The San Francisco call., 1897-07-07
GREAT SOCIAL
REVOLUTION
Major Brengle Thinks the
Time Is Almost Ripe
For One.
Booth : fuckers Colonization
Scheme Suggested as a
Remedy.
Tracts of Land Have Already Been
Secured, but Funds Are
Badly Needed

One of the conven ZION arrivals this
morning was Major Samuel L. Brensle,
general secretary OF the central division
of the Salvation Army, and prominent
Christian worker.
Major Brengle is native of Indiana,
and mas been connected with the army
for the last ten years. He was formerly
pastor OF the ggleston-squ Methodist
Church in Boston, and was prominent in
evangelical work all through New York
and the New England States.
In May, 1884, he joined the army and
went 10 England, where he studied their
methods of work. Returning to this
country, he was put in charge of Corps
No. l. in Boston, where he nearly lost his
life at the hands OF rutfian by blow on
The head by brick.
His faithfulness and success in preach
ing the gospel were rewarded by rapid
prom otion. and with the rank OF ad ju-
tant he successfully took charge of the
Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode
| Island districts where nis work was so
| uniformly successful that the ranks of
stsff-captain and maj soon followed.
| His duties as general secretary involve
the oversight OF the various divisions in
connection with the chief Offices, the
charge of sub ffices and going bout from
corps to corps. He also has charge of
an overwhelming amount of correspond
ence from the offices OF the various corps
| throughout the country.
Major Brenge Is also deeply interested
| in the great social problems of the day,
where labor IS contin ually clasEing with
capital, and predicts great social revo-
luton IN the near future.
The world has ready seen several
! "a
ther burned the bull o. the Pope, and this
was the beginning of the great religious
revolution which changed the religious
trend OF the world; Napoleon uninten-
| tIonaly started great political revoIu-
| tion, which upset all the old dynasty OF
! kings who were exercising mighty rule
over their subjects and had almost begun
! TO consider the emseives almost divine.
Washington was shining light in the
great revolution which decided the inde-
| pendence OF the United States. Now the
time Is almost ripe, and to all appear
! anccs only leader is needed and the
| social revolution OF labor against capit al
will take place. Just what form il will
| assume | cannot say, but every day seems
| bringing il still nearer and nearer"
Major Brengle then made general re-
view of the great work the Salvation Army
| has on hand, what it already had done
| and suggested colonization and irrig tion
| schemes of Booxh Tucker as remedies ior
! the social evils Of to-day.
| Last winter the army lodged and shell
tered or an average OF 10 900 10 IS, 600 men
each night in New York CITY, VINO other
wise would have gone hungry and home
| less.
The colonization scheme is to secure
land, erect SHALL dwelling houses on it
and apportion it off TO these homeless
ueopie. Many acres OF land have already
| been secured ior this worthy ooject, but 1t
cannot be put into practical use as the
army has no funds with which 10 erect
houses Ii is calculated that with $25 600
the test could be made inside of aJout
twelve months. Another plan is TO irri-
gate the land OF some OF our great Ameri-
can deserts and apportlon it TO the deServ-
| ing poor.
Consul Booth-Tucker, who has spent
| much time in India ana studied the me tn
ods of irriG alton there, thinks the plan is
practica bic and is carrying on an extern
sive cores pondence with benevolent men
| throughout this country and England.
He is quite con fident of securing their CO.
operation IN this worthy enterprise. Tie
army Will furnish and instruct worthy
colonis:s and place the work in charge OF
comp tent persons ii they can only secure
the .und. to start the enterprise.
Major Brengle is here to represent the
army at the Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton in the absence of Booth Tucker, who
is now in EuroIe. While here he will
also speak at the union holiness meet
ing, 10 be held next Friday evening a
1l39 Market street, and will take an active
part IN the big camp-neeting at Trestle
Glen, whicn will begin July 15 and be con-
tinued to the 1st OF August. He made
short stops at New Orleans and Los An
geles on his way here, and is well satisfied
with the work the army has been doing
throughout the country. While here his
position in the East is being ably filled by
Staff Captain A exauder Damond.