The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-31

GREETING GEN.BOOTH
Local Sa1yationists Give
Their Chief a Rousing
Reception.
WHAT THE ARMY AIMS TO DO
The Founder Addresses Two
Crowded Meetings at the Tab
ernacle-Many Come to
the Altar.

the Tabernacle, and the neighborhood
rang with the sshallelujahs" and -amens'
of the enthusiasts; the crash of their
bands and the twang and rattle OF the
string instruments and tamborines.
The first meeting was one of eonse-
Grafton, and was held in the afternoon.
The National Band from the New York
Headquarters of the Army was pres
emit. Captain Taylor, from the New York
Headquarters had his guitar, and ac-
~companied Staff-Captain Milan or ltaiy,
the Private Secretary of General Booth,
and Colonel Lawley of England, poln
travelling with the General. They ooth
have n voices and sang with telilng Ell
feet. When the whole congregation
soined in the choruses the singing was
as exhilarating as martial strains. Com
mander Booth said while they We're
singing about putting their names down
in the book of Heaven, il would be Wen
TO put their hands down into their PochS
cts and get the COLLECTION over Will 50
as not to interrupt uhe rehgiouS sSA
vices. -
explained them. He said ne Wonoerso
at the patience of God; that, to MN the
greatest mystery of the world was how
God could stand the flthiness OF the
world He said there is a certain amount
of sin in everyone, ana tuouSul he q
been trying for years to put 1t down IN
himself, ne is conscious OF that SIN
within him.
He said:-"God wants to bless you; he
wants to make you happy, and the only
way for you TO be happy is to turn
from iniquity. God wants you to De q
holy man and a holy woman; then you
viii be useful to him. Did st. Paul tell
us to cleanse ourselves from much sin,
but to leave a little behind? NO; ne
sin. Eve seen lots of signs about little
liver pills. and hundred of other pills
till / thought what a pile OF diseases
you must nave if you nede all these pills.
If YOU get rid of sin you will be clean
of diseases and then you Will haVe more
money for the collection plates. tell
you that cleanse US from all sins, takes
in your crankiness, and short temper,
and all the other evils. But you say,
my mother had a short temper, and my
grandmother, and 1t runs in the blood
blood Some people say it is a bad sign
if you go to the Salvation Army, that on
ly bad cases comes TO us. Well, some
doctors take only easy cases, We take
ali kinds. If the Salvation Army fails,
come TO Jesus Christ. 1t is God that
saves; not the church, not the SALIVA
ton Army, not the Bible-it is God alone
can work such a revolution in you as VIII
take away al the badness.'
PENITANTS GO FORWARD.
General Booth said now was the time
IOI IGDGIlldhCG dlAl AC oAAC 0ROh taACSS
people to come forward. who wished TO
lead better lives. Colonel Lawley then
took charge of the meeting and ex-
horted the people. As a result of his
efforts. twenty-one people went forward
to the nxiou seat, and the members
of the army knelt beside them. Joe,
the Turk brought in a man IN his
shirt sleeves who had pawned his coat
in order to pay for drinks One man
had been for three weeks undecided as
TO whether he should join the Army, but
80 - 1f1 IN or-nTr .nf hi m -
There was great excitement, the playing
of the excellent band and hearty sing
ing of the congregation adding to the
general fervor. Captain Taylor had
been well known in California as a
minstrel before he Joined the army and
his singing and guitar accompaniment
was very effective. During the meet
ing the song lately composed by General
Booth was sung.
Mrs. Colonel Eadie, wife of the Nation
al Secretary, was the only woman on the
GENERAL BOOTHS WELCOME.
The welcome demonstration to General
Booth in the evening commenced at 7:40.
When the General entered the room he
was greeted by hearty cheers and wav-
ing of handkerchiefs from those assem-
bled. The church was well filled, even
the fifty cent seats crowded, while there
was hardly moving room in the gallery.
AS in the afternoon the singing and
playing was rousing and echoed on all
sides. The members of the band were
among the most enthusiastic, singing
when they stopped playing. II any scott
ers were present they were silenced by
the earnest. conservation of some of the
workers.
Captain Taylor sang a stirring song,
accompanying himself on the guitar, the
audience Joining in the chorus. To the
last verses Commander Darlington Booth
asked that the audience keep time to the
music by clapping their hands, and the
audience responded with such a will it
was a wonder the roof did not rise
with the noise. General Booth said he
had been asked to preface his remarks
by telling of the work of the Salvation
Army. He said he had gotten so tired
of explaining that he had almost said he
would never explain again, for no matter
how much he explained he. had to do
more; in fact, no matter how many times
he washed the Army's face he had 1t to
SALVATION ARMY WORK.
1.-THE Salvation Army" he continued,
sis based on the fact that all around the
churches are masses of people who are
untouched; who refuse to avail them
selves of their churches What is the
was once a whaler who had been trying
to catch a whale for months, and when
approached upon the subject Of religion
said, I have thought by day md dream
ed by night of whales, and If o should
open my breast / think you would find
a whale inside. There's no time for any
thing else So all mankind have m
ching inside. They are too worldly, they
have so much to occupy them that they
11aye no time for religion and they neglect
God and salvation. We realized that diff
ferent methods must be used for diff
ferent people and that we must make
Summers save themselves. 1t is not
in man to look at hell and not want to
turn away it is not in him to look at
heaven and not want to go TO Jesus
Christ. In our work we give both sides
of this question and we know the re-
suit.
zone of the principles of the Salvation
Army is that men won't be converted
unless you make them think. There was
q time when they would come if spoken
turn their backs and go on in the old
pay. They think that somehow, some
way they will struggle into heaven. What
we need is a systematic conveyance OF
the people so that we can look after them.
We take care of them until they are
able to do better and they repay us by
their honest labor. / am never taken in
by the poor, because l make Them work
for all they can get" +
IN ALL COUNTRIES.
General Booth stated that the Army
was in forty-two countries, and had near
III Il, 200 officers, together with 1900
bandsmen, who are unpaid aside from
the food which they get. He read the
thirty-third chapter Of Ezekiel, and talk
sibilfty of saving people rests with every
one, according to his or her opportunity
He said sin and suffering are Joined to-
gether and that the place for repentance
was earth, that there was no turning, no
deliverance in heaven. He said most
people were great bargain makers, and
wanted God to save every one and give
heaven, though they would DO nothing in
tftF f.