The news boy., 1896-03-14
THE NEW MOVEMENT.

Mr. and Mrs. Balllngton Booth at Cooper
Union Most enthusiastically Received
The Hall Crowded to Its Utmost, and
Many Thousands Turned Away--wiil Or
ganise Mission TO the Middle Glasses.
NEW YORK, March 9..-Mr. and Mrs.
mense audience at Cooper Union last
night. II was one Of the largest gath
erings ever held in the historic build
ing. A few minutes after the doors
were opened there was not an unoccu.
pied seat In the hall, and it is esti-
mated that Eve thousand men, women
and children were turned away.
The stage was decorated with the
national flag, and pictures of WASH
ington. A large crayon portrait OF
Washington occupied the center of tho
stage. One Of the favorite hymns sung
while the crowd was waiting for MIR.
and Mrs. Ballington Booth to appear
was that containing the lines:
I'VE never, never will give in;
No We wont, no we won't"
At precisely eight o'clock Mr.. and
Mrs. Booth appeared on the stage and
the immense audience fairly went wild
with enthusiasm. Hats, handker-
chiefs, flags, canes and bonnets were
waved and those present cheered and
shouted for fully Is minutes without
ceasing. During this procedure Mr..
Booth stood with bowed head while
Mrs. Booth knelt in prayer.
Some one shouted: "Three cheers for
our American commander" The
cheers were given and for another in.
terval Of ten minutes the crowd went
fairly wild with enthusiasm. Cheer
after cheer was given for Mr.. and Mrs.
Booth.
Maj. Peter Glen then addressed the
| audience as follows:
This is not meeting where we
have come together to talk about that
which seems uppermost in everyone's
spiritual meeting"
Mr.. Booth then led in prayer, and at
its conclusion he spoke as follows:
Mrs. Booth and myself have not
come to this gathering for the purpose
of alluding to the recent sad events in
our experience.
''It is true that after deliberate
thought, we have decided to inaugu-
rate new movement. [Cheers.
Could it have been avoided, it would
not have been thought of. Mrs. Booth
and I received assurances from the
people of the United States, fighting
on behalf of Jesus Christ, that we
had done work for which they were
rateful and would not quietly sub
NIT that we should retire to private
life and relinquish field which is the
largest of any on the globe: where
there is not only wo * for one Saliva
ton army. but for hundred.
| 1--WE have resolved, to the best OF
our ability, to do something to bring
| over the middle or artisan classes &c
God. We do not intend to enter into
any battle or strife with the Salvation
army. We want no fight, neither
ritual or verbal"
Don't believe it," shouted man in
the audience.
THAT is brother" replied Mr.
Booth, who continued his address by
saying 1--WE want to have n mission t,
reach the masses. We have resolved
that the conservation we shall make
shall be lasting"
Mr.. Booth then spoke of consecra
tion of the heart and mind in religion
and closed by saying:
II want to assure Mrs. Booth and
those officers who have taken stant
by me, that by faith l see in the dis
tant future a movement that we will
not regret having linked our names
with"
| Mrs. Booth spoke briefly and wa
cheered enthusiastically. She made
no reference to the troubles in TIL,