The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-01
THH BOOTH FAMILY JARS
The Old General Sends a Message
for Publication.
BROTHER AND SISTER DISAGREE.

Tho sulvatiouists Are Not Setting u Good
Example to the People who Are De-
scribed by Mrs. darlington Booth as "thc
Black Sheep"
NEW YORK. April THE Independent,
of this city, recently cabled to William
Booth chief of the Salvation Army, that
1t was willing to present automatically TO
the American people his position and
views upon the present disturbance within
the ranks Of that organization. General
Booth responded by cable to the extent of
1000 words. In conclusion he said:
"A very little time will show those of
our American friends who have been
tempted to charge me with so great q folly
that no plans of mine could possibly con-
template anything like the subordination
of one nation to another in any form or in
any degree. All ask is TO be allowed TO
raise up out of the depths Of helplessness,
shame and despair people who were not
"a people, to unite them and lead them for
ward in seeking and saving this lost
world. That 1 believe to be my destiny,
and do not believe that any true friends
of Jesus Christ and of America will seek
to thwart my purpose or turn me aside
from its accomplishment"
The following statement was given out
by Commandcrand Mrs. Ballington Booth
at the Bible House last night;
when Commissioner Emma Booth
Tucker landed on Saturday last she was
met by a letter from Commander Booth
in which he stated that having heard
through the press that she desired to see
him, he was willing to meet her at her
convenience. She answered his letter on
Sunday, saying that she wished the inter
view to take place as soon as possible The
commander and Mrs Booth being in Phil
adelphia at the time, appointed tonight at
o'clock for the interview. Mrs Booth
| Tucker wrote them that it was inconve-
nient as to the hour. The commander
then changed the hour to s o'clock, but
/ Mrs. Booth Tucker objected to the stipu-
| lation that they have witness present.
| She insisted that the meeting must be
private.
Commander Booth then explained over
the telephone that, in view of the fact
that his previous interviews with Lon
dons representatives had been mis-
quoted, his version having even been de-
liberately branded by Miss Booth as
false, he felt that they had made pri
vate interview impossible.
"He then stated to his sister over the tele
| phone, in the hearing of Mrs Ballington
Booth and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, that
| he would not, under any consideration
change his present attitude and decision
| That, after the misleading and untruthful
manifestoes and statements made by Lon
| don and their representatives here he
could not entertain the idea of entering
into any further negotiations, or of receiv-
ing any propositions to re-enter the army"
The meeting between brother and sis
ter is off, at least for the present. In a let
ter last night Ballington told his sister he
would send Colonel Glenn with coach to
the Salvation Army headquarters, and
wanted her to go to where he would take
her to meet him. Where the meeting place
was to be Mrs. Booth Tucker did not
know. She was not at all pleased with
this, and promptly dispatched message
to the Volunteer headquarters telling him
not to send the carriage.
1t was said by the Volunteers that the
telegram sent to Ballington Booth at
Philadelphia announcing the death of
Mrs. Booth fuckers baby, and also the
death of his sister Lucy's child in India,
were sent at time it would reach him in
the middle of a meeting and worry him.
Mrs. Booth Tucker in her first letter to
her brother yesterday expressed some sur
prise that he had not mentioned anything
about the death of the babies. II his next
message to her he explained that he did
not think it necessary to do so by letter,
but was keeping his regrets, etc, for the
meeting.
Ballington Booth announces that the
property of the Volunteers will be held in
the names of seven representative Ameri.
can citizens.