Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-26
SALVATION ARMY
HEADQUARTERS
OPEN MARCH 50
Captain George B. Seeds and
Force Of Men Busily En-
gagged in Remodelling Gold
Avenue Building.


Albuautrquo will soon have place
whore the unfortunate and the lndi-
gent win be taken care OF temporarily
IN Systematic manner The place
viii be at 1T West Gold avenue ana
viii be operated by the salvation
Army. George y. Seeds. captain. The
store room leased by the Salvation
Army people for barracks. reading
room and dormitory r. now being
renovated and remoeeilcd throughout
hf q furtc ~ mon. rnntnin Scods,
Mearing DVcrailH. u vupklug aa hAru
ana as Ions hs amy OF the men who
nrc Rss.stlNs him. The old porch IN
front Of the store room has been torn
away An office has hoon built near
the entrance and a reading and
lcunFsng room has also been parti-
toned Off In the rear OF the office
and library big space has been re-
served for the holding Of services.
Then there Is a large room called the
dormitory. where the man without a
bed can go and sleep until he obtains
work And last. but very Important.
IN the rear OF the dormitory there u
q kindiing yard. Here the Rble-
bodied man who applies for n meal
and a bed Will be put 10 the test II
he is sincere III his statement that
ne IL looking for work and II willing
20 work ne VIII be introduced 90 the
kindilng wood With an axe fur
nishcd by tho Army he viii be put 20
work when he has split enough
Blndling 70 show hiH sincerity he will
be fed and given place 20 sleep.
Captain Seeds, who has had a great
deal Of experience In Army work. "
enthusiastic over the prospects for
aupcossfii work In Albuquerque. He
has gone about the work OF building
fhe barracks in businesslike man
ner.
The now Army hall Will be thrown
open for the inspection OF the gem
eral public on saturday nexi Those
who see the work that the army il
doing IN Albuquerque and the work
the organisation intends 20 40, may
A. they feel 50 disposed tender q
donation 10 Captain Seeds 90 assist
toward paying of the debt which mas
been incurred because Of the new i'm
provements.
The business methods OF the saliva
NAOu AIIlN HNN NtthNtt SlNNfU w ~
brief article, Weighed In tho Balance
Mo, Found wanting." written by
Arnold white. well known author.
An extrnct of Mr. Whites article
follows.
The spdnith proverb. "He who
would be d Christ must expect cracl-
fixlon." Il realized by the soldiers OF
the salvation Army They. strain
lea
war. when we remember that, hc-
cord.ng 10 the best atrategscai au-
thorities. the spiritual factor IN war
IL TO an the other factors IN the pro-
portion OF three TO one, we may infer
that sincerity IN action, sound prin-
ciplo and financial integrity are the
factors that have gained for the Army
the support u cofnanands fran gov
ernmenta. police authorities ana I'M
partial onlookers.
Years ago ] was requested BY few
friends 10 look into the finances OF
the salvation Army. ! dld 80 IN the
spirit OF doubling Thomas, with a
keen scent for cant and hunbue, but
/ emerged from the inquiry. which
was conducted on sound business
principles, convinced not 30 much by
the purity OF motive. OF the amount
~ work accomplished--othese things
speak for themselves--as by the In
tegrity and wisdom Of the people
who had the handling OF the cash.
when discussing the salvation
Army Il is comon 20 hear man say,
what pity that they never publish
"a balance aiseaf'" The fact that they
do publish d halnnof sheet md hose
niwaya done ao. does not seem to no
known.
Those who deny the exnetltude,