The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
HTHE demonstration at Cooper
Union, New York City. last Sun
day answered finally the question
II as to whether or not there is to be
a split in the Salvation ARMY.

Ia ~ NhctAeI OF nOL IQ6re is TO De
split in the Salvation Army
There is split in the Salvation Army.
cooper Union was crowded with people
who, upon the entrance of Ballington and
Mrs. Booth, broke into q tumuIt of ap-
plause, waving hats and canes and crying
Hail to our American leader" Again
and again was the outburst renewed, and
ceased only after many minutes and when
exhaustion itself checked it.
Before this hurricane of enthusiasm.
provoked by their personal presence, Mrs.
Booth threw herself upon her knees and
buried her face in her hands Ballington
Booth remained, with bowedshead, stand
ing.
1t was demo nstration such as it is
scarcely In human nature to withstand.
They have not withstood it and have taken
their places at the head of a corps of Sc
eeders from the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army teaches self-abnega-
tion. That is its prime article of faith
everything for God and humanity.
The incident has given pause to the
whole world, and the great religious Or
ganization, the growth of which has been
one o. the wonders of the time, has been
transf xed in the public eye. Ex-'
cept TO those especially enlisted the
army has been hitherto allowed to go on
with ats work without much inquiry as to
its methods. 1t was known to be s'doing
religi IN on a practical basis" and doing it
well, and as such was favored and en-
eoura red by almost everybody But the
break ng away from the father by the son,
suppt sed to be one of the leaders, most
capable and trusted lieutenants, has turned
the questioning eye of the world upon the
army. Soldiers land outsiders alike are
asking, "Why?" and What is this Saliva
tion Army that it should ask of leader
something which he should feel that he
ought TO refuse even at the risk of being
called 'traitor'?''
Only short time ago Mrs. Ballineton
Booth was here in San Francisco, preach
ing above all things Loyalty to the 1ag''
and discipline in the army" Discipline
lit is mot generally known-is the super
structure upon which the army is built
1t is insisted upon as strictly IN this as in
the army of the United States. Hence the
more surprise is felt all down the line of
red-shirted battalions at the action of
their late commander-all down the line in
the West, at least, where there seems to be
no disposition whatever to follow his lead
in this.
The cry of "Americanizing the army"
under which the big detection has been
organized, is not new. a split was
effected under it in 1884 by Major Thomas
K. Moore, the then american Commits
sioner. He had got his accounts in
tangle, and there was much gossip about
misappropriation of funds to the point of
a revolt, when an agent was appointed to
come over from London to investigate.
Moore resisted and Immediately set up the
cry OF English interference.
He himself had come over as an English
man, but had had time to become natural
lied just as has Ballington Booth. Moore
declared for distinctly American army,
appropriating the whole paraphernalia,
the uniform, the name. the War Cry and
every other feature of the army. He
carried nearly the whole American army
of that day with him. His successor of
the army proper had hard contest on
hand, but without making any special
war and simply working on origina! lines
was entirely successful. Pretty soon there
was split in Moore's army. An adiutant
had a falling out and set up for himself.
Pretty soon again there was q split in that
corps, and by such degrees the "Ameri-
canized army" fell to pieces.
This is what the officers of the
Pacific Coast Chief Division pre-
dict for the Defenders League-Balling-
ton Booths enterprise-havlng ever be-
fore it the example of the leader. Not one
of them has an upkind word to say of
their late commander, but all speak of his
action with sorrow and regret But of the
characterization of the army" of which
so much has been said, they uniformly
ch aracterze it as "rot.'
$50 far as the working of the army is
concerned said Brigadier Keppel yester-
day. "we would not know that England is
on the map. 1t is true that reports go to
the London headquarters monthly and
quarterly. Everything goes there so that
the London Office is thoroughly posted on
the work, but it does not interfere. Our
headquarters are at New York. 1t is an
in herent part of the system to conform 10
the national spirit and customs OF the peo-
pie wherever the work is prosecuted. Bal
hngton Booth was naturalized when he
became commissioner to America. Com
A--oAtNSN uShCl, i4S SuCCSSSOT, WILL
no doubt become naturalized.
''As for our sending money to London
it is all nonsense. 1t is true we do re-
spond to an occasional special plea or
send little now and then. but in nv
three years of command of this division |
do not think we have sent $1,000 altogether
away from the coast We do not even
send money to New York. Yes, we do
send a percentage of our revenue to the
fund for the support OF hroken down Off
GERS as is required from every division
headquarters, but as we have a home here
and take care of our own--the only divis-
ional headquarters that does so-that
money is returned to us.
1--WE know that the money that comes
into the Golfers of the army everywhere is
put to the best possible uses. and the army
is sustained by this bond of absolute mu-
tual confidence. 1t is used for extending
the ork for relieving the distressed.
have been many years in the army. L
entered itlwith determination to cry out
sgainst aIy fraud that | might discover