The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-24
DEFY STORM TO
SEE MISS BOOTH
HUNDREDS GREET THE SALIVA
TI0NIsTs' LITTLE COMMANDER.
After Hearing Story Of Aims and
Achievements Of the Great Movement
She Leads. Many Stand in Rain to
Get Parting Glimpse of Remarkable
Young Woman.

In spite Of the chill November rain
last night, the Swedish Mission Taber-
nacle was well filed with people anxious
to hear Commander Eva Booth tell of
the work of the Salvation Army. Tho
the blue and red Of the army was much
IN evidence, the greater part Of
hte audience were non-m embers anxious
to hear and see the remarkable little
woman who is the national chief of one
OF the world. e,.. -. ..~ II
Mayor Dayid P. Jones welcomed Miss
Booth to Minneapolis and introduced
her to the audience. In his speech he
Told OF having seen the soldiers Of the
army In England twenty-five years ago.
when the organization was young, and
had not won the sympathy of the pub
llc. He referred to the Industrial work
OF Of, the army and asked Miss Booth to
departing from the plan Of her adj
dress. He complimented the local corps
OF the army upon it's efforts in Min
neapol1s, and said that he considered it
one OF the most potent fatcors for law,
order and morality. @
Little Woman Is Cheered.
When Miss Booth rose to speak she
was vas greeted! with prolonged applause.
IS,
, many OF whom had never before seen
their leader, knew no bounds, and it
was several minutes before the demon
stratlon subsidized sufficiently for her
to be heard.
If any went to the meeting expect
ing TO hear sensational speech or see
anything startling, they departed dis
appointed, for Miss Booth is too skill
ful an orator to need the aid Of dra-
~
pegan by expressing her regret that
not GO more than. outline the work of
| the army, and would be unable to spend
! any time looking over the city.
- 90 not think it is necessary for
me to introduce the Salvation Army to
you,''' she said. "Its work is too uni
versal and its place too, we'll estab-
1ished. What [ propose to do is to
sketch Tor you some Of the work &C,
compl1shed in this country and tell
you. one or two stories Of actual ex.
] perlences.
Spiritual Ideals Foremost.
"some people have expressed ths
zeal, that the great social and industrial
work done by the army means that II
ideals upon which it is based. This i
not the case. Our industrial work ex
lists simply to supplement the spiritua
work. 1t is not enough to convert &
man. He must be kept converted. ThiG
is where our industrial department
comes in. 1t removes the convert from
his old associates, gives him employ
ment at a time when his past record
stands between him and ordinary EN-
ployment, and tides him. over the slacl
period. You cannot do much for the
| mil pf :. L
cry, sick and dirty
:, SAT present We have sfifty-five O.
ing-up stations. They fpick up broker
furniture and broken llives, waste pa
per and wasted men, worn-o garment
and worn out hearts. All this wreckag
is sorted and skilfully mended and re
newed and sent out to further useful
ness: This Is the work Of our indus
trial homes. II.
Girls Are Rescued.
! ."Only today someone spoke to M
Of the difficulty Of saving fallen wome1
and told of an evangelist who said tina
he felt his work was we'll done if
per cent Of the girls who came unde
his influence became permanently con
verted. We are permanently redeemin,
95 per cent Of the girls who pass thr11
our twenty-five rescue homes. Three O
these homes are supported solely b,
the contributions Of girls who hav
passed thru them and are now leadin
honest lives. - ..,,-7 -.
At the. close Of her address Mis-
s}Go BGetA aoqqr quietly left left the the building by
dlence was aware Of the fact Man
fingered in the rain about the doors
hoping to catch another glimpse of tn
slender figure Of the woman who ha
held their rapt attention for the bette
part OF a. an hour. Miss Booth and he