The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-23
MINISTERS ENROLLED.
AsMembers ofthe Auxiliary League
ofthe Salvation Army.
THEY PRAISE THE ARMY'S OBJECTS.
While Not Inlorsing ali its Methods,
They Commend tho Work of Gcn--
cral Booths Rccr,rlts...Iscvs. Lyman
Abbott, Charles A. Briggs and 9th.
crs in Limo and Contribute Money
and sympathy.

NV York, June 22.-Ihe keV. III.
Charles A. Briggs, The Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott, pastor Of plymouth church,
Brooklyn; tho Rev. Dr. Z. +. de Costa,
OF tho church Of st. John the Divine,
and tho Rev. Horny Wilson, formerly
Dr.. Kainsford's assistant atst. Georges
church, as we'll as Mrs. Abbott and Mrs.
Briggs, have taken IN action, the an
uouncemcnt OF which will undoubtedly
DO great surprise to many of the more
orthodox Of church members. They
have enrolled themselves in. the Auxil-
iary League OF the Salvation Army, and
by this action have sisniGcd their mp
proyalot tho objects Of that organize
Many others Of Influential position
in tho community are also enrolled in
tho army's auxiliary league, and the
standing OF tho organization bids TAR
TO be materially improved in this coun-
try by support from these sources.
The fact that the persons mentioned
have slgniiled their willingness TO act us
patrons OF the organization, as IT were,
does not, however, mean that they nave
unGualifedly Endorsed the arIny's
methods and are hencetorth to DO
clas,cd MS members OF the Salvation
Army. 1t does signify, though, that
clergymen Of eminence in their respect
i've denominations have concluded that
tho object and results OF the organizn-
tion's work arc worthy OF their indorsc-
ment and cooperation, and that they
arc not afraid 10 publicly announce the
fact.
Tho Auxiliary League organized IN
London moro Lhan n decade, ago. IT
was conception Of General Booth and
was designed 10 enlist the moral and
financial support OF people OF wealth
and standing whom tho army could not
secure rs active members. The first 1T
tempt to introduce tho idea in tins
country was made six or seven years
auo, hut not until about six months
ago was the work OF extending its in
fuonce and membership systematically
undertaken. A.
DIR. LYMAN ABBoTT's IxDoRrEMeST.
When Iasked the Rev. Lyman Alb
bott if he had joined the Salvation Army,
he laughed good naturally, but then
grew serious.
"No, have not exactly put on uni.
FORM" he said, "but l have subscribed
to the Auxiliary League and given my
Endorsement TO the very excellent
work which the Salvation Army is do
ing. l do not approve Of all its meth
dds. In fact, / know OF no organiIa.
ton and no man whose every method
approve. Pm not sure approve all
my own methods. But I do unhesita-
tin1ly approve the objects Of the Saliva
ton Army, 1t Is doing glorious work
in going among the lowly and rcscuing
them from vice aud shame and misery.
No church could do the work, no minis
tor OF the Gospel could do the work.
"Mrs. Burlington Booth conducted q
Salvation Army meeting at Plymouth
Church last April and charmed both
my parishioners and myself. wanted
to. contribute something toward her
work and decided that the best way OF
doing 1t was to Join the league and in-
duce others Ia do so when could.
''Have anyAo OF my congregation OBJ
jected? Not that know Of, though in
an Independent congregation like mine
there NAV very likely be some people
who will say II wish DR.. Abbott hadn't
done that ! am thoroughly in sympa;
thy with the leagues work, though, and
am glad joined it"
DIR. DE, COSTA ENTHUSIASTIC.
found the Rev. DIR. De Costa even
more enthusiastic on the subject Of the
league than was tho Rev. DR.. Abbott.
you rec, Ihave long been accustom-
ed to work Of tho character OF tho Sal
walton Army" said he, "as was deeply
interested in tho Church Army IN
England, which employs very much the
the same methods. Tho principal dill
ference lies in tho fact that the Saliva
vation Army is undenominational
while the Church Army is committed
10 tho Church OF England. l have adj
dressed meetings OF the Church Army
in England and have marched with
some Of It's members through the
streets behind band.
"Do l wholly like the Salvation
Armv's ways? Well, they may not be
my ways, but they arc adapted to the
people with whom it deals. and cor.
family tho army's workers have had
wonderful success with the lowly whom
tho churches cannot reach. l have ut
tended meetings OF tho army and once
or twice boon around with its members
OF tile SUM Brigade
Indeed, | offered to raise sufficient
money to support post for tho women
workers in tho slums, though the
schcme has been temporarily abandon
ed because the right women could not
be found.
"lhe Stun Brigade make n practice
OF Visiting tlisordcrly houses and urging
their inmates 10 load pure lives. In the
last three months they visited no less
than six hundred places OF the kind in
New York and Philadelphia, and are
about TO opon refuge for fallen women
upin Harlem. Any organization that
performs this work, and many kindred
works, merits tho hearty support and
cooperation otoYory Christian man and
woman. II certainly has mine, and
whenever lean aid 1t TO got members l
shall do So"
ENSIGN MARSHALL.
The officer in charge Of tho league
branch Of the army's %orkin prepos.
scssins English woman, perhaps TWEEN
ty.two or twenty.three years old, who
il known In private life as Miss Edith
Marshall. She joined the armyin Eng
land. and was detailed for work in Paris
and switzerland on account OF her FL
miliarity with continental languages,
and atter serving her cadetshiP came 70