The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04
NUMBER 18.
THE SALVATION ARMY
Makes Its Annual Appeal for Contribu-
tons to Relieve the Poor and Needy.

| All VINO are FAMILIAR with Inc Salva-
tion Army and its method OF work, are
aware that this organization celebrates
In the fall Of each year what is known
as the Harvest Festival. II is about
five years now since this annual festival
began TO be generally observed by The
Salvation Army throughout this
country, and 1t has come to be recog-
nized fact that once year not only all
Salvationists, but also all friends and
sympathizers shall bring "as God has
prospered them" an Offering to help on
the work, even as Gods ancient people
brought Of their best at the great Feast
OF First Fruits.
The Salvation Army believes in fol-
lowing out the injunction, "Offer to the
Lord Of thy substance and the first
fruits Of all thine increase" and there
fore 1t is that at this time their halls
are filled with gifts to be sold for the
benefit Of their work. Stacked up in
abundance, on the platforms and wher-
ever room can be found for them, one
may see great piles OF luscious fruit Of all
kinds-vegetables OF every description,
barrels OF -four, groceries, canned goods,
furniture, clothing, pictures, fancy arti-
cles, every sort Of thing possible to i'm
| agine, for "all is grist that comes to
the MILL" and whatever the gift, in
some way or other, we may be sure The
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way, then In another. Even live ami
mails are acceptable, and are often
brought, so that it is by no means an
unusual thing on entering an Army hall
at this season, to hear the sounds OF
barn-yard life-the growing OF the
| cocks, the contented cluck Of hen
with her chickens, quite happy with her
little brood about her, even in this
strange place; the barking Of dog,
perhaps, ETC., and on one occasion we
remember seeing q lively little goat,
evidently there much against his will,
and IN consequence at odds with all the
world, and showing his disapproval in
vigorous manner when approached.
Therefore, If any friend desires to
donate something for The Salvation
Army Harvest Festival of 1901, let
them not refrain from any fear that the
gift may not be suitable. For the con-
venience Of those interested we give
list OF articles asked for to which may
be added almost any conceivable thing
which can be disposed Of for money or
used for the good Of the poor:
Fruit, flowers, canned goods, vege-
tables, fish, meat, chickens, live stock,
corn, flour, wheat, oatmeal, condensed
milk, bread, crackers, cheese, tea,
coffee, cocoa, books, pictures, jewelry,
shoes, coal, wood, lumber, shingles,
chairs, sheets, blankets, cutlery, tools,
furniture (new or used,) clothing (new
or second hand)
The proceeds Of the sale, as has been
already stated through the columns of
this paper, are especially for the bene-
it of the home work, large proper
tion Of what is raised in one city or
town being used for the local work, and
the remainder going for the carrying
on of the work throughout the country;
and surely all will agree that the work
being done by this Organization in this
country is worthy OF support from
everyone who loves to see the condition
Of the poor improved and the tide of
sin In measure checked. The accom-
panying list of figures will give those
interested some idea OF the variety of
this work, its scope and Importance.
AS you will see at glance, it is of an
eminently practical character.
1872 corps and outposts, 2,98S officers
and employees, $4,000 annual CONVEX
sions, $4,000 weekly circulation in En-
glish, German, Scandinavian and Chi
nese, 1875 Social Relief institutions, 546
social officers and employees in charge,
S253, 900 annually spent in Poor Relief,
5000 nightly accommodations for the
poor, 2,5OO,000 beds annual accommoda-
tion, so workingmen's hotels, 8 women's
hotels, "a food depots, "a industrial
homes for the unemployed, 3 farm colo
nies, 5000 acres colonized, 800 colonists,
5 employment bureaux, 10 secondhand
stores, 20 rescue homes for fallen women,
accommodating $50 persons, 1,400 fallen
women cared for each year, "a slum set
Elements, with so officers in charge. A
gold medal was awarded at the Paris
Exposition for the United States Ex-
hibit of the Salvation Army operations
among the poor. The dates Of the fes-
tival are September to September 10.