The age-herald., 1902-01-20
Commander Booth Tucker Speaks to a Large
 Audience
15,OOO OFFICERS AT WORK
Efforts of Society in Sums of New York Pointed Out as an Ex- ample-Need Build
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commander Frederick Del. Booth Tucker, who has general charge of the work of the Salvation Army in the Uni 'eo states gave an illustrated lecture yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the Jefferson Theatre, his subject being Dramatic Scenes of Love and Sorrow" The theatre was crowded to its utmost capacity, and hundreds were turned away unable even to get standing room.
 A subscription was started at the meet Ing last night to build a church for the Army in Birmingham. Liberal contribu- tions were made by number of per sons present. the sum total amounting to about $500
 Commander Tucker was introduced by Col. R. b. Holz. In beginning his lecture ne said he felt like apolog1zing to the audience for not having been to Birm- ingham sooner, but that 1t was better late than never. The lecture. he said. had been prepared by his wife, Consul Emma Booth-Tucker, who had always delivered 1t except since she had been prevented by illness.
 Story of a Bird.
 In explaining the idea of the lecture he related an incident of his little girl com Ing into the house one day, and with tears in her eyes telling of little bird she had seen, which she said was all broken up." Oh, I don't think the bird can be as bad as that" replied her broth CT. Yes, but you don't know; you havn't seen it." she said" This is the idea we have had," continued Commander Tucker. we see these broken birds of life and we felt that if others could only see them they would sympathize with unfor- tunate humanity. And as we cannot take you with us to see these broken ones we have brought them to you, so that you will understand the work that the Sal vation Army is doing and its efforts to help fallen and broken humanity"
 At this point the singing brigade, led by Staff Captain Agnes Mckenzie, sang Rock of Ages Cleft For Me" While this was being sung a series of stereopticon views were thrown on the stage depict ing shipwreck, then a rock in the sea, then cross of rock appearing on it. and finally the rescuing of the shipwrecked by angels thus typifying the work of the Salvation Army.
 The next picture was that of an un- slightly boulder. Someone once complain ed to Michael Angelo" said MT. Tucker 'iof an unsightly boulder in the streets of his city. Why do the public authori- ties allow such an ungainly sight to re- main in the streets? he was asked All it needs said Michael Angelo, is but a chisel Give me this. and I will change it into a group of angels" The picture of the rock then dissolved. being succeed ed by a group ofT angels This rock" said MT. Tucker, 'is but the unsightly boulder of sin and ignorance in the world and the Salvation Army Is the instru- ment to chisel it away They are the an- gels-not group merely to look upon but angels going on their errands of mercy to the poor and unfortunate"
 Foundation of Work.
 Then followed these views:
 Gen. William Booth was conducting an open-air meeting on Mile End waste, Lon don in the year 1865, when the founda- tion of the army work was laid. There are now 15,000 officers and employees and 5000 corps and outposts in forty-fve diff ferent countries and colonies, while about 250,OOO penitents annually profess salva- tion in the meetings"
 ''The special mission of the Salvation Army is to save the more than 50 per cent of the working classes who attend no place of worship"
 "The workless man. Still sadder is the sight of the man who can not find work Experience shows that 95 per cent of the out-of-works would work if they had a suitable chance.
 National headquarters of the Salvation Army in New York. This large, nine story structure includes an auditorium for 2O0O, another for 800, offices and print ing press, where 150 persons are employed ar utn fnr hn aoI4 forms"
 "The Workingman's Hotel in Philadel- phia, in Boston and In Providence"
 A living tableau and song of the tramp by Captain Taylor, followed
 Other scenes, and then came a living tableau of the Madonna of the Sums" representing the mother struggling to keep her children out of the poorhouse Miss Mckenzie sang Poverty Drear" The camera carried the interest for an other quarter of an hour with scenes of ''The Dry Dock Hotel in New York.
 Provincial Headquarters of the Salva- tion Army in Kansas City, erected by the Armour Brothers Some of the clients exhibit symptoms of hydrophobia at the sight of the wash tub'' ''The human waste of the great cities provides work for the army in collecting the material waste" '.An ominous gathering of nothingness is carted off in bales to the mills, or is offered for sale at nominal prices in the secondhand department store of the army, where the barriers against matri- mony are removed and the happy couple can start housekeeping for $5, or the hobo can become a hopebo and homebc for 20 cents" The pictures run on:
 
 Shelter for Women.
 A shelter for homeless women in Bos- ton. women whose relatives have died or