The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-25
HEARD BOOTH-TUCKER.
Large Audience at Park Church
GreetS the SaIVaffonist

1t was not a characteristic Salvation
Army congregation which greeted Com
mander Booth-Tucker at the Park Con-
gregauonal church last night not a gath
erine of the members of the Church for
the churchless," as he terms it, but made
up of the regularly organized churches of
the city who were there to learn of the
workings and purposes of the Salvation
Army rather than for spiritual teaching
And it is safe to say that those who lis
tened profted by what they heard and
found much to think about. Commander
Tucker is an earnest, fluent talker, and
explained the work of the army in a
highly interesting and impressive man
her. He was assisted by Col. Higgins,
chief secretary of the army for the
United States; Brig. William Halpin and
staff and about 200 other officers and SOL
diers of the army.
Upon the platform with Commander
Tucker and D. R. Noyes, who acted as
chairman of the meeting, sat Col Hig-
gins, Brig. Halpin and Hon. Robert A.
Smith, of this city. There were present
about eighty visiting officers and mem
bers of the army from the Mdwestern
division which comprises North Dakota
Northern Wisconsin and Northern Michi-
gan, as well as Minnesota, and they with
the FOCAL members occupied seats near
the platform The attendance was as
large as the church would accommodate
in spite of the warm weather. and the
eloQuence of Commander Tucker fire.
quently provoked audible expressions of
sympathy from his hearers.
The meeting opened with vocal music
by q Quintette of the army lasses from
Minneapolis, who were becomingly at
tired in sort of Rough Rider costume
consisting of an army campaigA hat and
blouse OF brown duck.
Mr. Ncyes, in Introducing the speaker.
of the evening, spoke in highest praise Of
the Salvation Army and It's work This
army" he said, lis no longer an object
of ridicule and persecution, but recog-
nized institution and an up-to-date or
GanizatiCn, and if its lassies are to dis
card the blue bonnet which we have all
learned to love so well, it is appropriate
that they should adopt the uniform so
creditabIy worn by our our brave SOL
diers of the Spanish war. They have
fought as calamity and nobiy- for the
cause of Christianity as our soldier boys
have for their country
Mr.. Noyes then spoke in highly COM
mandatory terms of Commander Booth
Tucker himself, referring to his noble and
self-sacrificing work in india and all over
the world in the interests of the army and
the cause of Christianity.
Commander Booth-Tucker. a tall. snare
man, with iron-gray hair and mustache.
and slightly bald. His features are clear
cut and he has a pleasant, kindly smile,
which does much to gain the sympathy
of his audience. His voice is pleasant and
hespeaks with a decided English accent.
which is rather agreeable than otherwise.
Speaking Of the work of the army. he said
in part:
Our work is to provide a church for
the churchless and tonight in 5000 places
1900 of our officers are preaching the
gospel We preach the gospel by pulling
salvation from the clouds and bringing it
TO the millions of people who could not
be induced to darken the doors Of a
church. Our aim is to provide work for
the voorhees,, homes for the homeless, and
to make worthy men out of those whom
others have pronounced to be worthless
He dwelt upon the impotence of keeping
families together and providing Them
with homes and furnishing work for those
" no are willing to work He spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the farm colony plan
whereby families were provided with
homes where they may become self-sup-
porting.
At the close of the meeting collection
for the local department of the army was
taken up and the amount of the contribu
tons was about $40.