New-York tribune., 1902-10-05
GENERAL BOOTHS VISIT.
THE s. -vATION ARMY HAS A NEW EN
TERPRISE TO SHOW HIM

The visit Of General William Booth, founder OF
the salvation Army 10 the United States has at
tracted considerable attention.
The itinerary 81 his tour of the country Hiter ue
demonstration here is follows; Buffalo, sun
day. November q. Columbus. Ohio November IL
Toledo November. i3; Chicago, NoVember' 10 10
November 21. Minneapolis and ST. Paul, NoNem-
her = 10 November %. Grand Forks, n D. NO
vcmher ~ Kansas city. December 10 December
II. Denver December "a. Los Angeles December
is: san Francisco and Oakland. December = TO
january J. Sioux city January q 81 Joseph Jan
uary s. 81 Louis January 10 and IT, birminghah'
Ala January rs. Cincinnati. January 10; CleNelaha'
January II 10 January %; Pittsburg, January 20
Washington. January p, Baltimore, January ~
Philadelphia. January 81 20 February ?; worcester
February 8: Boston, February z 10 February y
New-Nork farewell entertainments FEBRUARY IL
10 February IS.
REGARDING the reasons of General Booth for Wis
sting the United States at this time, little coula
b. learned al the hoadq uarters ot the army III
Fourteenth-st. General Booth is now seventy
three years old. ANA. although remarkaby St""s
in both body and mind. considering ms age IN
few years more should, in the course oi nature,
DE unable 90 n alle tour so arcuous ana tNleiO'u
as that ne is about 10 heriu. While no one on
this side of the ocean ls Quahhed 10 speak loi
him. a Is doubtful IL ne win ever come 10 ths
country again. u is said that he works incess"h'-
ly knows no difference between fair weather ana
foul IN keeping his engagements, ana 9eopaiul%
his health I'm many ways that others OF hs "se
seek avoid. His uttcfaNCes as 10 i-lS A''-
sons for the visit are given in a special message
10 Commander Booth Tucker, 10 be read TO the
troops throughout the country, as follows
Comrades and Friends Of The salvation Army;
] coming once more 90 visit YOU lhe f',,llsg- :
tion the mutual benefits realized on my lollHsa -,
campaigns has induced me 10 cross the ocean 10
again enjoy similar opportunity - - A.
The generous appreciation Ot my lie > laooiS Y.
fhe most prominent men and women ln the realms
of philanthropy. stattsmanshp ana ftisl ll
your great nation served To make my t.5
visits intensely interesting, and have constituted
am irresistible attraction Tor the present '"'
10 you. my comrades the object ~ my coming
H,iU need exclamation You know what j hNe
for. YOU are familiar with the ruling passion OF
my soul because you share a.. The same llght on
everlasting things has burst upon your VISION ana
the same holy fire burns ON the altar uI your
hearts. To the occasion Of my VISIT needs no
exclamation. I come 10 hear YOU iestuy 10 your
affection Tor the Christ who has loved you, washed
Won His Blood. called YOU 20 be HIS soldiers.
ana enduei YOU with His Spirit for the mighty
task 4 come 10 hear ot sour Work Tor hlnL 10
stir up your hearts 10 greater terNor, more de-
fned separation from the world. holder stand for
persistent efforts for the salvation ~ the most
despairing. the most abandoned ana the most SUI
fering.
As i grow older and come nearer 10 the Eternal
World. the value 81 our present opportunities as
a people for ameliorsting human anguish and saw
opportunities lost heaven lost God lost, which
comes upon the finally impenitent grows more
vivid. and the ycHrnnR 10 he the means OF saliva
zion TO the multitudCs grows stronger.
Comrades, the world around MS is absorbed In
the excitement consequent upon the wild com