The morning times., 1896-11-15
ARMY |MVADEs THE SOUTH
Salvation Army Official Tells
of His Expedition.
TO WORK AMoNGNEGRoES
Multitude Of Volunteers and
Much Enthusiasm = Mis-
takes to Be Avoided.

With u recklessness torn OF enthus-
iastic energy. the Salvation Army war
iors are ever striving for new worlds
to conquer. Having carried their blue
and red banner with its flaming star
OF gold into almost every corner Of the
Union, the officers OF the great Church
Militant find that one race has not receiv-
ed the attention which its Importance JUS
tiIles- The immense colored population
OF the south offers a field OF labor that
makes the eyes OF the Salvationists giis-
ten al the thought Of the possible con quests
i'll that direction. One man in particular,
high in authority in Salvation circles, for
years past i'll his dreams by night and his
thoughts by day, has had always before
him this great field for the peculSsr work
OF the Army. This man Is Col Holland,
vino for years occupied the responsible
position of second in command of the Sal
walton Army work in Canada When he
left Canada TO take q high position on
the staff Of Commander Rooth-Tucker in
America. the colonel brought with him his
ambitious TO carry the flag OF the Saliva
ton A rmy into the South.
Col. Holland returned from England re-
Gently, jubilant in spirit, and a I once IS
sued call for volunteers. The response
bcwildered him Salvationists answered
the call with the heartiest enthusiasm.
w Z Sudll lCi -1llGLtdr ud-r lIrts
said Col. Holland, iD talking OF his plans.
1--WE have already white corps there, hut
this will not be 10 any way connected with
cur colored work. We shall establish sep
arate headquarters there, and from that
center expect to branch out in every direc-
ton,
when he work is Thoroughly esta blished
in Atlanta, We propose to open a training
college in that city, where officers will be
trained especially for the colored work.
There are many W ays in which We shall
profit by the failure OF a apreviousexpedition
10 the South. The leader OF this former e1-
pedition was colored man, and under him
We're white Officers. This was mistake
No. L. The Southerners ebelIed against the
idea of q white man being subservtent TO
colored leader. We sh all not repeat that
mistake. The officers OF the former exped!-
ton adopted plan that has been found to
work we'll in India and else where They
lived with the colored people, and sought
to become Identified with them The only
result OF this was that they lost caste all
around This was mistake No. e. We shall
not repeat that, either. Then they made
another and a very bad break They sent
South colored officer named johnson.
who was married TO a white woman. He
narrowly escaped with his life. The In
censed citizens of Richmond, Va, fired At
the man In his own hall. Needless 20 say
expedition
''All is in readiness for an expedition
that will win the Southern negro to Chrst
They are a beautiful race TO work among;
enthusiastic, pliable and pious, when
they are SO, with a piety which surpasses
that or any race on earth. am delighted
with the prospect of leading such an expedi-
tion South. Ny dream OF years is at last
about to be realized. and both and my
wife are econsecrating ourlives to the work"
Colonel Holland is dark-featured man.
with rather sallow complexion The
family consists OF himself. his wife, and
four children. The colonel has mounted
the ladder of Salvation fame from the
lowest rung, having been converted and
brought into the ranks OF the army when
he was rather wild youngster in his
native Ireland. He met his wife while
engaged in the work of the Salvation Army.
She was herself an officer with a record
second 10 none for successful work. They
are both. therefore, Salyationists of tried
experience and full OF the peculiar Zeal
and enthusiasm that enables the army
people 10 surnount every obstacle