The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-28
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER l.
For q week and Q day have worn
the Salvation Army bonnet and have
glimpsed the misery. the poverty.
the distress of the world through
Salvation Army eyes And have
seen the lighted faces that come with
immediate relief Of that distrsss- re-
lief not red-taped but reaching direct
ly to the need; without bureaucratic
inquiry In that spirit that John Boyle
O'Reilly 90 vividly phrsssd In his
lines:
Organized charity. skimpsd and
iced:
In the name Of Q cautious. sta
tistical Christ
have seen homes where. except
for the Salvation Army. misery. hun
ger, want. privation and dirt are the
only visitors. have seem old poo
pie, their rest long earned through
days of toll, still struggling to keep
q roof over their heads. and doomed
heaven-sent aid OF the Salvation
Army. have seen mothers. soon 70
be confined. sitting ia novels OF I'M
speakable disorder. patiently waiting
their time. too wan and worn to make
the intimate preparations for them
selves and the coming child that
means health and strength for both.
have seen women. soon TO become
mothers, dull and apathettc In their
sodden surroundings; too Injured to
hardships to count their condition
sad, too unused to JOY to anticipate
the ineffable happiness that comes
to most women with the approach OF
their ftrst-born.
Sees Misery and Poverty.
From the energetic mother Of If
teen children, willing but unable to
make the providers weekly >lS pay
check cover their wants and needs.
to the paralytic OF thirty-eight years.
unable to move from his bed. tort
ured by dreams OF better days. and
OF splendid vitality snapped off
without warning. | have learned Of
misery only the Salvation Army
knows 1t, from the impoverished
family kept in coal and groceries all
winter, to the sorry little group just
in from a distant city. utterly penni-
less and frisndless. | have learned
of relief as only the Salvation Army
knows how 10 administer It.
From visiting the settlement Sun
day school where come the ragged
urchins of West Warrington street.
the little mothers" Of the slums. the
old grandmothers broken down In
body and spirit. have seen the Sal
walton Army cohorts taetfuuy. dra-
matically and with absolute sincerity
interpret the poor mans classic
the Bible
With each visit and each new
glimpse OF misery allaysd and 4 de-
gree OF happiness restored, my id.
miration for the Army whoas in
sigma | was wearing changed from
admiration to awe. Ny bluebonns&-
ed companion. Commandant Pru-
dence Denton. who had seemed plain
and humble as We walked along the
busy city street. underwent = meta
morphosis In the wretched homes We
visited. Instead OF . quiet unobtru-
sive woman In not too becoming COS
tune. / saw her as . veritable angel
OF mercy. clothed In raiment that ex-
presses her nfe-humility and serv-
ice
Her personality. submerged under
An exterior OF passivity on the street.
rose Ike fAme 10 the spark Of the
need OF her services In those wretch
ed places OF misery Her life ap-
pesred TO mo what II is-a tribute 10
the cause Of humanity and TO the
idea formulated seventy years ago In
the little attic room Of q London
rooming house when the struggling
revivalist preacher received the Wis
ION that waa 10 save millions from
death and disgrace. close thousands
OF drunkards' graves yawning for
their vict1nh. snatch countless num-
bers Of little children from starvation
and life worse than death. and
make the term human derelict" IN
unnecessary one in any country.
Deys Without shoss In Winter.
Our nrst call under the Salvation
Army dag led out to the edge Of the
city who're streets are unpavsd-
rivers OF mud In the spring. sweltsrs
OF dust In the summer and drifts OF
snow In the winter Here dwellings
are squat and drab. with windows i'm
modesuy unourtainsd. Our destina-
ton was the back room Of . wretched
tworoom shack. The Uttered yard
end offensive cut houses gave only