The times., 1898-02-11

the adjacent sidewalks on the New
York avenue and II street sides. were
black with crowd of about 1900 peo-
pie. who were endcavoring 10 get into
the church, but VINO were held back by
the police. and finally dispersed.
Even at an early hour many of those
who We're in possession of tickets to
seats near the platform found ii utter
ly impossible to get in through the
main entrance. They We're allowed to
enter through the small side door in
the basement on the New York avenue
side. They found their seats already
occupied, but chairs were provided for
them in the chancel, Immediately below
the pulpit.
About this time the crowd at the
doors became restless and pushed part
of the way into the church, with the
seeming intention of occupying the
aisles. The police regulations forbid
the blocking of the aisles during pub
lie meetings. and by the aid of the po-
lice at the door the leaders of the
crowd were kept back.
The audience was a representative
one, being composed in part of promi-
nent Government officials.
Among those who accepted invita-
tions Were Mr.. Justice Harlan, Secreta-
nv Long. Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing, Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn,
Assistant Attorney General II. NJ.
Hoyt, Judge A. B. Hagner, Commits
sioner Carroll ID. Wright, Judson c.
Clements, Binger Hermann, John Rus
sell Young. Charles d. Walcott, Com
missioner Ross, Rear Admiral E. o.
Matthews, Brig Gen. Joseph c. Breck-
inridge, Brig. Gen. George H Weeks,
Brig. Gen. D. W. Flasler, Brig. Gen. A.
w. Greely, Senator'S Allison, James X.
Jones, Gray, Pritchard, Mills, Calling
er Kyle. Butler, Tillman. Money. Proc
tor. Mason, Bate. Pettigrew, Warren,
Shoup, Penrose, Turner and McLaurin;
Representatives Stone, De Almond,
Dingley, Loud, J. Hopkins. Henderson,
Pitney, Moody, Dolliver, Sayers, Gros-
venor, Catchings. Brosius, Cannon,
Steele, Belknap. Hull, Champ Clark,
Taylor. Updegraff. Pearson, Hilborn,
William Alden Smith, Babcock, Wan
ger, Southard, Brumm. Callahan. Nc
Cleary, Terry and David G. Colson: AL
exander Graham Bell, John Joy Edison,
George Truesdell, w. c. Whittemore.
George W. McLanahan. Clarence F.
Norment. Anthony Pollock, Gen. Will
lam b. Rochester. James E. Willard,
James e. Fitch, Brig. Gen. Harries,
James II. Hopkins, Col. Charles Baird,
DR.. w. w. Godding, c. B. Church. Ber-
nard r. Green, A. b. Spofford. George
+. Huff. E b. Grandin, Herbert w
Lewis, B. T. Janney and Cleveland
Able.
On the platform were Col Edward
Higgins. chief secretary to Commander
Booth-Tucker; Commissioner Alexander
Nicol. Of London. editor-in-chief of In
ternational Publications; Col. j. Lawley.
the singer and aide-camp of Gen. Booth,
and Brigadier w. Cox. Brigadier Alice
Lewis, Fong Foo Sec. the Chinese secre-
taTy. who will accompany Gen. Booth on
his tour of the United States Adiu-
tant II. S. Deverill. private secretary to
Gen. Booth, and Rev. Wallace Radcliffe
Gen. Booth. accompanied by Com
mander and Mrs. Bcoth-Tucker, of New
York, was escorted to the platform at
o'clock by Hon. John w. Foster, who
was chairman of the meeting. The en-
trance of the general was the occasion
of prolonged cheering
The meeting was opened with ferv-
vent prayer by Mrs. Booth-Tucker. after
which the sssemblaee sang. while stand
ing, "All Hail the Power Of Jesus
Name" Chairman Foster introduced
Gen. Booth as our honored guest, than
whom no man had done more for the
good his fellowman during the past
fifty years"
Gen. Booth arose and This was the sig
nal for applause which lasted fully a
minute. He spoke in part as follows
Il thank you most heartily for this
kind reception. The approval of ones
work cannot but prove encoura sing to
one working in the darkness where
human lives and souls may be benefited.
take the reception not so much for me
as for the movement
''All i ask of the outside world is that
our movement be judged impartialIy.
Judge us not, but what we have done
by the grace OF God; not by what peo,se
say and think about us. even though
they pay us eulogiums. not by public
opinion, or what the slaves Of vice think
of as
mo doubt many people hate the Sal
rationists. Ii is because they have