Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-17
TO The BRlGADIER
FINAL MEETING To BE HELD BY THE
SALVATION ARMY THIS EVENING.
Salvationists of the Two Kansas Citys
to Unite ut Fourteenth and Wyan-
dotte Strcets-WelcOme to
the New Commander.

The Salyatonists of the two Kansas CityS
will take their formal farewell OF Brisadier
and Mrs. Sully this evening at grand
union meeting in the tent at Fourteenth
and Wyandotte streets.
All the meetings conducted for the past
week have been in sense farewell meet
ings. While the Salvationists regret the
transfer of Brigadier Sully and while the
latter is sorry to leave Kansas City, yet
no tears are being shed. There is to be no
lachrymose leavetaking. but instead a more
earnest. united and determined effort has
been made during the P., past week ,r,ny 10 al, a.,
this community.
Brigadier and Mrs Sully will conduct
their last meeting tonight and VIII Iii, heaSe We
accompanied by Ensign Williams and Lieu
tenants Payne and Lyman. Other members
On Saturday night of this week the SAL
vationists of the two cities will unite In
grand welcome demonstration in honor OF
the new commander and his wife: MAJOR
and Mrs. Stllwell. late of the Minnesota
division. who will be accompanied ny AdJu-
tant and Mrs. Merriwether. rms wei.
come meeting will be held in the tent at
Fourteenth and Wyandotte streets Major
Stillwen will arrive in the city on Inurs-
day or Fsday of TINS Week wexe conducted in
the tent yesterday afternoon and last night
by Brigadier and Mrs. Suliy. the,r iass
especislly notable by the size Of the
crowds which attended the meetings. Last
nights meeting was particularly enthnsiee h;ae
astic. Brigadier and Mrs. S4lly made or,ef i
addresses in which they referred only In,
cidentally to their departure. They VIII
make their formal farewell addresses To-
night The crowds which were IN attenc-
ance last night filled the large tent to over
flowing and extended for many yards on
every side Of the tent.
John Lane, who was recently arrested
by the police on suspicion. .old IN grapnic
words the story of his conversion Lane
is a man of more than average ability and
intelligence. ,
II had sunk so low" he said. that
was not long ago arrested by city detect:
end and taken to police headquarters.
where convinced the authorities that l
had not committed any offense or contem..
plated any. But / was on the point OF
which had been a failure. Though 1 had
assisted in revival work in several church.
es of this city and elsewhere in this state:
yet / had backslidden and when 1 fell
Christian workers with whom I had L.
bored. / would tonight be hlling q sui
cide's grave had not Salvation Army
captain followed me to the dive In which
had been arrested ;ant: and led me to turn
This is typical Salvation Army experi-
ence and many similar ones are told at
every meeting.
held at Troost park yesterday was not
held Superintendent Boulware refused to
permit the meeting to be held at any other
place in the park than the picnic srounos
of the army went out to the park and the
meeting was abandoned.
A Salvation Army picnic will he given
at Troost park to-day and large num-
ber of children Will be taken out. Brig
adler and Mrs. Sully and other Officers
will be in attendance.