Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-09
DARLINGTON BOOTH
TELLS ABOUT THE SECESSION
FRoM THE ARMY.
when ordered to Give Up the Conn
nnand In America No Future APP
pointAeAt Was Made known to
Him.

Chicago, April Sin his address at
the Auditorium last night Commander
Baillngton Booth OF the Volunteers. In
referring to his secession from the
Salvation Army. said:
1T has been asserted that Command
er and Mrs. Booth have disobeyed or
ders J would like to ask in all
solemnity and sincerity what orders
We have .dlsobeyed.
1T has beeq stated that at the time
the letter was written to me from the
International center, making known
London'a wish for me TO farewell that
my future appointment was made and
that in refusing to accept another com
rlauu 1 therefore disobeyed orders No
future appointment was made known
10 me at all. That is another entire
misconception OF the case January
/ received letter from the London de-
partment desiring me to arrange to
farewell and to be in position to
hand over by command on or about
the middle OF April Those orders 1
was carrying out consistently and ex-
peditiously | had made my arrange
ments. statement TO the press and had
Issued my manifesto TO the official
gazette OF the army. the War Cry, and
those OF you who win take the trouble
to read the statements and TO read those
manifestations. win find that l had
started on the arrangements for the
farewell. when l was Interrupted
through my forcible election. What
We're the second orders7 They came to
me on that memorable night after the
interview with the london representa-
lives when after The assertion that
they were backed with brief empow-
oring them TO ask for my keys. cfIlcas
and portfolio.
complied. ard with Mrs. Booth. pro-
| ceeded to our national headquarters
IN Fourteenth street. and after having
gathered my personal effects laid my
| key upon the desk, and at $40 o'clock
that Friday morning. We left that build
ing and stepped out from the Saliva
| ton Army-=or rather we carried out
the second instructions we had re-
| cetyed and in rather speedier manner
than we had certainly anticipated The
| government OF the Salvation Army Will
have 10 be changed before / can return
1 to It's ranks Tremendous applause). and
! j have hecn told II has been stated
Though the Representatives OF the
/ press that the commander VIII return
TO the old movement as soon as he has
| had an Interview with the sister. Mrs
| Commander Booth-Tucker Sunday
| night between the hours OF ii.i5 and
345 in the morning, ! had u long in
/ terview with my sister, and while that
interview was one Of the most friendly
| fhdfActtrs 1t It's conclusion my POSI-
tion was not changed and there Is not
one bit cf me tonight that does not
stand for the Volunteers movement.
Great applause.)
Bfigadier Fielding in giving hts raa-
sons for his resignation said: my
| reasons for leaving the army may ali
Be summed up easily I believed that
Ballington Booth was right IN the POSI-
iion he took I believed that Aneri-
cans should be ruled by Americans and
1 not by men who are unfamiliar with
the ways Of the country or people.
There are many things about the army
with which Isak not in filiI sympathy
and came TO tbs cinclnsion 20 step out
OF the organization. / kent in seclus-
ion 10 escape annoyance I had NOT
aeiit in my reaicnation without consid-
ering the matter carefully. NV mind
was fully made up and It woald be per-
fcctly impossible for me to 60 back 10
the old army under the circumstance,
I fer thar Il would be worse for me 10
suffer annoyarres with officers ami
cQnnllssioners who would try 10 change
my determining ton and therefore went
10 small Village where / Supposed 10
one would know me-