The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-25

estants against popish interference in
this country's affairs it will be interest.
ing to see il the Catholics say anything
concerning General Ballington Booths
recall to England by his father, the or
ganizer OF the Salvation Army move
ment. No one on this side appears to
know why he is recalled and perhaps
surmises are not worth paying much at
teption to, but General Booth senior is
said to object to the rapid Americana
alton OF the order in this country and to
be jealous OF his own son, aud on that
sons return to England he is said to
have in readiness a man thoroughly
English and who will stay English, to
send as the general in command OF the
American Salvationists. II Father
Booth thinks he can keep the Salvation
army OF America rnglicised and sub
ordinate to the authority OF British
officer he would better study the history
Of Geo. w and his failure TO keep Amer
lea colony. The organization of the
Salvation army is as strong as that Of
the Catholic church. The principle of
obedience to superiors is one of the
chief elements Of its strength. 1t is a
close copy of the British army in its
hierarchy, promotion, duties OF officers.
and size of companies. This model. per-
fected by centuries OF experiment on
real battlefields, marches, camps and
garrisons. was adopted by General Booth
and modified as far as the real object of
the organization required. He retained
military discipline. obedience to a su-
perior officer, officers titles, uniform
etc. This perfect organization. together
with the love that all crude nature has
for display and the also universal but
much fainter love of righteousness that
humanity has. seem to be the reasons
for the success Of the army. An organ
ization at present strong and potent
ally much stronger should not be con-
trolled by any one, however good, resid-
ing in London, England. II he be good
he is first of all devoted to his own coun-
try and thus entirely unfit to control
the movements and policy Of a religious
military organization in another coun-
try. II he be bad English citizen he
would be a bad American citizen. In
either case foreign dictatorship is de-
testable and Americans will not have it.
II General Booth ST., attempt it il will
probably result in destroying the official
relations between the armies of England
and America. Their spiritual fraternity
would not be affected b. the severance
Of official ties any more than it was
when the Episcopal church of America
decided to render no tithes or service
to the church in England and that all
the authority was resident in America.
Get up on top Of a high mountain, Mr..
Newbranch, and look back on the road
the race has trod. After the first
glimpse OF the lonesome toiler at the
foot Of the mountain, humanity climbs
in groups, which grow larger as it
ascends in this order-family, tribe,
natioL. For several centuries perhaps
a nation will be seen slipping backward.
The beast which it is supposed to have
destroyed has been fed to fairness and
the nation wallows and rolls downward.
Can you not see that the descent is al
ways stopped before it has reached the
foot? Some Camille Desmoulins steadies
himself against rock. and urges the
people to pull themselves up by the
nearest support, mass themselves to-
gether and bear down the weak ened