Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-09-12


and has taken its stand by the side %
the public fountain for a han hours
singing, prayer and exh0rtan0n 1nas
contingent consisted al first 81 eignt
ex-members OF the Salvation Army
Through persistent efforts this n1mDer
has been increased by over twenty ne
cruits. For long time only q seant
audience gathered about the kneebns
group on Davis street at the tN11lgnt
hour, and the meeting which always
followed in the Volunteer hall had sll1a
fewer attendants. But now al las
changed. The audience every night a.
the public fountain IL numbered By me
hundreds and every seat IN the posi-
hail Is filed al the after meeting, 1n
the audience being sosistF folk, un5-
Eerssty trustees, and. indeed, the very
elAae ID Evanston The &seaAaseers are
not only getting the hearts Of the bF~
aDston people interested ia their werk,
but the nightly collections are 9nereas-
Ing AZ rapid rate.
One glimpse Of the Volunteers As
they march TO their meeting ~ eEep~
Ode with brass drum and sambourine
win tell Hhe tale. A. the head 0f the
1 line, whieh 5e increasing IN length earn
night, may be seen two prominent bpsi,
ness men ~ Evanston one bearing Iae
stars and stripes and the other ne
Volunteer standard One ~ ehsse men
Is Charles 4. Morse % TIE loan and
real estate Grm ~ Sntcb, Worse q
Mason, and the other Is George 4psp~
Ian. city treasurer and real estase DEAL
er. Both of these men haze JONES me
wolsnteene during the last few weeks
and both are enterlng the work q me
Organization with an earaestness aao
a1tnpsissnl tlsas seems " kSoE 90
bounds Tbe addition 81 these reerpafs
4 10 he ranks 81 he Yeipnteens las
caused q sensation in EFanston hardly
equaled 10 years and the feeling every
where is that other prominent Er'
a ansoonisns mag seos soin tAe nes
!, army and isaesl in tbe daJ3y service -
sundown on the hard maeacan 81 Eaf
street instead Of gspger5y pstropizane
one weekly prayer-meettng ~ ms
cushioned peHs Of the churches
The announcement that Mr. Bofss
was 10 BECOME a member Of the Nosen'
taer organization created 10 small SD
in Evanston. This WAS followed ID 10
appearance Of Nr. Quiplan on me stree
In the procession carrying the stand
! ara 81 the new army, This was ~
arst The public ip Evanston knew 9
? rha city sEeasurer,s iptepded acton y 2
: street service tp which the two new re
crnits appeared together for the nHs
time was followed By . public paeeunl
! In the First Methodist church Ser
2 Col. Fielding Of the Volunteers pre-
. sided and MT. Morse and DIR. Qutnial
spoke Of their resolutions 20 enter %
!. new work. On the following night ~
two men were duly installed as men
! bers OF the movement az the Solupfee
Z hall before a crowded house, Ever
: night since they have taken part ID Q
: the meetings OF the Volunteers, bot
those held outdoors and indoors, The
are taking an active part in every phas
OF the work and seem 20 delight ~ !
QuinIan has sbouldered debt While
4 was hanging oyer the orgsptzatton
y Evanston and raised q subscrtpttd
which wiped Il entirely out Of esis
enee, this being only one Of the mas
evidences OF his intense esFpestpel
y In the cause, The commander Of u
. Evanston post Of the Volunteers
h Capt Johnson, the captain Of the 80
\. walton Army post in Evanston befo
q the Army Of American Volunteers W
y organized. Capt johnson is . your
~ woman, as is also her assistant q
first lieutenant, and under the dirs
:, ton OF these officers the two bnsine