The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-26 00:00:00

THE SALVATION ARMY.
2 o the 'Maar.

Sir:As my action yeeurday in Marlins the Salvation
Army procss.ioa may be misunderstood, I may. yak you
to p hitob the enclooord corn ...outdone*, sal vermit toe
thr Kish your c I•oloonons to explain shy ot.d so.
Us tho llrd of Notch loot the &mho it-s of thi. town
0001-tt 4 Nil. Moro hod h-en woot-al by the Sa'oittury
Modi-trstes,p °hold box thr 8 olr,t on Army smog through
the -.Tett. I u Otte- ou hit sir
I 43..a..dt.r h y &dm,. ted collretively whs one
m1415t,14 did to toe person-1 yen thr let of awe... vie.,
thot they were untble t cope • ith s ii .00d Ul ly
led. who hot he-n for so e toe put prrmite Ihyt .•
anthoritste to wood the Arno in el.s w.,y Ii y rho.*
without giving thorn the katt protection either at their
Ind or or oistioor in aro p
Thron.h the sc ive re p I semprol couti men of the
town, at rodent. oo oth, plow o of *ors, Ip, •he indoor
distorheiscs• hive DO. let her die ‘', ittlougit
shoo I Or•t rod d "so t eir Su .day • ofroor. •• Tv, -se
wird' w. k. eg shout 00 000 70 ,e s ...old . pd. s.our by
sTO,ninit as loudly es nod • ea h. y ti •
of ibis ti..y would set up crush • amino. lye. they co ol
t drown tole soiree of tits spe.k. os. ..i.d tn so zed
folly licediesd for divine wor-lip. I ant inform. .1 lit t
this state of Mises had been going on for m.iiitita, and
ultolvoush the wegostratoos sad p Ur • h od town iniphrtot lo
the " Army to give thern proe....V•ip lc/ .ill*t 51:1 Li/ 0 state
of thing, treir nooloark. in public . not pr.vat • oulo eons oi
glen or diaturhonc,s th.o Getout. Ti'-. voi e .•f
opinion lasso to .peek vary p idol,. •if t 111‘1;i4"
felt tooeniselyee holed, at Ii haws. ii, ev decor.
plered hefoo• tlans, and to convict .t •ri no ifs• r
who best for ohos m mths hove penii.t oily totes., pt , g
their indoor mertinse almost every evening.
This opwwit oe, witch I ea., proo., be- oon it -WA:4y
lostw,d by Ito. ~toot Atm wati....g trait) is the town,
havoo.g been to a (test ex colt steal is I.Mlk :t tip in
upon mysel• when ii. Irondon to -cc Mr. B .oth, to oritor
t oso the wiyintghi o ...ate ors-, if p sai..l• It ,gliolue
the psoc -moos • blob have the tlf• et of almost doobling
their word nos..
When in conversation with thi Mayo. on the subj ct
about the same ii .u, I Odd him ilia, I wtv of op Din
that it pormission w re sir, n io the Arty to pr .•.• .sion
on Sunday mOralnill, suit 01 I e nye. logo of Toed l iy•
Tbuweleve, an.. Sitar .aya, th 1 coul I ludtin, to. to (Ai
be content w.•th tl at provide.l t at the tusga.trstes ou
their. pat undort oh tpr t toem from rowdyism. He
a-rt•ialt save in. to mid r tind Piot the tuattiatr•t..
!Wahl • ntert alo such a pr po it on, or sloo ber on &similar
mutual undoortakins. I riots. ..seed nive. If pl aud ta.
them s mooed a prooposl ..1 a arida t •ry arosoorentont
boing tor•irsi at, so oh- slime • tuts 'cling him tint panto
• mithatroia tee riclou of th- 1:14,lr of my fellow-
ratereyeroo most be 11,..111 WIIII.IIIIWII, Or I ehoutu join them
is pro., colt. pr ,tewinit &faille' procismsti on which
doe, e..t -mph prehlb.t ene'l proest.t..a• fee a week, or s
month, but I r -over. Y. u wilt, therefor-, n-a lei to is.
that if .uch proclunattioa sere issued at the Frostiest of
the opponents if the "Army' in "or. tov..t., Vie oh .1.
movement (which is entio sly drp ndent upon its outdoor
work for IILICCON) would be stopped
. . . . .

tOolt-ih; —ate-p-e-'erit-ctt tbe c .rresp ndence
bel ter •ill thaw. and war aadly dtsvp .int.d that th•-ir
r-ply wss • p.sctieal refusal t t meet the Army on any
terms.

I then wired to London tba' I was willing t let the
legality ni the proeltriatti.n, and t lac tuy.elf in the
fret taut, lad. 1. Lc. of liberti and fir PLY.
Instructio'a were wired t iti•• 12..etNiti, and Ui.
telegram was b o gin to me about four o'cl.ck on
Se' urclay last.
On my return to my office sfter tee, I A rote to the
Mayor end Soptrinten.lent of Filer itt the irmy in.
tended processiming on Sunday morning. '.nd klug that
they should be protec.ed from vi, liner. I mhatt ell a
pave in your papr re-parting the action sr.d inaction of
the pollee, in critiri-ing the decisions of the magistrates
In the rases of Llewellyn r. Willis. and in Mt much
more shameful decition in the OW of 0 oinioion e. Bird,
hut I should weary you. lam fully aware a the position
I have placed mywli in by thus ..pehly defying the
authorities in the name of liberty, but ,he C at Mal folly
reckoned on befor.hmd, I and others have fully resolved
not to pay any One or to deelat in our purpose of pro-
ceesioning, and should any of the forem et men or women
In the ranks he ient to gaol, we have arranged or others
lake our places till we come back, and the battle shall
he fought to the hitter nI. If any of MY friends think
that my acti..n he. disgr.co.l the abiermanic chair which
I occupy, that can won be set rat by two of the
gentlemen who placed me there tad ng tie at. and by illy
filming my r eignstion ant clique r mount of fine for
so doing in th. hinds of th,. Mayor.
In the Laion • ( God eon liberty I apprill to you, sir, mid
to alt ruy litivrtyloving fellow torus:nen, ti prot•rt a
people who are. like the Master they profew t, serve,
"d-pised and nlec ad of men," but whose only object is
the spiritual And teinp,ral well.beirg of the maws which
every other religious organisation has failed to teat and
benefit as they have d one—l remain. Mr. pure Lit 'fuly,
Joan. J. NORTON.
Poole, April 180), 1881.

The following le the ovrespondenoe referred to
April 12th, 1881.
_ . . .

"Dear 81r,—I shall feel obliged if toe would •ir,e.tot •
time and piece IY. Kr. Treasnion and myself to in.-et you,
as representing 'h. megistretes ot Pot, temp -rang the
withdrawal el the DO Co probihoing the Prociarieu 01 the
Salvation Army. We ere euthorieed by Mr. Booth to
make any concession 'hut is for end rose .nshl.., end, ea
hope the megististes will se their way to wandraw the
an*. end to grant protecton to Y body of ratepayer'
-
she. only object is to do god. Your early reply will
°Mira—Yours truly,
"Jolla J. Nouns.
"0. Curtis, gm., Mayor, Poole."

"Poule, April 13th, IPI3I.
"llly Deer will ley your letter Were the Bench
on Thursday. and will then write to you &gam —Yours
trull.
"Gm. Codts.
"John J. Norton. Sp."

"Ohio, Superint-ndent's Ofßon, April 14th, ISSL
" Dear S—l aro dir..wed to wino • letue your lett.r
of the 12 h lost., re the Sal.ati m Army, sn.l to twy that
U the Justice. are In c Antotanicatt,h with the Secretary
of State on the matter, it must stand ao it is for the
present —Yours faith( ally,
A. A. ALue4, Act ng Clerk,
J. J. Norton, EN."

" Apyll 16th, 188 L.

"Door Sir,—On behalf of the Stlrati it-e-rbe
giro you rt. os ti a. It to t or tnte,ntion to p
from the Qoai t th.• Mad .00n Tr., morales, and •so
on the re.n nes of Townley. IlLaz slay, and Ss urdsy in
eseh surcessive week.
" Although r sorting to th.m.elve. the right to
proms,. n throughout the wtek, they only intend to do
so at the ti nsm-d.
" 0.. their behatt I, therefore, rerpttet ou to grant
t em that protectlon which it Is sour atr to provide, in
cos- they are a.min as.ao.ted.
regret 1114 the Masistrstes seem determ.ned to
asi.t the Publiesos in tb I' el trt• to stamp out the
Army f ow our town, and s long a. thia th or continues
I 'hall u.' my t• unit le efforts on the Inds of liberty and
f ir play.—Yonts truly,
" JOHN J. NORTON.
"G. Curtis, E.g., Mayor of Poole."

"April 1811,1881.
~81r,-0a behalf of the Salvation Aro,y, I hereby give
you entice, that th-y intend going in procession from the
Quay to the Tem' erance Hell to-morrow morning at half-
past ten o'clock. As • ratepa) or, I must rt quest you to
Protect them fr in 1107 a•sault during such prooesslon,
and also on Tuesday, Timm day, and Saturday evenings.
Ii is not intsaded, at, present, to erne eston at any other
vows, slthouth they r••serve to themselves fall liberty to
du in if they Dee M.—Yews truly,
"Jolty J. Noßrox.
" Mr. Superintendent Heat."