The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

are regularly enrolled.> Think of iti A brass band of nearly 20000 pieces. Enough players of musical instruments to make up a good size little town of their own General Booth sees his flag now floating over S055 corps and outposts throughout the world, while salvation is being preached In 2S languages.
 The Salvation Army is in the publication business too, and doubtless the eyes Of many of the circulation managers of en- terprising journals throughout the south will be opened when they learn that ''rhe War Cry" the weekly paper regularly brought to your office or home by the Sal vaton Army lassie, now circulates 100000 copies each week, or a grand total of 12,000,000 per year In addition to The War Cry 6S other periodicals are pub lished throughout the world.
 In America, New York will have the greatest of al-celebrations of the birth day of the general on Monday Com mander. Miss Evangeline C. Booth, the head of the Salvation Army forces In the United States, described by the Detroit News as ''the girl who at the time when other girls are finishing school was seek ing to get at the heart of the London slums and disgusting herself as a match seller or a flower girl clothed in rags in order to pour her drop of healing into the plague-spot of the world will preside and she will be assisted by many officers from national and provincial headquar- ters The local celebration takes place in Carnegie Musc Hall.
 Two years ago this fall the founder of the Salvation Army visited America and was royalty received. At that time many said 1t would be the last trip of General Booth to this land But most likely such is not to be the case, for it is whispered the veteran is now arranging to cross the waters again next fall, and make trip from New York to the Pacific coast, preaching the word of God at the age Of 80, just as he did 50 years ago.
 General Booth celebrated his 18th birth day in 1907. He was then journeyng to Japan, to which interesting country he went in pursuit of his worldwide object, the extension of the Salvation Army's operations. Before he started on his tourney his eldest son, Bramwell Booth, his chief of staff, tried to secure a prom ise that the general would not address more than two religious meetings day, instead of three, over which, as rule, he presides; but it could not be done, and all that the general would promise was that when once he had passed his sOth birthday he would give the suggestion his full consideration. And now he Is work ing, morning, noon and night.
 The life of General Booth has been one of storm and stress, not only at this pe- riod or that but right from the begin hing until this moment, when the snows of old age lie on the head of the army lender and the story of his life is written in a hundred lines upon the face out of which the eyes shine with all the life and fire of youth. He is still as rapid and im- pulsive in his gestures and movements as he was half century ago; speech comes to him readily. vividly, in picturesque words. and seasoned with flashes of mother wit and humor; his passion for the saving of souls ana his faith in God and His cause are still the inspiration or his life. General Booth was born in lS2s, Just ten years after Alabama, the first on the roll call. was admitted to the union as a state.
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