The record-union., 1894-12-25
THE SALVATION ARMY'D JUBILEE.
General Booth VIII Arrive in This City
This Evening.
An Address Tonight and Three More
To- MISUNDERSTANDING About
bis Religious Army.

Sacramento will be honOred this even
ing by the presence of General Booth, the
man who has justly become world-famous
by his wonderful achievement in organ
izing and maintaining the Salvation
Army. There is not civilized country
on the globe in which the soldiers of this
religious organization are not intrenched,
and from the day of it's inception General
Booth has been the commander and
guiding spirit.
The Sacramento branch of the army has
been making great preparations for the
advent of General Booth, and he will re-
celye hearty welcome here. He will
arrive IN the city this evening on the
train from Los Angeles, due here at 6:05
o'clock, and, if not delayed, he will speak
in the Congregational Church in the even
ing on 1.-The Social Scheme"
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning he
will deliver another address in the same
place, also at and 8 O'Clock p. NJ.
General Booth is accompanied by Col
onel Lawley, General Secretary; Major
Milan. Brlgadier Halpin and Captain
Taylor OF the English Fdr CIY staff; /;
Brigadier keppel and staff, Captains
Thomas and Milsaps of the California
| Wd1' Cry; also The Charioteer Band and
several held officers.
Owing to the demand for seats, and the
| fact that the Salvation Army has no reg
ular income, it has been deemed neces-
sary to fix q low fee for admission to the
church, and 10 cents will be charged at
each meeting, or . cents for the series.
An interesting sketch Of the inside
workings OF the Salvation Army was
published in the North 4 AnleYicdJl ReUieaU
| TOR December, which says:
The Salvation Army is religious or
! der of the nineteenth century, The re-
| ligious orders of the Roman Catholic
! Church assume the vows of poverty, vir-
! ginity and obedience. The Salvation
| Army also has its VOWS. The soldiers
are sworn in, and are required to wear
| the uniform, TO obey their officers, to ab-
stain from drink, tobacco, and worldly
| amusements, to live in simplicity and
| economy, earning their livelihood and
saving from their earnings for the ad-
! yancement Of the kingdom of God. The
| officers assume more serious vows. They
wear the uniform of officers, abstain from
jewelry and hnery, and dress in accord
ance with the directions of headuuarters.
| They cannot make an engagement of
| marriage with any one or marry without
the consent OF the district officer and
| headquarters, and their companions in
! marriage must also be officers able to CO.
operate with them in The work of the
| army.
They are not allowed to earn anything
| for themselves, but only for the army,
and that with the consent of headquarters.
! They cannot receive presents Of any kind
for themselves, not even of food, unless
| 1t be to meet their wants when the CORPS
| is unable to give the necessary support
| The maximum sum for the support OF
officers in the United States is for single
| men: Lleutenants, S6 weekly, and Cap
! tains, 81; Tor single women, Lieutenants,
| 80 weekly, and Captains, So; Tor married
| men, $40 per week and 81 per week for
each child under IA years of age. The
allotment in other countriesdepends on
the cost of living. Even this sum is not
guaranteed. Every officer is expected
so far as practicable, to collect his own
salary in his field, and perfectly under
stands that no salary or allowance is
guaranteed to him. and that he will have
no claim against the Salvation Army or
| against any one connected Herewith on
account of salary not received by him.
The officers are pledged to promptly
carry out all orders of superior officers,
and to be ready to march at short notice
to any place where they are directed to
! go, in any part of their own land or of
the world. The field officers are usually
! stationed in the same corps only for six
months, so that they are constantly on
the march. Provision is made for resig-
nation if the officer is unable or unwilling
to comply with the regulations of the
army. No one is received as an officer
unless he has experienced full salvation
and who cannot say he or she is living
without the commission of any known
sin. 1t is easy TO see that the organiza-
ton is simple and powerful"