Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-13
GENERAL WILLIAM BOOM.


The NEWS sincerely grecis Genera
Booth, the fam Ne leader Of the Saliva
Jlon Army, aud hopes h's visit 20 Oh,
city Of the Saints will be- pleasant tC
himself anu beneficial 10 those WHO
look 10 him Tor counsel aud spirllua
guidance.
At the meeting ia the rabernaol'
the "geuora" will resent his "soeia
schome," and tho building should be
allud TO Ia utmost capacity, mol
merely on account Of the celebrity
the speaker has acquired ga the
cause 10 which ho has devoted his life,
but because the sui eot h one Ia which
every Intelligent man and woman
must feel deeply Interested, ana be-
cause the veteran Ia the crusade
against Elm 10 entitled 10 a fair hear
ing. Tue Lattor.day saints particular
BY, whose religion embraces oil that 10
good aud true anu noble, from what
ever source II may come, unl who
recognise la every champion Of right
eousness brother, IN the true sense
of tho word, will DO delighted TO listen
to anu intelligeully oonsidef any sug'
gestions made for the liberation Of the
human family nom its chains Of dark
ness, misery and suiicrlngs'
William Booth is a unique figure In
the religious world, such as the Al
mighty raises up nj intervals Tor the
performance Of special missions. His
work has been to extend n religious
10 iIonce 70 a ola's OF people not com.
monty reached by the churches OF ths
world. Impressed IA his early youth
with tho principle OF Woaleyaniam, he
gays himself enthusiastically 10 the
work OF converting his fellow men.
But the church soon became too narrow
Tor his broad conception Of his duties,
and he labofed under Disadvantages
40 did David when trying 20 march IN
the armor OF Saul. Luther had to DO
expelled from his church before he
could start IN earnest the work Of
reformation, and Booth also had to be
liberated from ecclesiastical bonds Ia
order that his work might bo carried
out. Tue growth OF this work then
became phenomenal. To contemplate
i,s history from tho time the young
expelled Methodist miuister and his
gifted wife, practically alone and with
out moaur, struggled Tor the rvdemp-
ton OF the fallen Ia the sluma OF Lon.
dom, pleading thclr cause among the
more fortunate la the Weather
portions Of the city, 10 the pres.
Ont time, when millions have ou-
listed under the "uanuer Of blood
nnd 1ru,N the "solilers" now "iuvAd-
ing" almost every land under thu sun,
isall that IL needed 10 form an idea Of
tho genius that has led the movement
and tue need Of mankind " something
more anu better than conventional
Christianity.
Tho methods OF the Salvation Army
have always been questioned, auu
there certainly IL room for difference Of
opinion on that subject No 0ne In
particular seems, however, 10 DO
responsible Tor those methods. They
grew with the organization and were
gradually accepted by the leaders az
oirCu instances seemed 10 suggest. Blu
whatever may be said Oi the peculi-
aTlues alluded 10, no one questions
the fact that tho "armyD
has accomplished much gooi.
II the general" however finds
that H. influential power In
Salt Lake city, as IN some
other American olties, 10 much lees
than the energetic efforts Of his follow.
ersani the success IN other parts " the
world might lead to expect, the reason
OF this 10 10 be- found In the fact tina
the conditions here are vastly different
from those IN the large cities VI the
old world. The majority Of the people
here are hinCrre believers Ia the Gospel
anu arc constantly reminded OF their
dulles 10 their follow men. san, ther,
may be Held Tor bu "army Uorpt,"
and 10 DO iur 90 iH mtmbels duvot,
themselves 10 tue redemption OF the
.allgu, they merit and should ie1eivu
tHs ty pslhy and guOi Wishes Oi "a.
be. Oi,myut OF the community.