The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-24

women and drunkef men congreSatei, and
told some very affecting episode& Of their
dealings with the aabitues Of the place.
In dealing with the card playees she told
how one Of them hal said TO her.
You salvationisss don't pls4 cards, do
your"
no"
SWELL, We believe in that syhd not in
that kind Of religion that say1 that We
shan't play in the saloon whist lhsy play
in their parlors."
Speaking of dancing. she said that once
she had loved it better than any(shing else
in the world. Thoss days she bllonged to
the church-of counsel 1t was seshionabls
70 do that But after her chanfs Of soul
she had never danced oncs.
No." che interrupted herself. II am
wrong. When / once saw . bottle of rum
broken on the floor Of den and the deni.
Gems showing their change 70 letter life,
l believe We joined hands and Eancsd for
JOY and only wished the room 4as bigger
TO give us room to Gance more.'T
She recited how il the street, Of cities
where no policemen went; no f.spectable
man or woman evar appeared where il
there were any spare eggs ofluncertain
age. or dead cats, they werstsurs to b
saved up for the Sslvationist; l.nd when
she saw her brethren come thrAugh still
singing, but covered with filth and dirt,
she was glad she belonged to a oreaniza-
ton that carried tho word of Oh where il
was needed regardless Of consequences.
She next described the bsginnSx of the
work in the city Of Paris, coAducted by
three women who did not Know the
French tongue: whore mobs Soroke mp
everything. and one night sshultsd an
ex-pugilist and roegh. Jean A7onot, who
was their doorkeeper. and fatall1 wounded
him. As the result Of the markyrdom Of
this poor man many Of the wors& men and
women in Paris and France had been
turned into self-denying. herol1 officers in
the army, and were now doing hood work
for the saving of souls. She concluded
with strong appeal TO the audience to
embrace religion. AZ result Dix young
men came forward end knelt 81: the altar,
while the audience sang songk The SER
vice closed at Sis o'clock.
The evening sersi,s began Al 7:30 and
was opened according to 6alva4 On Army
customs with . series of hymnsI with band
accompaniment Chairs had ben placed
in the organ loft after the aftesnoon SER
vice. and here the band and rkany MEM
bers Of the army wee seated. Tev. Clark
Davis. pastor of the church, made .
prayer, and was followed by Lksut Lottie
Bolss, who sang Esivation esthem. &C.
compsnied by the band. Mr.. 1avis then
made an address warmly welct ming the
army and Capt. Cox and Laen9. Boles to
his church. He SAID, among oteer things,
that any ons who understood what was
being done by the Salvation Amy must
approve and respect it. He SAIL that the
army was doing Whist no one sfse was do
ing in carrying Christianity where it was
thought 1t could never b taker!! He then
presented Capt. Cox. ;
Capt Cox began by annou2cing that
they had decided bafore her ADDRESS to
perform the ceremony Of receiving little
boy into the army. Before th.s ceremony
she gave detailed account of tie children
of Gen. Booth. one Of whom IL in New
York, another had c.,arge of tb4 Canadian
work, another, . girl, was ndx walking
the sands of India. barefoot arki begging
her bread in the servics of !the army
there, and another, also . griffin charge
of the work in Southern Frkace. Mr..
and Mrs. Christensen, father dad mother
of the infant, then came forward on to
the platform, the mother carrying their
child in her arms. Both said Anew words
expressing their wish that lleir child
should be brought up in Che army.
Capt. Cox took the child In her
arms, and the audience sar9s Gentle
Jesus, Meek and Mid" After!the hymn
was concluded Capt. Cox made ! touching
and beautiful prayer. the who'll audience
standing. Miss Boles follow co with SAL
walton Army song.
Capt. Cox began her discoursS proper at
this point. She began with a difference to
the work among the fallen WOMEN of East
London. In the early days q the work
three or four of the army. Of Yhom Miss
Cox Was one, visited . danceShall, filled
with men, many of them notSemen and
gentlemen" Standing near de dancing
throng the Salvatiopists beganSth hymn
"There 10 Fountain Filled with Blood. 4"
The company was visibiy afiect9d. and one
of the women was so Influenced
that she returned to h4r mother
in one of tie counties near
London. This woman had been Q
member of Mr.. Spurseon's chuich. Capt.
Cox continued by saying. howevpr. that the
indifferent people discourage her more
than the wicked, that those WI thought
they had enough religion or thtt they had
inherited it were indeed oftes hopeless
To be born again Vas the thing. After
the sermon an altar service WIS held and
some persons came forward pr4fessing re-
pentance.
The itinerary Of Miss Cox on!this trip il
- follows:
Portland. Or. April Is. Is
Vancouver, Wash. !. April IL
Olympia. .............A......-.... April 49, 10
Tacoma .....................-..-A April 20, II
Seattle. Az,ril "a -. Is
Port Townsend. xpril 20, =, Is
whatcom. .........-........ ~, Nay I
Services will be held tonight 1t the First
Presbyterian church, Third asa Madison
streets, and tomorrow evening at the bar
racks. at 3l5 Jacksos, street, stead of at
Plymouth church ss at first ai1nounced.
Y.P. 9. G. n. CONVENTION.
Large Number Of Delegate Will Go
From This City.
Much interest has been aroused during
the past week regarding the stkte conven-
ton of the Young Peoples sSooiety of
Christian Endeavor IN Tacoma May and