The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
OAKLAND CORPS
BEGIN THE WORK
Sergeant Brown of the
Salvation Army at
San Quentin.
VOLUNTEERS ARE THERE
The Big Bastile an Object OF
The Big Bastile an Object o.
Great Interest to Both
Organizations.
ONLY TWO HAVE Seeded.
Next Sunday There Will Probably
Be Rival Soul. Winners at
the State Prison.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
90S Broadway. Sept. %.

QUO DiOduWdNt DGpl. Zoe }
The Oakland corps OF the Salvation
Army, which is the Oldest and largest on the
coast, is m aking a special effort to hold an
enthusiastic meeting at San Quentin prison
next Sunday. AT this time Warden Hale:
bastile is point of the greatest interest
to both the Salvation Army and the Vol
unteers. of which Mrs. Booth is at the
head. Next Sunday it is given out that
Sergeant-Major Brown of the Oakland
corps will go to San Que ntin as usual and
that Mrs. Booth will also hold meeting
there. If both carry out their programme
they will probably agree on different
hours.
Sergeant Major Brown, in conjunction
with Adiutant Egner, who was then sta
toned in Oakland, inaugurated the work
among the prisoners of San Quentin, and
he has never failed to visit every second
Sunday since August, 1898, when the work
opened. AT the present time there are
twenty-five men in the Salvation Army
corps at San Quentin, and if the Volun-
teers follow up the lead of Mrs. Booth,
there may soon be Volunteer corps there
as we'll.
An impression has gained ground that
Mrs. Booth, while Salvationist, started
the work at San Quentin. Sergeant alor
Brown, who is still in charge of the WORK,
desires the following statement to be made
public;
Editor Of The Call, San Francisco CdI.-SIR:
VIII you kindly give me space 10 contradict
an erroneous report which has just gone the
rounds of the press?
The statement to which refer, in alluding
to Mrs Maud Booths protracted visit TO the
coast says: cit is her intention to begin her
work in California in San Quentin prison. She
visited that institution q year ago, while still
connected with the Salvation Army, and estab-
lished large post among the prisoners. Since
the rupture in the army the members OF the
prison post have voted 10 remain faithful to
Mrs. Booth and TO unite with the Volunteers"
There is not word OF truth in the above
Adjutant Egner and 1 held the first Salvation
Army meeting ever conducted in San Quentin,
over three years ago, and the only thing Mrs.
Booth ever did toward establishing large
post among the prisoners" was TO speak TO
them few minutes during her recent visit to
the prisoners long before Mrs. Booths visit.
The statement that the members of the
prison post have voted TO remain faithful to
Mrs. Booth and to unite with the Volunteers
is equally misleading. When the rupture
occurred we had about twenty-five converts in
the prison, and OF that number only two
evinced any desire TO join the new movement.
Army and are very earnest in their declara-
| tioDs of loyalty to the organizati on which has
labored so long an so earnestly in their in
terests.
am in position to speak with authority on
this subject as l hold meetings In the prison
/ every alternate Sunday
/ / would like to say that the prison work Is
/ thoroughly organized IN the City. When q
prisoner is discharged the doors of the Saliva