The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-17
BRIGADlER HOWELL.
lie Addresses Two Meetings of the Local
salvation Army Post--On Il Tour


| The local post of the Salvation army
| was honored yesterday by visit from
| Brigadier Thomas Howell. commandant
! of the Pacific division of the Salvation
army embracing all the territory from
Montana to Alaska. Brigadier Howell
is on his regular tour of inspection of
| the forces in Montana and is accompa :
MED by Adjutant John w. Hay, who
looks after the Junior work as secre-
tary of that branch. Two meetings
were held at the Auditorium yesterday
in honor of the visitors, which were
! largely attended and brought forth
gratifying results, "a number of con-
verts being added to the ranks of the
local forces. The first meeting was held
| at 5 o'clock and the second at in the
evening. Brigadief Howell addressed
both meetings.
The afternoon meeting was very
largely attended by friends and SYM
pathizers of the meeting. who listened
attentively to Mr.. Howell, whose dis
course was on the subject of the prog
ress of the army in Montana as a first
topic, and as a second the subject of re-
pentance was treated.
Mr.. Howell began by stating the OBJ
Ject of his visit, felicitating the local
forces on the eminently satisfactory
condition in which he found them. He
then reviewed the growth of the army
in the Pacific division. He stated that
two years ago when this division was
organized there We're only nine posts
or stations and only 10 officers. Now
there are 26 posts, over 800 workers in
the rank and file of the army and so
offlcefs are required to handle the work
OF the division, most gratifying show
ing, Mr.. Howell thought, for two years
work
Mr.. Howell then stated that the army
has established five social institutions
in the division, two rescue homes for
ri oh
ter Tor men. One of the rescue homes
is located at Helena and the other at
Spokane, and both are in hourishing
condition. One of the shelters for men
Is located at Spokane, one at Victoria
and one a Vancouver, B. c. The one
at Spokane he said. accommodates Ga
men nightly for beds and 175 meals a
day are served and the place is always
overrun. A charge of D. 10 and Is cents
is made for the beds and 10 and IL
cents are charged for the meals If a
man has no money he is given work in
woodward and allowed to earn 40 cents
a day 10 pay for his bed and meals. Mr.
Howell stated that he allows nothing
that savors of pauperism, meaning he
did not allow these places to be sup
ported by charity. and although their
establishment was largely a matter of
charity he required that they be so run
after established as to make them self
supporting.
Mr.. Howell stated that he could not
promise anything of this kind for Butte
for this winter, but that they would
come and not later than next fall
Mr.. Howell then addressed himself to
the more strictly religious topic of re-
pentance. and at the close of his dis
course admitted two converts to MEM
bership in the army. The evening meet
ing was equally as successful as that of
the afternoon.
Mr.. Howell received message stat
ing that the visit of Commissioner Eva
Booth, who was To have come to Butte
on tour Of the West. has been post
poned until later. owing to the illness
of Miss Booth. Gen. William Booth, the
founder of the army. who is now in this
country, will not visit Butte.