New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-06
THE SALVATION ARMY.
IL.
MIR. GENERAL BOOTHS DEPARTURE FOB
THE ANTIPODES-THE CEREMONIES
AT SoUTHAMPToN-HIs REASONS
FOR GOING-HlS AMERI-
COAnJfTTOR

Mr. General Booth has gone from us not 70 that
undiscovered country from whose bourn no travel
Ter returns, but TO South Africa. Lord Randolph
Churchill is in South Africa. Can 1t be that Mr..
Booth is on Lord Randolphs trail Does he hope
in his own beligerent phrase, TO take the great
Tory Democrat prisoner, or TO annex him as an
anxious inquirer? Is he, like the late Chancellor
OF the Exchequcr, going to send home blessing on
Mr. Gladstone's Mauba Hill, surrender? II he
would the comedy would be complete, and the
Nonc0nfonnst Conscience would be soothed, and
tho Organ would wheeze out a sigh Of satisfaction.
But apprehend none Of these things as likely
to occur Mr.. Booth has other errands other OBJ
iects i'm view as you shall see in a moment. South
Africa is for the great Salyationst but port Of
call His journey is longer one; his destiny Lies
further east he has mission to the heather Of
countries still more remote. The dusky New.
Zcalander-if there be any Of the aboriginal New
Zealanders lcft-is to be saved By the brass band
4 new army Of Salvation lasses is TO be recruited
from the Iindostani; the tanbourine is TO replace
the tom-tom beneath pantain groves il shall be
no longer Buddha but Booth whose idols fill the In.
dian temples The Mussulman himself is TO forget
Mahomet and TO remember only the prophet Of
Darkest ENGLAND. The prophet sailed on Saturday
from Southampton, and his farewell was of kind
which only the Salvation Army could have given
him. They have gift for organization in that
army which the Adiutant-General OF Her Malestys
Forces might envy. Mr.. Booths battallons ar
rived from various parts Of the kingdom; arrived
before noon-let Sir Redvers Butler take notice
though their great Commander was not due tll
half mast l. No need, as at Wimbledon for the
German Emperor, to entrain troops at a. m iof
a review seven miles distant, beginning at IN the
afternoon. They came not single spies. lhey
came with bands playing and colors and pennants
waving They came with sad faces but sound
lungs. They came-but let me say who came
The home office brass band came; in this singular
warfare it is always the brass band which comes
first. The staff of the international headquarters
came: the social reform staff, the rescue staff, the
trade bcadouarters staff. and the home office staff
all these came to bid adieu to their leader. !
wish somebody would publish Salvation Slang
Dictionary. so that one might know what all these
terms mean But even if they mean nothing, they
sound we'll
Last of all, Mr. Booth came also. He had on his
arm his daughter Miss Eva Booth, who holds, so we
are told, the post Of feld-commissoner closely lo'
| lowed by Commissioner Booth-Iucker In tie H.
dian dress-as if there were only one Miss Lucy
Booth Mr.. Bramwel Booth, chief Of the stan, ana
Others. Mr.. General Booth conducted to an
open carriage. l had hoped TO hear that be BE-
strobe coal-black steed, like General Boulanger
but he did not: perhaps he cannot ride; II IL DC
conceivable that General" cannot ride. He
might have had horse trained for him; that Is
what General Bouanger did, for he could not ride
either; except very little, or perhaps
rocking-horse But though he came not on
a fiery charger nor in fiery chariot,
Mr. Booth in the open carriage was received oy his
followers with mighty shout, which ne acknowi
edged by lifting his hat and standing in the open
carriage; the open carriage also standing sui,
hone But Mr.. Booth, though ne may not be
horseman is an adept in the art of taking what tho
British press likes to describe carriage exercise
All along the route says an eyewitness not on the
Salvation staff, but on the staff OF the journal
which gives account or these anecunS
scenes all along the route ne STOOD up IN 'he car
rage. with his nat repeatedly of in acknowledgment
- Tho solutation of his friends No Emperor, Ger
man or other. could have done more; II not on
horseback. ...
II ;s NOT surprising that in these circumstances,
, the decentralization of the town occupied more IMAM
an bour. The Ship meantime, had embarked her
loss DISTINGUISHED passengers and steamed DOWN
Southampton-water, leaving Mr.. Booth TO make Ms
speech.
think l must ask you to find room for TINS
sneech in fill. II is not very long for speech,
tbouob lonc for a onotatlon and will go so far as
Ia saw that do not think any similar passage can
no fonnd in any of the greatest orators OF any ma
ton. or of any time, ancient or modern lhs u
Mr.. Booths grafton, exactly as reported III tn'
great London newspaper which boasts 4ulte La
accurately of the largest circulation in the word
Time and nv strength will not allow me 10 40
much more than wish you farewell Amgni
| hope YOU will fare well IN your Drains. l9 nv
care of your minds. your sons and daughters re
ligion and common sense are very mucn put asuu
der ct us marry them afresh I" Amen
hope to live to the time when the loId Jesu s
Christ will have the largest quantity Oh .e 0es j.
brain power in the world. lie is worthy OF II
(" Amen" Hallelu;ah!"J II were a FOOL l
would so against Him; as wise man, ~ ~, I1s
Him. l claim the wise men on my S 81 Co., bo va
haste and come away from the 1ools, II you naI
NOT come already and give and consecrate yoursell
to Jesus Christ 1 wish you to lare Wen IN your
your masters. and your servants, ana al tny I
Sronnd Won NAV say, These Salvatlonlsts are the
very best people have got about me. nope
TO see YOU all again. feel in my bones as tno4g :
| shall see Won again. I" ilalleluJah May God
bless YOU and your wives {" Amen BE KIND
to the women folk take care Of the children N car
fmcbands. Keep well hold of them Encourage
+ them 10 hold Christ. eyes, You will pray
EyeTg g man ana woman aTmv w SaV
men. t" Amen Say it again. I" Amen }
: Shut your eyes and say il again, and If we never
meet again on earth may we meet in Heaven IN
the Grand procession before the throne. {" Halle
lujah. =
IL might be hard to say which is the prevailing
note of that discourse; whether the note OF vul-
rarity, or the note of profanity, or the note oil
brazen assurance. the note OF egotism, or some
other 1t has been urged, in palation Of Mr.
Booths offences against decency and good sense
that he is sincere lie has, perhaps sincere In
tervals put this not one of them. His speech
, rings hollow. Yet this man has vast influence
There are multitudes who regard him as a saint
or perhaps SaviOur-a fin de steele Saviour-a Jesus
Christ, to adopt his own style, of the end OF the
Nineteenth Century. Can you imagine CHRIST en-
terny jerusalem standing in an open carriage, re-
peatedly lifting his hat, with a home Office brass
band. and the tambourne accompaniment of the
lasses of ancient Judaea, and arrangements by
Head Constable Clay for preserving order? And
do YOU or do YOU not think that Mr. Booths fare
| Ill snoach sounds like An echn of the Sermon on