Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26
50 YEARS Of SALVATION ARMY
Brigadier Andrews Tells of Its
Trials and Triumphs.
Two Days of Meetings with the bur-
IinEton Corps As Part of the
Golden Jubilee Celebration.

on the work of the army Sunday at
the Majestic. This is the year of the 5th
anniversary OF the work of the army
which was founded 80 years ago by Will
liam Booth, and the two DAYS meetings in
tho city were part of the celebration with
which the army is marking the jubilee
Brigadier Andrews is making a trip
through New ENGLAND with Quartette
of musicians who added much to las.
evenings meeting. The first meeting was
held Saturday evening at the city haI
when Prigadier Andrews talked of the
army Tho second was held Sunda,
morning at the city Hall Park. and vas
largely attended. The meeting planned
for SUNDAY afternoon At the same place
had to lc cancelled ON account Of the I'M
favorable weather.
Sunday evenings meeting Nas presided
over by Ensign rhco Fowler of this city.
After several selections had been plaved
Ivy the quartette made Ny Of fou, horns.
the SPEAKER Of the evening was introduced.
He SPOKE Of the volume and character Of
the Salvation Army which has up to the
present time been in the making for q
half century lie said in part:
In London there is a markcr with theSo
words ION this spot William Booth be
gan his work Of the Salvation Army In
July, $50" Tho marker vas placed there
by tho city authorities and what was then
n small Christian mission later became
general mission. stretching out ali over
London ANA then over England. growing
nrtil AT the present time It is operating
n 6" countries aNd colonies in the world
a. vol rs carving on mission w,,rl; IN
heather countries. Its name originated at
tu conference held In 1871 The secre-
tarY was writing correspondence and
called the organization the volunteer
army. The founder, standing beside him.
took the pen and, scratching ont the word
volunteer. wrote in "salvation." since
which time it has been known a the Sal
walton Army
1t was not long after its founding in
England that IT grew Internationally.
General Booths oldest daughter had
thought long of starting the movement in
France and at the age of Il went I'M
protected 20 Paris. where the first mis-
> sion in that country vas established
The generals oldest son was forced 70
go to Sweden for his health and while
convalescine he started mission at
Stockholm and there is no place where
the movement IS stronger at the present
time than there, with the execution of
. England 1t was about - Years ago that
converts Of the Army. feeling the ma
. t"rlal benefits Of the christian life
started ont To- foreign countries 10 live
. Two came to III" United States. settling
. a. Philadelphia and at Cleveland two
. went I" Australia and ono to Canada.
All started missions and in this wav the
moveret grew, spreading as does a fire
, distributed by sparks from large cen
, tral fire. Speaking of the growth Of the
Army, tn" speaker stated that at the
, tim" Of The death of John Wesley. -
wears aftcr the starting Of the Methodist
= religion ther" We're $50 Methodist min
listers, while at the present time. -
years after tn" foundations of the Army
there are 2o"0o preachers. with 1000 in
the United States
u 1t is not only the bulk which has made
= the Army, but the spirit with which the
work of its leaders is characterized. As
An example. Young women who hal
charge of SUM mission in Cincinnati
which took care of 20 waits went to her
own death in an attempt t. save five Of
the children who We're caught in the
> burning bidding. she left the building
once after she thought all had been
saved but on reaching the sidewalk
~ found that five We're still in the build
. ing. While she knew she would not he
- able to save them she went back to die
y with them. This is the spirit in which
a all of the soldiers in the Army work
- sprnging forth whenever there is call
'e not regarding the amount of danger or
sacrifice involved, So II is in the pres
Is ent war. call was issued for people
= to carry on first aid work following the
! ambulances in the fields of operations
- was not a question of where enough
'e could be found to fill the ranks, but
,e of whom to select,
- The manner of carrying on the serv'
=. ice has been adopted it came to
y hand The idea of putting religious
~ words to the tune OF popular songs is
~ not a new one many who have hoart
VI the tune of TITS a Long Way to Tip
~ pcrary," with the bass drum of the
. Army. may think This custom wa
~ adopted wears ago until now song:
which were put to popular airs then t.
u" the horror of the public, are now il
= every hyinnal
81 The music which now goes with ever!
>" Salvation Army meeting was INSPIRED
- by the result of mans efforts 70 giV'
his music to God where before he ha'
~ playcd for only public dances, entertain
y ments and the like. Tho man was con
" vertod by the Army and laid away hi
musical instrument. thinking that II wa
w. too much of the worldly things. Genera
-, Booth, upon "A visit to his home, discoV
~ cred the violin hung high upon the wal
~ and covered with dust and after hear
80 ing the story babe the mtvl take ii dow
and play it to the glory of God. Ther
are at present ,no"l handsmen who ar