The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
PUSHING THE WORK.
Organizing Baliingt0n Booths
Volunteers in the West.
SALVATION ARMY SsCEDERS.
MAI. Washington Riackhurst Coming
20 seattle One Hundred Posts
Afr@ss1y.

MAJ Tashf1geo- B.sck-lurs.. ore o. TIE
s@z4@~z ln - awten aoosh's n4E move
merit, tae Volunteers e America III %
= Seattle tezn1TroW as Sun1Ay. Ma
backaGrst cones - las c4ET for tie p2r-
EoHe - aeFfaelAaE RE orgarixzti3a q A
Fosan esr peal Ga sAAs CITY. de VII SPEAK
CT s5e "AnerseA- Movement" torn0TroE
nl~at q, ocsSex. 81 ne hall recanlly
Gtse1 up g. arn0rT fgr she Volunteers
On 00ciaens a avenue. between Washing
ton an MaSa streets. SuG1ay a. ,. II
and Also az ) .. tn he wlA speak 81 the
Methodist Protestant efI.Fca c3raeE T1ir1
avenue and Pine street
AHoat SsFsn months ago Conu~7ansss-
an5 Mrs. Ba.lingt0n Boosn. xho ha8 been
"a charge o. the S-alvaroa Army in MS
coaHtrv FOR several years. were orasrea
% farewell 50 the work IA America ard
report II ICE1au. lnsl1aG OF oaeT TX. trey
BET ia organization, ca naing thai Sa4-
yaton Army International headquarters
81 L@0n20r had - several years precesi-
ing thls evsat been Apparently 4o4ng taeir
best 20 harzsk and make L anp! - SAM for
ths2r Amer4eaa ieaAers.
The worry and strain iBci9snt TO the
prolonged trouble neary Frustrated both
o. ne Booths. anc tnev we're ratura..y
dlsposed O. seek retirement and rest. But
troas the ao1r that il became known that
they bad left the Esnx.lsn organ zsiion
in person aad 1y letter 60 sDaug1rate a
res movement. Whicn shouid be distinct
iFelv American n is form OF government,
and adaptea 10 The needs OF this age and
the sp.rlt 81 this country. After careful
elaboration. Ia Response to the many ur-
gsat Oyertares which had been made 20
then hey secured Two rooms IN ne Bible
house a. New York cit~ and Ia this small
WaW tne neW movement was firsf started.
Since that time the growth OF the organ
nation has been so rapid that me most
sangalne expectation have been more
than realized. /; mas already become nee
easssry 20 establish uAtsouai headQu0r-
ters. with an immediate stan Of nifty offic-
ers and employees Posts nave been eSIab-
lishsd rapidly throughout the country. and
thers are uow ever 100 organized and or
ncsred Co! Fielding, with headquarters
a. Chicago. has forty-flve posts. and 10
officers.
Eight weeks ago Maj. Washington Black
hagss Was sent BY Commander Booth 70
take charge u the work on the Pacific
coast. and headquarters for the Work
have been secured Ia the building former
~ occupied BY the Y. NJ e. A, al - suit
ter street. San Francisco Posts are now
being opened IN California. Oregon. Wash
inEton and Montana.
Maj Blackhurs. was stan officer IN
the Old organization. aud Was private Sec
Rotary 10 Brigadier Fielding for
two years. When Commander Booth
started the new organization IN
New York city Maj. BlackhuTst vas
among the first 10 20 10 the volunteers.
and hts position as private secretary 10
the commander from the commencement
OF the new organization gives him an in
sight Into the situation that he could not
otherwise have obtained.
Mai Blackhurst visits Seattle Ia the in
terests OF the Volunteers, and viii give
an address explanatory OF the situation.
showing the real causes which led up 20
Commander and Mrs. Booth leaving the
old organization. lie Will also outline the
work or the Volunteers Large audiences
have been present az the services held
by him In the principal cities.