Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-12
GEN. WILLIAM BOOTH
SENDS A LETTER TO THE AmEiu-
CAN ARMY.
nxpres.es Great SURROUNDINGS the
salvation Army to stand by
Its Colors.

New York, March 1.-THE Herald
this morning says: A cable disp''te"
from Gen. william Booth has been re-
ceiyed at Salvation Army neauqu w. ~ No
Ii is the first public utterahce ul NJ
paternal head OF the army since NV
diasensions began. Two days ago the
general arrived In London from Wv
east and Immediately had conteitiii ~.
with his eldest son, Bramweil' ui'I.
which the dispatch was Mri'te" ,he
was read from the platform AZ tne
holiness meeting. at headquarters last
night. ,.,.,,, "a
read the document to the audience from
which all save Salvationists had Deeh
excluded but became so oNerCoh'S Wy
emotion when she read about the ram
ily love which has "subsistel' among
the Booths until now that she called
upon one of her officers to inlsh LOT
| her
This Is the dispatch, which is dated
| International Headquarters, London
/ Eng:
Comrades: I find It impossible to
describe the sense of sorrow with which
| am overwhelmed today. on receiving
| details of the great loss which has
| fallen upon us In the action OF my SON
! your late commander every high antlcl-
| patton OF my heart for him for nearly
| forty years seems to have been swept
away, and every tender association or
his life with my own and with his be-
loved mother seems likely to be tramp
led upper foot in this hour Of his sore
temptation.
wrhe melancholy course of action
which he has embarked has been taken
I'm the face of the eNpostulations OF the
chief Of staff in spite of the Affection
ate entreatles of his brother and one
sister, and one of my most trusted oili-
GERS. sent expressly to New York to
reason with him, without any conf
municatlon with me of any kind, and
in utter disregard of three Geographic
messages from myself urging him to
NEE. me In London on my return from
India, to which cables l have not even
received reply.
But, though sorely wounded by this
calamity. | am more than ever resolved
in the strength OF God to direct the gov
eminent of this army upon the princl-
pies of equal Justice between man and
man.
"I have never permitted the close re-
lationshlps of family love which have
subsisted between me and my children
+ to secure for them any preference in
the affairs In the kingdom of God over
their comrades who. though not blood
relations. have ever been dear to the
for their works sake. l will not do so.
Your welcome to my daughter.
command. has much gratined me.
"Now every sensible man must recog-
| nize that II | had been willing to re-
tain the loyalty Of my son by sncrihc-
Ing the principles of the army, | should
have at the same moment lost. and de.
servedly 80. the esteem of all honest
hearted men as well as the approval oil
@ my own conscience.
d 1.-THE suggestion that I had sought tc
e angliCiZc the army IN the United state,
II is at once a falschood and q calumny
: You who have heard me plead m,
c cause of the lost world know It is. Yo,
l. have stood with me near the Cross anC
you know have pledged you 10 dcvot,
II your lives for no less purpose than tina
II for which the bleeding victim died
lie the salvation Of every nation.
d "The Salvation Army Ia ns mucl
10 American as IT is English. II ls o
II the children of the poor and belongs t,
l. every land.
- Comrades, I rely upon YOU ! hay
n done 50 since the first mutterlngs o
p this storm reached me In India. Yo-
re have acted Just as ! should have ex
Of pected you to act. BY your toll am
self-saorlilce and devotion, you mad
sc the army what II is In America, am
IN you have not been willing to stand b.
and see 1t destroyed.
You will show no want of patienc
with those who have fallen beneath n,
y" "iii4''N u''llAi"iNlNA weight OF Iemptl
Oh ton and fiattery. You will pray 10
adj them without ceaslng. You viii h
n daily faithfulness compel even Won
go most bitter critics to see we are seel
X. Ing only the good of all men. You wi
he allow no difficulty to checl, vour a 4
vance You will not fail your genera
You win not fail your Lord. Let n
remember the millions without God nm
- devote ourselves anew TO their snlv5
az tlon, and He win grant us our heart
N desire and fulfil all our counsel. You
nB general, fun Of love for all.
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