The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-24
TO AID SALyATIONISTS.
Important Movement Among Our BE
neyOIent Ladies.

Organized Support from the Churches
For nearly year there has been
movement in this city among some OF
the ladies who are prominent in beneVo-
lent work, looking towards the estap-
lishment of an organized effort among
the churches of all denominations, for
extending towards the Salvation army
and it's officers, especially, material ala
and sympathy and support in their ex-
tremely self-sacrifcing life and labors.
There are similar organizations IN
Boston and other cities, known as the
Salvation Army Auxiliary. The need
of such support from the churches is
very manifest when once the situation is
understood. 1t seems that when per-
son becomes an officer in the Salvation
Army, he puts himself under solemn
obligations to turn over any moneys that
he may receive to the general fund.
Therefore no matter how wealthy and
generous are the friends or relatives of
such an officer, their money, if given,
goes straight TO the general fund, In
charge of General Darlington Booth, and
the officer must remain content with
his salary, which is as small as is con-
sistent with the providing of the bare
necessities of life.
We understand that this official salary
is, for man, 81, and for woman SO
week. One can of course support life up
on this amount if it comes regularly,
but since the general fund, above re-
ferred to, is dependent wholly upon col
lections, and IS therefore, variable
quantity, the above small salaries are
only paid when there is enough money
always the case.
A young man who was a Salvation
Army officer .in this city. not long
ago was obliged to leave the Army be-
cause the funds were so low that he was
not paid sufficient salary TO support him.
He obtained position as agent for a
sewing machine company, and received
SIS per week for his services. but as
soon as his finances permitted he gave
up this much more lucrative, employment
and returned to his work in the Saliva
tion Army. Vass, s;,s a52.aa "a 90 a5srnsE
The movement among the ladies' re-
ferred to has been pushed forward more
and more earnestly till it resulted We'd
nesday in a meeting OF about Blades
in the First Parish house, for the purpose
of discussing ways and means to accom-
pIish their object of Systematically and
effectually aiding the Salvation Army
off GERS, and through them the whole
work of the Army.
Some of the leaders in the movement
had applied to the ladies of every church
in this city, with the request that DEL
egate be sent to this meeting. Every
denomination was represented by the %
ladies' Wednesday, except the Catholic,
Lutheran and Abyssinian. They were
all invited, The Catholic. ladies who
were asked, replied that they should
have to consult with their priests before
they could say anything definite about it.
AT the meeting, Mrs. E. c. Jordan pre-
sided. and Mrs. Matt S. Hughes was sec
rotary pro tenn. No perman emit organi-
cation was effected, because many of the
ladies had not understood in just what
way they should represent their church
organizations, and had not made proper
arrangements with their, churches. se
1t was a preliminary meeting simply.
but was very enthusiastic, and in every
way harmonious, and there is no manner
of doubt but that in the near future a
society OF ladies will be formed i includ-
ing representatives OF snearly,e. if anotsall
of the churches In this city, having for
it's special object the aiding Of Salvation
Army officers in their difficult and self
sacrificing work. Ss
Such society will be great credit to
our city, and cannot fail to aid the good
work of the Salvation Army here.
The self sacrifice and privations of
those who do the Salvation Army work
is little realized by the great majority
OF people, because where there is real
sacrifice there is real modesuy, and the
real facts are never proclaimed to the
world.
However, it is we'll known that many
good men and women have left homes
of wealth and culture and social posi-
lions of much attractiveness to go and
live among the poor and downtrodden
and vicious and vile, and devote their
lives, with never thought of their own
material comfort or even necessities, to
the carrying forward of this tremendous
modern warfare of the Salvation Army
oooipct tho hosts of evil
AS is well known, the wife of Adjutant
Brengle of this city is sister of Susie
Swift. and like her a Vassar graduate,
and lady of accomplishments and Gull
ture. Before she determined that the
path of her duty led her to SALVATION
Army work, she was engaged to Adju-
tant Brengle, who was then Methodist
clergyman. He determined that his
path of duty was the same as hers. They
were married and have since worked to-
gether Salvation Army officers can
not be aided personally by gifts of mon
ey, not only because they are under OBJ
liagtions to turn over all moneys to the