New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
HEAR GEN BOOTH AGAIN
Three Large audiences Reused at
SdtOation Army Meetings.
MANY CONVERTS co TO MERCY seAT.

ing in dfty-two cfI1eS, General Booth, OF the
salvation Army, closed the evsngelistic feature
Of his visit to this country yesterday by speaking
st three meetings In the morning. afternoon and
evening. at the Academy OF Music, Fourteenth
st. and Irving Place. The morning meeting
opened with music by the: band OF the Sal
-ation Army headquarters. One hundred divis-
ion 91lcsrs were seated on the platform. and
in tbs empty orchestra inciosure was. draped in
rel. the mercy seat" The steps and platform
were also draped Ia red, ana over them passed
twenty-eight sinners and backsIiders, their
way to the mercy seat and dozen mis-
sions-ies in the New-York corps Of the Army.
= Soon after beginning his address the general
attacked the "sin OF overeating."
'T have discovered that some people here eat
many IS seven times a day. he said. "AIl
that Is unnecessary. It means pressure on an
overstocked stomach, and the Spirit don't get
q chance. Fast one day, and take only bread
and q little water. I told the people in the
little village where live once that the reason
they had dificulty 20 rise up and shout for Joy
in their salvation was because Il was serious
affair with shoulder Of mutton and pork pie
on their stomachE.
People come to the quarters OF the army and
see our sisters and brothers dancing; they are
shocked. Is this religion? they ask Certainly.
Why should the devil have ali the dancing, I'd
like to know? expect to go on dancing through
ali eternity. It In q great deal better than to 60
and sit In q place like g lot Of Tnummies in
pyramid In Egypt"
Then he told Of the imprisonment OF Simon
and Paul in 9 dungeon. AS he expressed it, he
was putting a little flesh and blood on the
bones" He said:
It is about II o'clock at night when Paul wakes
i feei as f shs spirit Of the Lord was rising in
me, says 0lL1SA:
And they sing until the Almighty looks down on
them. and answers with an amen and an earth
The eE into bis psE:s eSer ss rba 5sas 6oy ne
into the dungeon where he had put Paul and and
simon When ,t he sees scide sseR Nth his SROrd I
90 IT, says Paul ait rsii1 sn1 be Sood s6vce
.bd nnp he en listens Then Mrs. Jailer comes down
Then says Mr.. JaIer to her; 1,,,,,,s vvasb
the mems poor backs where they have oeen Iasheo
Rnd then he fills Paul and Simon full of hot
coee and hew ialG eggs unt tney can eS o+in9 % hut
6Fead and wafer And PAU and simon convert
Mr. and Mrs Jailer and all the little 1shers ana q
great many other people
- The general was followed by Colonel Lawley-
Twenty-eignt men and women from the audi
ence went to the mercy seat Many OF the
men registered for enrolment in the Army.
The afternoon meeting was we'll attended All
- +bs bores the orchestra and both balconies
and family circle were filed. When General
Booth began to speak the doors were closed ana
admittance was refused 10 a number OF persons
who were late
Men and women, in the bonds of iniqutty'
are travelling the dark road to destruction TO
rlesse themselves" eaid the general They
drink and dress to please themselves; they spend
their money in evil company to please tnem-
selves: perhaps they go to church out II Is 10
uIease themselves; perhaps they read the BiDIe'
attend prayer meeting and talk about the SER
mon they hear, but to please themselves
81 may be wrong, but don't think am
when 1 say that they don't look on SIN as tneS
used TO when first began to go among the peo-
pie and pray.
"N-oo edoxs If dent seem to matter how you
frea+ vour Maker. You put of the Holy Ghost
and the Almighty until it is convenient, or you
feel like it. and then say prayer. Inc custom
Of kneelfng has gone out Of fashion TOO. II was
Z good old fashion that made man kneei 'n
the presence of his Maker. But 1t isn't even
necessary to pray to kneel. All you neeo 10
do is to read verse from the Gospel accorolns
70 St John about the love Of God and close the
Bible.
"A man said to me his, business interfered
with his salvation.
".cybuck # up and let the business go to the
DEVIL said /.
Ny wife would object he said
WHY didn't YOU get converted before you
Then would nave ndITleu d HooI-
1-s+ion woman, and had lot Of little Saliva
tions running around in uniform I replied.
..One day. when I was young and felt gen.
eraIlv like tearing the throne of hell to pieces
CT tAs1 this afternoon" was the way In which
,be general described his state OF mind at the
conversion of a woman
The night meeting was ahead or tne otneFS'
The Academy was packed almost TO oVerno"ns
and enthusiasm ran high. Tears came TO Gen
ereI BOOTHS eyes When he was not speaking
he was on his knees.
Colonel Lawley, aid to General Booth, sang
so,o entitled Come to Jesus" The audience
rose and Joined In the chorus with swing that
SET the walls to ringing from pit TO roof. Ere
the last strains died out General Booth was on
his feet facing the audience. He summarized
what ne was going to say at his farewell meet
ing in America to-day.
1T raay~be the last time will ever speak to
xou" be said. Il am ever giving the last ser
mon It seems, but at this time think can
safely say an rapidly approaching my last
Some people have two heIls-one here and
one hereafter. There are great many people
in New-York who have more than one and more
than a dozen bells. They can't get away from
those helIs unless they get away from sin. GOO
has sent me here-sent me 70 NeW-York CITY
from hell. AS bad as New-York Is, GOO Almighty
can make & paradise OF 1t. are you people OF
New-York with God or the Devil? Remember
that on one side Is happiness and on the other
side misery: on one side Heaven, on the other
He'll There IS a line drawn right here In New
York and ask yous on which sloS DO you
belong?
E.F. HoWARD's FUNERAL TO-DAY.
Montclsir, N j. March 1.-The funeral Of Edward
? Howard the Yale student found dead yesterday