeling themselves out OF place
there We also work among the highest
circles of society in the land. In our
work in society we find that the fashions
of the day make women's hearts sordid
and small. oh how small Frequently
we are repulsed, but what 40 we
care when we know the Saly alton Army
has saved and made followers OF Christ,
more than 100000 persons. We ca n
thus afford to bear the ridicule and sneers
OF many who say they ha better be
hung and make other similar remarks
even Of worse nature about US, and In
tones so loud that we hear them as We
pass along the streets. We can afford to
smile at this. for thank God the day OF
our vindication is coming. The Saliva
tiou Army has learned that it can only
n ach tine people by meeting them on
their own level. There is no use in
shouting to people at a distance the
words Of Christ.
THEIR STANDARD.
"The Lords example should be fol-
lowed. He came from Heaven to this
earth and became man TO reach man. and
he began life in O most humble manner
He met men on their own level, Many
people say to me, what do you know of
the needs OF this country?' | have been
nm American citizen four years, and dur
ing that time have been actively engaged
ia searching for just such work as the
Salvation Army wants. told promi-
nent divine soon after came here. when
he said the Salvation Army did good
work in England but was not wanted
here, that so long as there were saloons,
fallen women, murderers and dsdrunkards,
the Salvation Army could lind plenty to
do
'.Our girls in the Army to do their work
have 10 live ia the slums in order 10 be on
level with the people they try 10 reach.
They practice a practical religion. The
pray and sing, go among their neighbors
and scrub the doors wash the dirty chill
drel, nurse the sick and appear 10 their