New-York tribune., 1896-02-04

MRS BALLINGTON BOOTH.
n rs nresent influential and powerful BASIS
Mr. Dcpew eloquently and forcibly gave the
credit OF this marvellous growth to Commander
Balington Booth and his wife. Were they re-
moved he asserted. they could not DE repIaorud; pd
and no matter how excellent In charactei ,,.d Ga
ability their successors might De ne uouo'.
If they could accomplish so much as the preseh,
commander and his wife were doing ana ma hnu
done. Tc the honesty OF purpose anu p. capao
ties of RangtOn Booth and TO the renne'hent,
charm sweetness Of disposition, and woihaniy
superiority of Mrs. Booth. Mr. Depew paid
many tributes. .,roa
Both Of them" he added, ARE naturahzea
citizens, are part and parcel Of our country,
and in their behalf intend TO assert lhs
Monroe Doctrine" Amid cheering, laughter M ai,d
applause he concluded: And in order 10 aVoiu
the gravest international complications AT the
pre- sent hour, | would suggest as compromise
either the appointment OF another c0hi'lllssioi
or else that diplomatic correspondence be opened
which may then be carried on for some years
between the two branches Of the forces Com
mander and Mrs Booth have become accustomed
to our habits and civilization. and their mission
Is not yet filed in the United States
DR. JOSIAH STRONG SPEAKS.
As soon as he had closed. the chairman, In
that spirit os mischief which appears very
largely 10 dominate him. said: Il now take
pleasure in introducing to you the rev DR..
Strong" He did not say the Rev. DR.. josiah
Strong. and for an instant the audience thought
that he was making fun of the Mayor II was
ready 10 show its appreciation, but the response
was checked by the rising OF the ministerial
wearer of the name OF Strong and a smile
felt its way about.
DR. Strong said that during the nine years
that Commander and Mrs. Booth had been In
charge Of the army In this country the slum
work had been created. the number OF the o.
fcers in the army had increased threefold ana
the rank and file fourfold; the circulation OF
The War Cry" was four times as large, the
auxiaries numbered sixteen times as many as
they did nine years ago, while tn" value or the
real estate was twenty-five times great There
could. he thought, be no more striking COM
mentary on the administration OF the army
during those nine years than such simple
recital OF fact.
Ballington Booth ne continued. had won the
confidence Of the American Republic, and no
woman more honored. none possessed wider
or more bencncent influence or was more gen
orally beloved than Mrs Booth. and while X
might be mpcrtinent for that meeting 10 say
that II understood the management OF 'he army
better than General Booth. yet both the Com
mander and his wife undoubtedly Understood
America and the conditions OF succ 'ss that
prevailed here better than any one who could
be introduced into their place.
MAYOR STRONG AND THE POKE BONNET
Mayor Strong. as he advanced. In response TO
the chairnan's invitation, 10 the front OF the
platform. in succession To his reverend name
sake was loudly applauded. In his preliminary
remarks he admitted that when he was first
asked 20 speak 1t the meeting he hesitated. be
cause he had vague sort of idea that he would
be- somewhat out of his element But his SIN
ccrlty t. contribute TO keep the Commander ana
his wife this side of the water oyerruled any
scruples OF this Kind ana, accordingly, he sdlu ne
promised 10 speak.
Then the Mayor dived into "reminiscences and
recounted his first meeting with a Saivatlon
Army lass In an official sense i had been IN
Office about Il week." he went on, when the
messenger came in and told me that woman In
"A poke bonnet wanted 70 see me. Now. When
- ,,tr. .ln nifNp n laHs sod
me more than anything else II was 20 KISS
little girl in a poke bonnet N.aushter) so
| said to the messenger. Let her come right in
Well she sweet, charming little woman,
and II | had not been seated In the Mayorll
chair with the responsibilities of Office me-
think really | should have been tempted to re-
peat the performance Of my young days. loud
laughter) She told me she wanted license
t. preach, and I couldn't resist any young
lady In poke bonnet gave her the license"
Two or three days after that the Mayor was
visited by another young woman with poke
bonnet. and although the face beneath II. he
remarked was not go good looking as the first
one she got the license just the same. The
Mayor continued recounting other instances Of
application FOR such licenses, until. he said.
ne had issued about thirty. and then he discov-
cred that the reason that SO many women ap-
piled that the men OF the Army asserted
that he granted the necessary licenses more
readily 10 the women than 10 the men
But putting aside this gooi-humored bad-
mage. the Mayor with evident sincerity spoke OF
the qualification the work OF these people gave
indSmucn letter
the bchest Of the Saviour to go forth and
preach. In closing. he added his word 10 the
protest against the removal of the Commander
| and his wife from their work in this country
Tributes FROM MANY SOURCES.
The Mayor was followed by Bishop Andrews.
who showed himself in great earnest upon the
question at issue. paying to the Salvation Army
a marvellously rIch tribute for its worth and it's
work He called II unique force. a great force
working FOR the redemption of the race. and each
and every telling sentiment was punctuated with
! the sign manual Of approval on the part OF his
| jurors.
When he had finished. William f. Dodge was
presented and read extracts from some Of the
many letters received by the committee having
the meeting In charge. These came. he said
| from many sources and not all OF them from pro-
Tossing Christians. There letters from
Frances T.. Willard. from the Rev. Dr. Lyman
Abbott. from Smith Agnew secretary OF the
Auxiliary League from Hobart Trinity. Holyoke
Marietta. Adelbert. De Pauw Clarke and Cornell
colleges from John Fulton. OF The Church
Standard; from the Editor Of The Independ-
ent" from Postmaster Carlisle. OF 81. Louis: from
the Rev. DR.. Beebe from Dr. Wapole Warren
from Aaron NJ Powell of the American Purity
Alliance: from DR.. George I. McKelway. and John
Henry Barrows. who was the principal promoter
of the recent Parliament OF Religions.
APPRECIATION AND PROTEST
Dr. A. II. Bradford. OF Montclair, n. j., hat
been chosen TO present the minute which Is TO b,
forwarded to General Booth expressing the senti
ment OF American Christians regarding the recall
Of Commander and Mrs. Booth. The minute reads
follows:
Citizens OF New-York and vicinity representa-.
many churches and phases of faith a. well as auxil
iares OF the army. assembled In the Carnegie Musi
Hall on the evening OF FEBRUARY g. adopted the fol
! lowing minutes concerning the work OF the Saliva
ton Army In the United States and the proposed re
| mova OF Commander and Mrs. Ballington Bootl
| from this country:
The army to-day liz vital force for Righteousness
! and one OF the most potent OF the influences wh.c
are Fastening the coming of the Kingdom OF Co