River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-06
A PROTEST ENTERED.
New Workers Want BaIIIngton Booth to
STAY Here.

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New York, Feb. AT 1. mass meeting
held in Carnegie hall Monday night
IL developed that the people represent
cd, as we'll as the rank and file of the
salvation Army, are opposed TO the re-
call of Commander and Mrs. darlington
Booth to England. Among those pres
ent were DIR. Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Bishop +. q. Andrews, William T..
Dodge, Rev. A. III. Bradford, Robert
Fulton Cutting, Rev. Josiah Strong and
thousands of others. They were all
/ opposed to it, and said so in so many
words. DR.. Chauneey NJ. Depew acted
as chairman of the meeting. lie read
4 cablegram from Bramwell Booth,
chief of Gen. Booths staff, i'm which it
was stated that the proposed change
in command of Salvation Army forces
I in America does not irdicate disap-
I proyal of darlington Booths course,
J but rather is an indication of conf
dence. The cablegram continues: "The
/ general relies on American auxiliaries
honorably and heartily helping his son
and daughter in carrying out their own
declarations and in their continued con-
secration to the whole worlds salvation
Christ's love overcomes all side issues"
Mr.. Depew said:
we are here 10 pay tribute to the two
leaders-Gen. Booth end Commander Bal
rgton Booth. To Gen. Booth we say we
fully recognize your power, the system
7 YOU have, but about the recall of Com
mander Ballington and Mrs. Booth we have
this suggestion 10 make. Being 1900 miles
away our customs are different, and we
take leave 70 present petition and In
qulre. can they be replaced by stranger?'
And there is another reason. Commander
and Mrs. Booth have become naturalizeI
They are part and party of the United
States and in their behalf we Will assert
the Monroe doctrine. We cannot sur
render to a foreigner any of our territory.
and in order to avoid the greatest internal
tional trouble we suggest the appoint
ment of a new commission or continue
diplomatic correspondence for a few years
at least, and We belle. that Commander
and Mrs. Booth have not fulfilled thsir
mission in the United States"
Protests were also made by Mayor
Strong. Bishop Andrews, Rev. DR..
Strong. William L. Dodge and Rev. DIR.
Bradford. Resolutions were adopted
which recognize the Salvation Army
is a vital force of Righteousness and
one of the most potent of the influences
which are Fastening the coming of the
kingdom of God in our land. They
claim that the success of the mission
of the army in the United States is
largely due to the remarkable compre-
heusion of the needs and character of
the people of this country possessed
by Commander and Mrs. Darlington
Booth, and their adaptability to the
same, and proceed to praise the work
of The commander and his wife.
They express surprise and sorrow at
their recall from the direction of the
army in America, and earnestly urge,
"if consistent with the interests of the
whole work, that Commander and Mrs.
Booth be allowed to remain in the posi-
| ton i'm which they have been so album
dantly blessed of God, in which they
have won the honor, gratitude and love
of the American people, and have led
on with inspiring zeal all the menu
bers of the army in their work of res
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