The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-29
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,NsTTW YORK. Nov 24.-The SaiFauotl
Army is going 10 undertake. the dotung OF
,na country with Mills hotels. II
has been widely published tina. uenei~
William Booth the founder oil the Army
is coming over from England To feorsah-
tze the forces in the United states ana
taflaua put that Is lvt True oeite. a. a.
1Sooth-Tucker says the Ar'hs neie ~
mn r,orsauization, and that none IS 70 pe
.,itarnted. General Booth viii spend at
1..st six months in America next year
anG his great task will be to secuie
-unds for the erection OIL hotels ~ ~. ~ -
1,ouis. Chicago. San Francisco, built -.
Pittsburg. Boston, New orleans anu - o.
Paul. and in just as many otlei +nr
possible. Women Wal! De pi =. 49,.
rs well as men, although the neeU - ie'e
great. The Army now provides shelter
fo- 7eao persons every night IN the year
1; has IN nav what it deems eNof pitaiit
rates for what it declares to be poor &c
connodat atoms II is into the vast ui nue.
taking of providing Army hotels LOT tiiese
customers that General Booth Is 10 pio-
iect himself upon his arrival
Mills hotels are hosrelries for poor men,
I'M General Rooth-Tucker says the Army
will furnish what the Mills hostelrles iacA
"a combination of religious feeling with
philanthropy. General Booth is gong 10
put the matter upon an investment OASIS,
and erect tDt fOiSlS bS liiS SetiS "a
stock 1t is claimed profits can be paid
ana yet the poor be provided with great
deal better accommodations than they are
now able 10 find in any city General
Booth-Tucker says the single man and
woman can get along in the city on odd
Jobs, but that for the married man there
is no chance. He must be gotten out Of
the city. and it is for that reason TIA t
special stress is also to be laid by Gem
eral Booth during his visit TO the country
problem. There are millions OF acres OF
land and millions of dollars capital which
General Booth links he can turn to ad-
tage all around Il the social betterment OF
men ana women. especially married men
and women. existing in the cities. 1t is
this vast development Of he social side
of Salvation Army work that Gen. Booth
is to ia Ike up when he gets here.
THE PUERTO RICANS.
A conference of Presbytery missionary
workers in Porto Rico is to be held next
week. to attend which Secretary Thomp-
son. of the Home Board has already ar
rived on the island. There are now four
ordained men in Porto Rico at work I'M
der PRESBYTERIAN control, and in San
turce the best residence ward of San Jul
an. there is now nearly complete Pres
bytsriaa church. the first American one
10 be erected on the island. and that Is to
cost $1,000 Only about half the necessary
ing is being put up, and the native ar
chitecture is being followed. Workers
Just from there declare the interest una
peted. ard all meetings attended by crowds.
Sunday-Schools of large size have been
gathered in Mayaguez. Ponce and Aguadil-
la. Presbyterians are convinced, they say,
that at this time, with the in
PRODUCTION of American ideas, there is OPP
portunity to get a denominational foot
hold impossible later on. Hence the con-
ference of next week.
Presbyteria1s and Baptists are making
plans for elaborate celebrations OF the
opening century. Their general meet
ings in May recommended that such cele-
brations be held, and committees of both
have been at work during the last few
days Formulating placs for the same The
Presbyterian celebration has in ii a mon
ey fund. but the Baptist plan is not yet
given out. The Baptist committee met in
New York On the Goth instant and report
progress. but decline to give out particu-
lars until after consultation With Bapusts
South Announcement viii be made. it
IS said. in about ten days Almost every
religious body is preparing for some sort
of denominational recognition of the
transition period.
THE DIVORCE QUESTION
OPPOSITION TO the new divorce canons
proposed by the Protestant Episcopa!