New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-25
SALVATION ARMY sELF-DENIAL.
A YREND OF TIE ORGANIZATION TELLS OF
OTFICERs' MODE OF LIFE
TO tie Editor Of The Tribune.

OFFICERS NODE OF LIFE.
To tie Editor Of The Tribune.
81: Having known the Salvation Army for ten
years and being personally acquainted with many
OF The staff officers. l think I may say little
about their manner Of living which will tend to
refute the statement Of Mr. bearing given i'm your
issue II September % that these officers receive
"prucely incomes" All the staff officers whom
know live I'm the very plainest and most economi-
cal manner possible. one brcadier wnom have
r. mind lives In "a little frame house in Jersey OF
the very cheapest kind, keeps no servant. has
meat bat seldom. brings all his household expenses
within s. q week. and TO my knowledge econo-
mics on his luncheon to the point of utter pros
trauon. and only with much difficulty could be
prevailed upon 10 accept few dollars with which
70 buy 3 cent dinner daily. out OF his tiny in
some De manages 10 help poor relative. and also
res arly gives to The work of the Salvation Army.
This man holds a most responsible position. is at
Dis Office every morning at o'clock, returns home
late and docs the. work of three men. man
awiug "princely income" would scarcely live
Voluntarily in such manner this, yet he is a
representative case Of a Salvation Army staff Off
Ger living upon his salary.
Among them all there are few who have pr-
va'e means Of their own. but | know of several
Instances where husband and wife have given to
the Army an their fortune, and live. like the
others. ON their salary making one Of the
nrgaders said 10 me. a nickel go far as five
cents possibly can"
An incident characteristic of the spirit Of Sal
Va ZION Army officer. and giving glimpse of their
manner of daily life. may be in order here. \
woman officer one Of the sweetest, brightest, most
capable Of women, a brigadicr also and living In 4
little fat away out Of town on the East Side
Win her husband and two dear children. was
keeping Occidental week'-a week thus kept by
tie Army for the benefit of the work once year.
They and some other Salvation Army lasses had
decided to live on bread and water only for the
week and a lady in the neghborhood, hearing Of
this thought to lessen their hard fare by inviting
them to tea at her home and providing am album
dant and tempting repast. Judge, then, OF her dis
may when the hrgadior and the lasses asked TO he
allowed TO partake only Of bread and water. She
almost felt inclined TO be indignant, urging upon
them the fact that as the supper cost them moth
Of what was provided With difficulty could she
the officers and lasses thus 10 deny tnemseNeS,
and that 10 eat Of these daintes would mar the
But there was one person at the board stranger
TO the brigadier. VINO was deeply impressed ny
this young woman, VINO had before been rather
prejudiced against the salvation Army, took the
{or the work Of The Army Said to her that size
ne he supper but that now She would always he
a friend TO the Army. And she was as good az her
word Both she and her brother, persons Of means,
shortly after proved most valuable friends to the
Army in a time OF special need.
what ] nave said suffice. Knowing the Salvation
Army people IN Europe and in this country a. true
soldiers Of Christ. could do no less than Offer my
feeble tribute Of loving defence. am myself a
crilrch member Of many years standing, but ] de-
sire 10 give my testimony to the fact that no
Christian can come personally In contact with me
Sslvation Army officers without feeling humhlei
into The dust before their wonderful cons"cratlon
~ ,her entire lives 70 the good OF poor humanity.
Wei may they be called Ike their Master ser
r. nv personal knowledge Mr. Booth Tucker
when travelling the long distances which the over
sir~t ~ the work requires never takes me dliner
provided in the dining car, but buys himself a
Cheap luncheon. Once he dined upon peanuts
alone That the Army accounts are open to the
Inspection Of the public should be known to an by
this time. r - T.
NeR-York Sept 49, 1893