The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-04
Open the First Of the Great
Meetings
And the Woods were Full Of People who
Went to Hear and See.

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jubilee and encampment of the Sal
walton Army commenced at Proctor
Springs Saturday evening with
an Introductory meeting at 1880
o'clock.
Many officers arrived Saturday
afternoon and Mi Sally, who
opened the meeting, stated that
large number who could not leave
their Sunday meetings would ar
rive today. The following eff efs
were present at the Saturday night
meeting: Captains Flood, of Aus.
tin; Gearhart, of Dallas, with Mrs.
Gearhart, Gripbin, of Houston;
Merritt, of Galveston; Yeager, of
Fort Worth; Ringpold and Crom-
we'll of Kanss-; Leutenants Nc.
knight, Houston; Doane and
Deane, Of Galveston; Westphal
and Smith, of Kansas; Cadets
Midget, Of Hopston, W.
Adam~on m" .ous,
Kit Miller, of
Aansas. Most of these, who
are married, brought their wives,
and there are number OF
pretty women among the halleluj al
lassles.
There was large crowd out,
many women being present.
The tabernacle, az 1t is called,
consists Of large shed supported
on scantlings and rooted with hay
and straw, heing open at the sides
and ends. Rudely improvised but
comfortable benches are arranged
on the grass under the shed and
the Salva,lonis,s occupy large
platform opposite the entrance.
The simple arrau gements, the
tents and booths scattered through
the grounds, the crowds who at
tend and the enthusiasm of these
people, who gather thus in the
open air and worship with the in.
tense zeal which is their strong
CHARACTERISTIC, remind one of the
Holy Fair at Gandercleuch, which
Bobby Burns roasted so fearfuly.
There is no room for censure in the
case of the Alvationists, however,
because their honesty and well
m. aiming cannot be doubted.
There is considerable musical
talent, both vocal and instrumental,
among the army everywhere, and
the jubilee at Proctor Springs is nc
exception to the rule.
The services were opened with a
grand halleluj N hymn by an or.
chestra composed of musicians who
played very we'll and in excellent
time on violins, guitars, banj Is,
tambourines accorueons and drums.
This music was interpreted with
solos-hy INNS of course-and these
were sung with considerable feel
ing and the most decided JUNCTION,
all joining in the choruses. Some
of these hymns show the ingenuity
Of the Savationlst composers, who
usually take popular song with q
catchy tune, turn it into a hymn,
and preserve good many of the
original words. A very pretty
hymn has the air of ''Home, Sweet
home" and one spirited song ha.
the refrain, "He Never Game
Back, He Never Came Back Any
More"
NJ ior Sully, who is good
talker and uses excellent, pointed
language, stated the object of the
great meetings, aud asked a hearing
for the army, which, he claimed
was productive of nothing but good
among tie outcasts of society, a.
well as those of high standing.
Between the singing of hymns
experiences were gwen by male and
female soldiers, the stories of the
women seeming to have great effect
on the crowd,
Maj n Sally read scriptural pas
sage and closed the first meeting
with a very hearty exnortation ,C
those present to come and be saved.
The NJ .jor took occasion to re-
mark that the Salva'iouists were
''not out for the stuff" they had to
live, AID to live they had to eat
They all ate. Turning around to
the soldiers on the platform, he
said: