The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-14

mander Booth-Tucker is the son-in-
law of General Booth, the commander
iE-chief of the army, and has made
record and reputation in his calling
which is more than national He pos.
sesses a pleasing, benevolent countenN
ance, is an eloquent, persuasive speak
err and in his lecture last night on the
problem of THE Poor" he commianded
the closest attention and made many
points which brought forfch bursts of
applause from his large and sympa-
thetic audience.
The meeting was Conducted by Adju-
tant Simonson, wbs is at present in
command of the k5cA, corps, and on the
stage, in addition to some twenty odd
members of theJarmy-men and women
were Rev. DE. Paden and Ex-Governor
Arthur l. Thomas. After singing Rock
of Ages" iR which the audience Joined,
and a prayer. Adjutant Simonson in
troduced Mr.. Thomas, who said he had
accepted Che invitation to introduce the
commaplder of the army TO this Salt
Lake audience with pleasure 1t was
also ( pleasure to him to have the op
poEuniiv to say a good word for the
local corps and the splendid work it
J had done in this community. He COM
mended it for its earnestness of pur-
pose and honesty, and declared that,
from his own knowledge, he knew it
COulu nc QCpGAluCA upOsA at OH lkAiACos
day or night, to do all in its power to
relieve suffering and distress in this
city.
The Commanders Lecture.
Commander Booth-Tucker began his
lecture by declaring that he spoke Of
the problem of 1.-THE Poor" with author
Ity, as the army was brought face TO
face with il every day and everywhere.
The four modern Goliahs of society,
the speaker said, could be classed as
religion, work, home and worth. The
Salvation Army had four modern Go
liahs to fight which the speaker desig-
mated as churchlessness, worklessness,
homelessness and wOrthlessness.
The Salvation Army was the church
of the churches, and 1t provided a
means of worship for $4,000, 900 of peo-
pie in this country alone, and many
millions more in other lands.
Condition of the Poor,
From the spiritual side of the organ
ization the speaker turned to the ma
terial conditions surrounding the peo-
pie of the country, and talked elo-
ouentiy of the work of the army in its
efforts to aid in bringing about higher
moral and intellectual standard. 1t was
surprising that in a country like this,
with its vast resources and millions
many thousands OF men were unable to
find work-especialiy in these boom
times He thought the Goliah of work
Iessness was responsible for the an
archists. dynamiters, hoboes, etc. To
cure a hobo. he said. you should make
him into a homebo. or at least q hope
DO. He drew a touching picture of the
city family leaving its loathsome, pow
erty-stricken surroundings and going
into one. of the army's farm colonies,
where happiness, contentment and plen-
~ soon became its portion.
Respecting the problem of worthless
ness. the speaker declared that 80 per
cent of the people would work if they
had the opportunity, and admitted
there was per cent who would not
work. but he thought the 50 per cent
should not be condemned on that ac-
count He thought there might be
chance, even, to redeem the per cent,
If proper methods were employed, and
the army. therefore, directed its efforts
even to that class
Charitable and Kindred Work.
The army conducts 100 rescue homes in
this country, and IS per cent of the in
mates of those Institutions have been
saved to society. The army has $4,000
members and $500 officers doing work
in this country; they talk TO between
1900, 600 and 1000, 900 people every week.
The social opera tons of the army was
taken up some eight or nine years ago,
and now operates 400 institutions for the
poor throughout the world, and $4,000
people are sheltered nightly. In the
United States 10000 beds have been
j->rovi6eS- C--S -hone'-: 10000 seusoEs