The times., 1898-08-08

Yesterday morning. in the lexington
Presbyterian Church. North Capitol and
Q Streets, Major Edith z. Marshall, who
is in charge OF the work of the Saliva
tion Army at Camp Alger, and Capt.
Hattie Core her assistant, conducted the
services, at the request of the pastor the
Rev. Dr. Duncan. There was q good
sized audience present, despite the heat.
and the utmost interest was shown in
the address, as well as sympathy for the
cause represented. Major Marshall spoke
upon the work of the Salvation Army
among the camps of the nation, with
especial reference to that which is be-
ing conducted at Camp Alger. At inter-
walls in her address there were tears in
the eyes Of many Of her audience. and
when she had concluded a wave OF feel
ing swept over the congregation, every
one pressing forward to shake the heals
OF the piucky women warriors and TO
bid them godspeed upon their errand-
1t was a unique sight to see the Saliva
zionist lasses, in their quaint, yet becom-
ing, uniforms and deep bonnets, conduct
ing the opening services, as prescribed
by the 'Laudes Dominf' of the Presby-
terian Church, with that deep devotion
which characterizes the organization and
the members Of the congregation partici-
pated with interest.
Before Major Marshall spoke, after
reading the parable of the Prodigal Son.
Capt. Core. who possesses sweet voice
Of remarkable range and richness, sang
one Of the songs which have brought
hundreds rof the soldiers In the camps
TO think of home. Major Marshall said,
IN part:
''Our work was begun at Camp Alger
eAmost as soon as the camp was inst!-
tuted and every evening there have been
gathered in our tent from $50 TO 200 men.
The work has been productive of good
spiritual results. Two soldiers, one
member of the First New Jersey and the
other OF the S.xty-fifth New York. hold
meetings every might in their tents when
they come in from guard duty OF what
ever they have no do, and every week
we have good reports from them. They
are attached to our work. So many
things happen in the course of our opera
tiOns that 1t is difficult to marshal them
into continuity. The other day we got
letter from woman in Massachusetts,
VINO asked US TO hunt up her boy and
talk 10 thin about his way of living We
finally located him In the Fort Myer hos
pita9 and he was so overjoyed TO think
that We had called upon him at the re-
quest or his mother that he listened 10 Us
with the greatest attention, and We have
Reason TO believe that he was affected.
Outside of the meetings we are en-
aib,ed every day to deal personally with
about 200 of the boys. They take kindly
10 our interest in them, and many of
them have professed conversion. From
the change in their lives we are sure THAI
a very large percentage of them are
what they say they are. Only the other
day j got letter from one Of the con-
verts who is noY at Santiago. He wrote
that ali was well, and that the Others of
his company who had made the start to
be:ter. lsves also were doing well. A man
came to our meeting the Other night
vino said he had received a letter from
hs wife asking him to go 10 the SaaYa,
ton Army tent and give his heart TO God.
He did 1t.
I'VE have been helped by many of the
Soldiers who, themselves are Christians.
and who desire TO do what they can
for good. In the Third Missouri there
are five young men who enlisted, in addi-
tion 10 the motive of patriotism. for the
purpose of dealing with the boys about
their lives. They are PRESBYTERIAN di-
Vinity students, and they are good work