The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02
MEETS HIS SOLDIERS.
Gen. Booth in Counsel With
the Salrationists.
Why Ne FOUNDED THE ARMY.
A6l1r spnrrssg On His fsiisvsss to
Renewed EHorts. ne Tells the
History Of Bis work.

his officers and soldiers at a holiness
sues4snr. wfsere singing. prayers AMI
NOUS s.jas-fafa tons afpounded, and IN adj
dressing a vast sntystsrlg AZ the Arsziory
GA the history and work OF abe army.
II was q splendid living testimony 10
che safIaence the Salvation Army has
acquired since Il was usoboed by
AIR. ignorant peaaafts of England and
It's members imprisoned for disturb
ang sfe peace. The general Was
thanked by preachers OF various Dr.
nominations and members OF all seHts
composed his audience.
PssetIesf Christianity.
General Booth talked about practical
Christianity from q Salvation Army stand
point al the Arusory last night TO a vast
audience. and fasis led him 70 review the
work Of the army and himself during the
swsnty4sasrse years of It's existence. Pre-
sla1.naFy 10 the address bg General Booth
1soy. Clark Davis. chairman Of tie meet
sug. made Il short address. Rev. Wallace
Mating read The resolution adopted es
the Ministers committee. come singing
was INDUCED ia AID General Booth him
self held the attention Of fne audience
~ brief exhor;atgon and prayer. in
which ne kept those who kneit down up
an their knees Tor twenty or twenty-five
minutes,
Sss4aerai Booth IS not an Inspiring mag
nasac man before a large audience. and
f.sr most OF sh. time Of the discourse The
delivery lacked many of the essential
qualities Of great preachers. The powers
OF voice are wanting and there as a lack
OF gesture and lack Of motion other than
in q nervous twisehIng Of the fingers and
half rotary motion OF the head. lis
words ard sentences were III great meas
IRE without meat and the entire discourse
was no. beyond q plain talk. 6nly once
or twice slad he aspire 10 anything Ike
oratoricai effort.
In beginning hts talk General Booth
said taaat he had been invited 10 say
eotnrthinS Of the Salvation Army. Its sue
cess aud lts future. and especially how
IL came about, but While he would much
prefer 10 be saving sinners Ne hoped the
inspiration % the story would be a means
20 salvation for come.
..praetleaI Christianity said General
booth. consists In fighting fighting. fight
ing and 10 illustrate the point he in
Ktansed the countries Of France, Ger
many, Sweden, India ard others where
me tendency was to drift away from the
church. His own field. the famous ssurns
Of Londea. nc characterized as misty
deep Of sin, q black space.
The Army IL Not = Church.
.sThe story Of the Salvation Army.
continued he, lis an reimbursement TO
thssse who are working in the cause OF
Christianity and Is now being accepted
NV other ssuts as great power for good.
fs.s. and.
nation. remefnber) who do mast want to
become q church Yet 1t ought to he re-
selved With open arms by them all and
encoufa ged. Tho churches give to the
army. bur not In tho main much, not
~ much as they ought and 1t should he
their rule TO give ut least Si-s pen cent,
OF all their collections.
In his Introductory remarks. In which
the story OF his life was told. he said
ne had been In the service fifty Years.
aut aSs aid not MART 10 gc To heaven yet,
not until his work was done and then
nc wanted ta go up With a great halle
li1aii cfsspd. Religion. b. said. is love
and The Itiye that did not so ont seeking
~, save s.,uts vas not the love Of Jesus
Christ. The Christian who sought 80 go
10 hensr,s alone ami Without thought OF
his asrking brother and sister would be
eondensncd Ia solitude when he got there
aaa sesl oit bread ami water all the e,er-
nal days.
Hb first Work I'm the siums.
Gen. loolh'a first crude ideas Of saving
aaa regeneratinss the low classes Of
14snsa0n led him 70 70 out in the alleys
aud dark ianss and seek. as he expressed
n. rag tag AMI iob.ail.' ard march
In, sF
church .nu.." said he. "thcy sent me
10 the rear door white the rich ami as
You sax over here. PONY, were perasittei
10 elsisr by die front door.
Il dst a goot deal of travelling about
the wcgt1 untfi twenty- years ago.
whan was seut lato the siums oI i,on-
don for bus enc fortnight 10 see what
] eeuld tio ga save the people there. II
Was a wilderness ~ vice AMI Ssn and I
used - stand ANA watch the crowds
nsarca - AMI inem the giisuills. 1t was
long array. Young wunsen with skpf-
ssnn hshIes in Thar arms, young giris.
cvtnsihsis AMI all we're on that line of
snsfvh. wiehia a miIe In circumference
az tho plAee I stood Was told that
there were a. least l.,sa.e people who
were ossgcosgS of society alsss without a
s4ssgle saving grace,
'''ttere.' said TO myself as I stood AMI
watched. is my parish. here is my
eherch'
''tlgt Asrw Was | - set AZ them. No
money. 30 iue9em-e. only enc tatsx.
had Jesus Christ. Ii she people were todd
that = preacher Was coming among them
they replied by saving they AHA NOT wan,
= preacher. but ssaxuething 20 eat, te that
an evangelist was coming Hf0rsVars,' tney
exclaimed. we aoss's want 20 .~.nk Of
future punishment: Il Will b, t=sa enough
wtsen Is con,es'
N0@ theagAtlc~sacss ls tie parent Of
iTFelgtSss Rgsss - gsst peoale "a accept re-
igsan sea nssass get them ~ study atesst
81 Ncw x appeared to ste taat whatever
sNmes EEsiy 60 attract these iseuF3e. hCssN-
ever FegwassyA is apfssSarSsl 10 o; hers or
ha~eSer the ch8rcaes niN2lt oppose Il,
that wu0la ] a4apt ara ont IL thss r.-
sslve has srssNu ell tae peculiar methods
ef sAe sSalVation -AkTrs. as csler& rs
fansSs, is barracks. stS catchy s0ugs, It's
rasnsss sed aui all That n4lse wave
started then has grown and SWEPT all IRE
wAesa.
I'wvsssS nsee years Is rNt f,snE asNf In
sast Ysrsoa - chs sssivsstsen ATrny'S HIS
tery agteea years w'e were beating &t,oaIs
the hsase. sas kaoa4nS exactly "a ia; tsos
wanted M To- d. e
na- erewts Of IA. Army
AZ FIRST ,;7a, nesssa said that re s4.l r,c,
kssw w2sAs ~ sAo p4ta his array. af4s uyws
tae%azhs MAS ssl he 1aasge sM.p aksessF,s
20 sSSss'fspa3sss lt 10 tgFs tss, czs.gxc.xs eess
\ ~ Sthes c'suvV2.ss. tsss sss,,se MS a hlseA
Sesa ire taf&az aaksans g@a tasusaSA After.