The morning times., 1896-07-27
CAVALRY CHARGE on SIN
Salvation Army Mounted Cru
.sade Almost Ready to Move.
INTEND TO REACH ALL
Brigade Will Advance Against the
Very Worst Strongholds of Satan.
VIII Go Forth Expecting to Be Fed
by Friends-some OF the Plans .
ALREADY Formed.

Tie Salvation Army Cavalry Corps is to
start ON Its tour OF eyapgelistic work from
tlhs city August 15. Staff Capt. Blanche
Cox commanding. The corps is 10 consist
of seven persons, including Capts Cox and
Hill, Lieuts. Mcdonald and Godbor, En-
sign Thompson and two others who haveno
yet been chosen. The corps, or brigade as
tile salya.ionists call II, will travel in a
wagonette draw by two horses and
10 be away from Washington two months at
least, and longer IL tLey find their WORK
successful.
Tie trip win firstbe TO Washington Grove,
where q great camp-meeting will be in
progress at that time. At the opening
meeting of the salvationists there the
brigade will be dedicated to the service of
God by Mrs. Bootii-Tucker, wife OF the
American ncommanderoft tile eSalvation Army.
These services will be especially interest
ing, for an earnest cndeavor Is to be made
to prepare an elaborate prog ram. at which
the general public is to be generally in
vited and at which the brigade will be
given 4 great send-off.
From there the trip is to Frederick,
Nd, and then through the State to vir-
giDia. Delaware and part of Penns ylvania
Five meetings day will be held-two open
air services and three in doors Each
member OF the corps will take turns con-
Quoting the meetings, and earnest efforts
Will be made " make the meetings emf
Dently successful.
TO REACH THE LOWEST.
The efforts of Capt. Cox and her aids
is to reach, If possible, the very lowest
class OF people who never go TO a church
and who live in such communities that
they never even hear of q church or the
Word OF God. In Baltimore, where they
expect to remain longer than at other
places, midnigii. meetings in the slums
are to be held, and. IL possible, the homes
of these people are to lie invaded SO that
they caD hear the gospel preached to them.
The jaiis, penitentaries. warehouses and
aims houses are to be included in the list
of public places TO be visited and where
services will be held every hour in the
day If the officials will perrnitit. No place
is to be passed by, and request from any
source for army services will be promptly
attended to.
Capt Hill, In speaking yesterday of the
trip, in place of Capt Cox. who is now
at Emory Grove, Summit Hill near Balti-
more, said they anticipated very sue
cessrui trip. The general commanding
the division to which Washington belongs,
when he heard of the plans, was very en-
thusisstic, and promised to aid them in
every way Up to the present time the
Salva,ionists here have secured the wagon
ette, the phaeton, and one horse, but the
prospects were very bright and there was
every reason to believe that the two horses
now needed would be Forthcoming before
the tine arrived for the departure. The
soldiers are to wear a special uniform,
the principal article being a red blouse.
with white corded trimmings. The wagon
cite will bear the emblems of the army and
have in addition special rcottoes painted
on either side On the door leading into
the wagonette will be painted the words
Jesus saves" and on either side of the
wagon body will be the name. .woman's
Brigade, Salvation Army"
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