The herald., 1894-12-25
VALE, THE SAVIOR OF SOULS,
General Booth Bids His Audi.
ence Farewell.
Testimonial From the Ministers of
the Gospel.
He Charges His Hearers to Live aud DIE
for the Salvation of Others.
His Farewell.

GeDeral william Booth lels Los An
xeles last night on his way to Saora-
mento. He addressed large audience
yesterday afternoon at Simpson taber-
nscle, which was only different from the
others in this. that there was shown as
much iervor and religious enthusiasm
at the last meeting as there had been at
all the others combined.
A large number OF ministers OF this
city were seated upon the platform re-
served for the general and his staff
when the savior of souls entered the
hall. 1t was tho signal for wild cheer.
ing. repeated again and again.
The usual preliminary services, con-
ssting OF prayer and singing, took place.
At the request of General Booth the
Rev. DR.. Campbell made short payer.
In which he asked for blessings for the
great Salvationist and his army OF sol"
diers.
A quartette followed inv hich took part
Colonel Lawley, Staff Captain Malan,
Captain Taylor OF the London War Cry,
and Major Halpin. The singing vio-
len,ly affected an old man in Grand
Army uniform, who threw up his arms
and shouted long and loud after every
body else had become silent. in In
ecstasy of religious excitement. He had
no sooner subsidized than female war
rior, wearing glasses. got off her seat and
began jumping up and down in the
aisle. all the while clapping her hando
and uttering hysterical little sbrieks.
all of General Booths staff officers
made short addresses, the last to say
few words being Brigsdior Keppel, COM
manding the Pacific coast division. At
the conclusion of his perorstion. the
general got up from his seat and paid
the brigadier a most handsome compli-
ment. He said that there was not y
better Salvationist than Keppel here or
anywhere else.
had prepared testimonial laudatory OF
General Booth, which was read by the
Rev. Mr.. Dye OF East Los Angeles.
Then it was that the venerable old
soldier of the Lord. who has devoted
lifetime to the saving of souls, stepped
forward, and after thanking the minis
ters. told in simple and unaffected
words the tale OF his abusgation end
evangelical proselyting. The story OF
the life OF toll in the slums OF many
cities and many lands of General Booth
is go we'll known that it is needless to
repeat here all he said. In the course
OF his remarks he observed that his per-
sonal career might be great stimulsnt
for those who want to labor for the
King. The work of the Salvation army
could never have reached the perfect
organization of today had 1t not been
for the work of every day and every
hour devoted it. For many years the
general had toiled from day to day at
every spare moment, and every evening
for the salvation of souls. God had
given him a passion Tor soul saving;
God had given him heart.
When upon his evangelical travels,
the speaker said, he never saw the
sights in any city. When told that here
or there wondrous scenes of nature or OF
mana art and ingenuity existed, he de-
clined to see them. He could only do
his Fathers work. If he could bee any,
thing from the windows OF his car. while
on the train. it was well, but if he
couldn't. we'll then he should see the
Alps and the Appennines later from
above.
He hoped that God would give US all
love OF soul.saving. Men that are de.
ter mined to save souls are needed.
AHo kouoIhl Wdo VloiDty euoCboQ WISH
he said: ~ feel that | never again
shall see your faces. 1 charge you that
you will live and die for the sslva.
tion of others!" He told OF his wander.
ings in London, that dens OF misery and
vice in which the ordinary methods of
the church had NO charms for the poor,
the drunkard, the vicious and the crimi-
nal. Then it became his purpose to
make these people hear about their
souls and eternity. That was the begin
ming OF the Salvation army.
He again thanked the ministers for
their kind words. The work of the army
is different from the methods OF the
churches. The Salvationists are suoh
rough, uncultivated, ineloquent people
On the contrary the church is refined
and educated. Its places of abode are
large, handsome buildings. How could
the army ever come to be considered an
tagonistic to the church, 1t had not
come to reform the church but to re.
form the devil-or at least his creatures.
Here and there the army gets soul
from the churches, but for every one thus
obtained it gave ten back. The organ-
ization reaches people who are beyond
the pale of others and 1t sought them at
the beat of the drum.
Nothing but red hot religion would do
for poor worldlings, he added. He ex-
horted the ministers to fight. The
world could not be mastered without
fight. If they battled from day to day,
they were bound to win.
The general then prayed fervently for
Los Angeles, its people, it's ministers,
and these great United States, after
which he ssid farewell to all present,
and the people filed out of the taber-
nacle. having had their last look in this
world at the great Salvationist, General
William Booth.
Committed TO Highlands.