The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-15
NEW CHURCH ARMY.
Episcopalians Will Have Work Sim
liar to Salvation Army.
Col. II. H. Hadley Sailed for Europe After
Establishing Organization.


Salvation Army, yet dealing with citizens
of q little higher order than are to be
found in the depths OF the slums. IL is
fostered by EpiscopaIians. AS yet this
new army, to be called the United States
Church Army Is In it's infancy, and in
quiry of the leading Episcopalians in
Providence reveals the fact that the move
ment has not reached here: Neither has
anything been done about it. Following
Is the story:
All arrangements for the carrying on
and spread of the new United States
Church Army are now made, and
when the military director, Colonel ii.
ii. Hadley, sailed for Europe on Saturday
he left behind an organization establish
ed on a firm basis. Letters have been
coming in from all over the country ask
ing that posts of the army be organized
In the towns where the writer's live, and
within year, Colonel Hadley believes the
army will have reached to very great pro-
| portions.
Intrinsically the United States Church
Army Is Protestant Episcopal institu-
tlon, having for its object the growth and
Strengthening of that church. Such an
institution has existed in England for
twenty years; and while great part OF
the established church looks with doubt
upon a project so alien from its con-
servatism the remainder has been active
In Its support. 1t is not supposed that
the entire Protestant Episcopal Church of
this country will approve OF Colonel
Hadley's scheme, and while he does not
anticipate any active opposition he ad-
mits that probably many churches will
turn the cold shoulder upon the under
taking. The circumstances under which
the army here was formed are these:
Several years ago clergyman OF this
city called the attention of Colonel Hadley
to the Church Army of England, sug-
gesting that a similar work be started
here. Colonel Hatley began at once to
make study of methods. While he was
engaged in this work MIR. James X. Bake
well started a church army in Pittsburgh
with the full approval Of Bishop White
head and he and Colonel Hadley had con-
sidera bic correspondence eliminating in
a suggestion that the latter organize and
take command of United States
Church Army. Plans were formulated,
providing for rescue work, total absti-
nence, and church loyalty and submitted
to Bishop Potter. and through him were
brought for consideration before a special
committee of the Parochial Missions so
ciety. This committee prepared the plan
OF formation, including rules and reguia-
tions, and reported that, "while fully
recognizing the need OF such work and
It's urgency now, il felt that, it would be
unwise TO launch a complete scheme be-
fore a fuller consideration by the church
of all the possible methods and details"
A committee was therefore appointed by
the Bishop, with poTer to enlarge itself,
charged to study the details and report to
the Diocesan Convention TO be held next
September.
This was all that was necessary. Bishop
Potter informed Colonel Hadley that he
had the right to organize posts in any
parish with the written consent OF the
rector. SO the colonel went anead with
his organizing. Previously he had organ
lied about fifty missions, which gave
him basis-on which to work. Each of
these missions had been under the con-
troll of that peculiar executive thing cal
led local board, of which Beecher once
said that every one should be composed of
three mem bers, one sick, and one away
from town. Many Of the missions viii
join the new organization, forssking the
local boards. In general the Church
Army is modelled on the lines of the reg
ular United States Army. Its staff OIL
GERS, attached to the staff of the military
director, are:
i. A chief of staff, Major Samuel 4.
Jones. Superintendent st. stephens Res
cue Mission, Boston, whose duty il shall
be to supervise and direct the carrying
out and execution OF the plans of cam
paigns; to assign officers TO the worR; TO
remove and replace officers at the various
posts, as occasion may require; and TO
overlook, control and direct the work of
the army, all OF which shall be done un-
der the supervision of, and in accordance
with orders and instructions from the
military director.
2. An side-de-camp. Major (Miss) S.
Wrsy, song evangelist. New York, whose
duty II shall be to assist ana cooperate
with the military director in the care and
work of the training schools and special
meetings, and in the general work OF
the army.
8. A chiet adjutant, Major James X.
Bakeweil, commandant First Regiment,
u. 5. G. A., pittsburg, whose duty it shall
be to make and keep, in duplicate, rec
ord of all orders issued from the United
States Church ARM headquarters, and
all reports received from the various divis-
ions. regiments, battslions, companies,
posts, platoons, etc., Of all work under
taken bv the army, and to keep a record
of all the divisions, posts, etc., Cf the
army, of all officers and soldiers, and TO
conduct and keep on file copies of all
official correspondence, under headquar-
ters' Instructions.
4. A field marshal, Major Alex. III.
Leo. of Philadelphia, whose duty il shall
he TO go before and arrange for special
meetings, superintend and direct the es-
tablishnent OF posts. and strengthen
posts already established, and such de-
tails as may te necessary, subject at all
times to directions and orders from army
headquarters,
With regard 10 the internal organiza-
tion OF the Army. IL is provided that no
post shall be established or continued in
any parish without the written consent of
the rector thereof, and. when established,
he shall control 1t. subject TO the u. $.
&. a. rules and regulations, and. upon
esta blishment, n written egree ment re-
garding all details shall be made between
the rector and the military director. A
company or post may consist OF 100 or
m ore, with ten officers, namely, cap
tain and first lieutenant, experience work.
ers, sent from headquarters under pay;
second and third lieutenents, quarter
master and ordinance officer, n sergeant
major, orderly sergeant and four other
sorgeants, oil the sergeants TO be volun-
teers chosen from the parish by the
rector. To Join company the convert
makes application and N known as re-
cruit. After six months faithful SER
vice he may be sworn in as a soldier and
become eligible to the continuation class,
which shall be under the instruction oil
the rector. A soldier after being con-