The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-11
'ALVATION ARMY
DRIVE EXPLAINED
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at that time. Namely: through
preaching plain unadulterated facts
and UNFOLDING Christ on the street cor
ners. Atrocious 0f all manners were
heaped upon theKrmy minus any pro-
lection from the exigency of the law
May | mention, at this time, that
our present commander in the United
States, Evangelihe Booth, when she
was still in her teens, was so kicked
and suited the White Chapel District
by the Skeleton Army which was or
gained at that time 10 crush out the
Christian Mission which later became
the Salvation Army. Then we had
only the Almighty to sustain What
has brought about this change of pub
lie sentiment? Is it departing from
the Spirit of Calvary? Never. Much
learning? No. The number of sheen
skins or diplomas, the ability to frame
beautiful sentences, the writing of
poetry and poems, certainly not.
Mr.. Gerard, the late ambassador of
Berlin, was correct in his statement:
1T is in possessing the faculty for
getting down to the oppressed, apply
ing the application where it is needed
most. Not only preaching Jesus but
doing, living and working among the
Publicans and sinners" What did
Christ tell the committee from Herod,
The blind see, the lame walk, the
lepor IS cleansed and the poor have
the gospel preached to Them The
Salvation Army likewise can say, 1.-THE
naked are clothed, the harlot is made
chast, the hungry are fed, the home
less are sheltered, the orphan is hous-
ed and educated, the unemployed found
employment, the missing boy or girl
found and brought home, the broken
hearted healed, the tear dimmed eyes
dried and the fever brow is pressed.
Just the other evening two of the
leading young men of this community
were discussing the attitude of certain
individuals in Moscow concerning. this
drive and one of them said: Il was
fed by the Salvation Army when l
was hungry the other one added,
so was l not only fed but sheltered,
when | had only ten cents to my
name"
We do not want the public, either
the clergy or the layety of any de-
nomination, whatsoever, to think we
are interloping by coming into the
smaller city seeking financial assist
ance. Moscow, last year, contributed
rs many unfortunate girls to the Spo-
kane Rescue Home as any other
smaller town in the Inland Empire. I
We also have real estate holdings III
his city that has been bequeathed it
S not seeking membership from the I
'hurch, vice versa, it is adding men,
,ership.
Just the other day in certain
dethodist church in the Camas Pairie
preacher, in his introduce
DRY remarks said, Il was CONCERTED
n Salvation Army meeting III Walla
Valla 28 years ago. This, however, is
othIng new. Hundreds of preachers
oday, were Salvation Army converts
t yesterday. Thousands of your laye-
were mourners at the Army penit-
Mt form. Where the Salvation Army
as taken one from the church, it
as paid it back SO more
Many instances such as Gypsy
NTH, were not seeking your dollar
r your membership but getting right
own to brass lacks the very exist
nee of the Salvation Army is q self
v1dent fact that some one failed to
o their duty, otherwise there never
'ould have been a Christian Mission
r Salvation Army. Why did Rev. VIM
Doth leave the pulpit for the slums
Mile End Waste with not dollar
| sight, only the love for his fellow l
ian. The same spirit prompted his
riting the book, Darkest England |
nd the Way Out" This solution ard !
re carrying out of it prompted one of