The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-11
CORNER STONE FOR
BARRACKS is LAID
Salvation Army's New Home in
First Ward Is Formally
Dedicated

Shr1ll tones of Salvation Army laSSeS
mingled with the deep bass of the SOL
diers of 1.-THE Army in general thanks
giving yesterday afternoon at the lay
ing of the corner stone for the new
Salvation Army barracks on Payne
avenue
1t was notable gathering of the re-
HgiouS people of the First. ward,
brought together to witness the Gull
mination Of long years of arduous eff
fort of the Swedish corps of the. Army
stationed on Payne avenue. A hand
some new building has been practically
completed and the corner stone was
laid yesterday afternoon by Robert A.
Smith, mayor of ST. Paul. Incidentally,
Mayor Smith paid handsome tribute
to the good work being done by the
Salvation Army in ST. Paul in general
and made special reference to the sue
cess that has crowned the sixteen
years work of the Swedish corps in
the First ward.
The corner stone was laid ia the
presence of fully a thousand people,
and fully as many more were at the
building during the afternoon, but, I'M
able to gain entrance, went away
The new barracks, located at 1011
Payne avenue, occupies a building con-
structed along lines resembling cita-
del. The front elevation is two stories,
with four rooms for the officers on the
second floor. The main auditorium of
the building, which in general dimen-
sions is 80 by SO feet, has seating ca
pacity of 400. and is supplied with an
arched nineteen foot ceiling. 1t is
heated by furnace, and splendid
acoustic properties. At the rear is q
small room to be used as Kitchen.
Completed, the barracks will cost ap-
proximately $4,000, and it Is expected
to complete it with debt of less than
half its cost against it. The collection
taken yesterday was more than $1e0,
Mayor STnith'stchec being the largest
individual gift received.
Corner Stone Laid by Mayor
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone was performed by Mayor Smith
shortly after 5 o'clock in the presence
of a great crowd, and was exceedingly
Simple. The mayor was assisted by
the officers of the Army and@the con-
tractors, Louis johnson and &C. A.
Bloom.
An inspiring meeting was held in the
new barracks preceding the corner
stone laying ceremonies. Brig. J. Jen-
kins. Of Minneapolis, provincial officer
companied by his staff, was present,
and, as the head of the Army. in Min
nesota, was in charge of the meeting.
MusicN was provided by the band of
Corps No. 2, st. Paul, and the band
OF Corps No. I, Minneapolis, and by
the string band of the Swedish corps
IN charge Of the Payne avenue work
Staff Capt. Chris. Christepf1eryen suf
the Scandinavian Army corps, was
nr,in
Mayor Smith spoke of the Saliva ton
Army work in st. Paul
You remember, and I remember
the mayor said, when. the Salvation
Army first began it's work inst. Paul.
1t certainly had a hard time, and was
subject to prosecutions until your
| members appealed to me for effective
police protection. gave you ,protec-
ton, but today you need no such thing
as protection Your conduct and your
work have been such that the people
OF st. Paul, irrespective of creed or
denomination, give you protection, for
they know what noble work you are
doing in uplifting fallen humanity and
making the dark spots in life more
pleasant.
Work of the Army
Brig. Jenkins spoke at some length
On the general work of the Salvation
ATIHy throughout the world, and said
that the Army now owns property val
ued at $2,00e.000 in the United States.
He spoke of the great international
congress now in session in London.
and declared that throughout the world
the Army had gained not only the re-
spect of many who in its earlier days
had opposed it, but had in many in
stances secured the cooperation of
those who had at first failed to estt-
mate its benefits.
Addresses were given in Scandinavia
an by Rev. Carl Carlson, pastor of the
Gustavus Adolphus Swedish Lutheran
church; Rev. o. p. Peterson, pastor of
the First Swedish Baptist church. and
by Rev. L. j. Knutesen, pastor of the
Norwegian Congregational church.
1t is expected to open the barracks
complete on Aug. "a, when number Of
Salvation Army celebrities will be pres
ent. At that time the present bar
racks, No. 913 Payne avenue, where
the Army has been stationed for the
past sixteen years, will be vacated for
the new. The Scandinavian corps has
at present a membership Of thirty, and
has outgrown its old quarters.