The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-01


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tempted 90 30 o. Too are the people for
vsom hare been Ezborins for - EzAzy
ye@rx I asn shankfuI 10 know Il and Il
viii cfseer nsc wien IaF ing bead dc~n
On szy dying day ard II wsH be of great
che@r 10 ns wasen shall have entered
snso she o<h<r world 20 kpow thai have
Dune sonaeshtng 70 hAaD nankznd ard that
I hare been o< help 20 tke vs1ow and tbs
orphan. X IL nv LIES JOY that have
ben che rsears of assisting OTHERS 70 tho
hacpsness ~ better nfe and that Is she
osssy ressSfon whica passes muster befsrs
Ged.
- am S5a1 10 ana the Salvation Army
here ard 50 Cad these pecpse struggling
here fer The glory OF God. thank yeu
ali fer meeting me here. and I greet 5oa
back again Amez."
General Bcosh Immediately descended
from the platform and, entering = car
rage VISTA Rev. wallace EuEfsng. MAS
er.yez OF 30 the latrer's home. where
he will be . guest daring the stay IA
Seattle.
The Gsnsrsf sn1 His AsDy.
"Young man. bow - yonr soul. Don't
you lie now. They do 50 msseh lying
stz5Gt their souls IN this country THAI I
sometimes dread 70 make inquiry on tie
subject"
It was with those wrrdz that Gen.
Eeosh accepted an intrpduction TO q
Observation-Disclosures reporter at Rev. Wal
isce Nuttisg.s residence. LIS University
street. shortly before O'Clock last ever
Ing. Gen. Booth was seated IN Few. SIR
NSztfsnx's private office penang letter
10 his chief Of STAFF IN London when she
rsportsr catered. In fact. Gen. Booth
L. sEEassst Invariably writing. except
when be Is preaching, praying or sleep
Ing lie had his legs crossed. There was
q big cushion on his knee On top OF
that was book. This made good writ
Ing desk, and Cen Booth was using his
pen-by the way. q fountala Pen OF
American nsake-with apparent ease.
His chin was sunk Down In his Icng
white beard. and ms big ncse--siof Ro-
man hose, bat 5ssst big ncse-iCoked
as though II might prevent him from
seeing that which he was writing.
This letter" SAID Gen. Booth. is al
dressed to the chief OF staff al London.
and II instracts him to send men at ogce
into Japan. war or no war. When China
and Japan first commenced 10 fight. we
temporarily ceased oar work in Japan
but / have nov concluded that II must
go ahead ard sooss We. will haze repre-
sosstatiTes % the army engaged In saving
souls In that far of country. I have jest
resolved welcome news from Spain ard
Germany that work among the wicked
In those countries Is progressing and !
am glad to hear il
koyailv Received in America
Since have been in America my re-
ception has been a royal one. and I am
very much grsIifsed 10 find that the army
has made so much Roadway Ia the United
States. While / was In California they
gave re much attention and met news
paper men everywhere. In California
thc army has great strength. II Is true
that from what / have seen new moves
can be made which will lenesit the army
and before long i viii issue orders which
will assist In accomplishing tbs work.
First. however, I viii confer viii my
officers
Many OF the ideas and principles Of
my work In Darkest England have been
introduced ia America and ID will not be
great while before the entire system
viii be in operations In this country.
lou want to know what think OF
the Puget Sound country. I have seen
very little % IL. have skipped over
IL in hurry. but realize that Il Is a
grand country"
Then Gensral Booth commenced to ask
the reporter questions concerning the
Kelley cure. but could net learn much
about *, and remarked:
4 am interested in It. but I can't get
people In ihe United States &, talk very
much about IL. II the keeiey cure does
cure, l have been thinking OF intro
daeing II in nay work. In some eoun-
tries i know a great many poor, hard
working men whose wives have become
drunkarsts and IL would bq Godsend II
they could be cured
Greas Meeting az tho Armory
The Armory was filed TO the fun ex-
tent Of its capacity last evening and
fully ore-haif Of those present were
members Of The Salvation Army WHO had
assembled TO hear their great leader
speak. There were representatives OF
the army from every post in Washing
ton. Oregon and Montana. The platform
was crowded With digni.a-ies of the
army. including Gen. Booth ard stan.
ant the officers OF the army frunl the
THREE states named. &r. Smith, tho pa
.riarch cf the local army. was a c.n-
spicuoas figure ami few mistook him
for Gen. Booth. as he. with his long.
white beard. bears striking resemblance
30 the cosnmanier-in-chief. Among those
seated in the front row on tho platform
with Gen. Booth were Col Iawley, Ma
scr MaloD. Major EalpIn. William %.
Wood. Judge Roger S. Greene, Rev.
Clark Davis. Rev. Wallace Nutting, Rev.
W. 4. Shanklin.
when Gen, Booth entered the Arnssry
at 10 he was eheerea loudly as ne
mounted thu platform. ana shree loud
blasts ware given from a number OF
;r0mpe;s 10 annoumce that he was pres
sns. II was several minutes before the
applause sutsiaes ard servent ameas and
haileiusahs were heard above the din
OF the elspaing OF hands and the stamp
Ing OF feet.
Col. f.awiey opened The proceedings
with n fevvent prayer. Rev. Wallace
Nstting. who acted as chairman, thea