The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-29
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER BOOTHS BODY ARE HELD IN LONDON Thirty-F0ur Thousand Per sons Participate in the
 Ceremony WITHOUT POMP BUT
 VERY IMPRESSIVE Service Not Only Memorial But a Mammoth Meeting of Prayer and Praise-Silent Reading Alter
 hating With Hymns

the founder of the Salvation Army, Gen eral William Booth. took place at the Olympia tonight. In accordance with traditions of the organization they were without pomp or symbols of mourning but were carried out with moving ferv0' and impressiveness.
 Thirty-four thousand persons partici- pated in the function Nearly half of them wore blue coats and red jerseys or bonnets with the red ribbon so familiar on the streets of the cities of the world where the army is established.
 Body in Plain Pine Coffin
 The body of the late general in a plain pine coffin rested high upon a white easa- falque in front of the big platform across the end of the hall where all the chief officers of the organization were seated and where 40 bands of music were massed, The crimson flag of the army Of fire and blood" which the general unfurled on Mount Calvary. was planted above the coffin. bank of flowers, composed of the tributes sent by members of royalty and many societies were behind it. Flags of various nations in which the com mander-in-c had waged campaigns and the standards of the older divisions of the army were arrayed in front of the platform.
 These and more Salvation Army flgre5 in the galleries. each tipped with white ribbons and 20 portraits of the evangelist surmounted with green laurel wreaths and with broad orange N4obon connecting them were the only decorative effects.
 The front rows of chairs before the cof- fin were filled with representatives Of various bodies and also the equerry for the King several mayors in their robes and chains of office. A delegation from the stock exchange. ministers and clergy men of all the Protestant churches and Jewish rabbis and many notable person. ages were seated throughout the house.
 But the rank and file of the great gath ering was composed of the plain people for whom the army works and of whom 1t is composed
 The service itself was not only me morial, but 2 mammoth meeting 1f prayer and praise.
 Mammoth Meeting of Prayer
 The most solemn moiaents of the long meeting were when the coffin was borne along the center of the hall to the sonor- ous music of the dead march In Saul. small procession representing many branches of the armys activity, carrying the flags of thsir respective countries, preceded it. Immediately before the bcdy a brigadier bore aloft the crimson flag which the general raised at Jerusalem and under which he died at I1adleywood. and following him marched Bfficers from | foreign countries,
 Then came the new general of the army. Bramwel Booth, with his wife, both wearing uniforms Of commissioners, and members of the Booth families. | The coffin was covered with flag, and ut.a f1 As it was borne down the aisle the im- mense audience stood and the salvation soldiers were at salute.
 Every seat on the floor and in the gal | eries was taken when the service be- gan, and several thousands of persons were banked around the outskirts of the 1 hall When the bands began with the hymn, '"rhe Better World" the ocean of voices took up the strain and sang three stanzas of it. Then everyone bowed their head in silent prayer.
 Thousands Rise in Silent Tribute The bands broke into a dead march at the conclusion of the prayer, and the thousands rose and turned toward the far entrance, where appeared a cluster of white tipped flags Amid reverent silence the white catafalque was wheeled along the aisle to a position in front of the platform. where it's escort broke to the right and left and mounted the steps. Bramwell Booth, immediately after he reached his chair. fell to his knees and buried his face in his hands. The assem- bly then sang. Dear Saviour 1 Can Ne'er Repay the Debt of Love l owe Commissioner Lawley, the late general 8 right hand man. made a brief extempor- aneous prayer and this was followed by the hymn Pass me not, living Sayor ' Commissioner Adelaide Cox offered pray CT and with great murmur of voices everyone repeated the Lords prayer. A brigade of Salvation choristers sang,
 "when the roll is called in heaven
 And the hosts shall muster there
 After which Commissioner Higgins led in responsive reading from Revelations, vii-iv, which was followed by the singing of another hymn. The congregation then read silently from books several extracts of the late generals writings. the reading being interspersed by hymns, one sung by children and another by all the women in the hall
 Hold Revival Service
 Silent reading, alternating with hymns, continued for half an hour, after which a true Salvation Army revival service was conducted and an invitation to sinners and blacksliders to come to the mercy seat" Dozens of persons forced their way through the crowded aisle to the mercy seats on either side of the plat form. where they knelt in prayer. In some cases the police were required to force a way for the penitents.
 As the penitents went forward the singing. shouts of encouragement and amens increased in volume until the Olym- pia was turned into colossal old fash toned revival.
 Striding back and forth ora the plat form. Gen Bramwell Booth, swinging his arms above his head. led the singing, pausing frequently to remind singers that the dead leader had given his life to saving them The revival service was concluded with the singing of Ills blood can make the yilest clean; His blood 1 avafIs for me" Then came the most i'm nressive feature of the solemnities All inc soldiers of the army rose and reciteG i the covenant of fidelity, pledging them i selves to be faithful soldiers of the Lord. l The catafalque then was wheeled slow ly down the aisle while the great gather | ing sang.
 "When the roll is called up wonder. | I'll be there"
 ! The coffin was placed in hearse and | conveyed to the Salvation Army head quarters. where 1t will rest until taken