The record-union., 1894-01-08
The SALVATIONISTS AFTER SATAN.
interesting Exercises by the Army
Last Evening.
Eight New Recruits ssSworn In'' and
Made Part of the Rank
and File.

The reception by the Salvation Army
at the old pavilion was commenced on
Saturday evening and concluded last
night at their hall, the pavilion on Satur-
day night having proved SO cold that it
was dangerous to health to spend the
evening there. About five hundred peo-
pie were present Saturday night
Major Keppel, the chief leader of the
Pacific Coast division of the army. took
entire charge of the proceedings. Since
his advent to this coast mighty strides
have been taken in their work. The we'll
known "lifeboat" scheme has been sue
cessfully carried out, and through its in
strumentality thousands of homeless,
starving men have been cared for. both
temporarily and spiritually, and tided over
what would otherwise have been blank,
hopeless and despairing days to out-of-
work bread-winners. The evangeliZation
of Arizona. most needy place spiritually,
has also been undertaken. A Receiving
Home for the fallen ones, and a Chill
dren's Home-this being one of Mrs.
keppePs special charges-have also been
opened.
Mrs. Keppel accompanies the Major,
Mrs. Kernohan, two very aggressive
workers, Mrs. Kernohan having a re-
markably beautiful and powerful voice,
which has won for her the title of "The
Swedish Nightingale"
The charioteers, who have been scour
ing the country for the past six months,
preaching the glad tidings of great joy'' to
all people especially TO those in out-ot-the-
way places), are at present in Sacra-
mento. Their leader, Ensign Wood, who
has been detained in San Francisco on
account of ill-health, has arrived.
The usual services were held yesterday
morning and afternoon, and III the even
ing the hall was packed, standing room
being at premium. Nor was the con-
Eregation composed, as many suppose, of
the ritf-ratf. AS the objects of the Army
and their methods of procedure become
better understood, it is obtaining SUBJ
st2ntial recognition and support from
church members and persons in good
social standing. The mention of its work
is no longer met with a sneer.
Last night half the seats were filled
with ladies and gentlemen who took more
or less part in the exercises. Major Kep-
pei is a speaker who shows considerable
power and magnetism, and SWayed his
audience so that very large proportion
OF them joined IN the singing and prayer.
The feature of the occasion was the
VI WIZ uaN Z
been converted in this city during the
past three months and determined to give
themselves to the work. Major Keppel
read the ARTICLES of War; to which they
had subscribed. They pledged them
selves to eschew sin and enter into the
service of God, and after prayer and re-
cital Of their experience in conversion, he
addressed them, exhorting them to ad-
here to their resolutions, and declared
them received into the army as It's sol
diers.
He then read statement of what the
army did in San Francisco at Christmas
time. Besides the great dinner, where
over 5000 people were fed, 1,272 families
were supplied with food for that day.
The ladies of the army, he said, person
ally investigated each case, and he gave a
most pathetic account of the want and
destitution they found during their re-
searches. and how many. formerly in
comfortable circumstances, they found
reduced to actual want through failure of
employment.
The Major and Mrs. Keppel return to
San Francisco to-day, while Adjutant
Kernohan and his wife continue their
tour through the district under their
charge, and the Charioteers go up the
river on their usual work.