The Holly chieftain., 1920-04-01

S6lV8tl0n Army bonnet on ner
head. Sometime later when she
had secured her parents consent
she put on the Salvation Army
uniform, to be able to do so was
one of the great joys of her life.
Such was Mrs. Hargraves' religi-
GUS experience, faith, zeal, and
natural endowment that she was
soon pushed to the front as lead
or of her comrads. She was not
the type chosen to grace some
quiet corner. When Gods grace
had sanctified her royal blood she
was ready for the fiery furnaces
through which she should after
ward pass.
And SO she was soon promoted
to leader of rescue work and sent
to this country and was one of the
first, and came to be leader in
that department. She worked a
while in New York City and was
then sent to Philadelphia to or
ganize rescue work in that city;
and still later organized and set in
operation the Cleveland Rescue
Home. In this city she was given
charge OF the Army nipht rescue
work with several subordinates as
her aids. Here she met Divisional
Sec. Joseph Hargraves who, like
herself, seemed to be hunting out
the hard places in which to glorify
his God. After some years OF as.
ISOLATION in the work they were
united in marriage by Commander
Miss Ballington Booth just 25 years
ago last Thursday, the 18th.
Mr.. Hargraves, like his new found
help, was not content to march in
the ranks with those of ordinary
faith and zeal and was at the time
OF their marriage divisional secre-
tary OF the work of the army ex.
tending over q large portion of the
state OF Indiana. From Cleveland
they were sent to Cincinnati and
given charge of home in which
the Salvation Army workers were
trained for service.
Next they were transferred to
Boston and goven supervision of
the Army's children's home in that
city. They were next sent to or.
ganize and strengthen the same
work in Philadelphia and lastly
were given general supervision Of
the Army's children's work
throughout the New England sec.
tiOn.
Here their zeal for God and
the drunkard's orphan so taxed
Their physical energies that they
were sent to Amity, Colo, for re-
cuperation, and given charge Of
the Amfty children's home which
was not so exacting.
Mr.. Hargreaves, speaking admir-
1ngly OF her faith and zeal charact-
erized his wife as a rock. Thruly
ner years OF service for her Christ
amid the hardest conditions OF hu.
man society, changed her retiring
modesty to a rocklike faith.
This is illustrated in some of her
experiences in the Midnight Rescue.
work. Let me say here with
emphasis that there is no type Of
work on earth as trying as mid.
night rescue work. None but
sou! rooted and grounded" in the
Ialth can endure the shocks of THAI
most trying service for God.
Mrs. Hargraves told the story of
now as young woman trying to
heip the poor, made so largely by
the iegalized traffic in liquor, she
used to beg the sheep heads from
the butcher shops and make SOM
q them for the poor and sick. These
neads she had to prepare by skin.
ing and removing the ears and ewes
removing the eyes was a most
gruessome task. But after begging
the head from some rough. unsvm.
pathetic merchant and carving II
through the city street in her own
hand and then removing the skin
ana ears she was not to be Outdone
py the h1deOus glare of the eyes
SO she would work bit until She
was overcome and falling on her
Knees 6y the table would pray God
TO forgive her for cowardice and
strengthen her to accomplish her
SO hungry and sympathetic was
her heart for the unfortunate sick
and needy that she made for herself
special, very modest, almost to
the point of shabby, suit Including
a cloak made from an old hnrs 3
planket in which she dressed her.
self that she might not appear
aloof from those she wished to
serve: Thus doned she went into
the dens OF vice and misery and
asked II she could be of some helm
by scrubbing the floor washing
and dressing the baby or sweeping
and arranging the house. This
drudgery was her pulpit, through
which she sang, prayed and told
the story OF Jesus in many a