The morning times., 1896-11-30
TO CAPTAIN COX
Popular Salvation Army Officer
Transferred to Other Work.
ORDER CAME AS A SURPRISE
Her successor Has Not Yet Been
Samed-This City to Be Made the
Headquarters for All the South
ern States-Services Ii ED at the
Metropolitan Church.

Evangelical services were conducted at
the Metropolitan NJ f. Church last evening
by staff Captain Blanche Cox, of the
salvation Army, who has just been trans
ferred from the Washington division to
the New England States.
Cant. Cox's transfer came as surprise
both to herself and to the members OF the
corps in this city. She assumed charge of
the work last January. The headquarters
of the Washington Maryland, Virginia, and
Delaware division were previously in Balti-
more but she realized tnau this city was
the proper place for them and established
her home here
No one knows yet who her successor
shall be. Commander Booth Tucker VIII
name the appointee, and 1t Will be man
for Capt. Cox is the only woman OF that
rank n this country The new division Conn
man,ler will also establish headquarters in
this city. and it is likely that the whole OF
the Southern States Will be placed under
his SUPERVISION. Capt. Cox Will probably
not leave Washington until the first OF the
year taking with her then her secretary,
Miss Hill.
THE FAREWELL SERVICES
The services at DIR. Johnston churchlast
night were held in the Sunday-schoulrooms
Though the audience that gathered would
have made weak showing in the assembly
room above it filled comfortably the lesser
hall. The pastor had resigned his position
for the evening to the staff officer, and a
companion salvation lassie, and 1T was an
interesting session that followed
Every one in the room sang, Capt. Cox
preached for a while, Dr. Johnston spoke
priefIy. eypre ssing the wide-felt regret
in the community over the proposed de-
parturc of the interesting little woman,
the other Salvation lasSies asked for
collection. there was a season OF prayer,
when half score OF people knelt around The
small altar, and the meeting closed In an
informal reception TO the departing
officer.
Cant. Cox held her Bible in her hand
all the while she spoke. She said am
bitiop and Indifference are enemies of the
soul. Heaven is like worldly things in
one way-sOut of sight out of mind"
THE devil is the greatest enemy of all
souls" she continued. Il do not like to
hear people make fun of him. He is a
fallen archangel. We cannot afford to
make fun of him. This devil is a strong
and wise one and therefore subtle and
dangerous We cannot fight him without
the help of God.''
ONE GIRLS ERROR.
She told one anecdote after another and
used them to lead to morals. Many n
handkerchief found its way to its owner S
eyes and there was more than one audible
! sob in the room. She told of q humble
fun eral over which she had presided.
An only daughter of the woman who lay
| in the casket wept at the funeral as though
| her heart would break. After the services
Capt. Cox learned the history of the sad
| case. The mother loved the daughter
| dearly. The daughter did not care for
| her. They We're poor. While the mother
lay i'll the daughter would be absent from
the bedside much of the time. The money
that might have gone in delicacies and
| flowers for the sick mother was spent in
finery by the girl. When death came the
daughter spent her last earnings on flowers
and shed them over the casket and wept.
| 1T was too late,' said Capt. Cox dramati-
cally. 1.-The girl spent money in flowers
\ for the dead that would have made the
living's heart throb with joy. Kisses We're
| given when the body was beyond feeling.
Remembrance is a sweet or terrible
thing. To remember the things We did,
| the grudges We harborcd, the unkind
words We said will bring enough remorsc
| to make a hell on earth.
Let memory work and save us tonight.
Let it not stab US when We die.''