The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-15
BOOTH EXPECTED.
Salvation Army General
Arrives To-Day.
lie Will Remain in Oakland Until
Monday, When He Will Come
Here for Four Days.

General Booth, the Salvation Army
founder and leader. is expected to arrive
in Oakland from the East to-day.
He will be welcomed on arrival at Six
teenth-street station by Brlgadier J. j.
Keppel. commanding the Salvation Army
on this coast. and his staff. The general
will then be wnired away in a carriage to
the residence of a private friend, where
he will rest for the day. The identity of
the friend is at present concealed, as in
the condition of the generals health it is
thought best that he should be given the
fairest opportun lty for thorough rest.
On Sunday m orning General Booth will
the Mills Tabernacle. Oakland. In the
afternoon he will speak on "Social Work
of the Army. 1.-The Salvation of the
World" one of General Booths most i'm
pressive sermons. will be delivered during
the evening at the tabernacle.
On Monday afternoon at o'clock
meeting under the auspices of the auxil-
iaries of the army will be held at Nero.
politan hall in this city. General ". II.
L. Barnes will preside and Rev. d. Han
son Irwin will read an address of welcome
n behalf of the ministers of this city,
General Booth will address the audience
on "rhe Origin Of the Salvation Army"
There will be a great Salvation Army
parade and maSs-meeting on Monday
evening. General Booth will review the
troops from an open carriage. The column
will march down Market street, from
Mechanics Pavilion, where the meeting
will be held. May Sutro will pre-
side.
On Tuesday, the DAY of Salvation"
General Booth will speak on "COnuuering
Christianity at 1880 in the morning at
Metropolitan Hall. AT o'clock he viii
speak again, aud in the evening at S
o'clock will deliver at the Mechanics Pa
vilion an address upon his favorte theme,
Salvation"
On Wednesday the general will speak at
10: 80, at O'Clock and at Ia Metropolitan
Temple.
Thursday General Booth will devote to
the holding of councils with his officers
and followers and on Friday he will take
his departure, leaving the city at o'clock
for Fresno
General Booth is accompanied on his
tour by his private secretary, Staff Captain
Malan. who was formerly an italian army
officer; by Colonel j. Lawley. one of his
staff, and man who Is especially promi-
nent in salvation work in England; and
also by Captain Taylor, the official cor
respon dent of the English War Cry. Ma
jor Haipin. private secretary to Com
mander Ballngton Booth. General Booths
son. Is also with the party, though Com
mander Booth. who has charge of the
army in America, was himself obliged to
abandon the trip at Chicago, owing to i'll
health, and return to his home in New
York.
General Booth. who is now Go years of
age. has been twenty-eight years a worker
for the cause of salvation. 1t is only ak
teen years ago, however, that he organ
lied the Salvation Army on its present
military plan. The body now has, accord
ing to round figures furnished by General
Booth himself, about 1000 OOOad berents
throughout the world, of whom rs per cent
are actual members. In the United States
California something like 1000. The army
is represented in thirty-seven countries
and colonies, and has 1900 regularly COM
missioned officers. Ten years ago there
were but hirty-ive of these officers in
America and now there are 1900 In this