The herald., 1896-02-04
To Oppose the Recall of Bal.
lingt0n Booth
DR.. c. M. DEPEW PRESIDES
Representative Men and the Weight oi
Their Influence
The Good Work Is Not Yet Done and the
Continued Presence OF the Gen.
eral Is Desired

Associated Press Special Wire.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-At mass meeting
held in Carnegie hall tonight it developed
that the people represented, as well as the
rank and file of the Salvation army, arc
opposed to the recall of Commander and
Mrs. Ballington Booth to England. Among
those present we're DR.. Chauncey M. De-
pew, Bishop E. G. Andrews, William f..
Dodge, Rev. A. H. Bradford, Robert Full
ton Cutting, Rev. Josiah Strong and thou
sands of others. They were all opposed
to it.
DR.. Depew acted as chairman of the
meeting. He read a cablegram from
Bramwell Booth to Mayor Strong, xplain-
ing the object of Commander Booths re-
call. The speaker said that the meeting
was not for the purpose of taking issue
with anything contained in the cableRram,
"but to express our views. No matter
what London will think about it, the in
FAINT, which has grown large, is very much
alive and liable to kick"
1--WE are here tonight" said Mr.. Depew.
ito pay tribute to tho two leaders, General
Booth and Commander BallinRton Booth.
To General Booth we say, we fully recog-
nize your power and the system you have,
but about the recall of Commander Ball
ington and Mrs. Booth we have this sug-
gestion to make: Being 5000 miles away,
our customs are different and we take
leave to present a petition and inquire,
can they be replaced by a stranger?
"And there is another reason, /" continued
Mr.. Depew. "Commander and Mrs. Booth
have become naturalized. I met them on
an excursion steamer going 10 Europe a
few years ago. The pleasure seekers were
in the first cabin. the ministers and school
teachers in the second cabin, Mrs. Booth
was in the second cabin and I suggested to
the four hundred in the first cabin-the
fashionable crowd, who at the grand opera
are known as the crowned heads, because
they wear diamond tiaras-that she be
taken into the first cabin. They did 80,
and they found Mr.. Booth pure and in
telligent woman, and she succeeded in con-
verting the four hundreds not to the Saliva
ton army, but to it's usee and services in
the world.
"They are part and party of the United
States, and in their behalf we will assert
the Monroe doctrine, Haughter.)
I'VE cannot surrenderto q foreigner any
of our territory, and iA order to avoid the
greatest international trouble we suggest
the appointment of a new commission or tc
continue diplomatic correspondence for a
few years at least, as we believe that Com
mander and Mrs. Booth have not fulfilled
their commission in the United States"
The -cablegram which DR.. Depew read
ran thus:
Mayor Strong, New York Thanks for
telegram. General Booth is travelling in
India. Change in command indicates no
disapproval whatever, but confidence that
leaders In states like many others also
changing this year, remain true to the
world purpose of the army. The general
relies on American auxiliaries honorably
and heartily to help his son and daughter
l.. -. L. II
in their continued conservation to the
whole worlds salvation. Christ's love
overcomes all side issues.
(Signed) BRAMwELL BOOTH,
Chief of Staff.
Mayor Strong said he, like the others,
had attended the meeting to protest
against the recall of Commander and Mrs.
Ballington Booth, and If possible to add
the dignity of his office to the movement
set on foot.
Bishop E. G. Andrews described the
work of the Salvation army in this country
and applauded the magnificent work of the
officers recalled to England by General
Booth.
The Rev. DR.. Strong said that General
Booth is the best commander that has
been recognized in America in the last
twelve years. He, like Mr.. Depew, was
opposed to the transfer of the commander
William E. Dodge, after saying few
words in favor Of Commander and Mrs.
Booth and the Salvation army, read letters
from Frances Willard. Governor Budd oi
California, the St. Louis postmaster and
others.
Rev. DR.. Bradford read the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Citizens of New York and vicinity, repre-
sentlng many churches and phases OF
faith, as we'll as auxiliaries Of the army
assembled in the Carnegie Music hall, on
the evening of February 3, adopted the
following minutes concerning the work of
the Salvation Army in the United States
and the proposed removal of commander
and Mrs. Ballington Booth from the coun-
try:
The army today 10 vital force for right
eousness and one of the most potent of the
influent es which are Fastening the coming
of the kingdom of God in our land. 1t is
reaching and uplifting multitudes whom
the churches thus far have have failed to
reach; it is directing the attention of
Christian people to the fact that often the
social environment must be improved be-
fore the spiritual natures can be made re-
ceptive to tho truth, and it is everywhere
tended power. We have gratefully OBJ.
served that growth Of the army, and are
deyoutly thankful for the victories, m any
and great, which it has achieved.
Its Influence among US for the last few
years has always been on the side of tenn
perance, social purity. righteous municipal
and civic life; and it has ever regarded as
it's chief duty and privilege the proclama-
ton of the gospel of Jesus Christ to all
classes and conditions of men.
We cannot fail to see that the wonderful
expansion of the army is largely due to the
remarkable comprehension of the needs
and character Of the people OF this country
possessed by Commander and Mrs. Ball
ington B Doth and their adaptability to the
same. They threw themselves heart and
soul into the work they became American
citizens and identified themselves with
American institutions by their wisdom,
fidelity and "sweet reasonableness; they
disarmed obstinate prejudices; they loved
the American people, and in turn won the
love of all without regard to creed or social
distinction. They have been welcomed in
our churches and have preached the gospel
in places high and low, in many of which
it has seldom if ever been heard. The
present success of the army in America is,
under God, chiefly due to their wise and
spiritual leadership. They have person
ally trusted, and therefore wealth has been
freely given and cooperation heartily ac-
corded, which canuot be but seriously
affected by their withdrawal from this
country.
It is therefore with unfeigned surprise
and sorrow that we have heard that Com.