The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-15
at THE ARMY IS COMING.
sx1xA1IoNIsTs TO GATHER IN THIS
CITY IN THOUSANDa
r,.v Are 20 DO IN Session Three Days
Noon and Night fsrsdes - Commander
nooth's BABY Daughter to be Bedicsted.

rhsy Are to DO IN Sessl0h Tnree Days
Noon and Night farades Commander
Booth's BABY Daughter TO be Bedicstea.
The entire force Of the Salvation Army Of
This country will meet in this city on Monday
next for . congress that is to last three days.
The scheme OF holding one big meeting OF the
army has been urged for long time. and Com
mander Darlington Booth decided a month ago
TO issue call for the forces to gather here.
Later another similar gathering will be held
In Chicago. The features OF tho New York
gathering will DO noon and night parades and
mass me settings In Carnegie Music Hall and
tho hall OF the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton in East Twenty-third street
At Carnegie Hall Commander and Mrs. Bal
lineton Booths baby girl will be dedicated.
Her birth. nine days ago. hos been kept
secret, even from tho members and officers OF
tho army. Commander Booth gave SUN re-
porter yesterday an account OF what the army
intends to do during the congress:
TT will be the biggest affair Of its kind ever
hold" no said. land will demonstrate the
great power OF tho army In this country.
Those launhers and scoiers. who think there
are but few OF us, will be surprised Wheh
they SEQ our forces There Will DO wv NJ
sech meeting. $50 OF whom are stan onicets
and 800 commanding officers. That oaGntto
give some idea OF our strength. Inc hts, TWO
night m ceilings will be held in Carnegie nun.
The Wednesday night meeting VIII 10 ne,o
in Association Hull. We Will seize this
Grand opportunity while We are all together
TO discuss tho leading problems OF the day.
Among others will be the great question OF the
relief Of distress and misery among those VINO
are ovsrcrowdod In our tenement houses. 1t
is not our intention to attempt to remove these
unfortunate people from tho tenements.
What we want to do is to mako plans for tho
Ess hcss Dssps . o9r vii p% ss w
tesrs to aid them in their work OF aiding the
"WitLoIt interfering with the mon or
women who occupy the tsneme nts our lassies
will go around. Whom they find hungry fam
to bs N whsn they 90
dirty hsy win SSes
food and shelter depotty, which have been run
ming for some time. will also be discussed on
viii So M '0 Aneher prebem
which vii be2ut before the meeting Will be the
he most Thoroughly discussed. as We Ssleve It
the greatest evil the Army has to contend
w'h We shSi nsyfF int t to stop the sale
fact. our work in this limo will be confined al
ot to me and 1n who are al
our power to bring about the reformation Of
these noople strong effort will also be made
s IN This son bsSds o and
women will then receive instructions u. TO how
TO remedy this great evil; which they will put
!. In this city especially viii this branch OF
the work he pushed. Our lassies will start on
in front OF SALOONS. Thoy will 60 among them
shs ThS ASK viii hosg 1 G
nsssI i they are Ga;hcIics Il they say No
soon. II they still reply in tho negative they
VIII tn cordially invited to loin tho ranks Of
the Salvation Army. We will conduct a great
crusade against these unchurched people. and
"" hope To- gain hundreds; of recruits to tho
array IN his city nl one in the course Of a year.
Ne vii! also consider some way to further the
CIRCULATION Of religious newspapers and re.
tia" corss s w BE- cog ON to ss
religious, iiterntnre will receive our attention.
congress. viii proudly no tho banner night.
publicly. commission, tho fifteen hmrlredtn
officer Of he army in this country. This new
officer will be ~ woman. hut ! must withhold
her num". On TIL, evening also the little rirl
T,e ~ MIC nice ana @E
stand out to the front OF the platform together.
.hp holding the baby, IN her arms The SALIVA
Myrtle 'rheodo:n 30 ,th... chose, ,he
OF COD Another feature OF tho congress viii
10 ,ho grand n%onday Iarads " tn, officers
o; the array Nm n, but sta. A., and divisional
oEiiccrs Will s'asl from Tho council room in
Seven y-scrond street. and take the elevated
latt.ry There viii lie y ,nrchlicht raradcs
On Msaay and Tarsd, ni Ea, ono So. e
and myself will address tho Convention. Tax
ing it all in all. this will DO tho creates; event
In tho history Of the Salvation Army and W.
from It"