The morning call., 1894-01-08
Ridden GOD SPEED.
Captain PAUL. Takes Leave of Her
Comrades of the Salvation Army.
Apt Words.

salvation Army captains are not always
liked because they sometimes tell the
truth TOO plainly, and some of you may
feel toward me like man once did. He
said: Tll give you a dollar, captain. when
you 60"
Captain Rosins PAUL. was talking, and
her remarks we're apropos of the farewell
collection which was being taken I'D in the
crowded Salvation Army barracks al the
headquarters on Market street. 1t was
the captains own farewell, and about Sl5
was raised, after some persuasion, toward
the needs of herself and Lieutenant Lou
+. Bingham, both of whom took their
final leave of Corps No 6 last night.
And a very enthusiastic, and at times,
somewhat pathetic, farewell 1t was. II
began with the customary street services
at the entrance, at which the Beck cOlored
jubilee singers sang:
II you get there before do
belong TO the blood-waShed bandI
just tell them I'm a-cOmng, too
l belong to the blood-washed bandi
There's union in the he ven where belong
L belong to the blood-Washed band!
There's union in the heaven where 1 belong
belong to the biood-washed band
And more of the same kind. Then up
stairs and around the hall marched the
corps with the base drum booming and
the Gym balls changing, and all the soldiers
took their seats Oh the platform at q lusty
word of command from Sergeant-M jOr
Wade. Prayers were offered by Alexander
Beck, and Captain Paul. announced the
song:
Wen fight for the lord every where"
After prayer by Captain PAUL. and
Sergean t-MaiOr Wade, Mrs. Captain Nc
Phee told OF her resolution to serve God,
made just as the old year was going out
and the new coming IN, and proceeded
forthwith to sell copies of the New Years
edition of the War Cry, a song from the
columns of which she invited the audience
to sing. One OF the verses being:
Nearer hell nearer heaven
AS the moments quickly fly:
Have you had your sins forgiven?
Are you now prepared to die?
Are you ready? Are you ready
For the coming Judgment day?
As the refrain died away Captain PAUL.
observed: sit is rather a pointed song,
yet this point has got to be decided upon
sooner or later" and with some words Of
eXhortatiOn she announced that ten min
utes' time would be devoted to testi-
monies.
Ex-Policsman Knudson was the first to
testify. He had not been drunKard, but
he had been a policeman, he said. and a
shout went up thanking God that even
policemen could be saved too.
-Wharfnger Burke, an old pioneer,
was thankful that when he staggered into
a Salvation Army meeting about sixteen
months ago, a drunkard, his salvation was
effected through the fundamentally of
Captain PAUL..
A soldier named Carr stated that he had
not touched tobacco since be was saved.
and recruit told how God had answered
his prayer for employment. Soldier Peter
son spoke OF his cause for gladness, where
upon all exultingly sang and shouted:
I'm glad Pm IN the Army,
For I'm nicely saved
Haileluiah!
Carpenter Scarf, Sergeant-Major Wads
and Painter Vungh added their tes;i-
monies, and Private Edmund Clarence
informed the audience that, after serving
10 the Polish revolution when he was ii
years of age and afterward marching be-
hind Maximilian's standard in Mexico
and still subsequently serving. in the
United States regular army, he had finally
enlisted in the Salvation Army, and pro-
posed 10 remain in the service.
What gathering of the faithful that
will be-" Captain PAUL. sang, and she
added, 81 am afraid some OF the JOY NAV
be dimmed by the sight of the assembly of
the ungodly going down to destruction. 4"
She had ''farewelled a couple of times and
it had always seemed like leaving home"
She would stop right there and ask for a
collection, she naively declared.
Brother and Sister Beck sang "The Old
Ark's a-MOving and a-Moving and
a-Moving Right Along" while the coIec-
ton was being taken, Mrs. Beck showing
how good she felt By jumping into the air
q few times
Captain and Mrs. McPhee gave soma
words in season. Salvation was not a
mere fac, explained Captain McPhee. but
b real change, and Mrs. McPhee said She
always knew she had good husband. but
since he became converted she had q much
better one.
Then the little fve-months' old baby