The record-union., 1893-04-05
WORK OF THE SALVAqIONIOTO.
Miss Blanche Cox Delivers a Very In
teresting Address,
Referring to the Work in Foreign
Countries and at Home-Six
Sinners Repent.

By her address last night on the ''Social
and Rescue Work of the Salvation
Army" Miss Blanche Cox substantiated
all the kind words said of her as a very
interesting speaker.
She is tail and slender, and but q years
of age. She wears a happy, sympathetic
expression, and by her grace holds and
entertains her audience until she finishes
speaking.
Last night the Methodist Church, where
she delivered her address. was crowded
Staff Captain McF arlane led in the serv-
ices, assisted by Captain Burke, the ex-
priZe-fighter, and other army notables.
The services opened with the firing" Of
a ''volley" of "amens." followed by a
song and then prayer by Mrs. McFar-
lane.
In introducing staff Captain Cox, the
officer said it was just fifty years ago that
the Young Mems Christian Association
was founded in London; twenty-seven
years ago since the Salvation Army COM
menced to battle for Christ with but a
single soldier; eighteen years ago since the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
was established in the United States, and
Just twelve years since when Christian
Endeavor Societies, now numbering over
100000 converts, were heard OF. stall
Captain Cox" he said, LETT the home OF
her wealthy parents, where she lived IN
luxury, to battle for the Army. She has
worked in the darkest spots of London
and India, and is now engaged in tour
OF Canada and the United States. She
has spoken to large, refined audiences in
Chicago and other places, and last week
even the MOrmons gave the use OF their
grand temple at Salt Lake City to MISS
Cox. l am sure she has not been in
fluenced by the Mormons llaughterl. and
l know she will interest you"
Miss Cox, trimming over with smiles,
assured those present that the Mormons
had no effect on her. Although she was
born in London, she felt that she was an
American. She complimented those in
attendance by saying that some people
run down the Salvation Army, but she
did not believe those within the sound of
her voice were of that kind.
In a small town in Ohio" she said, "a
few weeks ago the whole Salvation Army
was run in for beating their drums and
singing their songs-by the way, on Lib
erty street. But we were victorious after
all, for there was not room enough in the
prison to accommodate us all. There
was no place for women, so l escaped
being ocked up, although | beat the
drum. The Prosecuting Attorney was a
gruff old fellow and would not speak of
us as the Salvation Army, but as the So
ca!led Salvation Army. He did not be-
lieve we accomplished any good.
"But we have done something, and we
are very proud of it. The flag of the Sal
walton Army floats in thirty-nine differ
ent countries and we have over million
soldiers.
1.-THE Salvation Army believes in going
to the slums and garrels and administer
TO his wantS-not to talk about the bread
of life, but to give loaf of bread to the
poor, starving aud homeless mortals. We
adapt ourselves TO circumstances, and by
this means save thousands of souls
which could not be otherwise reached.
when 1 lived in India | walked like
the natives, barefooted. What if we do
blister our feet-that makes no difference.
We go to the hospital, spend week and
then go out ON our work all the stronger
fortified. Our people in India act as near
like the natives as possible. They go al
most naked and live in mud huts. With
the great good we do in this way it can
not be said we are eXtravagant, for our
brothers and sisters live there for SIS
whole year.
1.-THE members visit the poorest of the
poor; where abject poverty and gaunt
starvation Turk in their most hideous
forms; where men, women and children
are in such stress as to induce them to
commit any act in order to get a crust of
bread.
"We go among these classes of people
in the sIums, novels and garrets. We
take their babes and wash them, scrub
their floors and give them some palatable
food. l have seen many black babies
dipped into the bathtub and brought out
white. This is the way we work.
1--WE don't do as much as we would
TO han wa N piall xr
able. But the great secret of the Saliva
ton Army is in being in touch and
sympathy with the people. We do not
try to touch them with ten-foot pole if
they happen to be dirty and lowly, but
we grasp them firmly by the hand, love
them and give them cup of tea, coffee,
or the like.
IAN old woman friend of mine, 70
years of age, first came to the Salvation
Army in New York, ragged and filthy.
She had not taken bath, she said, for
twenty years and was dreadfully afraid
of the water. She was an outcast of the
world and was a slave of whisky We
told her we were after her kind of peo-
pie. We had to bride her by offering to
give her dress in order to get her to
battle. She is known to us as old Tele-
graph because she was such a wonder
ful communication of news, l suppose.
Some people claim all women are the
same way, Dul she is queen OF tlGm all.
After she took her first bath she enjoyed
il. This old woman is now one OF the
most esteemed old women in the army
and testifies that she is now clean within
and without.
The Salvation Army has a colony of
LOO acres of land, where we have some
once very hardened Jail birds. We are
taking care of 500 of these criminals who
are working their way back to honor,
prosperity and heaven. II the Salvation
Army does nothing more than to reclaim
these poor untortunates, our work, l
think, is glorious one.
The last night was in India a native,
known as the greatest desperate in that
country, came into our camp, raised his
arms and spoke in Hindoo Of what the
army had done for him. He related
some of the crimes he had committed in
wrecking trains, firing fields and killing
his comrades, and said when he got out OF
prison the Salvation Army took him
and did for him what the Hindoos, or fire
worshipers, could not.
There are now 600 officers in India
more than half of whom are Hindoos-
and the army is marching steadily
along.''
Miss Cox interrupted her discourse for
the taking up of the collection, after
which she conducted praise service and
succeeded in capturing about half dozen
converts.
Miss Cox goes from Sacramento to
San Francisco, where she will deliver a
number of addresses.