| Show MESSAGE OF MERCY at the ibe appointed hour yesterday evening dec 18 a large audience was waa gathered in the tabernacle this city to 60 listen to gen william booth ex pi pla ining the methods method of the salvation army in rescuing toe unfortunate of the human family people to till all the immense building until but low few seafe were unoccupied As the tee time pawed and the famous speaker did not dot appear it was whispered around the building that the general was waa buffering from fatigue and mountain fever and some anxiety was expressed that chat perhaps he would be unable to fill his blo appointment it was past eight molook before the aptaker appeared on the platform his arrival was the signal of hearty applause the distinguished gentleman had not long maceij his susi au once before it became painfully evident that tt it would be impossible for him to make himself heard in every part of the building he stated thethis health was not in lathe the best condition and requested his bia hear ora en to remain quiet people moved i about so as a to come came barer vr tw the platform Plat foral and nd oh finding unavailing availing ji some sooae left the he build aa aag this annoyed the abe speaker parker who repeatedly made mad remark about the restlessness ot ob we the audience probably not realizing that the be true cambot came of it chiefly was their to bear him general booth in IB a tall somewhat slender alender man with hair and board beard bearing the alwy snowy traces of many years yean and aad his face deeply furrowed beams with benevolence his bearing Is humble bumble free from affectation mind and he gives the impression of a man who is conscious of being a servant in the service of mankind in looking at him and listening to his bia quiet talk so free from all nic display it becomes a matter of wonder how bow such a boisterous bolat erous crowd as the salvation army could ever had find a leader in so undemonstrative a general however william booth at the age of 66 65 years may not be exactly what he was twenty nine years ago when he commenced ij bis in work as one of the great philanthropists of this thin generation |
