| Show A CONFESSED EVIL those who attended the tabernacle servi services erv loee oes last evening to listen to te the address of general william booth the leader of the salvation army must have felt that there was much occasion fur for the speakers stinging rebuke as to the restlessness of the audience and the disorder which resulted from it that the meeting should have been characterized by an unusual amount of noise caused by people moving about from place to place and continually coming in and going out of the bullying bull bul jing luing altogether was doubtless due LO 10 two causes one la Is that the congregation was made up of various heterogeneous eje cements menta much more so than in ie customary with religious services in toe the tabernacle ordinarily and that quite a consider considerable oble portion of it went purely out ot of curiosity which was wa soon satisfied the other and ana we believe the principal cause was waa that the speaker was unable to make him elf belf heard board in all parts of df the vast build ing and that people in 10 unfavorable places despairing of receiving receiving the edification or even entertainment ex felt elt that the only remaining course was to retire we trust that to la i the which the distinguished visitor may curry carry away concerning us ue he will take into considers tion those explanations of ao an Inu incident ident which could not have been more an to him than it was mortifying to the great majority of his audience but we are far from excusing horjus or justify tidying log any such conduct on the part of those who committed the offense of ou the contrary we regard it RS as one of the plainest evidences of ill III breeding and an ag one of the most contemptuous insults to speaker ob dreb and congregation that abat people who at ai tend send a religious service should thus disturb and distract attention by moving about or leaving before the close of the meeting it la Is a practice goo coo common in our tabernacle and is committed most moot frequently we are bound to say lay by att strangers angers and visitors toro not ot 01 our faith no jeatter jn atter however as to who or what the offenders way may be the impropriety and even indecency ot of the habit babit deserves to te be criticized criticised persons who feel that they cannot to re main du during ring be entire service should we fe think except in extreme and very rate fare oases cases stay away altogether or es at least net get as an near the loor door as possible so that they may jo able to retire without disturbing others or the speaker liet of all la is there excuse for irreverence rua oon contempt tempt ol of this character on the part art oi 0 young persons of either sex and we sincerely trust general boutta s rebuke vf of lust evening some what petulant and finally hough it was will reach and effect a reformation in those who are most in need of it |
