The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
FUTURE OF SALVATION ARMY
LECTURE ny J. c. ADDIE or KAN
sAs CRY, a DIVISIONAL OFFICER.
He Talks Intcrestinsly at the CITY
Hall of what the Army Hns
Done and Il Doing.

Brigadier J. C. Addic OF the Salvation
Army, who has charge OF the work in
Kansas. Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
delivered an address last night in the hall
OF the market house to very large audi
enee. every seat in the hall being taken.
The subject of his address was ''The Tu-
turc OF the Salvation Army but 1t con-
sisted chiefly OF history OF what the army
had done in the past. and a statement OF
what 1t is doing at the present time.
After stating that this was his FIRST visit
to Houston but that it would not be his
last he said that thirtyhye years ago
General william Booth, the founder and
present leader OF the Salvation Army,
started the organization, single handea
and alone and without a dollar. He eulo-
gi2ed General Booth for his courage In un-
dcr,aking the movement, aud then pro
ceedod TO enumerdte some OF the results
that had been accomplished
In the beginning the speaker stated that
the work OF the Salvation Army had no.
been accomplished without great deal OF
lighting. The class OF people they most
desired TO reach were those who would not
70 TO church to hear the gospel, and there
fore they had TO carry the gospel 70 them
The army Is now comprised Of SIS sepa-
rate societies. and has $500 COMMISSIONED
officers including a great number OF de-
voted men and women who have given up
the comforts of home and bright prospects
TO engage in carrying on this great work.
II is now represented in forty-fve dit-
ferent countries and, according 10 the
speaker IL It continues to grow in the
future as It has grown In the past 1t VIII
cover the earth as the waters cover the
sea The experience of man was given
who had tried TO get away from the saliva
ton Army By going to several various
countries in Europe. and who had finally
decided to come TO America, hoping here
10 ne out Of the Salvation Army's domin p
ion corps OF soldiers were on the boat
on which he took passage and he. fndiuS
ali attempts to escape were futile, hnally
enlisted in the ranks and became happy.
The speaker next turned his attention
10 what ne termed the social side Of the
armys work. In this connection he said
that ia this country were many thousands
OF men and women who were being fed aud
cared for at the food and shelter depots
Of the army These places, he stated we're
| not places where food was given away, but
whero 1t wss so cheap that any one could
buy A. and that they had in connection
with them various industries with which
employment was furnished to those who
were in need OF the necessities OF life
In England. the birthplace Of the army
/ which tho speaker had recently visited, It
4 was much further developed than in his
| country There it has food hrigades, which
collect the surplus food of the rich and
! give Il TO the poor In addition TO this
| there are brigade for collecting old bot
ties which are sold and the proceeds
/ turned over to The army fund and there
are other brlga1cs for collecting various
things which are commonly thrown away
as useless but which were transformed by
the members of the army into articles Of
value.
The Stun work Of the army was then
touched upon and in this he stated that
ladies OF ne army took up their abode n
the lowest slums of the large cities and
made hsmaelNes acquainted with their
Iueighbors by cleaning their houses Tor
them caring FOR the sick and dying. In
this connection slum nursery was men
TONED whero the children of the Women
who have to work arc cared for
Ia conclusion the speaker quoted q
statement Of General Booth In which nc
stated that he doubted If Christilniiy had
done as much for The world Ia the first
thirty live years ~ ats existence as tho
salvation Army had In the past
The lecture was very Instructive and
was received whit the enthusiasm thai al
ways characterzes a Salvation Army audi
ence.