The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
THE WORK GOES ON.
A Talk With Ensign Walker of the
Salyatin Army.

The Portland Commander Believes That
the Trouble Is Over-He Speaks Highly
of the Retiring and Coming Commits
sioners-The Portland Corps in FIour-
ishing Condition.
81 was worried about it several uavs
aao. but now I believe there is no dan.
ger of trouble" said Ensign Charles
Walk err, who commands the Portland
corps of tine Salvation Army, when asked
Yesterday about the situation in the
forces resulting from the resignation of
Commissioner Darlington Booth. En-
sign Walker added that the Portland
corps would keep right on with its la
bors and they had not been allowed to
flag because Of the Now York dispute.
The Portland commander spoke in
praise of Commissioner and Mrs. Ba :
linguon Booth. s'They have been in
command here nine years, said the
Ensign, 'and we thank the General for
letting them stay SO long. 1t is the
longest with one exception of the COM
mands OF any Of the territorial commits
si0ners. The commissioner in charge OF
the work in France and Switzerland
has served eleven years. We have been
expecting for three months now that
Commander and Mrs. Darlington Booth
would soon receive orders to farewell.
The orders came, and this trouble result
ed, Commander Darlington Booth says,
I,or, fnf 4
Booth to secure the command in this
country. Herbert Booth, on his side, de-
MES that he has aspired to the command
outside Of Canada. When I learned that
Booth Tucker was to be Commander Bal
lington Booths suoc essor, felt that the
trouble would soon be over. Booth
Tucker married one of General Booth
daughters. He is the most highly edu-
Gated man in the army. At one time he
was judge, but gave up his position
and his fortune to enter the ranks. He
speaks and writes eleven languages. He
had charge of the work in India for a
time, and as foreign secretary has had
the direction Of 1t since. Commander
Ballington Booth will remain in this
country. He is a citizen, and his children
were born here. I believe he will go in
to work along similar lines to that of the
army. but in way you may be sure tina,
will not conflict with the army's efforts. u
Ensign Walker said that the Portland
corps is in most furnishing condition..
An illustration of how the affairs of the ar
my are conducted was given in the house
cleaning which was in progress in the
barracks. Half dozen women were al
work with pals and scrubbing brushes
washing the -four. They were all mem
bers and were helping the work along by
giving their services in taking care of the
hall The Portland corps now mum hers
63 members, SO many that it has recently
been necessary to enlarge the platform
upon which they sit during the meetings.
At one meeting lately over 1900 people
were present. Ensign Walker spoke par
ticularly of the encouragement which the
frie ndship OF church people in the city
gives him. The work here is in charge
Of the Ensign and his wife. That is in
accordance with the usual custom. Where
the work Is in charge of an unmarried
officer, a lieutenant Ia generally assigned
as our assistant, and in some very large
| corps there.may be one other officer, but
the rule is for two officers to have the
direction of the work.