The morning call., 1893-03-10

a haven of redemption for the fallen, the
Outcast and the frieudless.
On the walls, thai could tell. il they could
speak, of the maddest. liquor-indame ca
rousais and crime, now hang the inscrip-
lions:
He that cometh unto me I will in no
wise cast out"
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved"
Eternity, where will you spend it?"
1t beckons to all. and its special mission
is to hold out helping hand to the lowest
Of the low and lead them to ways of right
eOuSueSs.
In conjunction with 1t is the "Iifeboat
Refuge, where food, shelter and clothing
are provided.
Corps of the Salvation Army has been
stationed a the dive, and Captain PAUL. has
been al the head Of corps .
She says that nearly 400 converts have
been made at the meetings during her in
cumbency, and the active-working corps
now numbers sixty. Her chief assistants
have been Lleutenants Loyons and Bing-
ham.
All three are young women fred with en-
! thusiasm for the good cause.
The secret of the success of the Saliva
tlonlsts is IN a measure understood hen
one comes in contact with Captain Paul..
1t is her personal magnetism, her earnest
ness and her woman.iuess.
The reflection would arise n the mind Of
the most dlspassiona.e o1lo oker, "What q
brave little womdui
What astounding faith in the ultimate
goodness Of mankind"
Here is frail-bult, kindly hammered
educated, pretty, flaxen-hared creature,
under 50 years Of age, who has mastered a
foreign language, renOunced the world and
all 1t can otter, laboring gladly, cheerfulIy
and fervldly to save her human brothers
and sisters.
Her blue eyes have a splri ual, penetrat-
ing look. Her cOmely features and mobile
countenaHce reflect and heighten the mean
Ing OF what She says. Her native town is
Berne, Switzerland, and she speaks English
wlth slight accent, yet 1uentiy, simply
and correctly.
She has been in America twelve wears.
and Joined the Salvation Army four years
ago, when she was a dresSmaker in Eureka
humboldt County. this State.
How such woman, fitted by personal at
fractions and mental qualities to occupy
any OF Il multitude of positions of accepted
respectabllity In society, can be conteuted
TO shake tambourine in the streets and
spend her time in exh0rting the lowly and
degraded was marveled al.
She laughed and said:
II think | am the happiest woman in
town. Give Cod the glory for what we are
instrumental ID accomplishing. But what
privilege 10 seek out poor, Gespairing hu-
man beings and bring them where Gods
grace can reach them.
L have sixty spiritual children in my
corps. and II only pains me now to leave
them.
''One of the greatest hardships to the is
to be obliged to go about the country some
thing like kind Of a tramp. Alter bat
ting with my comrades for six or seven
months, then To be transferred to some other
town, first learn where the postoffice is.
then the Salvation Army barracks, and
night again IN company with newly met SOL
dleTs. After coming to know and love one
corps 1t Is hard to part with them. That is
my only trial.
''Some people think it is sham battle we
are waging. But it is a real One.'
To eXemplify this last remark she told of
her experience while commanding the sta
ton at Fresno.
a well-known farmer who was detained
In the town on jury duty dropped into the
salvation Army meetings to pass his time
IN preference TO the saloons. lie was an
ayowed infidel and was looking for amuse-
ment' BY mistake he put five-dollar piece
IN the collection instead of a nickel and
thus drew attention upon himself.
Captain PAUL. pleaded with him and he
finally was converted
His wife, who had been praying for the
salvation OF his soul and had been q devout
church member for years, was indignant at
ms interest IN the Salvationists and their
influence over him.
She went to the barracks and gave Can
tain PAUL. tongue-lashIng
The man soon afierward sold two valu-
able horses and it was reported that he
donated the proceeds to tine SalyaliOnists
The wife brought suit against her husband
Tor a division Of the real estate on the
ground that religion had unbalanced her
husbands mind.
At meeting held by the Salvatonists In
an adjoining town the wife of the farmer
sent word that she would shoot CAPTAIN
Iauli IL she dared to lead the meeting.
Captain PAUL. led the meeting, however.
although she believed the woman meant
her threatening message
$50 you SEE" continued the cantafn "we
have some real fighting to do. 1t is abso-
luteIy true that the man did not give us the
money from the sale OF his horses. but his
neart was given TO God and he did not feel
that It was right for him to own racehoTses
any longer and encourage hOrseracing on
Sunday. 80
Another man In this city who has been
converted at our meetings is intending to
give up his cigar-stand and is going into the
laundry business.
I'VE do not make a practice of asking peo-
pie to give up anything in this manner. We
believe that when they have the true grace
IN their hearts and have resolved to lead a
righteous life, If they are honest they will
renounce what they should of their own
accord.
often the converts join our ranks While
| WAS In Fresno a foreman of a railroad
construction gang comfortably off jJlned
| us ana is now an officer in our army
- otHtl evening young member OF
! our band read the Bible at the meeting.
HIS eye was clear. He had on a new suit
| of clothes, and he was happy and grateful
| In the service OF the mighty. He was
! converted by us not long ago, and had never
been anything but thief and burglar. He
had been in Jail IN England, and when he
was brought 10 repentance he was hardly fit
TO be present at the repentance bench. he
had fallen so low as a drunkard have no
doubt In the world that he is reformed, re-
born again 10 Christ and saved
We have to be fOrgiving. We always are
so. although we are sometimes fooled. We
| do not believe that we are here to iudpe
] Wa mnat lend q nrnntinll Ii. .