The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-31
UNITED IN LOVE AND WAR,
A Series of Salvation Army
Incidents to End in a
Wedding.
The Beaten of the Drum Will
Take the Hand of
Pretty Sister.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
90S Broadway, Oct. 80.

sos Broadway, Oct. 80. !
A halleluiah wedding is announced to
take place tomorrow evening at the old
Peoples Theater. That is the final chap
ter in pretty little romance.
The parties to be welded are Miss Emily
Gustaveson and Otto Nunenmacher, a
well-known Native Son of this city, who
has been a clerk for Rouse & Co. or O
number OF years.
Otto Nunenmacber is a young man
about % years of age, and his people are Of
the Catholic faith, in which he was raised.
Six years ago Otto was happy and heart
free.
One evening with or ovid of young
frie nds he wandered into the Eight-street
Salvation Army castle, where a meeting
was in progress. He went in bent on
having some sport, but instead was greatly
impressed with the services.
Night after night thenceforth found him
sitting in the back part of the building list.
ening attentively to the choruses and testi-
monies OF the soldiers, one OF whom was
Miss GustaYeson, who labored hard to per-
suade the young man to be a Christian.
Finally her efforts were rewarded, and he
took place on the platform and in the
evening march. His parents heard OF
what their son had done and forbade him
associating with the Salvationists. He
ignored their orders and force was at
tempted to prevent him from what they
considered "disgracing the family" by
marching the streets. Otto was often for
chilly removed from the march by his
father. but the very next night found him
in his favorite place.
At last the Nuennmachers gave up the
fight, believing the boy had "got his brain
turned" Then he gladly donned the red
gurnsey, and ever after has beat the bass
Il 4,
years, with the exception of three months
of that time. Almost at sight he fell in
love with the lady whom he is 10 wed, who
for eight years has peen faithful soldier
in the Oakland Corps.
Miss Gustaveson IS very solemn look
ing person, and reminds one of a demure
Quakeress rather than 8 Salvation Army
lassie. She is not of an emotional nature,
and is quite determined in purpose.
About three months ago Mr.. Nunen-
macher had q quarrel with an official in
the army and could not reach any amic-
able settlement, so the consequence was
he backslid into worldliness. 1t was a
great shock to his sweetheart, and no
amount of persuasion could bring him
back into the fold. 1t was predicted that
she would.leave the army rather than give
her lover up, for 1t was seen that he was
part of her life.
She disappointed every one by sticking
to the army, and severIng ner association
with the backslider.
Martyr-like Miss Gustaveson sat upon
the platform and prayed earnestly for her
old sweetheart's salvation. When sent out
in the audience to plead with sinners, she
did not avoid her former lover, but prayed
and pleaded with him as though he was a
stranger. Her prayers were answered.
Soon afterward the young man met with
an accident that almost cost him his life
The hand that had SO faithfully in years
past beat the drum of the Salvation Army
became impregn1ated with blood poison
and was seriously IN danger of amputa-
ton, and showed no disposition to heal
until, it is claimed, g the Salvation
Army back-slider returned to God" The
result was that he professed repentance,
and was reinstated in the army and affec-
lions of his sweetheart.
Last Sunday night he was once more
sworn in as soldier, and on Thursday he
will realize the hope of his heart.