Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21

wife was present also. sitting in the
gallery.
Accounts Of the incident do not say
whether the young couple knew In ad-
vance Of the attempt that was to be
made (prompted, it is limited. by envy
of his success) to reduce him to the
routine or ordinary pastoral work. Al
any rate, when the question came up
the young preacher protested IN an
impassioned speech.
Il am called of God to do this work."
he declared. Shall l refuse to obey the
CALI"
Leaning over the railing Of the gall
lery his wife cried "Never!" and he,
smiling back at her, echoed the word.
He felt that his conscience was
true guide. and following its prompt
ings he left the conference. His wife
Joined him and they went out arm in
arm to fight the battle for souls In
their own way.
Four years later, without money. help
or prospects, and with no support ex-
cept the unfaltering loyalty and en-
couragement OF his wife, he began his
real campaign. In July OF that year he
secured an old tent. and pitching 1t IN
an abandoned cemetery in Whitechapel.
he began to hold meetings there. His
success was immediate. He got at the
very people he wanted to reach. and he
not only gripped them but held them.
Later he moved the tent to an even
more dismal spot called the Mile End
Waste, and still his followers grew.
The tent was old and rotten and one
night a storm tore it to pieces.
That did not discourage the indomit-
able spirit Of William Booth. With his
strange congregation trailing after him
he found other even less likely places
for his prea ching-a dancing saloon. an
old warehouse, and finally brought up
more or less triumphantly in a dis
reputable theater which he hired. Here
he gathered around him on the stage
the motley array OF men and women
whom he had pulled up out OF the mire
Of crime and low living. And the peo-
pie Of Mile End road, wondering and
startled. came to gaze and to listen.
From that time the work spread like
wildire.
Named Salvation Army
Having got habitation. it took on
also a name, the Christian Mission. BY
I1s77 William Booth was really at the
head Of new religious sect. He had
helpers chiefly from laboring men be-
I cause they knew the field and were
themselves known there. But no one,
ret even BOOTH himself. realized what
was coming. The Salvation Army as
such was made by an unprecedented
scratch Of the pen.
The thing happened in 1873 when an
appeal was being drawn up for aid in
| CARRYING on the work OF the Christian
Mission In the circular 1t was de-
scribed as a volunteer army, but when
| the COPY was handed TO Mr.. Booth for
his approval he looked 1t over, then
| suddenly drawing his pen thru the
word volunteer" wrote instead sal
walton" Altho no one realized 1t then.
the Salvation Army was created by
that change OF a word
The phrase Immediately became pop
ular Mr. Booth. who had been known
as the general superintendent. was
soon called the general" His assist
ants who were not ordained ministers
and therefore had no title, were re-
ferred to as captains" And Of course
the rest soon became Soldiers"
| Gradually the military FORM Of the
organization grew until it became COM
plete. General Booth was quick to see
Its advantages and unhesitatingly
made the most of them. Church peo'
pie called the services parody o,
religion. Scientific men sneered, Spur.
seon declared that Booth was bringing
contempt on religion. Huxley called
the new methods "corvbantic chris
tianity."
But the general knew what he wa
about He saw the folly Of trying t
make people who were used to excite
ment. TO primitive, crude appeals t
their senses, be satisfied with repres
sion and monotony. Color and excite
ment they must have So he set him
self deliberately to give II to them am
: to make it fight for christianity, no
against it. The uniforms helped. S
/ did the tambourines and drums. tn
. flags and general joyousness. He Sc
$ hymns to popular tunes and his con
D gregations were singing the words al
s most before they were aware.
g His preaching was along the sam
lines. He made them think OF God as
i realty being they could understand
8 He threatened them with hell: a he
b they could understand. Once he sli
: down the bannister rail Of a pulpit I
= illustrate the ease and celebrity wit
= which sinners were coasting down I
n hell. The incident Is told with Spur
: geon in the leading role. but 1t wa
h really General Booth that did it. II
IS once said:
Y Il would stand on my head on t!
Al dome Of ST Paurs If I believed it wou
d bring people to God"
All this time he was condemned as
0. mountehank BY conservative Poop
Is and abused by others in the very ranl
d he was trying to reach. But gradual
Is ne was spreading the york al =.
p England The most savage opposite
10 came from the middle classes. a!tl
l. street ruffians naturally revelled in Il
al chance which open air meetings a
ID forded for hooliganism. In 1882 wh'
General and Mrs. Booth led a proce
n sion of their followers thru the stree
TO OF Sheffield there was a genuine rit
he Attacked by Mob.
to Attacked by mob which thre
OF stones and bricks and assailed the
ed with sticks and fists the Salvationi:
ty marched steadily forward. making a
xt solutely no reprisals One member
n the procession Lieutenant Davidsc
n a big man who had been champi
h wrestler. was beaten severely and f1ns
o. " taken to the hospital with fra
as tured skull Fortunately General a
Mrs Booth were not hurt. The fiji
is act Of the Salvationists on reachi