Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-03-12
THE NEW MOVEMENT.

Nr. and Mr~- Bsiifaxton Booth at Cooper
Union Most Fnthu-is-ticaIfy Received
The Hall Crowded to It's Utmost. and
Many Thousands Turned Away y-writ Or
gsnik- Mission to the Middle Classes
NEw YoEK March 9-Nr and Mrs.
Ballingtou Booth addressed an inn
mense audience at Cooper nioa last
right 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 il is esti
mated that five thousand men. women
and children were turned away.
The stage was decorated with the
national flag. aud pictures Of Wash
ington. \ large era yon portrait OF
Washington occupied the center of the
stage. One OF the favorite hymns sung
while the crowd was waiting for Mr..
and Mrs Ballington Booth To appear
was that containing the lines;
We never. asxer viii give in.
No We wUut. No we wont
At precisely eight o'clock Mr.. aud
Mrs. Booth appeared ON the stage and
the immense audience fairly went Wild
with enthusiasm. Hats. handlSer-
chiefs. flags. canes and bonnets were
waved and those present cheercd and
shouted for fully Is minutes without
eeasing. During this procedure Mr..
Booth stood with bowed head while
Mrs. Booth lSnelt in prayer.
some one shouted: Three cheers for
our American commander The
terval Of ten minutes the crowd went
fairly wild with enthusiasm Cheer
after cheer was given for Mr.. and Mrs
Booth
Mai. Peter Glen then addressed the
audience a. follows;
This is not a meeting where we
have come together To talk about that
which seems uPpermost in everyone :
mind We are here u have purely
spiritual meeting
Mr. Eooth then lei i'm prayer and at
its conclusion he spoke as follows.
Mrs. Booth and myself have not
come to this gathering for the purpose
~ alluding to the recent sad cveutS in
our experience
1T is true that after deliberate
thought we have decided u inaugu-
rate new movement. Cheers. :.
Gould Il have been avoided. IL would
not have been thought Of Mrs. Booth
amt I received ASSURANCES frum the
people Of the United Statcs. fighting
uu behalf of Jesus Christ. that we
had done a work for which they were
ratcfnl and would not quietly sub
init that we should retire - private
life and relinquish a field which i the
largest of any on the globe: where
there i not only work for one saliva
tion army. but for 4 hundred
We have resolved - the hest Of
our ability, to da something to bring
over the middle or artisan classes to
God We DO not intend - enter into
any battle or strife with the Salvation
army. We want no fight neither
ritual or verbal
Don't believe IL. shouted man in
the audience
THAT = a brother replied Mr.
Booth. who continued his address by
saying we want - have a mission to
reach the masses We have resolved
that the conservation we shall make.
shall be lasting
Mr.. Booth then spoke ~ consecra-
tion of the heart anil mind in religion.
and closed by saying
Il want To assure Mrs Booth and
those officer who have taken a stand
by me that by faith | sec la the dir
tant future movement that We will
no. regret having linked our names
with
Mrs. Booth spoke briefly and was
e;ieere,l enthusiastically She made
Eo reference - the troubles in the
ranks Of the army.