The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-10

Christian Herald loaned during the lnfe'
years Of the Grand Army mission the
use Of over one million dollars for the
purpose named.
Inc attention of congress was calico
TO the subject and joint resolution was
passed which stopped the payment OF
pensions by checks or money at the pen
sion office and compels the pension agen-
cles throughout the United States to
send the pensioners checks to their resi-
dences by mail.
The New York saloon keepers in the
vicinity of the Pension office at the time
stated that it damaged them to the eX-
tent of ten thousand dollars per quarter,
hence the Grand Army mission claimed
that it was q pension increasing bureau
to the extent of forty thousand dollars a
year, for the benefit of the families of
the pensioners who drank to excess,
which composed about one-tifth of those
who were paid at the New York agency
This mission having accomplished it's
object at the expenditure of about eleV-
en- thousand dollars, closed at the end of
its third year.
Much might be said of the various
missions which Colonel Hadley has been
instrumental in starting. The incidents
connected with them would fill a large
| book.
Six years ago Colonel Hadley was
asked by Mr.. John S. Huylar to organ
| lie the Christian Mems Union for total
abstinence and rescue work, under
| whose auspices several missions have
been started, and whose badge is blue
button with a white cross, now number
ing one hundred and thirty-dve thou
sand. This society is incorporated.
Three years ago he was asked by
prominent Epscopalians to present
plans for the formation of the Church
Army, and was sent to observe the ope-
ration of the Church Army in England
which has been doing good work there
for years.
Plans were submitted to the committee
within the church, which resulted in the
establishment of the United States
Church Army, which is organized rescue
work along church lines, But it was not
begun strictly along church lines, and
only within the past few months have
the missions adopted the prayer book Of
the Episcopal church and the vestments
of the church been worn by the officer
evangelists of the army.
Through the kindness and corporation
of Rev. DR.. Greer, who has throughout
been a stanch personal friend of Colonel /.
Hadley, the latter was enabled to start
many of the rescue missions referred to.
The Allen street Open Door mission, /
which is now attracting considerable at
tention, was the fifty-eighth started by
Mr., Hadley. 1t is operated under the
auspices of the United States Church
army, the clerical directors of which are
Rev. e. Walpole Warren, d. D.. rector
of st. James church, New York, and
Rev. William M. Hughes, D. D, rector
of the Church of Our Redeemer, Morris
town, N. j.
In speaking of the matter, Colonel
Hadley said yesterday to a reporter of
the Journal and Courier that forty-sev-
en- of these missions could not have been
started but for the cooperation of the
secular press. To start these missions
he has raised by personal solicitation
and appeals at public meetings outside
of New York city over two hundred and
fifteen thousand dollars, all of which has
been used by the treasurers of the diff
iCN'Nh
One year ago this month, while start
ing the New Haven branch of the
Church Army Colonel Hadley visited
one hundred prominent people in this
city, describing the work and while he
did not directly appeal for contributions,
yet nearly all contributed a total
amount of two thousand dollars, which
went far toward putting the work on its
feet a prominent lady has just sub
scribed a thousand dollars more, with
which to cellar this branch of debt
During the month in which the colonel
made these calls he was afflicted with
to such an extent that he
could not dress or undress himself with
1ut assistance.
An interesting feature of the New Ha-
ven work was the establishment of the
church Army coffee bar in connection
With the mission During stated peri
ID of eight months seventy-five thou
'and coffee and tea lunches were served
1T that bar, eleven thousand of which
t is estimated would have gore to the
saloons had it not been for this popular
ounter-attraction and every minister !
md newspaper in New Haven has COM !
nended this work
The Church Army tea saloon, which !
las been launched in connection with !,
he Open Door mission at No. rs Allen !
treet (near Grand New York, is an r
ther experimental step into the practi- 7
al temperance work of the army. It Is
nown as The Tea Reform Movement"
Tea is found to be more fitting slim
liant when properly made and used in
1oderation, with which to fight alcohol, r
han any other beverage, and it is not
My harmless, but beneficial when taken
Moderately between meals &c
The Church Army does not say that II
ga Is cure for drunkenness. Both g.
'OlOnel Hadl5y and his brother S. H. II
ladley, the superintendent of the Wa Is
n street mission, who lead in the res II
lie work of this country, do not regard II
as a disease, but as a sin, II
nd they claim that the Bible remedies m
u sin apply to drunkenness and re cI
rove it the same as any other sinful @,
abit. II
These brothers who have great affec- tn
on for each other, appear to have a to
'al love for the drunkard, and they in
aim that rescue work is not only a te
llling but q passion also. Many nota- w
e cases Of those who have been saved al
their missions are now prominent
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