The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-08
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/ Chicago. June 3.--After five years of
rtvalFy hetween the leaders OF the two
geeat religious movements the famous
/ breach between Gen, William Rooth,
the fouRder aud head Of the salvation
Arny OF the world, and his son, Raj
| ltngton Hooth, who Is at the head OF
the Volunteers of America, may soon
be healed, |, ID, Hazard, of New York,
financial secretary OF the colonization
and social settlement department of
the Salvation Army of America, who
is now in Cleveland, Is authority for
the statement, according to dispatches
from the Ohio city, that secret negotia-
tions are now being carried on with
the view TO effect reconciliation be-
tween Gen. William Booth and his son.
He adds his belief that the negotia-
tions will be successful. Secretary
Hazard is also authority for the state
ment that Gen. Booth will arrive in
America September !, after which he
will make a tour of the country. The
reconciliation between Gen. Booth and
his son will doubtless be effected dur
ing the visit of the former % this coun-
try. n ~
Cause of the Rupture.
Gen. William Booth planted the
seed from which the Salvation Army
has grown. and he has lived to see
1T the greatest religious organization
of modern times, so far as work
among the lower and criminal classes
is concerned. For II years Balling-
ton Booth was the commander in
chief of the Salvation Army, and
about five years ago, when he dis
agreed with his father, he severed
his connection with the Salvation
Army and organized what is known
as the Volunteers of America. The
rupture between the father and son
caused widespread discussion.
The primary cause of the rupture
was the refusal of Ballington Booth
to obey his father when the latter is
the head of the Salvation Army in
the United States to the head of the
army i'm Canada. The word "obey"
means the same in the Salvation
Army as it does in the regular army,
and when Ballington Booth refused
to obey the orders to go to Canada
he was obliged to relinquish his po-
sition. He then formed the rival or
ganization-the Volunteers of Amer
lea.
Commander Booth Tucker. the
son-in-law of Gen. William Booth, was
called from his post in India and
placed Mt the head of the Salvation
Army in America to succeed Balling-
ton Booth.
Is Absolute Ruler.
The army is organized in 40 ma
tions. The rules and regulations are
the same in all. The nature of the
work is the same in all. The one alb
solute ruler is Gen. William Booth.
He has advisers, but they have no
power at all. He can remove them.
Every man, woman and child in the
army is under his rule. He can lift
them up or put them down, as he
chooses. There is no appeal from
any order he cares to make. Under
his auspices more than 100000 reli-
gious meetings are held every year.
There have been very few revolts
against his authority. There was one
other besides the one led by Balling-
ton Booth. That was in 1888. 1t was
led by Thomas f. Moore. who was
commander, and was dismissed be-
cause he would not obey orders. 1t
was not successful.