The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
TABERNACLE BARRACKS.
The Rev. DR.. Scudder We'll
comes the Salvation
Army to His
Church.
BANJos AND HALLELUJAHS.
Reformed Minstrel Walsh Sings
and Dances While the Con-
verted HOodlum Tells His
Experience.

Pastor Scudder's pulpit was converted
into Salvation Army barracks. At one
end OF the rostrum was grouped a lot of
men in red jerseys and garnished with
other trappings denoting their rank; at
the other end sat band OF enthusiastic
young women clad in the sober garb OF
the feminine officers Of the Salvation
Army. In their hands they held their
"Hsllelu jah organs" as they call their
tambourines. Pastor Scudder was
stated in the centre and surrounded by
visiting officers Of rank In the army.
Colonel Evans, Of the Central Division,
assisted by Major Evans, conducted the
exercises.
The headquarters Of the Salvation
Army are In Gregory street. They were
established few months ago, and are
held by few New York officers and
some twenty or thirty Jersey City re-
cruits. The refusal OF the police to allow
the Army to parade the streets OF the
city led Pastor Scudder TO champion its
cause Recognizing the fact that preju-
dice founded upon mistaken ideas con-
cerning the character of the Army's
work was the cause of this refusal, and
knowing that the authorities are usually
guided by public opinion, Mr.. Scudder
invited the soldiers in this city TO give an
exhibition Of their mode OF warfare In
the Tabernacle. To this exhibition the
city officials were invited. None of the
police officials were discovered in last
nights audience.
THE ARMY COME TO STAY.
'sThe Salvation Army has come to
stay" remarked the Dominic, as he an
nounced the opening hymn, Hold the
Fort" AS the big organ belched forth
the opening bars of the music the faces OF
the Salvationists glowed with animation
aud fervent calculations. such as "Glory
to Goal" and merry "Halielujahs," issued
from the throats of the enthusiastic
soldiers. The entire audience joined
heartily in the chorus. Mr. Scudder then
read short scriptural lesson concerning
the praising of God with harps and Gym
balls. Abiding to the refusal OF the
police to allow the Army to parade. ne
said the Army was right in considering it
a hardship. One thing could truthfnlly
be said:-The fault found by the police
was not with the Army itself, but with the
crowds that gathered to boot and yell at
1--WE do not come here tonight, how
ever. in spirit of beliaerence." contin-
ned Mr.. Scudder. "The Army wishes to
show the public what il is doing IN order
TO enlist public sympathy. / confess
was deeply prejudiced against the saliva :
tion Army until the / read General
Booths book. Out of Darkest England.
The man who has not read that book Is.
not up with The age. Il is a solution of
great economic questions. / have read
Henry George. Booth is genius His
name will go down to posterity linked
Wesley.
.sThis meeting," he continued, twas
arranged in order to give the people in
teiligence concerning the mode OF the
Salvation Army's warfare"
THE sALvATIONISTS GREAT WORK
The speaker dwelt with eloquent force
upou the great work the Army had ac-
complished in London and in the Ameri-
can metropolis. Over ten thousand peo-
pie, he said. were devotinR their lives TO
It's work. Twenty-seyen newsp .pers
were being printed and circulated by the
Army. The Army covered thirty-sfx
countries. Its growth in twenty-five
years was something remarkable. The
secret of its success was opposition.
'Persecute a religious, body" M Mr.,
Salvation Army is doing work which
we churchmen are neglecting. drunken
sot comes into one Of our fine churches
and ne is instantly greeted with the
remark, Here, you get out. Not so in
the headquarters of the Salvation Army.
The sot staggers therein. Instantly he is
surrounded by sympathetic men an d
women, and implored to kneel at God 8
altar and seek His protection. These
men who talk to him are happy them
selves, because in the majority OF In
stances, they Lhemse Ives have been lifted
out of Just such degr ation."
.sGioryl Halleluiahr' "Bless the LordP'
chorused the Army Soldiers on the stage.
"These noble women go down into the
slums in order to carry on the warfare
against sin. and in their enaeavor 70 iiIt y.
up the fallen. Pm not Salyationist In
the technical sense of the term. But
Gods style is any style that does good"
PECULIAR PEOPLE.
Colonel Evans followed Mr.. Scudder.
We are a peculiar people," he said,
taking up a remark dropped by Pastor
Sc1dder. 1T we were not this meeting
would not be held tonight. We have a
peculiar dress. These men in red jer-
reys with 81 on their coat collars are
peculiar men, 1t is u peculiar sight we
present marching in the streets with
drum and trumpet aud tambourines. But
we have a peculiar love for the human
soul. aud what is better than all else we
have peculiar hold upon Gods love-"
Staff Captain Walsh next came for
ward merriiy twanging u banjo swung
fa@m his shoulders.
.People don'r understand us, I" he said,
playing meanwhile a soft, running ac-
compartment on the instrument, >out
the drunkard does used TO live away
down in Egypt land, where there's plenty
of whiskeY, beer and tobacco. I'm in
Canaan now. l 20 around like David
playing on his harp" "HallelujanF'
broke from the lips of the Salvationists.
''Twang, rwang, twang," sounded the
banjo strings,
Captain Walsh suddenly broke forth
Into a song which told of his former mid
night drunken brawls and wanderings in
Egypt, and as he finished the first verse
he turned to the other salvationists aud
signalled them TO join in this chorus to
the tune '.rll never get drunk any
fn0reh.-
..rm living In Canaan now,
I'm living in Canaan now: =
I'm doing well
Iu glad to tell
I'm living in Canaan now"
This simple chorus was sung with hand
clapping and tambourine accompaniment
several times until the audience caugnf
the air. and the big gllded organ. as
though infected with the melody, bel
lowed forth its rich tones, entnnsing the
audience to high pitch
THE CONVERTED Ho0DLUM.
Ensign Dunham. Converted hood
lnm,n with a round. frank face, then told
of his conversion through Salvation Army
methods; and then one of the visiting
soldiers sang in Il mellow tenor voice TO
the air of .'Some Day I'll Wander Back
Again." story Of how he drifted away