The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-09

NEW YORK, March S.-The inaugu-
raj step made by Darlington Booth, the
deposed commander OF the Salvation
Army in America, in a rival organiza-
ton on lines similar to the one from
whose command he was released, met
success tonight.
Cooper Union was the scene where
the first gun was fired. the echo Of
which thrilled the hearts of 5000 loyal
soldiers, who, since the commencement
of the Internal ional strife which has
sundered Ballington Booths allegiance
to his father, General Booth of London,
have remained loyal to the deposed
commander and his wife, Maude Booth.
Every seat in the big auditorium was
occupied. The aisles were crowded and
the streets outside were thronged.
The women wore the regular Saliva
ton Army emblem, but the poke hat
was absent The mes, too, had their
badges, but wore no red jackets. Short
~ after o'clock and before the vast
audience had time to be seated, Cap
tain Schneider Of the Bowery corps
sprang on a chair on the platform and
waved an American flag with a paint
ing of George Washington. The audi
ence cheered Justify. Order had scarce
ly been restored when Peter Glen, who
was among the first officers to tender
his resignation after Eva Booth had
taken command, appea4 ed on the plat
form, waving an American flag and
placed a life-size crayon painting Of
George Washington or an easel in
front of the speakers table. This was
the signal for renewed outbursts of ap-
plause. 1t was only when Ballington
Booth and his wife arrived that the
audience lost control of itself. Their
presence on the platform was the sig
nal for an outburst of enthusiasm such
as never before has been witnessed in
Cooper Union.
There was some music Nand singing.
and the customary religious invoca-
tons, after which BaIlington Booth
rose and said:
Mrs. Booth and myself did not come
here tonight to allude to the recent
sad trouble It is quite true we have.
after mature elaboration, decided to
1naugurate q new movement Could
we have avoided it, it would most as
suredly have been done on our part:
but we recognized that the great Amer
fcan people believed that we had done
war" tor nine years, for which thew
were gratiled, and would not listen to
the protest that we would retire in pri-
vate life.
INSCOSIl4zlug as we 90 The largest
field IN the world, and still further rec
ognizing that there was room in Amer
lea for one, two, aye, one hundred sal
walton armies, we have resolved. to the
best Of our ability, to win over the
middle class of the artisans of this
ountry. We wish no strife with the
Salvation Army.
i believe that the failure of the So
called religious organizations of the
TlTnCP1f 69W &c Iva To En- IL
do not come down to the living places
where Jesus Christ wants TO be repre-
scented
'I want to assure Mrs. Booth and
those officers who have stood bv me
that see in the distance a. movement
which tonight has received its impetus
In this great gathering. I do not want
anything that exists in the air but a
genuine concentration of our soldiers
10 the faith of Christ.
There is at least 46 per cent. of the
wage earning populace of the commu-
nifty who are not identified with any
church or place of religious worship
1t IS them we want to reach and
extend TO them the love that inspired
me Nazarine on the streets of Jerusa-
lew nearly 1900 years ago.
"Oh. how much hateoIogv and how
little Neurology there is todavl Mrs
booth and myself have within the last
Few days been reading the history az
that great American soldier. George
washington, whose portrait stands on
this platform tonight. We thought of
him and his goodness of heart ard love
81 Chrust as he turned away from fine
frightful scenes of Valley Forge and
repaired to the woods, where he knelt
IN prayer to the God of his country
Whatever be the mission. we under
take 1t viii bear the right stamp. and
Will be directed in the right diraetio,, ,, ,;