The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-04

Almost every hour In the day. and
far into the night, the army home 10
besieged by callers: hungry men, mis-
cradle, friendless men; women with
sick children; wretched housewives tell
of the wolf at the door; sick little ones
crying for that nourishment which can
not be supplied them, and to the ex-
treme extent Of their ability. and the
resources at that command, this man
and his wife manage In some way to
relieve a great measure Of suffering.
It is a noted fact that a Salvation
Army officer can stretch out a dollar
to a most marvellous extent--and get
the greatest good out of a limited sup
ply of the "Sinews OF War"
Next to the love and fealty that we
owe to our Maker and our God. is our
regard and reverence for pure woman
hood; our mothers. wives, sisters and
sweethearts. But O narrowing picture
Is before us---a dark blot biaeker than
the caverns OF inferno rests upon our
fair land; the Shiny trail of the serpent
can be traced across the threshold of
homes once crowned with JOY and hap
piness; fair flower has been torn
from the sweetest environment--where
rested the light of Heaven--and trans
planted In the poisonous vapors of hell;
the appalling tragedy II constantly be
ing enacted; enough to make the Ruler
of the Neither World hide his face un-
der hts ebon spinion and weep for
shame. The mighty world moves on
in it's multifarious pursuits intoxicated
with the triumphs of the centuries
How many give these wretched crea-
lures thought--except those of the
homes who have passed under the
upas shade OF afiiction. As we sit In
the rudy glow OF the frelight in our
own happy homes. with the gleeful
voices Of children about us. do we
think of the hell almost at our doors:
the bacchanalian orgies that almost
sweep to our ears7 Frtghtful thought;
somsbodys' darling - there; once 2
loving sister y once q tender devoted
wife and mother; there braxen and be-
dizened In shame and debauchery--
with ribald laughter on her lips now
poisoned by the virus Of the scorpion.
Patriotic, Christian men and women of
this proud and historic city--where
abides and clusters the sweetest mem-
cries of an era sleeping beneath the
folds OF a flag that went down dripping
with the purest blood that ever hallow-
ed freedoms cause; where fingers the
most cherished recollections of:
"A nation which rose SO white and fair
And fell so free OF crime"
Rally to the biood-stained banner of
the cross so valiantly held aloof by
Captain doom, his wife and adjutants
for there IL embraced In the Saliva
ton Army work Of this city. one of
its most salient features, the rescue of
women from lives Of shame--and these
EFFORTS which take their inspiration
from beyond the sthrs are: meeting
with good success. When you look into
the bright facen about you which re-
fleet your own image-think or those
poisoned and ruined lives, ana give
some impetus to the great work by
lending aid TO the Salvation Army
and your investment win come back
TO you compounded thousand fold
not only here In this mundane sphere,
hut viii roll on forever and break in
eternal Eladness on the farthest shores
of eternity.
In thrifty Southwest Georgia town
there is this bright morning scene of
merriment and tina NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so
to speak, could be heard "the sound of
music and dancing" and preparation to
aIav the fatted calf. why? The re-
turn Of the prodigal; the idol Of the
home: once as;
Fair as the rose
That bushes and blows
In Cashmere'R sunny vale
As pure as the SHOWS and Icy
foes
49,. OF Alpine's frosty mail"
Rescued from a scarlet hell in this
metropolis by Captain odom, of the
local Salvation Army post. and return
ed to her overjoyed and forgiving pa
rents and dear ones.
Fresh in the public mind is the case
of a young woman from the West, who.
for alleged cruelty on the part OF her
husband, made an attempt on her life
but now once again restored to health.
Upon leaving the hospital. this unfort-
innate found her erstwhile liege lord
wearing stripes and deprived OF his
liberty, and his ability to aid her fur
Their; she was without friends and
funds. Captain and Mrs. Odom. of the
Salvation Army post. ever on the alert
for the distressed, got quickly in touch
with the situation and in short order
the distressed one was safely and com
fortably in the Army Home on Whit
man Street. where she Is being cared
for and made to feel at homeland ev-
erything possible being done for her.
This Is concrete Christianity, Is II
not7
Jesus Christ gave the woman Of Sa.-