Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-07
COL. ST.. BRENGLE,
NOTED EVANGELIST
Salvation Army Leader Here on
Tuesday for Weeks Spe-
ciaI Service.

Colonel Brengle. who Will he in
Wilmington Tuesday next for a weeks
special services, has been an officer +
in The Salvation Army for thirty
five years, having received his COM
mission from the late General VIII
Lam Booth, founder Of the organic .
ton and father r Commander Evan
geline Booth, who is in command Of
the Army in this country.
Ensign Simpson has received a let
Ter signed personally by Commander
Evangeline Booth in which she states:
THE occasion Of Colonel Brengle's
prospective visit to your Corps calls
for a personal word from me.
God has very signally honored the
Colonel IN using him as few men have
been used for the salvation and bless
ing Of thousands, and you and I must
join in believing prayer that the re-
suit of his visit TO your Corps on DC.
tober 10 to October Is may be such
as shall bring increased glory TO Him
in the realized upbuilding Of the spir-
itual glory OF our own dear people
and the saving of a multitude of those
who need 10 be won for Him"
! For the opening day of this revival
an officers Council will be held in
/ Wilmington which VIII be attended
/ by about 20 Salvation Army officers
/ from the Eastern Pennsylvania.
I Southern New Jersey and Delaware
I Division. Colonel Arthur T. Brewer,
the Divisional Commander. Will pre-
side. These officers will SUPPORT him
in the service Tuesday night at 100
o'clock.
The Colonel is recognized as one OF
the Army's best orators. His visit 10
this city is looked forward 10 with
: keen interest.
Samuel Brengle was born in Fred
ericksburg. Indiana, June !, 1860. His
father was an officer serving under
General Grant and lost his life at the
siege of Nicksburg. He graduated from
De PAW University, Greencastle, In
diana in 1888.
Three years were spent in the min
istry. The Colonel entered Boston Uni
. versity and studied theology there.
Rev. Samuel Brengle found himself
admiring the work of the Salvation
lists who We're preaching nightly on
the street corners of Boston. and at
ter studying their aims and meth
1 DDS, he wrote TO General William
. Booth. Offering his services, giving as
! his only reason that he longed TO be
a soul-winner and thought the Saliva
i ton Army presented u great oppOr-
; tunity.
General Booth ar first did not en-
courage the young preacher fearing
that his college training might make
= him too proud TO do the work Of az
L officer laboring among the poorer
3 classes, but the applicant would no.
= be turned down and visited London
J England. in 1887. where he met Gen
e eral Booth and asked 70 be given {
: chance to do something for the wors
of humanity:
e After some months training at III,
l. Salvation Army Training School II
London. Mr.. Brengle returned TO tn
T. land OF his birth as an officer Will
L the rank of captain
/ For some years Captain Brengl
commanded the work of the Arm.
$. i'm different cities in New England
= and then his exceptional ability as a
III orator and soul-winner won for hin
y rapid promotion in the ranks. AS ma
ior he was Divisional Commander i
'e New England and later was appoint
10 ed special evangelist for the Unite
IN States, and after some years was pro
sc NOTED to the rank of colonel
r Meeting with unusual success a
ir an evangelist in America, his repu
TO tation spread TO all lands and call
n came 10 visit many countries.
es In addition 10 being a world travele
n and successful preacher Colonel Brer
IN gle is an author. One of his books er
titled Helps TO Holiness" has bee
es translated into thirteen languages.