Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-01
GRAND JUBILEE or
SALVATION ARMY

New York. March 25.--Today there
v'as begun In this city a great Jubilee
celebration OF the pwenty.ffth ami
vorhny Of tho establishment Of the
salvation Army Ia America. The az.
tnir VIII continue four days and prom.
iHes % DO notable IN the annals OF the
worldwide Organization. A quarter OF
century ago the number Of Salvation
Army members In America WIS eight
IN striking conig asst there are now
gathered here 70 take part Ia the ia.
hilee some ave hundred officers repre-.
sening every state and territory OF
the nation am many OF the Canadian
provinces. These officers. Ia addition
10 the local contingent will conduct
q series Of jubilee meetings during toe
next Few days In some OF the largest
meeting places OF the metropolis a.
well az IN the headquarters citadel In
Fonrteeath street
The hrsu country, outside OF Eng.
land, 20 be affected by the work OF
the salvation Army was America. as
lar hack az 1872, when Il was IN rs
embryonic condition and was known
only as The Christian Mission" one
OF It's converts. Brother Jenny" found
MS way 10 Cleveland and there. 10 use
HeneFN Booths expression In answer
ing mis- letters, raised the banner Of
the mission" II was impossible al
that early date 20 send rclnforcomonss.
add hence the work fell through with
the departure Of jormy. In 1879 a
second start was made by a family
named shirley. This time Il was IN
philadelphia. In an old factory. The
urgent appeal for help sent 70 General
Booth mCN with an Immediate re-
sponse and Ia February. 1880. Com
si0nor George Scott Ration, with a
band OF seven. landed IN New York
city. Opposition. ridicule persecution
and oven imprisonment were mot in
those days. None OF those things. how.
ever served 10 dampen the ardor or
quench the zeal OF the little band OF
workers, and ere long II was apparent
that the salvation Army had come to
America 90 stay.
The FIRST converr OF the army IN
America was "Ash Barrel jimmy A
notable chard, ter he was; a drunkard.
general nuisance. Ho got his name
from mo circumstances OF his rafner
strenuous conversion Jimmy" was
accustomed 20 search Ia the refuse OF
mo ash barrels and garbage cans for
food, One cold night. whom drunk, he
lost his balance and fell III a barrel
head irst. lie was too drunk % help
himsolf, and as the hours passed his
head froze faht 20 tho aide OF the bar.
rel 4 paaeihg policeman saw the
ieet sticking out and rescued him.
Jimmy Wna frozen so fast 10 the
pars al the policeman seized him By
The feet and dragged him, barrel and
an, 20 the station house. Then, when
no was sufficiently thawed out, they
SEM him, by way of q joke, 20 the Sal.
Vasion Army. From that time Jimmy"
was q changed man. H6 Was conN cried
IN the army meetings and became a
useful and oarnes member OF the
army, rising 20 tho rank Of captain and
remaining IN the ranks until he died,
q few years later
The army confined Nosf for years
almost entirely % nuroly spiritual
operations. But with the arrival OF
the late leaders. Commander and Mn.
booth-Tucker, IN 1895, tho laitor q
whom was killed In a railway wreck
az can Lake, Mo, on October 20, 1904.
the social or philanihroplc side OF the
movomeat was orOugh1 20 tho front
and institutional work Of a most Gctlvo
form was begun. Farm cjlonlos, with
tho object % assisting the poor. bnf
worthy and indus riQus married man
20 obtain q home. were established In
Ohio Colorado aud California. Tho
difficulties met with IN shelr oHiabiisi.
tneut were overwhelming and seeming.
~ ondlo6a, YET tOduy thrsa colonies.
In excellent condition exist as proof
positive that the scheme "a rot vision
AIRY, but a practical one. and capable OF