The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-24
SALVATION LEAGUE
Auxiliary to General Booths
Army Gaining Strength
In This City.
ELLISON'S LETTER
Thanksgiving Services Tomorrow
Soldiers to Go to Church
Religious News Items.

ton Army what the Militia is to our
National Army. While the regular SOLD
iers CT the Salvation Army do all the
rough campaigning in the slums, in our
large cities and manufacturing towns
on the frontier in the South anu
wherever they believe their work VIII
be effectual, the AuXiliaries stand ready
to back them up in their efforts and
lend their assistance whenever it is need
ed. The Auxiliary League of the Saliva
ton Army in the United States has a
membership of nearly 1900.
Persons who, without necessarily in
dorsing or approving of every single
method used by the Salvation Army.
are sufficiently in sympathy with its
good work of retaining d~runkards, res
cuing the fallen-in a word, saving the
| lost-as to give it their prayers, influence
and money.
COMPONENT ELEMENTS.
The League is composed of Christian
people who thoroughly believe in the
work, but who are not able to engage in
it themselves, owing to being actively
engaged in the work of their denomina.
ton, or by reason of bad health or other
infirmities which forbid their taking
any active part in Christian work.
Subscribers pay at least IS a year TO
the support OF the cause. 1t may be paid
either quarterly or annually in advance.
The money is used as folloWs:-One-
fourth goes to the divisional officer in
whose territory the Auxiliary lives, to
aid in pushing the work in that vicinity;
So are appropriated for the weekly or
monthly publications which are furnish
ed the subscribers and the balance is
used to help in the slur. work and to
support the homes for the care of sick
and wounded officers. he Auziiiaries
are furnished with a small pass book
hich entities them tc a reserved seat
in any Of the special meeting of the
Salvation Army and which guarantees
them a hearty welcome in army circles
at home and abroad. 1t is the duty of
Auxiliaries to defend the Army when
ever they near it maligned, and to aid
the work in their vicinity whenever it is
in their power to do so. A small pin is
furnished AuXiliaries and many of them
wear it to let people know that they
are in sympathy with the work. In
each large city a local secretary is
appointed to look after the AuXiliaries
in his district. 1t is his duty to organize
the members, hold regular meetings, Sc
cure new members and keep the work of
the Salvation Army before the public.
E. A. Ransom, Jr., has been appointed
Secretary for the Jersey City District,
and he is actively engaged in the work
of increasing the membership. There
are at present 20 members of the League
in Jersey City, five of whom have Joined
within the past three weeks. The Rev.
DR.. Brett and the Rev. D. ]. Ellison
have been subscribers, and are thorough
ly interested in Tire work. Many other
ministers have promised to join and lend
their support to the cause.
MR.. ELLISON'S APPROVAL.
The Rev. D. J. Ellison has shown his
approval of the League by writing the
following open letter.
ITO all wis may be interested in Chris
tian work.
Dear Misunderstanding as we all
must that there is a great and needy
part of the population of our cities, un-
touched by, ordinary religious n
churches, and believing that it is i'm
possible to win this world for
reached, l do therefore most cordially
commend the work of the Salvation
Army, and urge upon Christian people
wherever w,hslr pos 5 6ead to "a aid i, in m5 his great at
this, is to join the Auxiliary League, as
ave been pleased to DO. We go this
way but once, and it is we'll for us
to do all the good we can. 4
Very truly
An effort is being made to increase
the membership of the League in Jersey
City to rs before Christmas. In the
early part of January an Auxiliary meet
ing, to which the public will be in
vited, will be held in one of the large
churches on the Hill. One way in whieh
Auxiliaries can help is to- secure articles
of clothing, shoes, toys and bedding for
the Stun work. Sewing battalions are
established. in connection with the
League and many ladies spend one after
noon a week in making garments for
distribution among the poor. The Jersey
City battalion meets every Thursday
afternoon from one to four o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Soper, No. 1863 York street.
Articles of worn out clothing sent to the
| above address will be gratefully received
and made good use of. Any person de-
| string to join the League or to know
more of IL or of the Salvation Army
in general can receive any Information
Secretary at his home, No 70 Clifton
place. He would also be glad to re-
ceIEe Contributors Tor the SUM work,
and would suggest that toys and scrap
books will be gladly received for the
Christmas tree which is given every year
to the children of the east side of New
York.
THANKGIVING SERVICES.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held in the Second Presbyterian Church
on. Thursday morning at half-past eleven
O'clock. They win be participated in
by the congregation of the Second Pres
byterian, Scotch Presbyterian, North
Baptist, Tabernacle, First Baptist, Park
Reformed and Free Reformed Churches.
The Rev. j. Francis Morgan of the Park
Reformed Church will preach.
A union prayer meeting under the
auspices of the various local branches
of the Y. p. S. c.. e. will be held in the
North Baptist Church at nine A. NJ. on
Thanksgiving. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
Six different churches on the Heights,
including Palisade M. E., James NJ. e.,
Central Avenue Reformed, West Ho-
boken Baptist and First Presbyterian of
West Hoboken will unite on Thank
giving day and hold special services at
eleven O'Clock A. M. in the West Hoo
boken Baptist Church. The pastors of
the several churches will make adj
/ dresses.
There will be union Thanksgiving day
1 services at the Bergen Reformed Church.
The churches cooperating are the
Westminster Presbyterian, Summit
t