The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-09
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Colonel Peart, Chief Secretary,
Points Out Good Influence 81
4 Organization.
HUNDREDS 40 ITO / HEAR HIN
Reaches All Glasses #of People,
and Its Work IS Recognized
bySAll# Governments. Is
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IA "A large company OF people gathered in
the Casino at lakewood yesterday after-.
noon to hear the story Of the Salvation
Army, as told by Colonel Peart, Il chief chile
secretary OF the Salvation Army IN the
United Y States. There must have been
two thousand people present, and nuch
interest was Manifested during the course
Of Bthe speeches. XIII i$ NJ
Il Mr.. ]. IL w illiamsg presided and intro
3duced thea speaker. and among others
ON the rostrurrlt were Messrs. John Stew
art Bryan, "A. b. liams, II. Wyneford
and Mr.. Caskle. III ~
So Ma or3 Barter delivered the invocation,
and then Colonelp Peart took the stand.
In a brief, bit very interesting manner,
and backed wi Til many statistical proofs.
work Of the Salvation Army and OF tho
almost incalculable@ good performed by
Its thousands Of, posts scattered throu gf,-
oft every country In the world s5 Inde-
nominal onal, preaching no gospel except
salvation through Christ, II "a clles Itl
touches all classes Of people, : and yearly
brings thousands OF the way tvard and
straying into the hope and f1tth Of the
First Teacher. BY means Of Its posts
OF 5whichjthere5 are 1888 In the United States
alone, and through It's industrial homes
Its farm colonies and It's rescue homes,
the Salvation Army, as the speaker
showed, 8 performs q \ work so salutary
and SO beneficentt in It's results that Il
has been generally recognized by all the
chief governments OF the world. f53}3;
Work Among the Outcast /,
Particularly among the IA len, i be 84poy7
lerty,stricken and the criminal stcl asses,tts
iits tiinfluence felt oann extent that is
not usually known or recog nIzed "a Mem;
bers OF this army. which clasps the obe
In Its embrace, convert the drunkard.
rescue wa yward girls and restore them
to their homes, or else find them sltua-
lions; they visit the jails and hospitals
to preach the gospel OF mercy, and attend
the sick In their homes; they receive
discharged prisoners 70 start them once
more on the path Of right; they publsl,
the gospel in many languages, and have
taken tito the uttermost parts o q the
earth and In the mission field they have
reaped a wonds full harvest. 81
!, In the large cities the SalYa tion, Arpny
Is particularly strong, the. work or he
OF the streets who have neither home
nor friends nor permanent place OF refuge.
and who cannot be directly prevailed
upon to go to some place OF worship in
9th erS manner. r he army also end eayors
to find work for the unemployed and
has been commended E by "a governments
for its work in this direction. A
vi Colonel Peart's talk was both interest,"
ing and Instructive as 1t threw much
lightYon religious organization whose
Influence lis not as widely known asst
deserves and whose work is often mis-
construed. i5t@ X. !,
@ During the offertory a5soio was sung
BY Adjutant Core, and Brigader Damon,
CHIEF officer Of the Atlantic Coast Pros
vince, spoke on the colonization scheme
OF the army in Canada, whittier thou
SAM OF the destitute OF the large cities
are transported and helped In their LIES
work. 5s9f