The sun., 1893-11-05
NO SALVATION AsMr PENSIONS.
Col. Evons. Commondsrg B6oth's ChftfSo SoI
STAFF, Resigns TO Provies Tor Hts Family.

Col. Evons, CornonderE Bboth's' ChitfS or
STAFF, Resigns TO Provide FOR Hts Fnmify.
Col. William Evans OF the Salvation Army.
who has bcen Commander Ballington Booths
.hief OF staff for tbe past Ave years. has ro-
signed. AS he has boen connected with the
movement In this country since its beginning.
coming here from London In 1883 to help In
rs rganzation, his resignation has caused
some su rprise. TO a SUN reporter who called
upon him at his home in Dayonne yesterday.
he made the following statement:
e | wish to say at the start that my relations
with Comm All der Booth have been and are OF
the friendliest character | have known him
elovon yeurs. Three months or so ago l was
in Chicago. and met here some officers OF the
Army who had been under CommanLant Her
bert Booth. Commander Booths brother. at
Toronto They repeated to mea statement
IN adr by Commandant Booth. at HeadGuar.
ters Council in Toronto. to the effect that no
officer OF tho Army need expect to he provided
for Ia case he became worn out or superan-
nuated in tho service" iIo said that the Army
was in NJ position to psnst m officers. and that
they wnnld nay TO lo,S out Tor themselves II
they became disable
As "a inmly man. the father offour children.
! 'urnlly lelt "a ny" ,iTturnet Wien nearh arr
subject i"forc. ""Ean to wonder what would
become Of my family should | fall into III
health. and the mor" | thought about t. th9
more uncertain the futnre seemed. When
got bnck t, the city Commander Booth was in
had been dis,nrhnh and he said hat It was
aereat rity that hi "rothor hai male such
could not be done 10 nay my fears
~ In the mean tim" | looked ,i aropnh and and
finally offered mo ,ha, would cnanl, me to
ieel s"cnrn aI to ny in'niiy. ! ioll "mmannsr
msnt4 oGn IN IL nS Il @ r"s ha ny
intention tn sever my connection with the
I hat | snit
that. gHvrnI my reasons tnr irnvlnsi hrst:
strain OF ten years hard work; second. that
the Army. under its present system being IN,
able t" provide for my, family when | should
become useless. ! ielt that IT was my duty to
look elsewhere. finally. that loft solely upon
NV family's account.
AMI offered 10 make provision for tn" future.
lie said that he would deposit money at tho
MONEY % 10 be b" at tho disnosal Of. my family
should become n.apa.itnt"d lie said that
taksn from Ii. % |nd HS or that e' could
be raised very rnsily uy subscription among
the various cnrns thr"nghont the tf,i,n county 1
and the same night wrote him that my wife
and had talked the matter over and had de-
cided to remain in the Amy.
The international headquarters refused to
ac1niescc in commnndrr Booth's rT,op?sition
London saying that must hid Good-hy to my
comrades and ," rreptrSd TO rrIferM isna
remain here until the. meeting ~ the Colum-
bian Congress OF tho Army. which will he con-
Vened Nov. IA. Commander Booth commune
Gated ths TO me on Monday and had. under
the circumstances no alternative hnt to sever
my connection with the Army. which did.
Probably should have had to co to New Hra-
land or Australia. aud thnt a lone would have
moved me to consider a resignation: bnt the
main cause as [ have said. was the uncer-
Iaiuty "a to my fnmilv's future. ! leave the
Army with the fr.r rGliesttfeelinGsf for it's off,
GERS ard with the bes' wishes ior the advance
mpnt Of the movement"
When asked as to the present condition OF
the Army and its work in this country Col.
Evans said:
Tho Salvation Army to-day il in letter
condition. spiritually. numerica lr. and imam
cay. than it has ever been before. Any re-
ports to the contrary are without foundation"
Col Evans cOntrmplatoS engaging In work
OF religious nature either here or in Chicago.
He will TO sucreedel as chivt Of staff probably
hy somc officer of the Army who has served In
the same capacity in some other country.