The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
SALVAT|ON|STS IN CAMP.
Annual Revival Meeting of the
Army at Rushrod Park,
Oakland.
SINNERS WERE REPAYMENT
GeVeral Are Hard Hit In the Open
ing Skirmish and Give Up
Service in Sin.

The annual campmeeting of the Pacific
Coast Chief Division of the Salvation Army
opened yesterday at Bushrod Park, Oak
land, and will continue until July 4. Brig
adler and Mrs. J. j. Keppel will conduct
the meetings, assisted by the brigade staff,
which is made up of officers prominent in
the work from all parts of the State. The
attendance was fair for the opening day.
between 500 and 600 people being present,
and the results were satisfactory in every
respect.
In his orders for the encampment Brig
adler Keppel calls attention to the fact
that Bushrod Park, though not possessing
the romantic features OF places selected
Tor the annual encampment IN years gone
by, will more than outweigh the slight dis
advantages in surroundings by reason OF
its general accommodations IN transporta-
ton facilities, water, light and contlguity
10 headquarters. II is not easy 20 know
why the place selected for the campmeet-
ing is called park at all. It is just plain
TemescaI real estate-block in dimensions,
bounded on four sides by kindly shade
trees. 1t is on an electric line, has an
abundance of good water, and the army
people are well satisfied with it. Rows Of
white tents stand in lines, and in the
upper right-hand corner of the square is
located the big tent where the meetings
are held. Just above this is the restaurant
tent, where refreshments are served to the
soldiers and others.
According to the announcement on the
programme the opening shots' We're
fired by the 'big guns and all the guns"
promptly at 7 o'clock A. NJ. yesterday.
"Openlng shots by the big guns and all the
guns means that Brigadier Keppel and
his staff formally opened the encampment
with prayer, exhortaton and music.
The opening shots were not fired at ran
dom. Mr.. Keppel did not win the stars of
brigadier without having had consider
able experience in training his guns on the
forces OF evil. So it happened that
twentv-four of the shots he fired Yesterday
took effect-Some of them at long range
and as many as were hit came down 10
the penitent form for spiritual treatment.
There they found Mrs. Keppel full OF kind
words of encouragement and hope, which
is q part of the Salvation Army treatment
for sin-sicll souls.
Most of them were hard hit, and some
probably marked for life, but when their
wounds were, attended to by the sweet
voiced officer, and they came to understand
that it is often through suffering that souls
are brought from darkness into light, they
gave expression to EXPLANATIONS OF great
Joy, declaring that they were better than
ever before.
Your Backbone" was the subject OF
Brigadier Keppel's address at the second
session of the forenoon, which, being in
terpreted, means moral courage.
Iii the afternoon the crowd began to
gather, and when the meeting opened at
2:30 o'clock there was scarcely vacant
seat under the big tent.
Mrs. Brigadier Keppel led the column
and the devils forces were repulSed along
the line. During the meeting the COM
manding officer of the division took occa-
sion TO contradict report to the effect
that General Booth had issued an order
forbidding soldiers of the army from Join
ing secret societies and in other WAYS
manifested a desire 10 extend an unwar-
ranteo jurisdiction over the conduct of his
men in matters usually outside the pale
OF discipline. Mr.. keppel EN- phaticallv de-
MED that any such order had been issued,
maintaining that the soldiers were not re-
strlcted at all in the matter of identifica-
ton with other organizations. OF course,
II a soldier joined society where the in
tluence was found to be lnimical TO his
spiritual welfare, he would be advised to
resign.
A number OF people were brought to the
penltent form during the afternoon, and
in the evening Staff Captain Mcintyre
sought TO answer the question, Who is
the Fool?"
Among some of the subjects announced
for the week are the following: 1.-THE
Foolish Husband" ''Put Out the Fire.
up a Tree, "a Lost Smile, Life of a
Soul"