The morning call., 1894-10-20
SALVATIONISTS ARE BUSY.
The Fine New LifebOat Station
of the Army.
PEOPLE WHO HURL POTATOES.
Bright Light Quarters i'm Which,
However, the Army Meets With
Some Opposition.

The Salvation Army of San Francisco is
in its element. There are work and excite
ment, feeding and clothing. lodging and
rejoicing enough ahead of it between now
and Christmas to keep il going for SIX
years under less auspicious circumstances.
In the first place, the new lifebOat sta
ton, III Jackson street, is now IN full
running order, as far as the beds and the
food go. An act of triumph will take place
there to-day, when, by the Sherltfs or
ders, the saloon that has occupied por-
ton of the premises since the opening on
the 1st inst. will cease forever to dispense
liquid refreshments 10 the public. This
saloon has been an eYesore to the saliva
tonistss, a stumbling block TO the weak
er wiled among the occupants of its bed,
and when IL closes its doors to-day there
will be general rejoicing. Its place is to
be occupied by the army's employment
bureau.
Another matter for rejoicing among the
Salvationists Is that the nursery for home
less children is shortly 10 be removed to
much more cOmm0dious quarters at 32S
Bryant street. Editor Mllsaps of tile War
Cry, who recently went TO Honolulu to
inaugurate a branch of the army there.
writes glowing accounts of his progress,
and this also gives rise to expressions of
joy.
The great excitement in prospect. how
ever, is the expected arrival on the 17th
| December of General Ballington Booth.
The arrangements for giving fitting re-
ception TO the head of tie army are not
yet complete, but they are !aetiyely under
wav.
He will probably be met at the ferry by
representatives of everv nation anon g
whom the army has a foothOd. Most Of
the people. who will number thirty-uine q
or forty, will be actual representatives of
the natlonalities they represent, though
in few cases where natives of far-away
climes cannot be procured. they will be
impersonated by white SalvatiOnists.
La addition to this assortment of hu-
manity, however, most of the Salvation
Army from the entire State will probably
meet the general at the ferry. Active ne
gOtiations are already being entered into
with the railroad comp tnies for running
special excursion trains from a number of
inland towns.
On the day of his arrival the general
will speak in the evening at the Mech an
| be, "The Social Scheme OF the Army"
! As for the new lfeboat station on Jack
son street. in spite of the neighborhood
proving somewhat inhospitable in some
respects, it is getting along swimmingly.
1t provides an excellent bed, with a
meal nj coffee and dnughnuts thrown in,
| for the small sum of cents. For 10 cents
a laboring man can procure a really ex-
/ f,,.-
is served. There are bathing and fumiga-
| ting accommodations. and soon there will
be an employment bureau and reading
room, if the public can be persuaded to
donate healthy literature. All old clothes
| and shoes sent there are received with
| thank fulness and Immediately dispensed
| to waiting applicants. Two harmless im-
| beetles are lodged and kindly treated there,
because, as Brother Schulz feelingly OBJ
serves, I'VE cannot turn the helpless crea-
lures into the street." There is separate
accommodation for men who arrive in an
/ inebriated condition, sort of amateur
! lookup, where in the morning they are
remon st-ated with and an effort is made
| to reclaim them from tue error of their
ways.
But with all these benefits the army has
no; yet secured the peaceiulness from at
tack at its settings that il generally had
on Kearny street. There are people who
60 armed with potatoes and garbage and
! fling the missiles at the soldiers of the
army. Brother Schulz. who gives his life
TO providing beds and food for the unem-
| ployed. was hit hard with a potato the
other night, but he passed the incident
over as unworthy of notice and as all his
| fellow-workers do the same their patience
will no doubt soon triumph over the oppo-
| stlon of some of their new Deighbors.