The record-union., 1894-12-27

boae anu eHOeaVor TO save thOSe IN peril.
The speaker said they have charity or
ganlzatlons in England, but what is
needed most is better classification. Ifa
man is hungry you have got to feed him.
IL does not make any difference whether
ne is a CoXeyite, or who he IS. He de-
scrlbed the adventures of young man
employed IN shop in London, who had
some years before committed an otfense
Tor which he served twelve months in
prison. The fact became known, and he
was turned out.
What was he to do? He could starve,
but very few men have the pluck to
starve. He could commit suicide, but he
dld not want TO oblige society by doing
that. lie could work, but he did not get
the chance. lie could steal, and he did.
After that he became embittered toward
society,
Some people say TO help the down
trodden, as the army does, is making
poverty easy. a poor man has as much
right to make poverty easy as the rich
nave TO make money easy. IL you want
10 help poor people you must inspire
them with work. If you want to save
drunkard you must keep him sober. Ii
an idler will not work he should not eat.
General Booth said there are too many
men and women. He proposes TO have
colonies prepared for the surplusage in
Australia, Africa and other places where
room may be found Tor them.
To-day in London we have fed be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 people. We have
nearly cleared the streets of London of
those who used to sleep in them. We
give nothing tor nothing. \ man must
earn his bread or work for 1t. on will
find in one shelter alone l 100 men sleep
ing comfortably for two cents each.
w hen General Booth concluded, Rev.
A. p. Banks of this city addressed the
at1li hrinf ha 10
a great privilege to listen to one OF the
greatest mon the age has produced. He
moved that rising vote OF thanks be eX-
tended the General.
Mayor Steinman put the motion and it
was carried unanimously.
General Booth then thanked the Mayor
for presiding at the meeting, and a"voI-
ley" was Tired" by the Salvationists
who were present.
The meeting was concluded with a
prayer by General Booth.
Yesterdays MEETINGS.
Yesterday morning General Booth held
another. meeting in the Congregational
Church, large number of persons at
tending. His discourse was relative to
the work the army is doing.
In the afternoon the church was again
well filled. When General Booth entered
he was greeted with applause. After
pray anu singing lie TSdu lu0 ldSE cuap-
ter of PauPs epistle to the Thessalonians,
after which he took for his text the sec
end verse OF the one-huudredth psalm
''Serve the Lord with gladness."
There are, he said, two or three things
on which we are all agreed. First, that
there is God. Whatever difficulties we
may find in receiving the revelation, we
must feel that there is an overwhelming
power that directs our lives and the at
fairs of the world. Secondly, that if
there is a God we should serve Him. If
He is to judge US by what we have done
we ought to serve Him in such way as
to please Him. Some people have singu-
lar ideas as 10 His service.
We should serve Him with heart and
soul. We should acknowledge our re-
bellion and sin, kneel at His feet and
place ourselves, our bodies, our hearts
all that we have, at His feet. What we
have is not our own-it belongs to Him,
and we should place it at HIS disposal.
We should avoid self-deception. Many
people are keen and shrewd in worldly
affairs, and very hard to cheat in the way
OF worldly business, but they are most
thoroughly self-deceiyed. the subject of
strong deluSlOn,
AS the old English barons and lords
placed themselves and their property at
their Kings disposal, willing to die in
his service, willing to lose their children
L.
ali surrender ourselves wholly TO the
service of our Lord and Savior, and
strive to do His will.
Many think they have been serving
God when they have been far from it,
They want TO serve Him il their own
way, and only to such an extent as suits
them he who wishes to serve God must
place his all at his disposal and serve him
unreservedly. He must be willing to be
a servant, to do the work necessary to
bring souls 20 him, no matter how un-
pleasant it may be. While il is a great
and commendable thing to save a human
life, it is far greater To save soul.
There are great many people of whom
it cannot be said that they do not serve
God, but they certainly dc not serve
Him gladly. 1t is good thing to be a
professor OF religion. 1t gives man a
standing; it gives people confidence in
him. But there is something else re-
quired. We must serve him iadIy, both
with ourselves and with all we have.
Serve Him with gladness, out do not
serve him with sadness. Do not offer
Him the shell when the kernel is not
in ii.
The meeting concluded with prayer
and singing.
IN THE EVENING-FAREWELL
The Congregational Church was pack ed
last evening. Even the Charioteer Band
seats bad TO be given up to the people and
the band put into the organ lott. Colonel
Lawley opened the exercises with prayers
and song. His solo, mo Night There"
was remarkably effective piece of
dramatic music-that is, he made it
dramatic by his manner and the enthusi-
asm OF his method. His voice is an ex-
ceedingly sweet one and distinguished by
deep and tender feeling.
When General Booth entered at half
past he was given a rousing reception
10y the army and its band, and nasy of
the audience joined in the cheering. By
request General Booth gave rapid
sketch of the rise and expansion OF the
Salvation Army. He Spoke for an hour
and was listened to with profound atten-
ton by the immense audience.
He said that he was not disposed to
speak OF himself and his work, but con-
sented 10 do SO because convinced that it
was for the good OF the cause and might
serve to remove some preIudiceS and COR
rect some misapprehensIons. He was
originally a Methodist preacher Con-
WINGED that there was a large class not
reached by the churches and that he had
a mission to do good in a new field he
left his pulpit, gave up a lucrative pastor
ate and went out into the streets.
For long time he was alone in the
work; then some of his own family came
to help him. How to reach The fallen
and hopeless, to attract the attention of
the heed less, vicious, hardened and the
dregs OF society was the problem. God
directed him and the plan OF getting the
attention of men and women by peculiar
and novel methods now familiar 10 all
was ii xaI nnOD-