St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13
A New Religious Movement.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ballington Booth,
who were compelled to resign from
the head of the Salvation Army in
America, at the arbitrary command
of Gen. Booth, inaugurated a new
religious movement in Cooper Union,
New York, last Sunday night. The
movement will be entirely separate
from the Salvation Army and bids
fair to become great rival of that
religious body. When Ballington
Booth resigned from the Salvation
Army it was believed that the work
ers would stand by the general.
That this is not the case in New
York, where the Salvation Army is
the strongest, is seen in the follow.
ing account of the meeting from the
New York Sun:
Cooper Union was packed with $500
persons, and outside in the street were
fully 5000 more, whom squad of
police had all they could do to restrain
from forcing their way into the hall.
1t had been announced that the meet
ing would begin at eight o'clock, but at
a quarter past seven the hail was packed
and the police SAID no more would be
admitted. The crowd outside steadily
| increased in volume and remained for
fully an hour after the meeting had
begun, time and again cheering the
Booths and applaudng every mention of
their name.
who's all right?" some one would
cry out at intervals. Darlington
BOOTH" was the response from every
side "Who else is all right :" another
would ask why, Mrs. Ballngton
BOOTH" was the reply.
The meeting in the hall was conducted
by former Major Glen, who resigned
with Ballington Booth from the Saliva.
ton Army. When he opened the exer-
cses there was not standing room in the
hall, while the platform was filled with
former members, male and female of the
Salvation Army. There were many 'of
wore the regulation Salvation Army uni.
form, but had cut the letter rs" off the
collars of the coats, leaving the "a, u
however.
The American flag predomnated on all
sides hig flags, medium sized flags and
small flags, and the men and women, il
very many cases, had small American
, flags pinned on their breasts. "TC
show" said one, that this is an Ameri
can movement.
) Others had pinned on their breasts {
badge on which the pictures OF Mr.. ant
Mrs. Booth were photographed. In tn,
: centre Of the platform was a large crayor
portrait OF George WASHINGTON. will
another American flag thrown over it
And all the Salvation Army lads an,
asNes had their tamhourines with then
4 and their hymn books, and for half a,
hour before the meeting formally opene,
sang hymn after hymn, to the jaagle c
k The tambourines, VARYING this proceed
5, ing with frequent cheers Tor the Booth.
l. 1t was clear from the outset that
$ was a BaIliugton Booth audience bu
i this was made still clearer, when a coupI
t. OF minutes after eight o'clock, BaIIingto
h Booth and his wife walked out on tt
d platform, Major Glen had just opene
v the meeting, and the last words of III
ID opening hymn had hardly died away
y and as it sugg sliyely happened, it wa
10 a iavorte hymn OF Balington Booths.
1t I'VE never, never will give in.
N NO. we wont no, we won't"
e. The moment Ballington Booth wa
S, seen everybody in the great audien,
ID stood up and checred and applauded fc
n fully ten minutes. 1t was a scene of II
ul widest enthusiasm, an ovation such {