The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-10

Today ia the birthday ofs Gen. VII
 pootS of the salvation Army. He | is 40 years old. An ordained Metnv. . dist minister. he went with his nople
 wife into the London slums. ana see | ing there c bigger, deeper proolen v. v. misery and sin than had ever oeen .e' bv any existing religious denomination, tbav ha9an alieviating the suffering aa
 hest they could, and fighting sin atteE tsIiinr methods of their owns- From | tsrt servica in Whitechapei graveyatn' I,,Iv q 1883. grew the Salvation Army now worldwide in its work Since that first earnest effort in one ot Aoa- don's most imposible corners anu en.' @ an indifferent. sin-steeped people' Zen erai Booth has seen the movement
 sn-ead into fifty-four countries and col. | onies. the Gospel of salvation preacneu h., his followers in twenty.eignt diI- | ferent tongues, with over 12,Ooo omceL srrerv,sing a religious and social woFh That has brought both spirtuai ana bodily comfort to millions.
 The Salvation Army in me on..eu
 states is one of the nauons sas' instruments for good. Tnirty ye1rA
 so Sssnerai Booth sent over com r,is,orer and six girls to start the
 work Now through it's 800 corps ana nn.ros4a people otherwise inacessible srs raached: hearts long dormant m ain are touched; homes for tne SICK, Ipoyerty-stricl<en and errins ones are opened; work for the dishearteneo, ois- | coura eed jobless fellow is found; or nhsua1es. farm colonies and day nurs- | eries are maintained; those sick ana m nrtson are visited: millions Of hungry foiLs are fed: summer outings are ar
 ronya6 for mothers and children. and | advice. comfort and instructions are | given those needing it. All this is oons s. without asking. What Is your creeo'
 but What is your need rnust have the great courage or ms ] convictions, for he breaches and Ia.
 hors against great odds. It was unique ana nnorthodox at first to see the Cos 1 ceI of Christ preached in nfdstreet ts l inc roll of drums and the blare ol | trumuets, but ears long deaf 70 nighel
 spiritual calls heard these when tney could hear nothing else. ana coH"k '. baar more. many have been lifred 70 2 1 better plane of living. Hooted. teered 1 Serided. the men and the '1assies" re- 1 mair unafraid, and go into places tna' l vvouId spell danger to others less couE' | areoua. But be 1t said to the grea' credit of the great American uhoe, world, there is rarely record or insuI or injury ever being offered 10 wo w
 man wearing the military oreSS ''
 
 evidently the Salvation Army mem hers have adopted the old Cornish mot I'd. "Doe the next thynge." for there Il | nn niece of good work that they nav rot undertaken, and in which they havI no succeeded. Coming in daily contac
 with working people, they realized Una hettay boarding housSs and more health 1uI surroundings would initiate great
 iv to the general upiift of that body
 so thew have established workingmen'
 hotels fin various parts of the countr
 to the number of eighty or more. Tnes
 offer accommodations for over 500 men. and annually nearly two and
 half million beds are supplied to ap
 ultcants, with meals to about one-nft
 as many. ,
 Believing the best altruistic work 1 that which helps a man to help him ~aIf this organization has opened near Iv 100 industrial homes throughout th country, placing them in large cities 70 conwested population. and maintainin
 ! them for the benefit of those who ar willing to work bue have not found
 foh. wagons from each of these cen Fare 20 over the city collecting oi nansrs. books. clothes and furnltur , that people discard and are willing { give away. From this mass of rubbfs ans household waste a living for thous
 anSs of men and women is devised. Tn
 old clothes that are wsarable are que
 tioned of to the poor families At froT s to IS cents a garment, and the Oldai
 useless ones. are sorted. graded. an packed Into bales by men in the hoEnel The books are carefully gone Ovel and those that are salable are put .