The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-30

The Salvation Army deals in men and
women-wholesale and retail. After a
time, when a man wants a wife. he will
come 70 US. and when a woman wants a
husband she viii come TO US. and I have
no fear but that-we will do as well by
her as she often does by herself.
Gen William Booth head OF one OF
the greatest religious organizations IN the
world, made this statement last night. as
illustrative Of the scope Of the work
which his vast and intricate working
scheme comprehends. He spoke to
crowd that filed every seat in the Con
gregational Church, permission to enter
which was fought for by hundreds of
persons not holding tickets, and who made
a jam ar the doors that required the
presence Of a corps Of policemen TO keep
order. and which was so packed that
number Of women were unable 10 stand
The strain. being taken away i'll.
None who heard the address went away
without a deep appreciation Of the sue
cess Of the organization, and the secret
Of that success, although attributed by
its head TO hard work. has been largely
due, according to the expressions OF his
auditors, 10 the personality Of the truly
great man who heads #.
This movement IS but forty-two years
old, It is bat forty-two years since /
gave up everything to help save man."
said the general "'Of how much more
value is a man than a sheep has been
said, but We would think now it had been
changed 20 How much more is q sheep
worth than a maH?' If you would keep a
man from drowning, why not keep a
soul from being lost? Granting that you
want to help your fellow-man. let me
tell YOU some of the things this orgauiza-
tion has done
Thousands of stations,
I'VE have 800 different stations. in
ffty-seven different countries IN the
world They are manned by 1900 higher
officers and aided by $1,000 lay officers.
We extend help to men, women, and
children in twentE-zeven different Ian
gUages. We print newspapers in twenty
five countries, all offering TO him who has
slipped q helping hand Every week we
feed 100000 persons and every night %
600 persons find places to sleep under our
roofs.
we have l5o rescue stations, by means
Of which we have rescued, from the worst
he'll this side Of the river. We are annu-
ally saving 5000 women from this sort of
life. We have $50 different departments
that take undesirable citizens from places
they are not wanted to places where they
are wanted-from one land to another
from one part Of a nation to another.
surely, this one feature of the saliva
ton OF 5000 girls a year is something
that is well worthy Of commendation.
But we would do more. We want your
help-we need sympathy. people and
money. This is not a fad Of a passing
moment Often I am asked. as a final
extinguisher What will become Of the
Salvation Army when the general is Gead?'
tell them, and I tell you. that the gen
eTal is not yet dead. but when the time
comes for him 20 cross the river, the
news Of his death will be coupled with
the fact that the general is still at work.
The general is dead will read the news.
long live the general All this has been
provided for and the Salvation Army will
go on and on and on, and continue the
work it has been doing, only doing more.
and reaching more people and doing it on
a grander scale
1T is the Godless-the churchless, that
must be reached. In London, on the pow
erty-stricken east side ana IN all other
parts Of that great city. there are 2,C00.O00
people who never go 20 church. On the
continent, it is worse. It is these peopIe
we must reach
Obstacles Are Removed.
obstacles of all kinds have been
thrown in the way Of the Salvation Army
But to show you what, among other
things. we have accomplished, I would
call your attention to public opinion
that something that heaps our path with
roses one day and with thorns another.
But in a measure. we must admit. vox
populi. vox Deus-the sentiment Of the
public, which was so stngingly directed
against us at one time, IS with us now.
The world must admit that we have our
work TO perform. and we perform IT IS
we'll as we can-in Japan as well as Eng
landAin Java as we'll as Africa. It might
be thought that with the Oriental people.
the instinct Of their old religions would
have fastened its hold upon them more
deeply than has Christianity on the per
sons we know; but I have found, in NV
visits 10 Japan. that the percentage Of
churchless people there IS as great or
greater than with the Christian peoples.
Therefore, there is a work there for us
10 do-the churchIess people must be
reached.
Popular opinion once seemed 10 be-
lieve that our ranks were recruited from
only to submerged Classes-reformed
burglars and evil women and evil-doers
generally We are after souls. and when
we have saved one, We have a recruit. no
matter what his former relation 10 So
ciety might have been. But they are not.
by any means, all wrong -doers or all
from a low order Of society
We have been offered by the govern
ment Of Java the entire charge OF their
criminal population and of a vast gov
eTnment compound to be erected for the
lepers, that they may die as well taken
care of as possible. We VIII take
charge Of that work, for we have the
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