New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
SELLING "WAk CRIS."
NOW THE WOMEN OF THE SALVATION
ARMY DO THEIR WORK.
oATHs OF THE MEN OF THE sI.rMa LES 'f'i'''i-
FLYING THAN THE I%srLTING LOOKS -
,prcv.y GENTLEMEN INTLUENcE

VALUABLE WORKERS
We haze eorc peculiar experiences VIZ" -
ar. TO cell our CTS hut va r'''" F-I
through them who otherwise. would never '''''''
iii, crested In thc WORN ,s 81, ,b,.
Tn gpeakcr was = younc vona1' gaf'-' 90
80, h'o ,,r,f,,,, ~ = captain IN the Sd.Pail'A
Army Her naxon hair vas brushed away l'''' Nv
/ tonnes and braided IN q simple knot 10" on "''
neck and her d-iicat" foatdr'4 wore an t"f''
/ Of singular sweetness and serenity.
II was very timid about e at irsi. she VEN o'''
"a,d 7 ,ove~ shall forget the first night that ] sa-
uad ont 10 sol the papers. I went VITA Wo"lin
who knew all about 1t, and We walked through INV
q. the worst parts Of the city. All Of s'h'''
missed her She had disappeared. as If by Wa-''
from nv side / was puzzled FOR while as TO "h''f
she could be and then discovered a s"inS.H" Ho'''
orcning on the sidewalk, which hal no; before no.
feed | suppose had passed tncs@ doors often II
the street without knowing it, They never CON.
ccrned me- - had not observed trem enter =
al that swinging door, and 50 had my irst glimpse
% Saloon Tho place ful of rough-'ooN'nF
mon dr1&ir- NJ friend was there ard az "''
ms. followed h.r around listening to VIA; 9ne Si1
70 the. mon Afte- time mustered NJ courage j"
or,er cam. or r,, 'C.,s' for sal" The Work Is a"-
fully hard ,, or~;. bu, We get used to 1t after We
Law, ben into three or four ra.o'aH.
are YOU oyer treated rufeiy:" a. <fI nor ''',''
.n5 yos, S,n.cti-los we arc takcn hy tn shoui-
drs ,,5 -toyed on o. :hc doc. and of;tr t't men
swear al vs. but tlitA TINT 1t - all -! ho'''
cause and ifr rot - m!'d IT,
won't Won buy ms War CrE' Eve Gems.
I ask a man. VINO. PERHAPS. Is jusi taxing '''''"
Invari,alv almost De vii saw something r"ae ana
,,,,ttor that thsrc ie var enough now. without nuy
irs war Crys."' US saying tina gives me an
cxc,:s, to aaswcr him. 'Ycf. There's "ar indeed
! repiy var hctrecn good and evil IN yodT E'"t''
Sometimes h. viii bcdn to argue Win me. ann
often the result IS that ne buys the paper. III ~
ever req Is il once r. VIII tas" y again. ana ihe"
/ aftcr that; | VII rerc~rizc him a, some o' our
meetings. We heNe ha' people g't ~ IN our mot
nCs ana testify that their attention VAS drawn %"
ard the Salvation Army 10y the meek and Qd'"'
WAY in which orr Ollie rs took Insult and ahiSe
one man. who wa . terrlhl" druntarI ana S'iio"
II ever opened his lips without an oath took ou'
part one night against lot 90 tougns. ana n" is
now a helpful worker himself. W" are fIi1 10
make sacrifices II can attain results IKE t'hr
Sometimes the harroom keepers themselves "''
good friends to rs There is one IN t1it business
who goes round With us and MATT ms 'Na'''''
buy trys.
.'Do YOU eyer try 20 sell tho Array literature in
the uptown harroorns frequon:s! by mn 10 h-''t
rank Of lifc?'
Yes and that ask is u" hlrdort ~ a'!. III"
women officers all agree that hey 80 r'th'r 70
into a gin shop In the Sums and sol 'tys than
v,r,. I'm tho more luxurious barro'ins. me tolsh'
VIII swear al ne. but tho gcrucmcn. who "" NO.
utter an oath. look a. Us I'm such scoinili' con
tomptuous way. aLl tao.r manner is 50 ."sl''''t'
shame. and yet No r..Iy ought not go feel d.--
r-a,cI te-are. yo are not doing anything wrong
or sinful We have always foun' that -" i"'i""
az education AMI superficial refinement "I" inc
har.ee to deal with. CIr .ork -r.r's fo has" h''h
. ord-inod Or ne Rrctch-I F't wru1r"i AMI ..h''i
pmonR the poor Ihes.. know. ~" i' !n'"'. ''+'.'
good
Us If found that thc pretties' most a''ra.iI'"
girls and women IN the corps max" the mo.t '.a-
veris2"
'.No. singular % gay. tho ah's' workers We w.
those VINO arc remarkably euccessful .n coaching
the ouicasis and hardest cases or" IiNn "'''"
with few personal attractions Infr0 i@ """ ming
! that helps I'm reaching people wro WI. NOT i'''h
To- words ard that - Staging \ good f'''" counts
n great deal in tbs work To give YOU 1885, instance
the hau in our ll4t s'um precinct h's pot '.ra
opened a year A. FIRST 80 hal o. t'r..'," tW" So"
tho meetings w. held or tr,I % ho.t. th't' We
tried 10 every night. ard 50 great was iH' '''''-
sion and uproar that for weeks n0i Nou"" N'A-
tured % attend There was uo' woman present
+ oxcept the speaker. Tho men would max" fi'h q
noise shout ard interrupt. and hiss 10" speaker
10 such an extent that she could only utter " T'n-
fence or TWO NJ time Invariably. though. = shc
began to sing they would stop their rae" ana hs''h
Then Just after the chorus before thc, knc" "ha'
was coming next. she would l'gn 10 preach "F''h.
only 20 be again Interrupted Tho hn4'h''' "
audience It could be- called. used 10 ritch mo H''u'
wooden chairs about Ike billiard balls and break
,hern n pieces However som" % the chairs ""r"
strong enough 10 hold out and was no iniielu'n'
occurrence for = man 20 got mp In prayer or "N-
hortation and deliberately throw his char np mo
tho afr SO high as alrnos; 20 touch the ceiling ana
endancer the heads Of those sitting near him Al
tor s,,ch an exploit he would rush ont ~ tn" build
ING because he wcI knew tha' q b" "a i'i 20
out the policeman would rut him out u vas
simply through tie marvellous marin %. nu'',m
volr.s In singing thnt the men In That dfUl', "cI'
tanned Nov' those very !u.uboriiuat" spirits slt
on1a,iy ,brnugb our gery.cc- end IN case of AM
h.fr .
/ them 10 X out and forbid their coming back ior a
week TO hay. to stay away from ih" meetings
The audience IA this partIcnar haH dor. n am
our stun corps stations i7 paid u iA, pcoI.p
themselves. and It Is iouching - r. no" ''' -
they give W. the sacrifices they V'he 10 give 10
Va" "a y"nng girl Of only seventeen has been doing
grea, work among the Italians IN M3,l ana Mn
berry sts." continued the captain. she Is rhh'i
ana gives promise OF becoming unusually good
worker This Is hey record for one day Icc"nlIS
Of them ard neld elk opcn.ar nceeiinfs Her
voice is The great atnAciiom. ln'y WIN ',,'en INK
She held her six open-air NEE. ings In me bt.n
yards ana collected 9s audiencr.. she ., Paw p1yc
visited thai number OF homes. had they nor h."n
arg s'eo' croved togrther IN those tenement houses
mat IL Il difficult 10 visit nun'erl.sS ian"es
spesk9g Of hg 5 %o1S .S9'F0aGl by oc,nr s
every spring demonstrates IN whai r'sai' 1he
lauh is held among thcsc wofNas people VINO
barely maxi enough from day 10 nay 70 EMS. ,S 81
denial week What Ne give up during This "'eN
always DO without everything thar " possibly can.
That X OF our doctrine. some families Giy"
the money at The end o. the seven days hat theY
would have spent for those aiucles. ono amt
! fare and give Ms tn" money, and 10 humorous Wy
for doine his because We onjoy g. When people
are good are trying 10 be good the cgor. brings
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