The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-02
FEUD STANDS.
Booth Tucker Refuses to Let
Brother Speak at Funeral.

Brother Speak at Funeral.
New York. Nov. Funeral services
over the remains of Emma Booth-Tuck- |
er, consul of the Salvation army of
America, were held Sunday afternoon in
Carnegie hall. The auditorium was fill
ed to overlooking and hundreds of per-
sons who had been unable to gain en-
trance waited in the streets until the
ceremonies had been concluded, that
they might file past the catafalque and
look upon the face of the dead Saliva
ZIONIST
The services. which were conducted
by Colonel E. J. Higgins, chief secre-
tary of the Salvation army in America.
were most impressive. and consisted OF
musical programme made up OF the
faVorite hymns of the dead woman and
by eulogies of her life and of the good
she had done for mankind.
The grief of Commander Booth-Tuck-
er was most poignant and as he knelr
by the bier, sobbing patheticaliy, the
greater part of the vast congregation
wept with him.
General Darlington Booth of the Vol
unteers of America. did not remain FOR
the memorial services. According to his
secretary he had endeavored to arrange
for family gathering and short private
services in Carnegie hall before the pub
lie funeral took place. General Booth
arrived at the hall three-Quarters or All
hour ahead of time. and waited for the
expected family gathering, but learning
that it would not take place, he left,
saying that he did not care to stay for
the public services.
Herbert Booth, his brother, who was
formerly n-chief of the
Salvationists in Australia at the re-
quest of the general. remained to rep
resent the family and, if possible, to
say few words to the audience Her
bert Booth twice asked permission
from Commander Booth-Tucker to
speak. but each time it was refused.
Commissioner Eva Booth was to
have spoken. but was too overcome
| services, however, she rendered
PRAYER.
Cablegrams were read from General
! William Booth and Chief Bramwell
Booth, of the international headquart-
ers, London. at the funeral
| The cablegram of General Booth read
at Carnegie hall, was in part as fol-
| low:
Comrades and F,rfends-on Tuesday
You will lay away in the keeping of one
of your beautiful cemeteries the mortal
remains of my beloved daughter. Con-
sui Mrs. Booth-Tucker. She has fallen
in the fight. AS winged angel she
was flying through the land, literally
scattering seeds of hope for holiness
and heaven among the shining, suffer
ing children of men, when all sudden
|
| angel met her and, after a faint and
hopeless struggle, hurried her away to
join her sainted mother in the presence
| of her Savior Lord.
| Her death is an unutterable loss
She was a Salvation Army soldier of
Incompatible worth. A long and men,
orable record on well fought fields is
behlnd her. Perhaps of no one in mod
ern times, of years and opportunity
could 1t be more truly said: She has
fought a good fight
Being converted in the spring time
of her life, she gave herself up to the
service of Christ without reservation,
and while scarcely more than a child
went down to the lowest depths of
sin and misery among the hopeless, the
outcast. She was soon promoted to
leading position in our international
training homes. where her service con-
tinues to bear fruit the world over
Then she accompanied the commander
to India, where they lived and labored
for the native population until, broken
down in health, I ordered her back to
Europe to save her life.
Restored again. she Travelled up and
down Europe, prOclaiming the message
of salvation, and nearly eight years ago
came to the United States, where I be-
lieve thousands can bear testimony to
the beauty of her character. and love
she bore your people, the efficiency of
spirit.
'She loved righteousness and hated
falsehood, unfaithfulness and wrong. I
found her true woman, and priced
her beyond rubies. She was everyone's
friend and no ones foe. She had a
great soul; her sympa thies were as wide
as the worlds need; they reached the
utmost limits of human sorrow and suf-
fering and made her ready for any
} sacrifceSSto meet which was within her
ability.
, THE consurs death is a great loss to
her husband. The commander ana con-
Ier11 - fxrrfr1 IN fhnf
blance of each other. were certainly
knit together by the wonderful fitness
J of their mutual adaptation, created, il
seems to those who knew them best
for each others help in the doings and
, suffering of that which was Christian
, like, of benefit and good. The one has
! been torn from the other and the COM
mander is left behind to weep ana ira
vail and fight alone. The consul's death
is loss to her precious family. Few
mothers have excelled this mother IL
tender anxiety, self-denying toll and
4 consecrated ambition for their children
d Her death is loss to her father, the
q general 1t was known that she held g
5 warm place in my heart, and all about
me felt it right that it should be so. Il
could not very well be otherwise. Hel
denying concern for her dying mother
her disinterested shouldering of tbs
general interests of the family all pow.
erfully appealed to me.
: God bless you. My heart turns to.
ward you with deep yearnings today
Let US join, then, join in defeating oul
Temaining days, few or many, to tht
Christ and the souls for whom He died.
SALT LAKE CITY.
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