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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12

If you ask a Salvation Army worker
what Is the underlying cause Of crime
he will answer promptly, Drink" Next
to this is ranked cigarettes There are
other causes to be sure. but on these
two hangs the CRIMINAL record of the
world.
New York, however, is not the only
field where the soul-savtng Industry
prevails. There are regions stretching
far around the earth where the future
of man is watched with untIring vigil
lance. The great work OF the foreign
and home missions of the various relig-
ious bodies forms material for library
in itself. It's scope is boundless; its
good results limltless. But these phases
of soul-savins. too, have their COM
mereial side. for without money the
great work would come to an end.
Let us look, for instance, at the work
of the Presbyterian church in the
United States, which last year dis
bursed more than sl.s4l.0OO for the pur-
pose of saving souls. 1t would be diffi
cult TO place on a dollar and cent basis
the results attained by this expendi-
ture as separate accounts are not avail
able and the different localities-rang-
ing from America to China-furnish
such a variety of types and such a vari-
ETY. of prices that averages are practi-
cally impossible. A few cases. near at
home, may be cited to show how varying
are the results even within our own OBJ
servation. In the Madison Square Pres
byterian Church--Dr. Parkhurst's
church-for example. the expenses last
year amounted to $4,000. while the
the surface. therefore, II would appear
that the cost of making a convert in
this church was something more than
$IS57. On the other hand there is the
Morningside Presbyterian Church. in
Harlem. the cost of maintaining which
amounted to sso65 last year. the num-
ber of converts numbering twelve. in
dicating that the cost or saving each
soul was 1856. In Brooklyn the Throop
Avenue Presbyterian Church had four
teen converts. at cost of ss461. indi-
eating that the average cost was s6O4;
while Grace Presbyterian Church of
Brooklyn had thirty-seven converts.
with expenses of s11.112. making the
average cost OF converts $500; and Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church OF Brook
lyn. with expenses amounting to s1s.252
and converts numbering forty-seven.
shows an average cost for each con-
vert OF s345.
From another viewpoint 1t can be
shown that the total receipts of the
American Board OF Commissioners for
Foreign Missions Of the Congregational
Church available for foreign work
amounted to ss12.14s. while the number
of converts wass s4s4. This would bring
the average cost OF making a convert
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these who forsake the old paths are
among the men.
While the Tenderioin deuizen is hard
to control he is not so difficult to in
huence as the dweller on the Bowery.
On the Bowery one meets the dregs of
society. The murderer, the thief, the
drunkard, the panhandler-all the types
that make for the greatest criminals
and the lowest specimen of the genus
homo are on the Bowery. Yet the aver
age cost of rescuing one who has sunk
IN the mire of these foul slums is only
S2l The habitues of the Bowery are
for the most part men. Women are
there, to be sure, but they are of the
very lowest order, for the Bowery Is
too low, too degraded for even the
fallen woman, unless she has sunk so
far below the surface of womanhood
that she is shameless. But there is one
section of the city that is even worse
than the Bowery and that is the Cherry
Hill district where the tough organi-
zations known sas gangs congregate
and form plans for assaulting and re-
moving" for stipulated sums certain
citizens who are placed on their black
lists However, hard as these dwellers
are, they are sometimes attracted by
the workers in SIum Headquarters on
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the cost of making converts in different
fields varies greatly.
You can make a convert cheaper in
China than you can in New York" said
DR.. Arthur Judson Brown. secretary Of
the Beard of Foreign Missions Of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States. That Is easily explained by
the fact that everything is cheaper in
China, and there. you must remember.
we have not expended money for great
educational institutions for the sduca-
tion OF our men and women, and these
institutions and the cost OF maintaining
them form an important part In the
saving OF soul. While we may arrive
at certain very satisfactory figures as
to the apparent cost OF making con-
verts in different localities we can
never arrive at the exact truth In this
particular. We never know. for In,
stance. what other influence has been
at work upon the subject before We
tried TO save him. Some other denoni-
nation than ours may have sovn the
first seeds OF conversion and we may
be but the accidental means through
which the conversion Is finally brought
about As an instance OF this. the fact
that DR.. Parkhurst's church shows
high average rate for the actual con-
versions in that church does not enter
nto the calculation at all. as we can
not tell how many strangers visiting
that church go away TO be converted
In other churches OF the same or per-
haps OF different denominations. The
work done is like the sowing OF apple
seed by DR.. Nevius. the famous mis-
sionary. in China. For years his work
bore no tangible evidence of good re-
suits. but today. after his death. there
are fruit bearing apple trees In the
land where he labored so we'll"
Dr. Brown paused moment and then
said:
There are some things that you can
not put on dollar and cent basis You
cannot gauge mothers love by money.
You cannot measure a fathers devotion
by the yard stick. So 1t Is with the
saving of a SOUL
New York. Aug. s. 1906
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this age OF cOmmereiaIiSm no one
has expressed surprise that the
saving of a soul should be placed
on a dollar and cent basis. In the
statement OF the Rev. K. III. Peacock
of the Tabernacle Church of Atlanta,
Ca. 10 the effect that souls could be
saved I'm Atlanta at 25 cents each, but
that ft cost 81 TO save a soul in Chi
caEO, the comment arOse-nOt from the
assertion that souls could be bartered
for like sacks of meal, but from the
ridicHOusIy low price of the market
quotations. Chicago Indignantly re-
spOnded that il cost $500 To make a
convert in that city. A little investI-
cation of the subject results in the
Information that there is 4 possibility
Of placing an estimated market value
on the saving of souI. IL might be
EhOwn-taking the figures of the rev.
erend gentleman of Atlanta and going
hack of the mere surface figures I'm
numerous inStances-that the cost Of
saving n single soul varies from -
cents TO SIOO,OOO-perhaps more.
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this period the income was $4,000 and
the number OF converts e4sl, thus indi-
eating IN round numbers that the aver
age cost of conversion was s17 per-
son, IN the metropolitan district-that
is, New York-.here were 1874 conver-
sions last May, ct a cost OF s4e32, thus
indicating an average cost OF s25 for
each convert. Now, IL taken on the
basis that it costs $3.50 TO train the
average Salvation Army worker UP to
the point where he can go on the street
as a soul saver, and this be added pro
rata TO the average amount expended a
year in actual cash. together with the
interest on the money invested in plants
and buildings, we shall obtain a pretty
fair idea of how much it costs the SAL
walton Army 20 make conversions. But
in this connection we must not lose
sight OF the fact that there are many
who return to the old life after pro-
| Tossing a desire to lead the new life.
For an accurate survey these back
sliders" should be considered in the es-
innate, and it is impossible to ascer-
tain to what extent they prevail On
the other hand there are numerous con-
versions OF which the soldiers OF the
Salvation Army know nothing. There
are also other circumstances, some of
which are never apparent. that enter
into the scheme OF salvation In its en-
tirety. But these figures that appear
on the face form an excellent basis.
They are an object lesson OF the great
work that is being done by the num-
erous organizations of different denomi-
nations all striving for the common
good.
But one point in this calculation must
not be overlooked. 1t is this: 1t costs
varying sums in different localities.
even in the same city, to rescue from
sin different types of men. women and
children.
In New York City. for example the
types of the candidates for conversion
vary in character as greatly as the
prices of converting them vary. Based
on the figures that have been presented
with the varying costs in different Sec
tions of the city, it is shown that in
Harlem a soul may be saved for 81
Just why the price in this locality is
below the average cannot be explained,
but the figures corroborate the state
ment. The Harlem type OF humanity
that is amenabie to proselyting infiu-
ences consists for the most part of
those in the middle class OF life. They
are people with fairly good ideas of
the place a man or a woman should fiji
in the world and among them more
conversions are made in proportion to
their numbers than in any other part
of the city
The average cost of saving soul in
the Tenderloin is $40. In that locality
the temptations to sin are much great
er than in Harlem, and the cost of sal
vation is consequently higher. The in
clination to be sport and the desire to
live the fast life are the alluring ambi-
tions with which the soul saver has to
combat. There are many women in the
Tenderloin district. some OF whom are
continually joining the ranks of the
converts but the greater number of
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By Frederick Boyd Stevenson.

WHETHER it costs 500, 600
W $ s =: i: s: :: : i: !: /: !: s: s: ):
But there is something in
the spirit Of these times
that requires for the quick grasp of the
great whole that our corollaries be un-
folded on the profit and loss ledger and
eur denouenent be drawn in dollars
and cents. So IL is that this assevera-
ton of Dr. Peacock appeals to the
everyday business man and TO the bread
end butter woman by putting the saw
ing OF souls on the familiar footing of
making shoe pegs or running q dairy
lunch counter.
Now. be you never so ethereal in your
theories; be YOU never so prim in your
ideas Of the divisibility of the secular
and the spiritual, there is bound to
arise within you-esthete though you
ba-a profsne curiosity as to the cur
rsnt market value OF soul quoted on
a stock jobbing basis.
What. then" you ask, does it cost
10 sSge 2 sool?"
II an expert accountant could collect
in one vast day Journal the total
amount in cash. or the equivalent OF
cash. thst had been expended since the
hrsi efforts were made to lead man
kind from ways Of sinfulness to ways
of righteousness. and If this account
ant We're then able TO ascertain the
total number OF converts 10 the various
prevailing religious beliefs regarded as
the stepping stones to human saliva
: tion. it might appear as simple mat
ter OF mathematics for him to give a
definite answer to- your question
But back of 1t ali there are so many
circumstances and so many contingent
eies that contribute in a greater or
less degree TO individual cases. that it
can be safely said that the conversion
o. no two persons was ever alike 1t
is not just a matter OF two and two
make four. but complicated combina-
tion Of varying circumstances that
very materially alter cases.
But even so. there is a basis-a basis
or whieh one may calculate what it
costs comparatively. TO save a soul on
New Yorlrs Bowery or on a rice field in
China The soul-saving on the Bowery
is more spectacular than the soul-sav-
ing on the rice field in China. likewise
IL Is more expensive.
Just how Dr. Peacock obtained his
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Cherry street, and the records show
that several converts are made each
year. the cost of conversion being about
the same as on the Bowery.
In Brooklyn the cost of conversion
corresponds with the cost in Harlem
An exceedingly good class of people at
tend the meetings of the Salvation
Army on this side of the bridge. There
are large gatherings every evening on
Washington street near Johnson,
and also at the other meeting places,
especially so at No. I, out on Fulton
street. and No. . in Greenpoint.
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up to s125, but no figures are availabis
to indicate whether 1t costs more 10
save soul In the Zulu mission than it
does to save a soul in Turkey. or vice
versa.
The American Baptist Home Mission
Scciety's receipts last year were ss7s.-
74s, and its conversions numbered S4ss,
making the average cost of conversion
s116. The other foreign and home mis-
sion organizations show about the
same results. indicating that the cost
OF church missionary work In the same
localities runs in parallel lines. and that
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estimate that souls could be saved in
Atlanta at the rate OF 90 cents each has
not been made clear to US, but it has
been demonstrated by other sources
that during a certain time the average
cost 81 saving a soul on the Bowery
is s21, while in the Tenderloin district
Of the great American metropolis it
cost SO as against 81 in Harlem.
But behind these calculations there
is a vast machinery OF other calcula-
reaching in the ultimate unfolding OF
the results. Yet serious minded men
have enteredtnto these calculations and
their consideration of them. has de-
veloped an interesting problem.
Now the Salvation Army, that pic
turesque band OF soul-savers. is moth
ing If not practical Quick as are it's
leaders to take advantage OF the dra-
matte, yet are they just as quick to
figure the receipts and disbursements
they control and its relation to the ac-
tual results 1t is likely to produce. Con-
sidering the possession OF this power
and the wide and varied field which is
covered by the Salvation Army. the de-
ductlons OF it's leaders on the saving
of a soul and the cost thereof will
prove a valuable addition to this study
OF sociology.
"Of course" said Lieutenant Colonel
William A. Mcintyre, field secretary OF
the Salvation Army in America, "of
course one cannot say that it costs a
certain amount TO save a certain type
of mankind in a certain locality, but
we keep a close account OF our work
and we try to ascertain just what re-
suits may be obtained from it, 1t would
be an utter impossibilIty to put an
absolute price upon salvation. but the
figures on our hooks do show what the
average cost OF making converts in
different localities.
If these figures be taken as basis
we can get at a rather definite result.
But you must understand that there
is much that should enter into the cost
OF salvation that does not appear
in cold figures on the ledger For in
stance. there is the education of the
soul-saver. ~IIe or she may be a grad
uate Of some college. Thousands may
have been spent for education Then
there is the training in the Salvation
Army: there is the cost of these head
quarters and all the other forts in all
parts of the city and country. and IL
we figure on a business basis we must
add to the expense side the interest
on our buildings and plants and the
earning capacity OF the money we have
invested.
Then circumstances always alter
cases and this is especially true in the
saving of a soul. But look at our fg-
ures; they will convey TO you much
practical knowledge. They may pre-
sent to the world new view OF the
science OF soul saving"
With the statistics spread before him,
Major Thomas Stanyon. assistant TO
Lieutenant Colonel Mcintyre, for field
affairs, selected two typical months,
showing the total incomes. OF the army
in the United States One of these
months was February last, and during
that time the book showed that the
entire income in this country was
$4,000, and the total number of con-
verts sslo.
On its face, therefore. the cost OF
conversion was s11 each. Another
month selected was April last During
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the bearer of the plate softly breathes
into their pregnant ears. mo, am
not in earnest, l am joking" In that
case say they: 'We cannot accept, we
are unworthy. 1T was then offered to
various of the prominent leaders, Will
Hams, Stuart, st. Clair and others. But
with one accord they plead unworthiness
they had other fish to fry. But the rich
promised large contributions to the cam
paign fund and the brainy fellows, Viii
liams, Irving and others promised any
amount of hot air. Right along here
came the real battle of the convention.
The nomination plate was taken out of
the hands of its bearer by the Honor
able Taylor Ellyson, and he surrounded
and supported by a great number of the
leaders of the district made dead set
at the Hon. Rufus Ayers, of Wise. The
Hon. Rufus was known to be a politi-
clan of wonderful resources. The Hea-
then Chinee with four aces up amplitu-
dinous sleeve would cut but poor fig
ure when matched against the willy
Rufus. And besides he was rich and
extremely ambitious. Three words sum-
med up the situation. Rssourceful,
Ambitious, Barreled. It would be folly
to attempt any description of the una
vailing efforts of Mr.. Ellyson and his
supporters. Mr.. Ayers refusal of the
nomination was sharp and decisive.
Gentlemen" says he, II appreciate
every compliment you have paid me, but
it is well known that am a candidate
for the Governorship of Virginia, and /
intend that my resourcefulness and bar
rel shall stand me well in hand two years
from now, and don't propose to fritter
them away now in vain attempt to
steal red hot stove" Of course he
contributed to the campaign fund, the
niggardly sum of $5OO.OO. 1t was
mournful crowd which turned away
from the Hon. Rufus Ayers. The real
object of the convention had been de-
feated. The question now was how to
save their face, how cover their retreat,
how to keep their army from stamped
ing. The Hon. Taylor Ellyson promis-
ed to match dollars with the leaders of
the district, he would give dollar for
every one these leaders would give.
Well, of course, they were able to get
out candidate They induced a gen.
tleman by the name of Bruce to offer
himself as victim. In his speech of
acceptance he summed it up: Gentle
men, have made sacrifice and hope
you will do the same" | wonder if he
meant by this last "contibme?" Mr..
Bruce is gentleman unknown to fame, I
whom obscurity had marked for her
own.
Democrat-The Grapes hang high,
Republican-The Grapes hang low,
Democrat don't want Grapes,
Republication don't say so.
Well, friend Pendleton, ] had hoped
not only to get to the poll-tax but even
to give serious criticism upon the ac-
ton of the Democratic convention. l
will close now and address myself tethe
above matter at some future time.
Your friend,
"MR. MAC"
Wythe Co., Va, Aug. 18th, 'O6.
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Our Cemeteries.

The concrete curbing in the new GENE
terry will be begun this week, and the
new gate will soon be up. This work,
it is thought, will be finished by the fail
as will also the iron fence at the ole
cemetery.
Mr.. Buston, Sr., has given so young
trees, and when the time comes for put
ting them out we expect to use as many
trees as are needed in the two GENE
teries.
When the year closes we will have
spent more than $1,000 sum far in
excess of contributions.
We plan to serve lunch at the fair,
and if we succeed, it must be with the
help of all who have this work at heart.
We neei help from everybody, and will
greatly appreciate the promise of hams,
chickens, bread, eggs, tomatoes, coffee,
tea, lemons, sugar, butter, apple pies
and cheese.
Please do not wait for further asking,
but send us a note stating what you can
furnish so the work can be systemstized
and made ready before hand.
Every body can send something and
we are counting on your help.
H. S. HARRISON, Pres.
L. WARD, Sec'y.
A. c. BOYER, Treas.
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Tribute Of Love.

Miss Mollie Hoover died at the home
of her mother in Tazewell, Va, July
14th, 1906. She was twenty years of
age.
In her death our Sunday School has
lost most valuable member.
She was organist and also member
of the church choir, regular in attend
ance and faithful to every duty. She
was attractive in person and of the
happiest and most genial manner, and a
favorite with all who knew her. Be it
therefore resolved,
LIST. That while we cannot under
stand Gods providence in removing one
whose life was so full of hope and
promise and who was so needful to us,
that we pray for spirit of submission
to the will of Him who knoweth what
is best.
End. That as a Sunday School we
cherish the memory of Mollie's consis-
tent Christian character and faithful
ness to duty.
0rd. That we commend to the great
All-Father the bereaved family, and
pray that in their sorrow they may
recognize the hand of Him who doeth
all things well. "
4th. That copy of these resolutions
be sent the family, the Tazewell Re-
publican, Clinch Valley News and Mid
land Methodist.
MRS. MARY 0'KEEFFE,
(Signed) Mrs. Rose DoAK,
MRS. ANNIE ST. CLAIR.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING

Colonel Campbell Slemp and other
distinguished speakers will address the
citizens of the Ninth District of Vir-
ginia at the following times and places:
Pearisburg, September "a, 1906.
Tazewell, August q, 1906.
Abingdon, September II, 1906.
Wise, November 5, 1906.
Lebanon, September 5, 1906.
Gate City, September 8, 1906.
Clintwood, October Is, 1906.
Newcastle, October 10, 1906.
Judge P. w. Strother and other dis
tinguished speakers will address the
citizens of the Ninth District of Vir-
GINA at the following times and places:
Wytheville, November 5, 1906.
Pulaski, September 8, 1906.
Bland, October Is, 1906.
Jonesville, September II, 1906.
All citizens are respectfully invited
to be present.
P. ]. DAVENPORT,
District Chairman.
L. D. CALFEE, Secretary.
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Boyer sells school books and school
supplies.
About 10000 people witnessed the
Robinson Shows at this place on last
Friday.
School books and all kinds of school
supplies at Boyer's.
There will be preaching in the Baptist
church next Sunday at II a. m. and 8 p.
M, by the pastor.
Who sells school books and school
supplies? Boyer, of course.
There will be a regular conclave Of
Cfinch Valley Commandery on next
Monday night, September Bird.
Go to Boyer's for your school books
and school supplies.
Miss Bessie Greever, OF Graham, Va,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Callie Greev-
err, at Tazewell.
The place to get your school books
and school supplies
/ School books and all kinds of school
supplies at Boyer's.
About all the export cattle in Taze-
well county have been sold this year.
Messrs. Jno. w. Crockett and S. j.
Thompson bought most of them and
good prices were realized by the graz
ers.
Don't forget that Boyer's is head
quarters for school books and school
supplies.
Boyer's for school books and school
supplies.
Judge Henson did not open circuit
court here on Monday, the regular day
for beginning the term. He was detain-
ed at the bedside of brother in West
Virginia. On Wednesday the Judge
arrived at Tazewell and opened court,
but adjourned till the 18th of Septem-
Der. This adjournment was caused by
the illness of Judge Henson's daughter,
whom he found sick with typhoid fever
on his return from West Virginia.
"Keen Kutter" Carving Sets, Pocket
Knives, Scissors and Shears at Boyer's.
Rugs and Druggetts from $1.00 to
SOS. 90 at The Big Store.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
School books and all kinds of school
supplies at Boyer's.
There was an excursion of colored
people from the Elkhorn coal fields to
Tazewell on yesterday. A special train
of eight cars brought more than five
hundred persons to the station and they
were brought up town by the street car
line. A picnic was intended to be one
Of the features, and was to be held on
the base ball grounds near the residence
of Mr.. S. D. May; but the picnic was
broken up by constant rain, which be-
gan to fall before noon. Two games of
base ball were to have been played be-
tween team that came with the ex-
cursion and the Tazewell colored team.
Only one game was played and the visit
ing team won by score of 7 to 6. The
crowd was good humored and most or
derby.
School books and all kinds of school
supplies at Boyer's.