The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-28
SALVATION ARMY
MAYOR BERRIMAN OF ATLANTA
 TALKS OF WORK.
Head of Organization Tn Southern States Speaks to Congregation At the Court Street
 Church.

Major and Mrs. J. M. Berriman, highest officers of the Salvation Army in the Southern States with headquar- ters in Atlanta, Gas spent yesterday and last night in Montgomery. They conducted a typical Salvation Army open air meeting at Court Square at o'clock last night when several hundred people gathered to hear the major speak and Mrs, Rerriman sing After the street service, Major and Mrs. Berriman spoke at the Court Street Methodist Church to an inter ested congregation on the generla work of the Salvation Army, giving a brief history of tho work from its birth in London to the present time. Major Besriman made a fine impress ion on his congregation. He has a magnetic personality ana a magnifi- cent voice that reaches every part Of the building, and dutfng his talk last night he held the closest attention of his audience
 ''The salvation army he said. "is now forty years old has posts in fifty two different countries. and the gos- different languages. The War Cry, the weekly publication of the army, has circulation of 1,250,o00 copies per week and is printed in twenyteight lan- suages. There are 1s,5o0 officers act lively engaged in Salvation Army work. conducting SSTVlCSS HlAHIiY III StUUU halls throughout the world"
 Major Beriman has been actively en- gagged in the work of the Salvation Army for the past fifteen years. He was made a major one year ago. Major and Mrs. Berriman were married in At lanta last January and, during the five months since they have been married they have not spent five weeks at their home Prior to her marriage. Mrs Ber- fiman had charge of a special evangeI- istic singing brigade in Nebraska Ma jor Berriman's work consists in con- ducting special meetings. auditing tho books of the different posts, inspecting, advising and encouraging the officers under him. Ills territory includes GeoP- gia, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi and that part of Louisiana east of the Misisippi river. He har twenty-fiev corps in operation in his territory.
 In an interview with Major Berriman he talked interestingly of the work of the Salvation Army in the South.
 The South Is practically in a state of development" he said.
 "In the last three years we have more than doubled our number of in. stitutions and we have more than treb- hled our membership.
 ''The Rescue HofhN at Birmingham, Is the most important institution ot the army In the South. The work be- ing done there Is nothing short of won derful.
 we are hopeful for the future If our work in Montgomery. Captain Odom and his co-workers have been very much encouraged since they came here by the help they have received from the press, the pastors cf churches and the public. We are particularly hopeful for the work in West Enc. where a good start has already been made and there is no doubt that the people of Montgomery will be just as liberal in their response for help in the furtherance of the work as they have been in other cities where 1t has become so well known.
 The army in the majority of South ern cities is practically the main char itable institution and is recognized as such by officials of those cities who consider its worth economical and practical"
 Major and Mrs. Berrlman expressed themselves as having enjoyed their short stay In Montgomery. They were the guests for dinner last evening of pr. and Mrs J. A. Rice. Mrs Berri- man will leave this morning for Chi caEo. where she will i'll an engage ment. Major Berriman will return to Army headquarters in Atlanta today, but will meet his wife in Cleveland, O.. where they will attend the Salvation Army annual camp and summer school, beginning July Il.
 They expect to return to Montgomery some time during the month of Au- gust.