Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-20
THE ARMY is COMING.
sALVATloNisrs TO GATHER IN
NEW YORK IN THOUSANDS.
Thew Are 10 DO in Session Three DaYs--Ncon
and Night Paradcs Commander Boc,h's
Baby Daughter TO be Dedicated.

NEW lnfNt Nov Ats7-i tt NNAllN ANNNN |
of the Salvation Army OF THIS country
will meet Ia thls city on Monday for a
congress Tint Is 10 last three days. The
scheme Of holding ono big meeting OF tho
army has been urged Tor long ume,
and Commonder Darlington Booth do
cdod month AgO 90 issue a call for the
forces TO gather here. Later another
similar gathering Will he held In Chic
ago, The features Of the New York
gathering viii he noon and night par.
ndes and mass meetings 10 Carnegie
Music Hall and the hall Of the Young
Mems Christian Association Ia East
rwentv-third street
At Carnegie Hail Commander and Mrs,
HullingtQn's baby girl viii DO ucdicnted
Her birth, nMo days ago, has been kept
a secret, even from tho members and of
iicers OF the army Commander Booth
| what the army intends TO do during
! the congross3
wrp ietptoiag. istneyonngtoia vithht
III will bc the biggest ailuir Of its
| kind ever held, he said, land VIII deui-
| onstrate the great power Of the army IN
| this country Those lnughcrs and scot
| fers, who tlink there h hut few OF us,
! will be surprised when they SEQ our
| forces There viii be COCO Mt each
meeting, 100 Of whom arp atah officers
aud 500 commanding officers. That
| ought TO give e0mc Idea Of our strength.
| The first two night meetings VIII be held
| Ia Carnegie Hall. The Wednesday night
| meeting will he held 10 Association llnll.
We win seize this grand opportunity,
while we are MI together 20 discuss the
leading problems OF the day. Among
othprs VIII be Che great question OF the
relief Of distress and misery among those
who are oycrcr0wded IN our tenement
housed. II Is not our intention To nt'
tempt 20 romovo these unfortunate peo.
Pic from the tencmpnts, Whnt we want
TO do Is TO make plans Tor the reliet o.
these poople, NW STUN laHsies VIII zen
OF thor experience. aud VIII call for
volunteers 10 aid them In their work OF
aiding tho distressed.
without interfering with tho men OF
women who occupy the tcnoments, our
lassles VIII SO around When they nhu
hungry family they win aNk as iaN9r
that they he allowed TO bring In food.
When they come across dirty apartments
they will beg permission to get down
on their knees aud scrub the ioors aud
clean up things generally, Our food ana
shelter dcpots, which hhNe bcon rum
Mug for some time, viii also he discuss
ed on Monday night and plans Tor fur-
thcring the work viii be talked over
Another problem which viii be put be-
fore the meeting will be tho reformation
Of iuebrlntos This question VIII be
thoroughly discussed, ~ we believe y
} the greatest OWL the army has TO con
tend with. We shall never attempt c
stop the sale Of liquor ~ we tcel thls
10 be impossible In fact our work u
( to men and women who are already
drunkards, We shall do everything Ia
our power to bring about the reiorIni,
ton Of these people. A strong effort WIZ
: also be made to ascertain the. percentage
Of unchurched people In TINS country
, Bands Of men aud women VIII then
receive instruction ns 10 how 70 iNuieuy
this great evil. which they VIII put into
/ effect ON reaching their different homes
o after the congress has ADJOURNED
"ln this city especially VIII ihiH pranglll
Of tho work be puahed Our lnesies wiz
E start on the loalcrs who hang about
=, street corners and In mont 81 saloons
, They will 20 among them fenree7ly aud
ask them II they belong 20 any churches
They viii say NO They viii be asked
G II they arc Catholics. II they say NC
a they will be asked " they are Protest
ants. aud 90 on. II they still reply ~
Tho negative they Will be cordially IN
vitcd 10 join tho ranks OF the shlNhuei
Army, We VIII condlct great erushut
agnihat these unchurohed people, nnd W
hope TO gain hundreds Of recruits to tn
army IN this city ulOno In The conrs'
Of ycnr. Wo will also consider holn'
way 10 further the circulation OF reng
ions newspapers and religious literature
In general BY this ! do not mean TIM
our efforts will be confined 10 Salvador
Army literature aud the War Cry, Al
..t.s,a fifnFuIura will FpgulNV our uttuu