The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-18

jahs" and cheered themselves hoarse in
welcome to General William Booth.
For days ara days the soldiers of the
army have been waiting and preparing for
his coming, but far in excess of the most
sanguiue expectations of any of them was
the ovation rendered to their chief. There
were all sorts and conditions of men and
women and chiIdren-that is, all sorts
taken from financial point of view, prob
a5ly but one sort from tue army standard
There were blue bonneted angels of the
slums in hundreds and hundreds. and red
shlrted soldiers. who had wrestled with
vice aud misery and poverty, sought a
refuge and found it in the ranks. There
were ministers of the gospel of many de-
nominations and doctors and lawyers /;
there were mechanics and aborers and
artisans in all the walks in life. It mat
tered not whether they were members of
the army, they were there TO hear The
head of thu movement, and before he had
finished the majority of them had ap-
plauded most of the sentiments he uttered.
Almost at the beginning they found that
the patriarch of the international army
was a foe to sham. He suspended it in
midair and "lambasted" it-"lambasted"
II being peculiar expressive term used by
Salvationists in the slums. 1t probably
means he knocked the iunards out of it.
He did more; he trampled all over 1t and
held its disfigured shapelessness ND to the
ridlcule and detestatlon of ell.
But, first of all, before the crowd rushed
into the Pavilion, they stood in long lines
on the dripping streets, and reviewed the
big evening parade the Salvationists
proper turned out to honor their chief
1t was big procession, too, and, being in
San Francisco, showed more than anything
elsa the cosmopolitan spirit OF the organi-
Zati0n. There were Hawaiians in if and
Ian
in it and the friend and brother; and then
take the whites. Hardly country on the
map OF Europe was unrepresented,
There were about 1900 of them in line. in
command OF Staff Captain Thomas and En-
sign Willis, and they marched in eight ser
tions. Then there were as many women as
men, probably few more, and they trudged
as bravely on ana as cheerfully over the sIip-
perry pavements as the stoutest male in the
lot.
First came the mounted outriders, a score
of them, perhaps, in the first section. then
the delegations from the Mendocino. Ar
cats. Humboldt and Santa Rosa circuits.
Next the cade:s, the pioneer corps the
soldiers, the auxiliary and the charioteers
Two bands and the San Jose drum eorps
furnished the music TO which they marched
The line formed on Market street near
Eighth, and at Z o'clock moved, taking its
course TO Post. TO Kearny, t. Grant avenue
t. Market again. to City Hall avenue. to
the Pavilion, where 1T broke ranks.
BY this time the Pavilion was fairly
we'll flied, aud there was Il general Inter
change of cheerful "halleiujahs" between
the blue capped and blue bonneted, while
Brigadier KeDDel and his officers hurried
hither and tnither preparing for the meet
ing.
At last. things having been arranged to
the satisfaction of all present and the
seating capacity showing signs of weaken
ing, Bigadler Keppel stepped forward and
called upon those assembled to give the
general an ovation. He told to shout, TO
chiefs AMI toss tneir caps, make any sort
OF noise, but make il rOuser.
They gave the brigadier then and there
several samples Of what they could o
in that line, ana he smiled his satisfaction.
He then invited all the doctors and
lawyers and ministers OF the gospel pres
ent to take seats on the platform and The
following gentlemen responded: Rev. +.
A. Doane, MiZpah Preshyterian Church;
Rev. p. 4. Phelps. Stockton; Rev. D. a.
Hayes. Napa Rev. Frank Z. Baker. Ep-
worth III. E. Church; Rev. &. A. Rabng.
United Evangelical Church; Rev. S. j.
Carroll, Eighth-aYeDue M. Z. Church,
Oakland; Rev. W. A. Gardner, West Side
Christian Church; Rev. j. Z. Scott, Rev.
T. Fiawith, g. Newton. Adeluhi Mission.
Oakland; &. w. bennett, Captain r. K
Cottor and DIR. James Hayes.
The band played. Brigadier Keppel ex-
planned the generals noD-appearance 10
the parade by stating his fear of contract
Ing a hoarseness. TIE band play ed some
more. The curtains in the rear parted
and there was one mighty shout as General