The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
Salvation Army
Denies Sending
Cash Out of City

Among the contributions to the Sal
walton Army building fund to-day
was that of serving maid who gave
$50. The young woman was told that
she wasn't expected to make so con-
siderable a donation, buts she declar-
ed that she loved the Salvation Army
and for that reason was quite ready
to take from her hard earned savings
the SUM mentioned and put it into the
building scheme.
Another donation Of $25 was given
by a man who supports a wife and
family on SIS a week. This citizen
said he wanted to buy a few bricks in
the proposed new building and was
sorry he couldn't give four times as
much. Adj. Perritt, who collected
these subscriptions said he was sur
poorer people in Bridgeport were sup
porting the movement
eff the well-to-do would give in
the same proportion we would exper-
fence little difficulty in obtaining the
fund required" said Adj. Perritt
Adj. Armstrong and his co-workers
complained that certain Bridgeport
residents had industriously and mali
ciously'' circulated the story that a
part Of the fund to be collected here
would be sent out of the city. Adj.
Armstrong denounced this as a gyoss
calumny and said the persons re-
sponsible for it know very we'll that
what they are saying is wholly false
and entirely without, foundation.
The Salvation Army man pointed
out that were the organization inclin-
ed to divert any part Of the fund it
couldn't do so because the control of
the money has passed entirely out of
the Salvation Army's hands. None of
this money is turned over the the Sal
walton Army, but every penny is in
the custody Of Farnham c. Fox, the
treasurer Of the fund. Mr.. Fox is a
member Of the advisory board and
this board will administer the fund
and may be depended upon to see that
none Of the cash is used for any pur-
pose other than that for which it is
collected.
'.It is an oldN chestnut this story of
money being taken out of the local
treasures Of the Salvation Army and
transmitted to New York, London or
some other large city," said Adj.
Armstrong. 1.-THE yarn is used in
every town where we attempt to do
any work and in Bridgeport num-
Der of citizens are withholding con-
tributions because they are under the
temporary hypnotism Of this old lie
Adj. Armstrong said the contribu-
tons amde by Bridgeport to outside
agencies of the Salvation Army con-
sist of annual donations to the Home
and Foreign Mission funds and a
small amount for supervision. In
the Methodist church this latter con-
tribution would be used to defray the
expenses Of the presiding elder, or
district superintendent. In the Saliva
ton Army the district superintendent
is known as a major or Brigadier.
"Of course every church in the
country makes contributions to Home
and Foreign missions and we are
simply adopting a universal church
custom when we invite the church
goers of Bridgeport to contribute to
these funds" said Adj. Armstrong.
1--WE have large missions in every So
called heather country in the world
and these are supported by contribu-
tons from every corps in Europe,
America, Australia and wherever the
Salvation Army is doing business"