The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01


bic than the secret of vitality he I'M
doubleday possesses. At the age OF
80 the veteran SaIvatiOnist has lust
Announced 1.-The last world journey he
will undertake." with a supplemental
visit to the United States after his
return to England six months hence.
AS a matter of fact, however, his first
stop on the coming globe trot will be
IN New York, to remain a week before
proceeding To Canada, and thence to
Japan, the latter country being the
real objective Of the tour. He hopes
to return over the Siberian Railway
in July. Truly an amazing itinerary
for a man of his years; but with d
man of his marvellous energy and vi
tality it would be unsafe to prOphesy
other than d successful trip and a
safe return. Furthermore, the patr1-
chal head Of the Salvation Army
fairly resented the suggestion of a we'll
wiSher that he would spend the days
after his return in s~lippered ease at
home. Upon my return" he an
nounced, Il shall go on TO the Cont
nent and address some meetings there.
After that ] start on a mOtOr-car cam
paign through the east Of England.
All still being well. there Will be time
I hope for a visit to Holland and
Germany. That over I shall close
the year with a campaign in the Unit
ed States. 1t is not my way of LOOK
ing at it that this will ne my last
world-tOur. | hope at least to get as
far as Australia once more to see
my people there
The general has never been TO ia
pan, but the Salvation Army, he says,
has a most promising field there. The
JapS have taken kindly TO the human
side of religion as presented by evan
Selists and are prepared to believe
there must be something in the divine
side of it. Our first strOke in Japan"
added the general, "made q great i'm
preston throughout the country. We
started rescue work, as the result of
which 10000 women were emancipaI-
ed from a vicious bondage. The Jap
aneSe government was so pleased
with our work that instructions were
sent out that whenever a girl was in
danger of being sold, she was to be
handed over to the Salvation Army to
be put out to service" General Booth
Will leave London on his trip IN the
middle of February, accompanied by
COMMISSIONS Nicol and several other
officers of the headquarters staff.
At last. tiding have some, after a
silence of five years, of one of Eng |
1anw's great ocean tragedies. After
being buffeted by the waves since |
February, 1902, a bottle cast on the
north coast of Ireland bore a slip
that disclosed the secret so long lock
ed in the bosom of the Atlantic.
"Huronian sinking fast. Top heay
One side under water. Good bye, |
mother and sister.-Charles McFall.'
There appears to be no reason for
doubling the authenticity of this mes
sage, and it is accepted by maritime
men for what it purports to be. The
bottle had been securely cOrked and
contained an envelope on which the
above brief, but tragic words had been
hastily penciled. The big cargo boat
Huronian sailed from Glasgow for St.
John, N. B., on February II, 1902, and
from that day nothing had been
heard of her till this bottle came
ashore the other day. The books OF
the Allen Line show that Charles Nc
Fall, a fireman, was on board the lost
vessel, and search is now being made
by the company for the mother and
sister to whom this message was sent.
1t is interpreted by the Allan people
as strengthening the belief long held
that the Huronian went down in a I
storm.
A number of distressing occurrences
following quicnly one upon another has
given a tragic side to the height of the
winter wedding season in England.
Sad indeed, was the funeral of Miss
Alice Wilson. at Redgate, which was s
held on the day she was to have mar
ried Mr.. T. w. Shode, Arrangements
had been completed for the wedding
and many presents had been received
the bride-elect was suddenly l
taken i'll n passed away. Miss Will
son was buried in her bridal dress, '
and the bridesmaids, in compliance, f
with a request made by Miss Wilson. !
just before her death. wore their v
dresses. They carried
wreaths of flowers originally intended
for the bridal bouquets. After the fu- Il
neral the hear relatives, accompanied :
the broken-hearted bridegroom and
The bridesmaids, returned to the Will f
son home where the wedding cake, il
been cut and distributed, the a
sorrowing company dispersed to their
II
The dreadful train disaster at Ar =
had no more tragic and mourn o
III circumstance than the death OF b
Ir. Frank Norrie, of Dundee. Mr.. tc
IOrrie was on the way to his sisters 81