New-York tribune., 1894-10-24

Then came the Rev. Or. Josiah Strong secretary
OF the Evangelical Alliance. who said. among other
things:
Il have been converted to the bass drum and the
cymbal General Booth IS the only British general
In more than 100 years whose commission has con-
fcrred upon him any authority In the Cnited
States" prolonged applause)
General Booth followed, and gave a practical and
army Is doing The Generals son in the course OF
the exercises said. looking herd nt ,r briggs VINO
theology and other 'ologes now let the public
see that the aristocratic allies OF the army are
quest was received with laughter and applause. and
sn eyeySa IN hoa Keeping time %h the
hymns that were sung.
Some men in the body OF the hall said speak
up during General Booths speech and he made a
reply somewhat sarcastic: I'm do the best can
yet to understand the American language. | only
speak the English language but as have already
get along ali right in time. daughter and ap-
which have collected for my scheme of social re-
generation. l would point to what mere drop II
i2OO 600 Oo) In savings annually one large amount
"PsopI With ti'T u.s. ne continuei live in an atmo--
phere Of obedience. ard this s necessary. for We
ignorancc' The simplicity Of our beer has helped
us. Our creed IS simple. Any attempt 10 'dtsjolnt,
and hell and desire that what We teach should
commend ITSELF 10 the heart ray rathe, man 70 tne
the great hidier daughter could bring more music
He tSe ci entire dde We have three strings to our
bow. and the most important one is that each one
should know that his sins forgiven Getting
religion is Ike jumping in to swim. Some people
wet their feet shver and dress themselves again;
IN H'roonged nppausel \ member Of our army IN
hts mustache an beautifully curled up and was
dressed to KIN u-aughter( 49,. -, ...,
don't know much as know.
g "'What do you know Sai! she.
why he SAID 1 can say the Lords Prayer
oh she replied 1 can so much further than
Is i more @ than G hat al" can a'p prove m 5Appause %
General Booth closed with an appeal for money
to initiate what their father or granifathe had
done. but because God wished and wanted them
After the meeting the visiting delegates sat down
$50 o'clock q parade was formed and the army.
with drums beating and banners flying, went to
Carnegie Music Hall, whore the second great pub,
lic meeting was held. and why're the General held
forth on his favorlte scheme. I'm Darkest ENGLAND
and the presence OF Chauncey NJ. Depew and
speech by him Increased the interest in the proceed
MIR. Depew came in with General Booth BallIng-
promiment go i laymen foiowins. among them being
ex-Police .Commissicner MacLean. J. NJ. Cornell
X. 5. Macarthur. the Rev. John b. Deylns, Ralph
Prime and Aaron Powell. When they had taken
and aSf sye the sSSe which @ consists in
waving handkerchiefs simply. but which the Sal;
appIause. j &. Haimond. the Generals secretary
got them all in place Grand Master Trumbu blew
his whistle and blood and fire vo!leys followed
during which Mr., Depew changed from grave to
''What's the matter with our Genera%' was the
cry which met the answering chorus. .hes az
ard began To think he was IN a political meeting
Al length he got chance to be heard. and. as
chairman Of the meeting, he said among other
things:
General Booth. Ladies' and Gentlemen: Ii has
been my lot In my life TO address every kind, con-
dition class and creed Of men and also OF women
(Applause.) At present. so far as my pupnc func-
tions are concerned, outside Of the business which
engrosses me every day. my time is given TO talk-
ing politics but these audiences nave not half the
earnestnes nor a tithe Of the enthusiasm which In
spires everybody here tonight (Applause) Though
OF course. | think the side which address has all
the people Of all walks of life whom have wei,
coined to this country there Is no one 10 whom |
give n hcartier greeting on behalf OF the American
people than to General Booth Proit nged appiauseD
When | first the Salvation Army IL was In an
English city and II had not yet reached America
| could not at first grasp the situation that these
/ drunken men join them, my first impression
was. Will they stick? And then informed that
nine-enths OF those who were already in that pro-
cession joined 1t In the first place just In the very
or otherwise, Is violated, II the means can ac-
complish good results the means are blessed by Al
mighty God Renewed applauseD The methods or
the Army may be deemed peculiar. but the recesses
OF the human mind are thousand times more pc
cuar No two people are seeking the same end
In the same way. We could not live II we were all
lawyers. ('HaIieujahr' and Iaughter) II we were
all OF one mind everybody might want the same girl,
and there would not be enough 10 so around. ORe-
newed halleujahs) The churches do not reach the
slums and General Booth Is doing what was at
tempted years He has pressed the button.
and 10 600 officers and 100000 soldiers are deinG