Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05

years, he was editor. reporter, business
manager, devil and IN fact, general rusu-
er. He also conducted "a large cores.
pOndeuce with the officers I'm the held,
always writing words Of chcvr mud tell.
ing them 90 rely wholly on God who
waG all powerful to carry them through.
] was much impressed when ! met him
IN Oakland, The first words TINT fcl
from his lips were Are You saved"
Of course, ~ II Is with all salyationists
His 6Arnestneas and fervor bespeak for
him q man truly imbued with strong
desire for his fellow-man's salvation.
As a writer, he Is forcible, pointed.
concise and clear, aud * highly estcomed
by the Oakland and san Ermcsro press
In addition 90 h,s duties as editor be
frequently attends meetings Aand adds
much 10 their potency by his feryid ex-
h0rtatiOns. As salvation sOng writer.
he has gained some notorifty.
Captain Milsaps WINS promoted staff
captain 0n jan g. 1891. Ills paper IS
now q twelye-page sheet, filed with
choice religious literature, and handsome
y Illustrated. For the past two yenre the
Issue has boon a weekly one and he
has an associate editor b. help him pro-
pei the army's organ on the Pacific
e0ast The present circulation Is H.
2OO.
/ think Il was 10 1891 that split oc-
curcd Ia the Salvation Army in tho
United States In California. two of their
adinlants broke away from Booths army
10 fight under the American army ns
new venture WIS called. Quite n deal Of
newspaper c0mmcuV was mude at The
time. I wrote Editor MilSaps, asking.
N ip Wow Of the truth Of tho diBpriers
assertions, that the Booth army WIS
simply money making scheme. etc. VIVA
he going 90 gtiil remain d sulvnti0nist
nHs saHl. 100 La
some church or 0pen h mission la San
Francisco. The reply received was chh'.
actenRnc of the mnn he wrote. ~ ma
not sowing General booth, bat God nud
as loug az ! ran be- Instrumental, through
God IN seeing poor sinners converted.
| am happy. II Geucml Booth my
every sayanouist rise i rebellion. ~
the grace 81 God, ] shall stand M firm
as the rocks " Gihralter. God never
fOrsakes his own. 80 wait patiently I"
IL was only short time before Tie
American salvation army fell 20 pieces,
and many Of rs officers we're again re-
ceivcd Ia the old army and are today
fighting under their hag
Editor Milkaps has virtually directed
South American nfarsAlorifiymf tOCp
salYnti0n army affairs 10 his division
aud Il is due 10 his great executive ability
that fhe army Is now represented in an
the principal towns 81 California, Ore
gon and Washington. Corps have also
been formed IN Nevada Montana and
Utah In fact BE- II living cniyclopae.
dia 0f army Affairs on the Pacific coast
| BnllngtOn Booth long since has recogniz-
"a hiA ability and today, BE Is one ~
the three siaf-captains lend tile ranking
! onel on the literary stan ~ the emu
mandur Of the United States forces
last winter a grent gathering ~ Saliva
/ ton Army officers rsas uell IN New
/ York City il was designated as o con-
| tinentsi congress, aud Che most pr0ini-
nenf persOpage next % the colnmnndelJ
IL that vast assembl0ge vas Slhfap.
tain John Milapa, editor 81 the Wee
tern Cry. j. q. w.
IAtoa, Tex FEB. ~.