The Salvation Army at Mobile -- Mobile AL
N 30° 41.548 W 088° 02.589
16R E 400093 N 3395984
A historic marker in downtown Mobile commemorates the Salvation Army's work in this old southern city
Waymark Code: WMNE48
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2015
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This historic marker preserves the history of the first meeting of the Salvation Army in Mobile, and commemorates the Army's continuing mission to help those in need help themselves.
The historic marker reads as follows:
"THE SALVATION ARMY IN MOBILE
at the corner of Conception and St. Francis streets, Capt. Edward Justus Parker, Staff Capt. Charles Miles, and a Salvation Army lieutenant conducted an open air meeting on the night of their arrival in March 1887. In contrast to earlier Salvation Army openings in other cities, the Mobile audience was polite. Men removed their hats as prayer was offered and those in attendance respectfully participated in singing and dropped coins into the collection plate.
Mobile became an official Salvation Army Corps on October 13, 1899, with Capt. and Mrs. James T. Cumbie in command. The Army's first Corps Community Center in Mobile was located at 213 Conti St., where it remained from the late 1930s to the late 1960s.
The Salvation Army's fight against human suffering -- started in 1863 in London by Gen. William Booth -- is still helping people to help themselves, though its methods have changed with the times.
Dedicated June 14, 1987 by Commissioner James Osborne, commander of the Army's Southern Territory.
Marker Name: The Salvation Army at Mobile
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
This historic marker is located at the southeast corner of Bienville Square in downtown Mobile
Date Dedicated / Placed: 4 Jun 1987
Marker Number: Not listed
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