St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-09
DESERTERS FROM THE SALVATION
ARMY FORMALLY JOIN BAL
LINGToN BOOTH.
REJOICING AT COOPER UNION.
AMERICAN FLAG AND PORTRAIT
OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CALL
FORTH CHEERS.
BOOTHS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
ganizatiOn From Which He
Has Withdrawn.

NEW YORK, March 8.-The inaugur-
al step made by Ballington Booth, the
depoSed commander of the Salvation
Army in America, in rival organiza-
ton on lines similar to the one from
whose command he has been relieved,
met with success tonight. Cooper
Union was the scene where the first
gun was fired, the echo of which
thrilled the hearts of 5000 loyal SOL
diers, who, since the commencement
Of the international strife, which has
sundered Ballington Booths allegiance
to his father, Gen. Booth, of London,
have remained loyal to the deposed
commander and his wife, Maud Booth.
Every seat in the big auditorium was
occupied. The aisles were crowded
and the streets outside were thronged.
The women wore the regular Saliva
ton Army emblem, but the poke hat
was absent. The men, too, had their
badges, but wore no red jackets. Short
ly after o'clock, and before the vast
audience had time to be seated. Capt.
Schneider, of the Bowery corps, sprang
on a chair on the platform, and waved
an American flag, with painting of
George Washington. The audience
cheered Justify, as they sprang to their
feet, and the utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed. Order had scarcely been re-
stored when Maj. Peter Glen, who
was among the first of the officers
to tender his resignation after Eva C.
Booth had taken command, appeared
on the platform, waving an American
flag, and placed life-sized crayon
portrait of George Washington on an
easel in front Of the speakers table.
rms was only the signal for renewed
outbursts of applause. Not until Bal
1ngton Booth and his wife arrived
from their Mont Clair home, however,
did the audience lose complete control
OF itself. Their presence on the plat
form was the signal for an outburst of
enthusiasm, such as had never before
been witnessed in Cooper Union. 81,
There was some music and consider
able singing and the customary relig-
1ous invocations, after which Balling-
ton Booth rose and said:
Mrs. Booth and myself have not come here
tonight to allude to the recent sad trouble
1t is quite true we have, after mature delib-
Grafton, decided to inaugurate a new move
ment. Could we have avoided it, 1t would
most assuredly have been done on our part.
but recognizing that the great American peo-
pie believed that we had done a work in nine
years, Tor which they were gratified and
would not listen to the protest that we would
retire into private life.
Recognizing, as we did, the largest field in
the world, and still further recognizing that
there was room in America for one two, ave,
100 salvation Armies, we have resolved to the
best of our ability to win over the middle
classes OF the artisan community of this coun-
try. We wish no strife with the Salvation
Army-no strife. either literal or verbal
| believe that the failure of the so-caIIed
rellgious organizations of the present day is
that they do not come down to the living
places where Jesus Christ wants to be repre-
sented.
l want to assure Mrs. Booth and those Of
hcers who have stood by me, that l see in
the distance a movement which tonight has
received its impetus in this great gathering.
l DO not want anything that exists in the air
but genuine conservation of our soldiers to
the faith of Christ
There is at least 46 per cent of the wage
earning populace of the community who are
not identified with any church or place of re-
llglous worship. 1t is these we want to reach
and extend to them the love that inspired the
Nazarene on the streets of Jerusalem nearly
1900 years ago.
On how much hateology and how little
neurology there is today. Mrs. Booth and
myself have within the last few days been
reading the history of that great American
soldier, George Washington, whose portrait
stands on this platform tonight. We thought
OF him and his goodness of heart and love for
Christ as he turned away for moment from
the frightful scenes of Valley Forge and re-
paired to the woods, where he knelt in PRAYER
to the God of his country
Whatever be the mission we undertake. IL
viii bear the right stamp, and will be directed
in the right direction.