Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-26


in the Salvation Army. Not once was Bal
lington Booth referred to by name, but,
said Mrs Perry, 1.-The Salvation Army
work is going on just as Ii has been going
on for years past. We shall do our work
and leave the rest to God.
I'VE left our homes and any prospects
for the future any Of us might have had,
not for the sake Of any man, but for the
love OF Christ and His cause, and We stand
as body Of men and women who have
given our lives to go after lost souls. The
salvation Army is going straight on. AS
to the property, that is all right. The Of
going along all right. Time will reveal all
things. We have had heart-aching days,
but we stand lion-hearted for the cause of
God.
1--WE cannot relate all the details of our
work to the public; We do not think it
proper or necessary to do so, but I will
say this. that We know the course pur-
sued by the general was the only one that
could be pursued"
Stan Captain Cox's Remarks.
Staff Captain Cox based her remarks on
selection from the Old Testament, THE
spirit Of the Lord is upon me; He has sent
me to proclaim" etc. After telling in earn
est and eloquent words how many Of the
women of the Salvation Army, moved by
pity for erring women. began, years ago. the
work Of attempting to rescue the fallen,
she said: Gods way is to do for every man
(and woman) what he or she needs. If they
are hungry, give them a loaf Of bread; if
dirty, wash them; IL cold, throw a blanket
around them. Our greatest aim is to point
men and women to the Lamb of God that
taketh away the sins of the world, but there
Is no use doing that while the person Is suf-
fer1ng; relieve their necessities first
In illustrating what she meant by this,
Staff Captain Cox said: when one of my
comrades and myself started out to do slum
alley work in a large city. we went into one
one Of the large cities We knew when we
started that we would probably get covered
with vermin while in the house, and
though, when We got there, we could only
and knees, we were not discouraged.
Upon arriving at the first landing we saw
standing in the door OF one Of the rooms q
big hearty woman. who. with her hands
resting on her sides, viewed us with ap-
parent contempt. The door was Open and
We could see that the room had not been
cleaned for months. while at the same time
we heard babe crying piteously within
May we come in and clean your room
for you, or do something for your baby?
We asked.
81 am able to mind my own baby, and
clean my own rooms when 1 want It done
she replied, very angrily.
We quite conceded with her that she
was abundantly able to do so. The trouble
seemed to be that she had not the incllna-
ton. However. we only said that we would
call again, when the woman was not so
busy. We then passed on upstairs, where
we cleaned up some Of the rooms; in an
other soethed baby; in another made a
cup Of tea for sick man. and in others ala
such things as were needed On our way
down stairs We again met the woman above
referred to, and were utterly astounded to
have her say to US:
"'say, If youse want to come in, youse
can do So " '1ee
We went in.
May we sing to you some simple song
VI 1oA
cious blood Of Jesus. it washes white as
snow?" You can easily learn that IL you
want to- 'O~
After we had sung those words a number
them 'e'' "
1--WE complied. and after singing them q
NUMBER OF times more again stopped, and
asked the woman to tell US something of
her history.
~ have said she, lived in this court
twenty years. and you are the first persons
who have ever come to talk with me as you
twenty years you have not been visited by
Bible reader or q tract distributor? AT
the mention of the words tract distributor
sic became very angry; Yes she said,
there was a tract distributor here once
lady wearing a silk dress and with kid
gloves on her hands, knocked one day AT
my door. I answered the knock, and she
s tbac asked at me- DO e., you 60
you will go to hell" said she You can 20
there yourself" said I, and If you women
have stopped to give me any tracts YOU
can go there, too
1--WE assured her that we had no such in
tention, and she Gained down again
May we pray with you? I asked. Yes.
II you make it short We knelt down. /
esked my comrade to offer prayer, and
put my arm around the poor woman's
neck. fearing that she would rise from her
knees before the prayer was concluded
To my SURPRISE however. she did not, and
at the conclusion Of the prayer we started
10 leave. Just before we got to the foot
OF the stairs we again heard her voice
and, stopping to see what she wanted
were almost dumfounded to hear her say:
Look here. IL youse want to come here
egafn you can do SO. and I'll be glad to
have you come whenever you want to- I
want the mister Cher hushand) to see you ."
Capt. Cox related several other incidents
equally as interesting.
Mrs. Perry's Main Address.
What might be termed Mrs. Brigadier
Perry's address Of the evening was the re-
lation Of some Of the incidents connected
with Rescue Homes as conducted by the
Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army has" she said, ito
use d1nerent means to reach different peo-
PIE. have been a salvationist for thirteen
years, and STAFF Captain Cox has been in
the service longer. We saw, soon after we
became engaged In the work, that II our
efforts at saving fallen women were to be
rewarded with success some place to take
women. who want to forsake that sort of
life, must be provided. We early realized
that much as we desired to benefit that
class 1t would be inadvisable to take them
to our homes. 1t would not be proper to do
30 in this day. and so the Rescue Home in
New York, was opened. That place is filled
all the time with women who have for
saken their evil lives We secure these wo-
men by going two by two through the