The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-24
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Yesterday was the occasion of what
the Salvation Army people call a ''big
time in Minneapolis" Commander Booth
Tucker, head of the army in the United
States, conducted three services, and in
spite of the heat Century hall was crowd
ed upon each occasion. The morning and
evening meetings were devoted to evangel-
ical services, but in the afternoon the
commander delivered an address on the
work of the army in its establishment Of
farm colonies, three of which are now in
operation. one in Colorado, one in Cali
fcrnia and the third in Ohio. Mayor Gray
presided over the meeting and introduced
Commander Booth-Tucker to the audi
ence. Mayor Gray, in his introduction,
said:
Il am sure that our friends of the Sal
walton Army should be grateful for this
excellent attendance here this afternoon;
an attendance which is the more remark
able when the intense heat of the past
lew days is taken into consideration. This
heat by the way, is somewhat suggestive
of the weather from which the army is
trying TO rescue US, and 1 am sure that
we are all very willing 20 be rescued"
Commander Booth-Tucker was given
rousing reception, the applause and
cheers continuing for several minutes
When the noise had subsidized he apollo
gized for the warmth of his fellow work.
ers by remarking that even in midsum-
mer members of the army frequently be-
came warmer inside than out, and Lad to
let off steam or explode
Coming down to the subject of his adj
he "a
colony plan conducted under the direc-
ton Of the army had proved a great sue
cess. The newspapers, he added, had told
him that there were $50 100000 people in
the world who were in a chronic state
OF want; and he agreed that the estimate
was not excessive. This statement he
thought would show Immediately the
great necessity for just such work as that
of which he intended to speak.
Even in our country" he continued
which Is much better off in this respect
imam almost any other nation In the
world, we have approximately 3,O0O. 900
people belonging to what has been term
ed the submerged class. I understand
that you have no such problem here in
Minneapolis; that here work is plentiful
and wages good; but Minneapolis, stu
ated as it is, should some day pass the
million point in population, and it be-
hooves you to look to the future as we'll
as to care for the present
1T is our work to care for the home
less and that is something which the
local governments do not do A man
may call upon the city for assistance.
Let US suppose that he is the head of a
family, but cannot secure work The
city says to him: Very WELL if you want
us to help you, you must break up your
home. You we will send to this insti-
tuition; your wife to that, and your chill
dren to still a third
THE plan of the army is to take these
families intact to our farm settlements
and give each of them a home with ten
acres of fertile soil to work for them.
selves, pure air to breathe, and excel
lent school accommodations for the chill
dren l say that the other plan is I'M
just. Society has no right to break up
the home. The home is the unit of So
efety, and 1t should be held inviolate"
Commander Booth pictured wildly the
Happy homes of families which had been
established in the farm colonies of the
army, and suggested that he knew of no
reason that the government itself should
not adopt the same scheme instead OF
breaking up the homes of unfortunates
and scattering their inmates among the
charitable institutions of the great cities