The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
EXPLAINS WORK OF
SALVATION ARMY
StereOptiCon Lettuce by Staff
Captain Nidgery
GENERAL BOOTH COMING
Viii Visit Birmingham On January 10.
The only City In the South
to Be Visited BY
Him.

The Salvation Army lecture by stan
Captain e. c. widgefy at the First Bap-
fist church last night was attended by a
large and sympathetic audience. There
was music before and after the cap
tains tails and an instructive feature Of
the evenings exercises consisted Of stere-
optiean views illustrating various phases
OF the Salvation Armys social and gen
eral. work.
Captain Wldgery told Of the Salvation
work in Birmingham in the south, in the
United States and in the world at large.
lie made an earnest appeal for practical
support. especially for the support of the
work in Birmingham.
The stereoptican views impressed on
me audience many pathetic lessons. They
gave scenes from actual life, showing
how the Salvation Army was lifting up
outeasts, feeding the hungry, and carry
ing Christianity to the disconsolate.
Need of Money.
Captain Widgery said that money was
needed to clear the army Of debt for the
shelter and other work undertaken in
Birmingham, and he prayed that the ap-
peal would not go unheeded.
The army will distribute from its local
headquarters .25o baskets of provisions
the day before Christmas. Each basket
will contain suffieient food for family
of FIVE persons.
The collection taken up last night was
less than 50. but Captain Widgery said
that those who did not come prepared to
give might sent checks, cash, food cloth
ing or TOYS to Captain J. w. McAfee, ia
South Nineteenth street.
The Salvation Army has established
home or shelter at 21161a Second ave
hue. This place has lodging accommo-
dations for sixty-five men. on Christ
mas day q bountiful dinner will be set
there for all the dodgers
In the course of his remarks Captain
Widgery said that when General William
Booth and his wife began their Saliva
ton Army work thlrty-seven years ago
they were the only souls enlisted; that
today $1,000 officers were engaged in the
work, scattered through forty-nine coun-
tries.
Gives Statistics.
He gave these statistics OF the work in
the United States;
Nine hundred and eleven corps, out
posts. slum posts and social institutions.
Three thousand and forty-eight officers,
cadets and employees.
Nine thousand daily accommodations III
social relief institutions.
Three million BEDS annual accommoda-
tions.
Four hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars expended annually on the poor or
America.
Fifty-three Industrial homes, wood
yards and second-han stores Tor unem-
ployed.
Six hundred and fifty accommodations
in homes, etc.
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
annual income from the work of the I'M
employed.
Twenty-Five thousand persons found
employment annually.
Three farm colonies.
Twenty-eight thousand acreage.
Four hundred colonists; men. women
and children.
Twenty-one Industrial homes for fallen
women.
Five hundred accommodations in such
homes.
One thousand girls passed through the
homes yearly.
Six hundred accommodations for chill
dren.
Four day nurseries.
Two hundred and fifty thousand Christ
mas dinners ~
F'orty-five prisons visited.
Seven warehouses visited.
Twenty-nine hospitals visited.
Captain Widgery will repeat his lecture
at the Jefferson theatre on the night Of
January II, and on that occasion an
elaborate musical programme will be pre-
scented.
General Booth, the founder of the Sal
walton Army will deliver an address here
January 49, Birmingham will be the only
city in the south that ne Will visit