The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-05
Philip Moen Has Always
Helped Him.


ter branch of the Salvation Army il
the barracks down on Commercial
street, are as interesting couple as
one would be likely to. meet in a years
travel.
And they are up against a rather
hard proposition, if an evenings oh.
servation goes for anything. A Spy
man, who Wandered IN there one eve.
ming of the past week, was attracted
by the presence of about dozen young
girls, ranging anywhere from 10 to IL
years of age, who seemed to take the
greatest interest in the meeting. Sud
denly, by concerted movement, thew
walked out of the hall, and tie mo-
ment the door to- the hallway was
closed they out a whoop that would
pave broken up a Bowery caucus and
ran out on Commercial street. 1t
didn't phase the adjutant for a mo-
ment, the brass band broke in to set
Fle any embarrassment in the audience.
ana fheomeetiIlg went On as though the
young angels of the street had never
been in the hall.
The adjutant says. that such incidents
are not uncommon. In fact, he has
become quite used TO that sort of
thing now and a good many of his
most promising. converts have come
from among that element. There are
30 soldiers in the Worcester branch
o. the array now, and q brass band of
~ pieces that will stand fairly well
alongside of many of the reputable
bands of the state. I'm one erection
we have no rivals in the country, said
lne leader; we can pray as well as
we can play
Folss l5i Years Adjutant White has
peen IN the army, and he is only in his
early tiirtfes now. He started his work
IN a little town Just east of Toronto
ana has been over a good deal of ter
rltory in his experiences, but stopped
ms wandering in a day when he met
the little lady who shares his labors
now They have had charge of the
barracks here since last october. and
when they are not on duty, which is
rare indeed, they are looking after the
four little SalXationists in the cosy
nome down on Chandler street Two
OF them are in the Chandler street
school, and the other two occupy ali
the time that the mother can spare
from the barracks
7 seannots but believe" said the adj
Jutant, in speaking of his labors. that
the good people of Worcester fail to
lnderstand, what grand work we are
qolnSs ehere,or OF course, everybody I'M
derstandS that we reach a class of neo-
pie that the churches and other relig-
lous organizations faiE9to@ reach But
Inc average person don't stop to meas
ure UP the results of our labors Why.
we nave made 25 converts in the last
Three weeks, and most of them were
men who needed conversion: Won can
be sure of that AT our Christmas din
ner here in the barracks we fed nearly
300 and sent out food for 100 more peo-
pie. Just now we are maintaining A
grand charity in providing clothing for
those who need it and have no work,
and no money, and you would be sur.
prised If you knew how many cases of
that kind we have found down in South
Worcester. 30
I'm very great measure that sec
tion of the city. is poverty-striclzen and
if the plfilahtnropists here realized how
much. ,destitution there is, they would
do something to relieve it,
Most all eef the assistance that we
get comes from the working people, the
artisans and mechanics, many of whom
have known what poverty was them
Selves. Although some of the wealthy
and influential people of Worcester
have come to our aid at times, Stephen
Salisbury is always ready to help us;
So too, is DR.. Homer Gage, Philip Moen
and a few others. But think if they
understood the situation clearly, all
would be only too glad to help us.
II donft ask any help for the army
itself; so far as We are concerned here
in the barracks we are out of debt, al
though if any one suffers it is the Of
fieers. Under tileoarmy regulations an