Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15

Christian Flag. He told Of the recent
arrest of parties in Kansas for pub
fishing seditious literature and he
quoted passages to show to what ex-
tent the sedition went. Together with
our duty to the American Flag in
making for Law and order, we have
another duty as Christian people. The
speaker stated that If people really
believe in Christianity as they pro-
gress.there' would not be an empty
pew in any church. but the trouble is
that the people of today are worship
ping false gods. the gods of gasoline.
the gods of movies and the gods OF
short skirts and silk stockings. Tn
til we can catch sight OF the old
standards OF religion set by our
grandparents. we are not doing as we
profess.
The meeting was brought to a close
with stirring address given by Col.
Mcintyre.
Sunday Evening Meeting
At 7.30 Sunday evening following
a short open air concert, the great
united rally was opened in City hall.
The band opened the meeting with
the hymn, Onward Christian Sol
diers" which was sung by the people
present. There was a very large
gathering Of local people present at
this meeting, fully a thousand, and the
large chorus made the song most
beautiful
A prayer by Rev. H. H. Brown and
tn America March" by the band
were next on the program. Major
Hughes. who was acting as the leader
OF the meeting, then introduced Rev.
Henry E. Dunnack, who brought the
greetings Of Governor Baxter. In his
talk. after expressing Governor Bax-
ters we'll wishes for the Salvation
Army, Mr.. Dunnack said that there
wereefour things which. in his opinion,
were responsible for the great work
the Salvation Army was doing. These
four things are: First. that they
stand with minds open to the truth
second. they stand with hands open
to help the needy; third. they stand
with hearts open to those who sorrow;
and last, they stand with spirit open
to God that they may find inspira ton
at His throne.
Col. Mcintyre
Colonel w. A. Mcintyre responded
to the greetings extended by Governor
Baxter to the Salvation Army through
Mr.. Dunnack. He then told Of the
work which the Army was doing in
the reclamation of those who had
fallen and were travelling in the paths
Of evil. He said that one Of the fore
most authorities in the United States
said there were in this country 10000
0000 people who are not needed for one
reason or another even in times of
prosperity. In time of depression
such as the one which we are now ex-
pericncing, these people are the first
to. suffer. 1t is with them that the
Salvation Army works.
One man has said that there is in
society line which divides those who
are sound n ,ntally, morally and phys
ica1ly from those who are not. He
said that those who are above that
line are assets to society but that those
who are below it are a weight upon
mankind. Colonel Mcintyre said that
the Salvation Army worked with those
below the line. He further said that
the wages of sin are not only paid by
the person shining, but that they IRE
also PAL l. the rest of mankind. He
told some of the reasons why people
which the Salvation Army has been
doing in reforming them.
He then told of going to an adver-
Using man to plan drive and Of the
advice the advertising man gave him.
1t was to place the thing on business
basis and not on religious basis
Show the business man where he will
get a return for his money and he
will respond. To this end they made
canvass of the city and found men
who had been in Jail, found out what
it had cost the state to put them there
and to take care Of them after they
were there, and then he found how
rlany mon in like circumstances had
been reformed by the Salvation Army.
With these figures they went to the
business men to show them where the
S@lNdtlo1' ARMY meant money III lHelT
pocket through the saving in expense
of government. The result was aston
fishing. Col. Mcintyre stated num-
Der Of cases right in this State where
the Army was saving money for the
taxpayers. One Of the cases is that
Of % men who were paroled from the
State PRISON to the commander of the
Bath corps. OF the % men. two broke
parole and were returned to the pris-
on; two, although they did not break
parole. are not doing we'll: but the
other IS are now putting from 800 to
$500 in the bank each year instead OF
BEING derendent on the government