The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-24
SALVATION ARMY TO HAVE
FARM COLONY TN ALABAMA

which will be built on each lot and Will
be equipped with the necessaries to tide
him over the first year. He will be
given stock. cattle and poultry. SUM
Client provisions for one year will be
furnished, and at the end OF that time.
he viii be allowed to pay for his farm
at the rate of one dollar week or
nifty dollars per year.
Major Berriman recited instances of
number of happy, prosperous men
who have taken advantage OF the OPP
portunities offered at the colonies al
ready established by the salvation Ar
my. OF the other branches of Institu-
tional work of the Army. he gave In
teresting facts and statistics.
The Rescue Home for Women at
Birmingham, he said, was the only In
stitution OF its kind In the State, ana
the good that has been accomplished
at that place during the eighteen
months Of Its establishment cannot be
estimated. 1t has not been Nali plain
sailing. however. Major Berriman has
met difficulties in his work there. but
he has succeeded In establishing place
that is proving a boon to many women
In the State The Home has been to
1870 women a haven OF refuge in the
eighteen months OF It's establishment
The Rescue Homo.
He said that not only women and
girls from the lower and more humble
walks of life found shelter there, but
that a large percentage OF those who
came to the home for succor and shell
ter, were from families where their
environment included every refinement
and every influence for good OF those
who came TO the Rescue Homes
throughout the country 80 per cent
were restored to lives of purity. or
the Birmingham people. he declared, II
could be said TO their credit that the
institution had lacked for no good
thing which It needed. and which was
in the power OF the city to give.
There are 5000 halls in the United
states. open every night, where services
are conducted by the Salvation Army.
and these services are attended by moro
than 100000 people He gave these
| figures to show the magnitude OF the
work done by these people In the Unit
ed States.
The thousands of people who attend
these services every day are. as RUE,
people who would otherwise prowl the
| streets, or be engaged in something
worse The object of the salvation
Army Is to better the conditions OF tue
poor. to bring into existence forces
which will upiift. morally and spiri-
| tually.
| The spirit of the Salvation Army Is
10 better moral conditions first. 1t Is
found easier to adjust spiritual condi-
| lions when the moral status Is
strengthened and raised.
| Work In sIums.
| His talk Of the work of the sium Of
| ficer and his description of the wom-
en- who work in the cities was alto
gether interesting. Nothing is too
| hard for them to do for humanity; no
place too vile for them to enter II by
| SO doing there is soul to be rescued;
no filth too foul for them to clean
i away IL there Is man. woman or
child that can be helped.
! OF the other institutions of the Army
he mentioned the Industrial Home.
| where men out of employment are
helped to secure work. and are taken
care of In fresh air camps and sum-
| mer outings; of the nurseries where
mothers leave their little ones to be
cared for during the day while they
are at work; Of the Orphans Homes
and the many other institutions equal
in their benefits. but more unobtriu-
| sive in nature.
BE We not only hearers of the Word.
| but doers," is the Bible command that the
Salvation Army takes as its guide. and
watch word, he said. and it's not only
willing to have its work inspected. but
| 1t wants people to know what it Is
4 doing and It's methods.
The service at the Park was con-
cluded with a cornet solo by Major