The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17
ARAY'S NEW MAJOR!
q Talks of the Work Of the
Salyationists.
~ OPEN FREE LABOR BUREAU
- fss . Farm Colony Near Seat
n~-unitea Meetings 90 De
Held This week.

usf J. y Parker. who has tast been
.~zxnec 70 the command Of the %orfhera
r.<far fisisscn % the Salvation ArFsy. ~
ssreeay pixaniag 70. trnprgy ersseass II. f,lx
- sssH. inrfa3Ing free labor bareau ia
.~sn.~tson with the food ard she.ter de-
~rvsrpent Fl this city, a farm eosony for
- rsIssvstinn Of tsss land donated 20 the
s,rrv near Seattle. and the inaaxuratton
= rssc1e home In Portland Nal Parker
..Sf 8 good record in the department os
xs<rhsrn Ohio. with headquarters a.
rs,xs;snf. from which he was transferred
: rtis department., and VIII undoubtedly
sr.s<csss his work here with vigor. Ha
- arranged for two great meetings a-ld
sss<err eouacsss 20 ne he'd In Seattle to-
.erysw ard next day. OF whfr4s e1gs par
..-.;arv wiz be found below. 1sai. Parker
80 gesn YESTERDAY az his Offices 81 and 4zs
2srfe block. and when asked about the
ssssrai s0rk OF the army and mis- own in
szffssalaf. said.
sine n<caIiar methods Of the army have
<raa, the first embodied four practical.
~.rnfron -sensa purposes: First. going TO
- a@oole with the message Of salvation:
s.eoaa. attracting the people third. saw
- sSs people. and fourth. using the
ctorie.
srne army Ii International ia character.
II. MOTTO r. The World for God True II
vsx started tn England. but II is no more
rnelbh than Christianity WAS n Palestine
eSssr because Jesus Christ was born there.
,naets. today 1t has 1900 officers iahoring
i fsrty different countries. while in more
nan thirty different languages II circu-
s4tes Hepees Of its publications annually.
- A. International as II Christ.
s-ra4 movement has two branches the
ss~scfsy sylritual and the indirect or co.
essl One l. just as spiritual. however, as
r. off.sr, only the latter IL laboring among
class mat needs lifting into different CIR
eumsfancss and In lifting them by love
AMI ears they are won over to life of
soasnsss and usefulness.
.sThs district from which have just
eons IA called the Northern Ohio.-wfth
xsaaaaarfers at Cleveland. We were there
ssaFIy three years. In that time the corps
Ana oarposfs rose from fifteen TO twenty
ssns. the circulation Of the publications
fran ss9 10 1900 weekly There was one
skgrf Increase In the soldiership. and the
ssxssry members rose from is 10 300. In
mar time about 800 souls were converted.
AZ Of me first papers OF the city were
friendly to the movement and helped II
slosg where n chance offered.
Through the orders Of the national
kssdaaarters at New York l am now In
charge Of the Northern Pacific diviaion.
This division at present has thirty corps
sni outposts and sevcnty-flve officers. and
also shelter located In this city. located
"a the corner Of South Second and Weller
streets. where In the last six months no
less than sIIs lodgings and u.7si meals
have been furnished 20 the deserving poor.
Though we only arrived on the grounds
tsw days ago. we are able 20 partially
f.F In
vision II funds can possibly be obtained.
aaa We believe they can. we propose to
gart a free labor bureau In connection
with the shelter In this city. and also start
farm colony for the Improvement OF the
land that has been donated 10 the army
rsar the city. and TO start rescue home
IA Portland In addition 10 these advances
~ are expecting TO have two great emer-
senry sarrisons through the month OF
October IN Seattle and Portland. and then
10 a9en six new cities IL possible before
Christmas
~Tbe FIRST steps towards these advances
VII b. made In the holding OF two great
DEted meetings and officers councils In
SEATTLE Tuesday and Wednesday. August
and - and Ia Portland Thursday and
Friday, August - and 81. The meetings
n this city viii be held In barracks No.
/ Garner OF Yesler way and Second avenue
sasth The officers from Whateom. sno-
hamlxh. Everett. Victoria, p. c.. Tacoma,
csatrsia. Puyallup. Ellensbarg and North
fakima have been invited to come and
hrinr as many soldiers "a possible with
them. Four Of the leading officers OF Vic
sprsa VIII be present, and brass band
from Tacoma. The programme includes
parade from No. barracks AZ 1870 o'clock
Tuesday evening. Al 5 O'clock there VIII
"a Welcome meeting TO the new major
sni bis wife. AZ ? o'clock "Wednesday
morning there will be an officers council
a No. : barracks itssis Third avenue. AZ
loelock y m hombardment from No.
Arracks ana AZ s D. IN. drunkards' soul
boom a, No. barracks. This last meeting
= designed especially for the needy
sasseaa