The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-30
Booth Tucker Here.

The great commander OF the Salvation
Army forces in America paid the metrop-
oils OF coppardom visit yesterday and
the local corps made il the occasion for a
grand rally. Preparations had been on
loot Tor some time for the commander
coming and among other things a mon
ster street parade was planned. This
was given up in the morning on account
of the muddy streets, but the reception
at the depot was a success, from n Saliva
tionists point OF view, although the rain
came down in torrents and would have
dampened even the ardour OF Mckinley
torch light procession. Commander
Booth-Tucker, OF New York, alighted
from the 3 o'clock train and was greeted
with "volley" OF hallelujahs from a
corps OF soldiers. that had braved the
weather. The band was on hand and
helped to make the enthusiasm greater.
The commander was accompanied by
Major Clifford. OF Minneapolis.
They were escorted to the barracks on
Seventh street and the afternoon meet
ing was held. When the commander
entered the hall another "volley" was
fired and this was followed by another
when he assembled the rostrum. After
prayer the major sang a couple OF songs.
in which the soldiers Joined in the chorus
and altogether IL was most interesting.
Booth-Tucker is a tall slim man with a
peculiar, pleading voice and has wonder
ful power over bis hearers.
de commenced his address by referring
to the Importance OF Red Jacket in the
work OF the Salvation Army and then
apoloRized for not being here week ago
as he bad promised. He then went on
to explain why be bad not been able TO
keep his appointments, IN wing that surely
they would not blame him when they
knew he was detained in the cause OF
suffering humanity. The reason OF the
delay was the fact that 300 Armenian
christians, who had escaped the late
massacre, had landed in New York and
he was engaged in an effort to assist
them. They we're paupers and &C.
cordiDg to law, could not land upes
bonds were given for their future condi.
ton. The 300 had escared because m Dat
OF them could talk French and they pre-
tended to be Frenchmen. These people
had left Armenia after 6, 1000 OF their rel
atives bad Teen cruelty butcbereJ. under
the noses OF the power OF Europe and
BoOth-Tucker said IL was the most ri.
gantic crime of the age. He did not
blame the Turks any more than the
christian powers, who could have stopped
the wholesale slaughter by raising
finger In their behalf. But the
powers were so wrought up with rivalry
that they permitted this to take place.
Those who had escaped and were in New
York were not ignorant men, but many
we're well educated and he referred to one
Door man, who had studied medicine in
fars and was on visit to bis old home,
when the massacre occurred. He read a
letter from q man in Armenia to his
brother in New York. recountin0 the
horrors OF the late massacre. The
speaker said that this was enough TO
arouse public indignation and be was
sure 1t would result in sending assistance
TO them. His plan Of helping those in
New YORK was to ship them to different
parts OF the United States and obtain
work Tor them. One man in Minneapolis
bad promised to give work TO ten ri
them u they we're sent on. He then an.
pea'eo 70 the apsieres Cor suhscriptIsns