The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-31
SCORES CHURCHES;
PRAISES THE ARMY
Capt. Mabee Says That Salvation
Army Has to Do Work Of
the Church.

Many of those who heard Can't. w
D. Mabee OF the Salvation Army
speak at the court house last night
Salu mat fNe effort was one of the
strongest and the address one OF III,
.hoSt pleasing, that they had ever
heard. CGpt. MIhee made a groat I'm.
preston upon his hearers and ha
gave them clearer insight and q
oetter understanding OF what the SAL
Vation Army has done, is doing and
hopes to do. than any OF than had
ever had before. 1t was q rlaguifoent
effort. sis
The speaker said that when tba
present plan OF work wns frat con.
ceiVed no one thought of what i'm.
ineuse proportions it might ultimately
attaih. He said that As years ago
'he entire Salvation Army plan was
uhuer tue hat OF one man and that
mar man was working In the famous
White-chapel neighborhood OF Lon
don. He soon found it necessary To
ieed the men who nocked to him for
assistance and for giving assistanca
and then was originated the army
winch mas fiourished Like green bay
tree until 1t is now found in SO couR.
tries "ad officers to the numner ~
10000 are located in all paris OF the
world. The local officers OF the q a,-nv
VINO correspond to the officials OF =
cnurch, reach q sum total OF oyar
oo,OoO. The Salvation Army hoe OK
700 bands. which give their time free
lor furnishing music to aid the or.
aer ana the soldiers, recruits aud nd.
nerenls OF the order must reach well
up into the millions, although Cant
alaoee said that he did not have anv
dfinite figures at hand,
HE then took up the question of
the great difficulties encountered in
tne work, referring to the fact that
the great body OF workers come from
:.:S saloons and other ivWiy yFaiRa of
IKE, though there are many recruits
In the ranks from the cultured t.;aa-
ses. Another difficulty which. baa
loeen encountered, according 10 rsant
Mnbee, Is the slowness with which the
ofhcers and leaders af the work EyraaT,
the ideas and Heads OF the work. He
said that much more could he eo-
compltshed In much shorter lensth
or time II II were possible To mate ~,
would, nut said that the Shnrch.-;
end Upon the minds OF the Ieadsra In
steaa OF many repetiticns being nee
ie l,id that all told there are only
aos" 20 wealthy people in the order
at,l said that the Salvation Army is
syn:saiiy Of and for the poor people
He npbraided the people OF the W.
rtous churches for not doing tha
,s.nrk that ls heing done by thA zaass=z..
tlna Army. He said that ..ae church;
with It's 100000 melp2ers, with its
great numbers of mex and 1niliicfg
OF dollars of wealth, could do even
more than the Salvation Army haa
immediate Impression OF the deaireii
done or can hope TO DO is e cnlg
would not do 1t and that therefore IL
had to be done by some otner similar
to the Salvation Army or be left yll-
done. He SID that the army is sp-
ing the wo:k OF the church for tka
church. 80
Rev. 5. w. Speake. pastor OF at.
JSnn's Methodist church, said 4 few
words OF connnendation, foiiozins
the conclusion of Capt. Maaee,s a;-
dress. Mr.. Speake compltmented the
army on what It is doing and 6ai5
that the officers deserved wiatayar
help and assistance the peoDla aas
The churches could give.
The benedictfon was pronounced Iy
Rev. D. Witherspoon Dodge. pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church.
Local workers for the Saiyatioa
Army are Ensign and Mra. TlAleiA.,
and Capt. and Mrs. Way. II is the
duty OF Anderson people To afsare-
ciate the great work that these f,eo.
pie are doing and when an opporturi-
ity presents itself for them 10 aid
they should not be slow In graspiag
it.