The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-05
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER friday 1s
ADDRESS BY BOOTH TUCKER
SILVITION ARMY LEADER At THE
CHURCH OF THE REnEEMER.

Large Audience Listened to n DIscours,
oh the Topic "The Greatest Need In
America To-day''--The Problem of the
Poor is the Hardest at Present to Solve
Work of Army la the United States.
The Salvation Army meeting, with
Commander Booth Tucker as the prin-
cipal speaker, was held in the Church
of the Redeemer last night. The large
auditorium was we'll filled with those
anxious to hear of the work that is
being carried on by the Salvation Army
in the United States. The meeting was
opened with prayer, and after several
monograph selections the Rev. Dr.
Phillips, pastor of the church, made
a few Introductory remarks. He said
| that 1t was too late to condemn the
methods of the Salvation Army. 1t is
out of place for anyone at this time to
| offer any word of objection or disap-
prevail as the army is too deeply rooted
and the work is going on In splendid
manner. 1t is increasing everywhere,
| people high in the church and state are
| in sympathy with the work and this is
| right as it is an agency of God which
| He Himself has established to accom-
| plish that part Of His work here which
no one else could. The members of the
army should be welcomed by us all, as
| they go about carrying messages from
| +l,o ND yi,r Of in,
whom we believe. They are doing the
work of Christian ministry in the spir-
it of the Master. We welcome you here
tonight, both officers and soldiers. DR..
Phillips then introduced Commander
| Booth Tucker He was warmly greet
| ed He said that his topic would be
| ''The Greatest Need in America To-
| day. He said that he had been en-
gagged in the work for more than eigh-
! teen years. and that he was never more
| in love with it than at the present time,
and that he was never more convinced
that God had raised up the Salvation
/ Army to carry on work which 1t was
doing. Continuing he said that the
other day while riding on train he
was approached by newspaper man.
The American editor has eyes every
where. He doesn't sit in his office and
imagine things which are about to hap
pen and then write them according to
his own ideas and notions hut he has
his reporters everywhere and these re-
porters are his eyes, and they see ev-
erything that is going on. | am glad
to say that the American press is al
ways back of the Salvation Army
| IL -
the newspapers Of the country have
treated the army. We are willing to
talk to the newspapers. We have moth
ing to hide The reporter asked him
his opinion of imperialism, and also if
he did not think that the nation was
fast going to decay. The speaker said
that he did not, on the contrary he saw
signs of healthy life and healthy pros
perity. There are no signs of decay.
In response to the question as to the
greatest needs in America to-day the
speaker said that he replied that In our
cities, beautiful, rich and Astounding in
advantages there are over 100000 peo-
pie, many of them husbands of families.
who are unable to get work and pro-
vide food, clothing and shelter for
themselves, their wives and little chill
dren. This lack of work for the unem-
ployed Is the greatest danger in this
country to-day. 1t is like a key of
gunpowder that is likely to explode any
minute and if the condition of things is
not soon changed there will be results
that cannot be safely predicted. There
is need of reaching these people, and
help the suffering that is in our midst
and in the midst of wealth and plenty.
The Salvation Army has double bar
relied remedy. Several great problems
stand in the way of national Christian
ity and prosperity. and the greatest of
these is that of our worthy poor who
are unable to care for themselves. In
the past eighteen months there has been
fifty rescue stations established MAX
ing the total increase, 1870, and in that
time over 1000 persons have been cared
for in them. Speaking of the colony
system he said thai there had been
great progress made in them, and that |
instead of one there were now three col
onies in operation. There are over $50 |
families on these colonies at present, |
and they are increasing all the time. In
the past year over fifty cottages have
been built and many happy homes have
been established. They are supplied |
with horses, cows, pigs, poultry. farm
ing utensils and about twenty acres of |
ground each. They pay as much as
they are able for the privileges which |
they enjoy and they have done this
willingly and generously. Over 100000
people are reached by the gospel of |
soup, soap and salvation every week.
There are over 1000 corps, and they |
hold over 1900 meetings weekly. In
the past twelve months over $4,000 peo-
pie have knelt at the platforms of the
Army in the United States
speaking of salvation, and asking to be |
prayed for. This causes us to believe |
that God Is still with u.s. Many people |
say that we are the church of the black
sheep, but we are proud of that kind of |
people, They are just the kind that we
are seeking. They should be reached
and are being reached with alarming |
success. If people wont go to church |
they must be sought out in their hiding
places and some one must go after
them. 1t Is our duty to go after Them
If the mountain will not go to Moham-
ct, Mohamet must go to the mountain |
1t is an alarming truth that over 80 !
per cent of the people in the United