Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

phemy and vice 1 found there. 1 walked
the streets and listened to the groans of
anguish. and I said to myself. Here is my
destiny; this shall be my lifework. I sew
cred all other affiliations with religious
bodies and went into it. Those first years
We're hard. The roots had to go down deep
Rock OF Ages. Then its branches shot up
ward and prospered. Now thousands. tens
OF thousands, aye, hundreds of thousands,
have been sheltered beneath it's shade We
spread to Scotland. Ireland France, Ger
many, Belgium, and finally to the walls Of
81 Petersburg. Now we are all over the
world, north, south. east and west, into all
parts OF the world; and If our arctic ex-.
plorer friends aren't careful the Salvation
Army will get to the north pole before
they do.
The Army's Achievements.
What has the army accomplished? It
has made religion where there was none be-
fore. Not new-fangled religion. based
upon some mans Interpretation OF the
Scriptures, but the religion of our fore
fathers, the good old kind that saves souls.
The Salvation Army's religion says you
must know God have Him in your lives and
In your hearts. and stop SHINING. 1t makes
a religion of realization. such that when
penitents embrace it they know they are
saved.
1.-THE Salvation Army has not sought soft
ground In which to work, but it goes to the
hardest kind of soil. Thus far we have OPP
Grated chiefly among the poor. We haven't
done great deal for the rich but we may
turn our attention to that class. and If we
ever do think we will begin on the Ameri-
can m1iiionaires Our chief business with
the rich SO far has been to extract money
from them to help with the work among
the less fortunate. But while we have given
little attention to the rich. We have looked
after their prodigal children who fall on
them to responsibility again, and restore
them to their wealthy parents in happi-
ness
I'VE are but thirty-seven years of age.
only boy as yet, and likely, perhaps at
times to tumble and get into mischief; but
my friends, don't try to keep 1t. down If it
should make missteps at times. Every
night we shelter 1900 wretched and poor
creatures and last Christmas. In the Unit
ed States. alone, We fed over 300 900 hungry
people We have found employment for
thousands and have helped them to refor-
nation If you make man right inside he
Will take care, of the man on the outside"
Appeal for Charity and Kindness.
General Booth at this point made an elo-
quent appeal for charity and kindness
toward Unfortunate women. He urged
Christian men and women to not turn their
backs ON those who have fallen by the
wayside and are trying to get out of the
| tolls of degradation. Make the way into
vice as hard as, possible" said the speaker,
but make the way out of it so easy that
the weakest may regain the light. If any
man or weman seeks help, I say, no matter
who it Ia, they ought to be assisted onto
their feet and put in the way of right liv-
Ing. IL had the power to cause to pass
before you the dear women whom the Sal
walton Army has rescued from sin and who
are now living pure lives it would be pic
ture to melt your hearts. The Salvation
Army will do more for the fallen sons and
daughters than will their own parents. In
the past eight years we have saved over
$4,000 women from lives Of degradation.
Summary Of Work.
"In summarizing our work I quote the
following figures: Our flag is flying in 40
countries and colonies; our gospel is being
preached by our lads and lassies In 81 diff
ferent languages; We have 7,4O5 separate
societies; we have a-force Of general officers
numbering 1900: We have AZ 900 local Off
GERS. 1900 musicians q issues Of the War
Cry, printed in % different languages; la
rescue homes. 16 ex-criminal homes and
1850 ex-criminals. The people of the world
are coming to know us: they are coming to
welcome us, and to love us. and to bless
the day that the Salvation Army came into
existence"
In closing General Booth suggested that a
vote of thanks be rendered to Commissioner
mcfarland by the audience, to which Mr..
mcfarland responded briefly. The meet
ing closed with prayer by Mrs. Booth
Tucker.
General Booth and party left washington
visiting several cities en- route to New York
series of meetings will be held in the
metropolis: General Booth will sail for
England March 4. He expressed himself
as highly pleased with the kindness shown
him and his cause by the people of WASH
ington. and said his present visit would al
ways be a pleasant memory to him.
Afternoon Meeting.
General Booth. at the big meeting held
at the First Congregational Church late
yesterday afternoon. preached from the
text found In Philippians Alb, II can do
all things through Christ which strengthen
eth me-"
This expression of Paul. said the vet
eran evangelist of the people, differs
greatly from that of many processing Chris
tians today. A great many people who
have made start In the new life fail In
their profession because they say they can't
do anything. One reason for this is that
they are unwilling to give themselves up to
complete conservation to the service of the
Master. They must believe and trust that
all things are possible through Christ.
"Of course there were some things Paul
could not do: For instance. he could not
save himself by merely his own experience
nor could he live without tempta tons
What he5 meant in the text was that he
could do rail- things that God required of
him, all things necessary for consecrated
service to- the Savior and that is ali that
God asksoof anybody who tries sincerely to
obey his commands"
The speaker mentioned numerous incl
dents within his personal experience illus
trating the attitude Of people toward ac-
cepting religion. I'm my travels on the
sea-" he, said, II have frequently taxed
with the Sailors regarding religious matters.
and have been met with the answer. Why.
it. is impossible to be Christian on the
! sea-? Wher on shore men have made the
excuse that tits impossible for them to lead
religious life, because of the many temp
tations aboutit them. They can't be Chris
tians .Watefs or on land. 1 suppose what
they will hayeto do is to go up in a balloon
and praise God in the air.
General Booth declared that this age Is
one Of Wild seeking for power-power COM
| mercially,, mechanically, politically and So
cially-and that Christian people should be
no less active in seeking the power of God
for reaching the poor. the lost and the suf-
fering multitu1es. That power is secured,
he said only by complete conservation
At the close of his sermon he issued the
invation to penitents to come to the mercy
seat" and several persons responded to the
urgent appeal. This part of the service was
strilingly Characteristic of the ARMS
methods of making converts