The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-10-08
CHURCHES JOIN
TO HONOR
BOOTH
Lieutenant Colonel Cox Tells oil
Personalities of the
General.
ME MORTAL SERVICE CROWDED
How Salvation Army Was Start
ed in London and the
Work Done.
MEMORIAL SERVICE CROWDED
(From Monday Advertiser)

Hundreds of persons representing the
five Protestant denominations in the
city gathered at the Bijou theater last
evening and took part in a union mem
orial service dedicated to the late Gen.
William Booth, founder of the Saliva
ton Army.
Lieut.-Col. Blanche Cox was the chief
speaker Colonel Cox, who is at the
head of the local Salvation Army post,
was close personal friend of the late
General Booth and in the early days of
the Salvation Army received personal
teaching from him in London and while
resident in his home, together with
number of other religious workers,
was able to make an intensive study
of the character of the founder of the
organization.
With many anecdotes of his life, il.
Illustrative of General Booth IS work,
aims and spiritual views, together with
number of stories of personal expert
ences and hardships endured with him
in the early days of the Salvation
Army, Colonel Cox was possessor of a
fund of data which enabled her to
make her lecture wonderfully interest
| ing.
| In the course of her address the head
of the local post related short stories
and incidents, which not only threw
more light upon the life of the Gen
eral, but also were illustrative of what
constitutes the work of the Salvation
Army and what is its highest aim.
Quality of Goodness.
"The fundamental quality in Gen.
eral Booth S character was that of
goodness" said Colonel Cox. "Much
mud was thrown at him in the early
days, many untruths were written and
said about him, but none of his critics
lever denied that he was good.
"Forty-seven years ago he started
the Salvation Army as a small Chris
tian mission, and from that developed
the great organization now known al
the Salvation Army, that goes out tx
meet those that don I go to church, tn,
rabble in the cutters, who haven t tn,
| clothes to go to church in if they would
They do not hear the church bells, but
they answer the summons of the Sal
walton Army drum.
, 1T is fighting organization, we are
fighting people, and General Bootl
showed us how to fight. His wonderful
faith overcame all difficulties, and hi!
last words, typical of this faith, were
The promises of God are sure if WE
can but believe Throughout the age
of doubt, when wave seemed to bC
sweeping the country and about to sub
merge the church with atheistic doc
trines, he stood firmly and simply alone
with faith in God.
"He was heard by me to make thu
remark that more beautiful than tn,
most beautiful piece of scenery to hin
was the sight of a sinner saved. Hi.
highest aim was the saving of souls anC
during his last hours, when he lay OF
his bed, blind and helpless, he said Ny
heart is breaking for the salvation Of
the world and / can do no more.''
Praise for Work Done.
Lieutenant Colonel Cox was intro
duced by the Rev. R. =. Smith, of thu
First Methodist Church, who SPOKE
! highly regarding her personal ability
! the work that she is accomplishing herr
and the work being done by the Saliva
tion Army throughout the world. Great
praise was accorded the organization by
the Methodist pastor for the work thai
the organization is doing in reaching
!, and getting in touch with the greaf
masses of people which the church is un
able to reach, partly through its OWL
fault.
w. A. Bowen presided at the meeting
On the platform we're the Right Rev
erend II. Restarick, DIR. Doremus Scud
der, Rev. r. E. Smith, Rev. A. A. Eber
sole, Lieutenant Colonel Cox and Rev
f. G. Williams.
During the service Miss Edith Ross
Ign Collais sang "Boundless Saliva
tion," a solo composed by General
Booth shortly before his death. Mem
bers of the double quartet, which also
furnished music. were Arthur Wall, j
A. Hill, George Brown, C. H. Tracy
Miss Collais, Miss Ethel Damon, C. S
Weight and @. j. Hum.