Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-08
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Present Position.

CHICAGO, April S.-Iu his address ut
the Auditorium last night Commander
Ballington Booth, OF thv Volunteer,
ia referring 10 his secession from ths
Salvation Army taid;
cit has been AssrItcd that Com
mauder anu ME-. Booth have dis
obryed oTdefa. l would like to ask IN
hll bplsmuity anu sincerity, what orders
We nave ulsObeyeur IL has been stated
that ut the time the letter was written
TO mo from the international center
Masking known LOnIOu's wish Tor me
70 say farewell, tuat my iutuTe ap.
pUlnlment was made aud that ia fe-
futiug 10 accept another command |
Therefore uisUbeyed orders. No such
was maize ~ me At all. inst 10 another
and an entire mloUncsptlon Of the
case. January Is | received letter
from LOndon desiring me To make ar
fangemeute TO say farewell, And TO be-
In a position ~ maud over my COM
maud on OF about The middle OF a prll.
Those orders | WAS Cattying out con.
icienli0usly anu expediti0u'ly. had
madr my arrangements, my statement
10 the pfess, Rnd md issued my mani.
ihIo TO the official gazette OF tue army,
the War Cry, ana thOee VI you who will
take the trouble 10 read those state
ments and 90 read those manlieslOs will
nud that 1 had started on tho arrange
ments for tho farewell when 1 wps
Interrupted through my iotcible ii 80.
ton,
"What were the second ordefs?
They came to ms on that memorable
night, alter the interview with the
LondOn representative, when he maIe
the assertion tua, no was backed with
brief empo gerlng him TO ak Tor
my keys, offices and portfolio. / Mt
once IN company WIN Mrs. Booth
proceeded TO our national headquarters
Ia lilh street, and after having gath
ereu my personal effects, LAID my keys
upon my desk AMI Mrs. h Iotn laId
here on her deIk and at $40 O'Clock
that Friday morning We Left that
building, every brick and stone OF
winch We loved "a our lives, and we
stepped out from tho Salvation Army,
or rather We carried out tho second
Instructions We hAd received anu Ia
rather ppeedier manner than we had
certainly anticipated. We hands
over our keys AMI our Oflio,s anu our
command. We have no, returned 10
thu command OF the > salvation Army
and II IL not our intention 60 returu TO
the ranks Of the Salvation Amy.
Applause and CHERRY think there
fore / am In p0sillon 10 say to this
audience that we have disoDeyed no
orders, Tut that, from military stand.
point, We have carried out our instruo.
lions to the DIT NJ the 81" AID the
crossing OF the 80" ana In my q years
Christian experience, eau DEFY any
force IN tie S2 countries, nations anu
oOiOnits Ia tue salvation Army TO
show mo whore Ia any one particular
have failed 20 carry out the ins rue.
tons OF my superior oillosrs. (Ap.
plause anu oheers.)
"lhe government OF the Salvation
Army VIII nave 10 be changed before
can return to Its ranks, aud | have
been told that II has been stated
through the representatives OF the
pfess That the commander viii Teturn
TO the old IN ,vement as soon IN he hiss
hhd an interview with tho sister, Mrs.
Commander BuoIu.ruuker. SUNDAY
night, between the nuurs OF Has aud
$40 Ia the morning., had long In.
tetylew with my 5ie,Uf, ana while that
Interview was in tho most friendly,
bTOtherly anu slsterly character, at itB