Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-07

There the Salvationi.t- have n place not
rear large enough 70 accommodate those who
attend their meetings. bat 1t Is the best they
Can do jIst now. because their finances are not
n the best possible condition.
Double show window IN front Of the hall
are adorned With embieTus and invitations
which renders n impossible for the place TO be
mistaken for any other kind OF an institution.
shpVy representation Of the globe with the
words The World for tod" appears on one
window. while ON the other is n picture Of the
Var Cry, which : the official paper OF the
army Come to Jesus Get Saved and
Death il Coming are invitations and warn
Ing which greet one near the door. while inside
"Nelc0me" Il on printed slips about the walls
a. vel a. in ths bright countenAnces OF the
haIielulah people. Chairs and benches are pro-
vIded soy those Who attend the meetings while
rough platform At one and Is used by
thoss who labor IN the good cau-e and
Who wear the badge and carry The banner of
the army that i fighting Satan. They are
genuine fighters. too. and the halleluiah lads
and lsssc- carry their Eight into the camps Of
Their enemies. some enter saloons and prav
with and for drnnkards IL some parts of the
country. While IN this city they have not gone
quite 80 far. they have robbed the saloons and
gsmbi * dens % MANY Ol their best PATRONS
and have brought peace and happiness To many
homes which FOX wears we're DARK and drearv
"Ilea-e do not leave the meeting except dur
Nent- 80 many Interruptions which would other
vise occur the meetings.
Several times dIriag the existence OF the
army here attempts have been made to omen
other branche-. but without success Ihev
we're successful for awhile, but experience has
taught the oIicsr- that .heIr IabCrs are more
fruitful where the saloons are and where the
orlEkiug population i 70 be found Many in
stances are related IA Witch men have staggered
INTO the army under the influence
A NNHHn a
n charge % she officers Instead
OF putting them out Of the door TO find their
Ny 10 a saloon. they were seen home and many
tine- the Salvatlouists returned early in the
mornIng and iA0cred With the unfortunate IN
IA The desired effect Was obtained. In one
Gaze man Sh0-e family had suffered through
L. conduct Wa made q abandon his course OF
NE and now lie can b0sst tina, the work Of two
Salvation Army glrl- ha- made HIN s good citi-
zen InsteSa Of !oatns- abouI saloons be spends
bl-ine-s.
>-liom a night passes tha, at least one tramp
or unfortunate nan does no; call for assistance
and n = not an uncommon thing fo- the officers
10 tals with th'n. take them to their quarters
snd care for them until they receive employ.
nsnt. al - which they DO without remunera-
tiou.
In addition 20 the work OF conducting meet
Ing the ohcsrs and members do effective WORK
among the home % the downfaIlen ard the
u-4ct tAAate. aLA IN this way thew relieve 4
great MANY persons sitting up with the sick
one- sho are unable 70 paw Tor a nurse is one Of
their principal charities, and often times the
sick ones are so poor that the purc base Of medI
cine aud food also falls upon the 'haIleiujah
man
THE WASHINGTON STATION.
The Salvation Army has only one station II
Wellington. while ii has six in Baltimore. bu
hopes 10 open another station in Washington
- soOn as Il can secure q suitable hall II is a.
charge of Capt. James Brit and Lieut. Waite
Dawson, two bright young men born IN Eng
Land, but now thorough Americans They 4,
not i've at tho hall. some people suppose
but have a room At 21i 7 street northwest
The have frank m4nuers and happy faces
showing ,hsir sincerity and earnestness- Bot
vess prOsPeEing in business when called I.
'fOrsake all aud follow Christ" int
the army. since then they have ex
Perienced hardshiP- often from q mater
Ia point Of view. not only in the way Of perse
eution, but often Of deprivation II il perhap
not generally undrrstood that Salvation Arm,
ofheers have no salary provision for ex
psn-ss, but are expected literally TO live on tn
country where they happen 20 be, which i
sfssa pretty poor kind Of living. Capt Bir