The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-01
THE CHURCH ARMY.
General Hadley Tells st.
Johns Folk About the
New Episcopal
Movement.
PURPOSE AND METHOD DEFINED
Dir. stoddard Says There Would
Be No Methodism Had the
Church Done Its Duty.

EChief Of the Episcopal Church Army in
the United States, explained the methods
and objects Of the organization in st,
JOINTS Church on Sunday evening last.
He did so at the invitation Of the Rev.
EDr. e. L. Stoddard. Tonight a typical
l3Church Army meeting will be conducted
lin the chapel of st. Johns by General
Hadley, Major Sarah wray and a num-
Der of recruits and cadets from New
York city. General Hadiey hopes to be
able to arouse enough interest in thu
EChurch Army in this city to enable him
to start a post In ST. Johns parish.
General Hadley was accompanied on
Sunday by STAFF Captain Estey and sew
eral converts. including a former member
Eof the New York police force. A small
organ was placed within the chancel and
General Hoatley and his soldiers occu-
pied the choir stalls. They were all
dressed in the uniform Of the Church
Army. which resembles very closely the
Irregular uniform of the United States
Army. General Hadley's epaulets were
in the form of a large cross. DR.. Stod-
dard conducted the shortened form of
evening prayer and then turned the ser
vice over to General Hadley.
IT am glad,s' he said, las one Of the
humble officers of the Church Army, to
be permitted to come to this beautiful
church and explain something of our
work. The Church Army is a movement
that to churchnien and churchwomen is
comparatively new. One of its features
is music. We believe in singing, in noise.
We do not always blow brass instruments
and play drums and flies. although we
use them at all times. We adapt our
selves to circumstances. In our song
books there are Is different characters Of
words and music to suit as many classes,
and we choose our songs accordingly to
the nature of our. audience. There are
many occasions when We can sing spir-
itnal ongs and hymns, but there are
devil of his sweetest tunes. For instance,
1--WE have captured that sweet Spanish
melody 'Juanita' and the old English tune
have in our Church Army meetings a
preliminary service of song"
General Hadley asked. the congregation
the song book of the Church Army with
out the Amen" Staff Captain Estey, who
is gifted with a voice Of exceptional
while Mr.. schwarz played at the Small
organ, Among the songs sung was the
on one Whieh has been adopted t. the tune
wonderful Peace, in a tenor solo. The
| singing over, General Hadley continued
his explanation of the Church Army
those who are critical" 1T is by the
seyerest kind of criticism" he said, that
We grow. We like to be criticized. If
Beautiful church. tonight be mercifuI. Try
mi catch something of the spirit of in
Formally which is. necessary If we are
TO take the Gospel to the outcast and
degraded. We have long been praying for
all sorts n conditions of men, but we
have never before been properly equipped
Many people ask who is back of the
Church Army, General Hadley said. He
explained that the movement is governed
men from all parts Of the country. Who
form the Church Army Commission and
70 whose orders he, as the military head
f The re co@ oTgianioati q tb Is pEg ap ] B @;as,s Of
Society and back of that is the lafty.
The Church Army" he said. cannot
laify. We of the church do not care to
go outstde and join the meetings of other
organizations, but when their methods
are hrought INTO the church and we find
out that We have a right to join in them
It is astonishing how we find that it is
lust what we need. Some people ask why
we dress Ike peacocks; We are willing
can save one soul. BY wearing our uni
form we. do not have to work so hard
as we would in ordinary clothes. People
the Salvation Army, but they don't think
anything of marching with us. We have
already est staelishe fifty posts. In or
be careful that W. DO not become another
denomination II we are to be one with
Christ we must be q part of His visible
and say that no man has a right to call
himself a Christian unless he belongs to
the church. How many have set up side
shows to the church? How many have
STARTED missions saying that they are
warmer h the church? How many
men, alas, stand up in missions and say
that they must have a chrome for being
respectable? II the church people are
like icieles let US get up close to them and
/ warm them up"
The authority for founding the Church
Army, General Hadley said, Is found in
the Scriptures n in the collects Of the
Church. MANY want to. know contin-
ued the General, what work there is for
us TO, do. The Salvation Army teaches
that the church is unnecessary and that
the saeraments are not essential If we
only followed up their gieanings and
brought the thousands they have convert
ed into the church We would have a
grand work to do. But there are besides
thousands whom the Salvation Army has
never reached that may be saved through
L the fundamentally of the Church ARMY"
He explained that when a person be-
L comes converted in an Army meeting he
is styled a recruit. He remains a recruit
for six months, during which time he is
instructed in the doctrines of the church.
L He Is then turned over to the rector of
the parish in which the post is located.
! for examination, and if he is considered a
fit person he is accepted as a communi-
sSsar t Ks may months fhan Of aef tpnleia e cadet 1sa,3 and d
cards were distributed through the
pews and General Had1ey asked that
those present pledge something towards
the work of the Arrly. which IS sustained
solely by such contributions He said $50
would support a cadet for three months.
There are 100 cadets waiting for admis-
sion to the training home who would
make splendid officers If their expenses
A. subscription Of S. a year constitutes q
person an auxiliary member. Ex-Post-
master Thomas L.. James is President of
the Auxiliary League TWenty-fyes dol
the League. and 500 makes him an hon
/ offry member.
Following General Hadleyss address
there we're several short testimonies from
men who are recruits in the Army. Staff
Captain Estey sang and a collection was
| taken fer the benefit of the movement
Dr. Stoddard made a short address, in
which he said that he has always held
that had the Church lone her duty. the
Methodist Church and the Salvation
Army would never have been necessary.
# feel very strongly he. said. that if we
/ are to be anything more than the select
aristocratic body we are sometimes ac-
cused of being, we must do q very differ
ent work from that we are doing at pres
emit. Perhaps we are called to do it in
/ this ".
Z Dr.. sfoddard announced that tonight
General Hadley will answer n ques-
the methods of the Church Army. In an
I interview with ask"NeWs, reporter DIR.
Stoddard said that there is little likeli-
hood. Of q post being founded in st.
Johns parish.
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