New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
MASTERING ~ NEW SOLDIERS.
COLONEL. pATTIE WATKINS AND HER STAFF
CONDUCT THE FERMENTATION or \ VIOLIN
TIERS STANDARD At DrTHEsDA
CHURCH RAIPII-AVE. AND
CIfAT'NtEY -

CIiATNCEY ST
The Colonel had missed a train and was IN con-
seql.enco a little late Captain O'Br'cn moro than
once looked anxously and wistfully az the door In
tho mean time the audience was entertained and
held with song. prayer and testimony OF tho new
recruits whom tho services Of the evening should
convert into full-nelgel soldiers o. BainEton
Booths American Volunteers.
"Ilind Billie" was one OF tho recruits He IS
,-olorel man. about tweniy-onc or twenty-five years
old who has received pretty fair education az tho
New-York School FOR tho Blind. He = one Of Cap
tain o,rr,en'a converts blind billie had looked
forward TO the day with great deal 81 concern.
When he awoke on Sunday morning and found the
weather So threatening nc put up petition some
thing like this: 80. Lord. II It must rain to-day.
p,-so don't let II rain very hard. and hc felt salts
lel with the way his prayer was answered
There were about 1jo0 people assembled IN
Hcthesda Church on Sunday evening. on the plat
form were the Rev. DR. Charles Hcrold. pastor OF
bethesda. VINO had kindly given the Of his
church for the services Colonel Pattic watkins.
Captain Harry Taylor. Captain David Johnson and
his wife Captain and Mrs OBr.en, Cadet Annie
Lawson. cadet Annie Dorllngcr Staf Captain Lind
sey and Joseph Krcpp. who has been known the
BOY Preacher" AMI - one % the Saturday night
workers Of the Ncw-York Rescue Mission Band IN
DJvcrs-st. Mr. Kropp now becomes a soldier CON
nected with Post no. ! Of the American Volunteers
Of brooklyn.
The services Of ne Inustcrng-in os these recruits
were short and simple. There were only three ques-
lions put 10 the recruits. The first one was do
Won believe IN the trinity? The second. Are you
in full sympathy with the Volunteers and ara you
willing to extend them all the aid and encourage
monf in your power" Thirl. "Wil you work
heartily huIohly and willingly for the Lori not
despsing hold up and help the humble. the lost
I'm sin and inosc do-piscd OF men. that you may
bring them into a knowledge OF the better way"
The recruits answered In the affirmative all OF
these questions, after which the Colonel spoke n
few moments TO them on their Christian duties a nj
congratulated them upon their acceptajOn and re-
cepiion a. soldiers into Gods American Volunteers
There were twtniy-nimc recruits mustered in
Twenty OF these from thirty nve converts that
have been made by Captain O'Brea within the less
than two months since post No l. Of the Voun-
teers was opened in Brooklyn. From what Cap
tam Of;ricn says the whole point Of tho matter is
ia keeping hOli Of your converts after they have
made ~ OfessOn OF fa-th not letting them back
slide" This is done by visiting them In fheir
homes having prayer ana GUspd-reldings with
them AMI generally and particularly exhorfins
them h)ld The captains work IA this line
has been materially retarded by tho fact that the
post IL ncW pnd SO little knOwn in Rr51klyn that
much OF his time has 10 be given TO the finances OF
his post.
Cards were distributed In the church last night
Offering those in sympathy with the cause the priv
ilege Of contributing 81 "A month toward the rent Of
This new post Is only about three blocks from
the garrison OF the old army The friendlic-f
feeling exists between those who were once com
| only under another officer That IS all the differ
ence there Is work enough for Us ali and for a
| great many more" said the Captain
Colonel Patt.e Is petite and pretty. At the be