The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
His Talk Characteristic of All
the Army Workers.
PEOPLE LISTEN.
AS the Train Moved Out He
Shouted "Fire a Velley."
Gen. Booth Tucker, of Ameri-
can Army, Present.

braved the raw December air and spoke
to a crowd OF 800 Topeka men and wo-
men who assembled at the Santa e
station at noon TO-DAY. The crowd was
made up OF all classes Of people-rnln-
listers, Salvationists and others who
came through curiosity to hear the
founder of one OF the great religious
movements of the ages.
Gen. Booth talked about the things
nearest his heart-the subjects upon
which his mind dwells night and day,
upon which he gives expends his energy
for nearly 20 hours every day, the sal
walton OF mems souls. After warmly
greeting the crowd he said: say
sometimes that if 1 am not popular l
am at least notorious l have done
number of heavy meetings TINS week
and will have to keep in order because
1 have to speak in Denver tomorrow
night.
Il meet men and women everywhere
go, of all religions and of no religion,
of all colors and languages, and anxious
to see and hear Gen. Booth do not
see anything wonderful about myself
/ reckon am a very plain spoken man.
But here are people paying to look at
me and hear me and all the answer
which l have is in trying to deliver the
message of God in the plainest way, 10
the people around me. hnd every
where that they are trying to get nap
Ply; and yet everywhere they are maxi
ing a failure. tell them how they may
have peace and yet it can't be described
in words; it is a peace that you have
when you live. when you die, and
peace forever. I tell people they may
have it but there is no new way. The
first way to get that peace is TO get
right with God. And when they get
right with God they will be all right
And before you have peace you must go
to the feet of the Savior and give your
self UP to him, not only making re-
pentance for your sins and wrongs but
doing better in the future.
And you men and women who have
gathered here, what about you" The
patriarchal leader of the Salvationists
who heretofore had stood with his
hands pushed deep in the pockets OF his
great overeoat began gesturing; moving
them about nervously as he became
more intense in his earnestness to I'M
press what he was saying upon the
crowd. His voice was rough but tender
and penetrating to the men and women
on the outskirts of the tnrong. WHAT
about your past?' he went on. you
know too well that you have broken the
laws of the Governor of the universe
and you know what you have done TO-
ward him. And you know enough
about law to understand that for break
ing it there is always a penalty.
THE penalty of the Violation OF. God s
law is death: and he'll upon earth; here
and hereafter. The only way to get
away from damnation is to make peace
with your maker. God made provision
for that and will extend his hand to
you and make you conscious of the fact
that he has extended his hand and viii
make the way easy for you. But there
are men here who will say, Haven't l
tried, haven't 1 promised?' Come to the
Savior and you shall be made over new
men and new women and will have a
happy time here not only, but here
walton Come on and all get saved and
and God Almighty can save you right
Don't be so stupid as to reject this sal
walton. oCme on and all get saved and
meet me in the Skies"
During his speech General Booth di-
crossed long enough for one or two
anecdotes. The first was of a man
named Brown who got converted at the
Salvation army Some of General
Booths acquaintance made a wager
that he would not keep his religion and
agreed to pay dollar a month for
every month that he did remain active
" religious. General Booth said that he
was holding those people to their bar
gain and that now they were paying
regularly a dollar a month to the Sal
walton army. Another story was that
of a woman who Travelled 800 miles to
Kansas City to hear him and after be
ing converted went back to convert the
non-religious man who had paid her
fare
He closed with brief benediction, ex-
tending his bands toward the audience
and praying that the Lord might bless
those assembled and. that he might mec'
them again in heaven.
Colonel Lawley. who came over from
England with the general, then appeared
and sang, without the usual Salvation
Army accompaniment of drum and rat
Ting tambourines. During the singing
of the hymn General Booths body was
swa wing back and forth in unison with
the music. and just as the local Saliva %
tionists Joined in the choras the train
began creeping out. Then there was a
waving of hats and bandkerchiefs anc
.'halleluiahs'' from the followers of the
venerable Salvationist. General Booth
meanwhile DOTTED his silk hat, and just
| before entering his car shouted Fire a
vollevl"
While he was speaking Consul Emma
/ BoOth-Tucker, his daughter and wife OF
Commander Booth-Tucker. who has
charge of the Army in the United States.
stepped out on the platform and re-
manned for a short time. Other men,
! bers of the party were Major Fred Cox,
editor of the Salvation Army literature
published in this country; Brigadier j.
c. Addie, who commands the southwest
ern -rovince of the Army, with head
quarters in Kansas City; Colonel Law
| ley; Staff Captain Harry Wright, pri-
vate secretary to General Booth; and
Col. Edward Higgins. of New York city,
second officer in charge of the America Il
branch of the Army. The SalvatiOniSts
are travelling in a special car placed at
their disposal by the railroads. On all the
roads oe TIE world General Booth is
carried without charge.
| His present tour is one of inspection
and he has spent more time counselins
with his officers than in appearing before
the public. At Kansas City there were
upwards of 200 officers of various rank
assembled, and several meetings We're
held each day by them with their lead
er. Only one public meeting was held
Monday night. at which Mayor Reed
presided. General Booth goes to Denver
for two or three DAYS and thence tc
Salt Lake Civ and the Paoifio GOA Of II
was expected that he would give a shory
talk from the rear platform at EInporis
! this afternoon
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