The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-05

almost every seat being occupied. |
Among the audience were noted a large /
number of the most prominent people
OF the city. business men and repre-
Sentatives of almost all the religious
denominations here. President Joseph
F Smith of the Mormon church. John
Henry Smith and their party, occupied
a box. Governor Heller VI. Wells pre-
sided and introduced General Booth to
the audience. A number of prominent
citizens occupied seats on the stage
with the general and his party.
As General Booth entered. followed
/ by Governor Wells. the audience re
! ceiyed him with burst of applause.
1 The meeting opened with song, after
which Consul Emma Booth-Tueker of
} fered prayer. Colonel Iawley rem
dered a solo, after which he presented
/ Governor Wells. In introducing Cen
/ eTal Booth, Governor Wells said:
Governor Introduces General.
1T is an honor that is appreciated TO
I be asked to preside over this meeting
/ and to introduce the great man who IS
ar the head OF the Salvation Army IL
+ ali the world. ] am free to say that
I in all the countries there is not Il better
citizen than he. and in all the standing
armies there is not a better general
than he. What the Salvation Army IS
/ we know from the faithful work of the
army here. II not only looks after the
[ spiritual welfare of the people but II
/ feeds hungry mouths as well. On be
I half of the people Of this state, l eX-
tend to General Booth a hearty welcome
and wish him godspeed in his work
General Booth. in behalf of himself
and the army, expressed MS thanks lot
the welcome which he and his party
received and expressed his appreciation
Of the kindly words spoken of the work
of the local army staff. Taking up his
subject. the general said:
/ What is the Salvatio Army2 Wen,
sir. it is a band Of good men and Wo-
men banded together after the fashion
not in the manner, but after the fash
iOn--of a military organization; not for
mutual benefits but 10 help mankind as
much as they can. 1t is not the result
OF a split in some religious organiza-
ton. Neither is it a creation. Some
have said that /, because I could not
get fame in the ranks of the Christian
churches. sat down and wrote this new
form Of church ont. so that I might
gain notoriety. 1t is nothing of the
kind, sir The Salvation Army is an
evolution.
Origin of the Salvation Army.
"Fifty-seven years ago. when I was
a boy of Is, the truth of God came
! into my heart. In my town at that
time the people were suffering from a
commercial calamity, and they were
dying Of want and need / wanted 10
do something to help my people, and l
soon found myself going to the houses
OF the poor and needy, praying to God
for relief for them and doing what L
could to help them. l began to preach,
my wife afterward began to preach and
my children and grandchildren are
preaching-we are all preaching.
4 was not satisfied yet. To me there
were two worlds. The church world,
filed with sacred things. and the world
; / " world, filed with drunkenness, har-
lOtry. blasphemy and all kinds of evil.
1t was this world that l wanted 10 see
more Of. l wanted to do something for
, the people who lived in this world.
went to London. the biggest continent
, Of misery and crime in the world.
, stood in one spot and was told that
within the compass of a mile there
were 1000 900 people living who had
; I never crossed the threshold of a church
! I went home that night and told my
: wife that l was going to devote eths
rest of my life and ali l had to doing
something for these kind of people. My
wife said Amen and there the Saliva
= ton Army started.
, Il didn't find it easy to do something
: for every one, for some people are born
in the sulks, live in the Sulks. die in
. / the sulks and go to a sulky corner in
hell. if there is such corner.
, | we tOiled hard. The roots of our
! tree were long in roofing, but finally
: they entwined themselves about the
! rock of ages and the tree reared its
= head toward heaven. and now the chill
! dren of the world are sitting under its
: spreading branches enjoying the fruits
: of the tree of the gospel We havs
: branched out into the world until
sometimes tell my geographical friend:
p that if they don't hurry we will bea1
: I them to the north pole.
n The question is often asked US
What are you doing, what are you do.
= ing?' Ian Maclaren answered tina
when he said, The Salvation Army
makes religion where there was no re-
ligion.'
we make no new religion but W.
make the old religion known where i
was not known. I don't pretend to have
any new revelations from the throne o
God. but l preach the truth as il Il
n found between the covers of the Bible
Y A religion that does that regents, re
: penis. repents. What we preach is tina
It you must do right seven days in tn
= week. and fifty-two weeks in the year
e Do what you can for others. don't wal
The attendance at the night service
s was the largest of the day. The The
?, atre was crowded to the second circl