The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-23
FOUNDER OF SALVATION ARMY
DIES
Leader of This Organization
Died in London Tuesday.


Rev. William Booth, commander
ln-chief of the Salvation Army, died
at his home in London Tuesday
evening, aged S3 years, after an ILL
ness of three months.
Twelve weeks ago General Booth
underwent an operation for the re-
moval of cataract in his left eye.
For two days after the operation in
dications justified the hope of the
generals recovery. Then, however,
septic poisoning set in and from that
time with the exception of OCCASION
ally, the patient steadily declined.
The general recognized that his end
was near and often spoke of his
work as finished.
Throughout the commander-in-
chiefs illness his son, Bramwell
Booth, chief of staff of the army,
and Mrs. Bramwell Booth gave their
unremitting attentions to him both
night and day.
! The aged evangelist died at his
residence, the Rookstone, Hadley-
wood, some eight miles from London,
where he had been confined to his
| bed ever since the operation. Pres
ent at the bedside when the end
came were Mr.. and Mrs. Bramwell
| Booth and their daughter and son,
Adjutant Catherine Booth and Ser
geant Bernard Booth, the generals
youngest daughter, Commissioner
Mrs. Booth-Helberd, and Commits
sioner Howard, Colonel Kitching and
DR.. Wardlaw Milne.
Public interest now centers in the
question of a successor to the late
commander. Under the constitution
! 1c. 81 yA1V .,1
nominates his successor. That Gen
eral Booth did several years ago,
placing the name in a sealed envelope
which was deposited with the Saliva
ton Army's lawyers, with instruc-
tions that it should not be opened
until after his death. While nobody
knows what name the envelope en-
closes the general belief among the
Salvation Army is that it will prove
to be that of Bramwell Booth, who
for thirty years has been it's chief of
staff.
/ Almost the last words of General
Booth were uttered just before he
lost consciousness. He was referring
to Gods promises and speaking with
great difficulty, said:
They are sure-they are sure
If you will only believe"
General Booth was born at Not
4 tingham, April 10, 1929, and educat-
cd at a private school in that town.
Ike studied theology with the Rev,
SsJiam Cooke, ID. D., became a min
lister of the Methodist New Connexion
in 1850, and was appointed mostly
to hold special evangelistic services
to which he felt so strongly drawn
that when the conference of 1861
required him to settle in the ordinary
circuit work he resigned and begar
his labors as an evangelist among
the churches wherever he had al
opportunity. Coming in this capacity
to the East End of London he OBJ
served that the vast majority of thu
, people attended no place of WORSHIP
and he started The Christian Mis-
sion" in July 1865. To this mission
when it had become a large organiza
ton, formed upon military lines, h.
! gave in 1878 the name of "Th,
Salvation Army" under which
soon became widely known, and grew
rapidly until it had at the beginning
of 1906, 7,21O posts, under tn
charge of 10000 officers and EN-
ployes, with 45,939 local officers, IS,
900 brass bands, men and about so,
900 musicians. The army was or
ganized in forty-nine countries an
colonies, and from the internationa
headquarters in Victoria street, Lon
! don, General Booth directed its al
: fairs.
! General Booth established 9TH
. War Cry" as a weekly gazette of tn
organization in 1880. The paper
( now published in more than twent
languages and has a total week.
circulation exceeding 100000. Th
/ Army maintains about 700 Social Re
lief institutions in various parts c
I the world, under the charge of nearl
. 5000 officers and employees. Abou
1000 fallen women annually pas
through the 116 rescue homes, anC
according to the Army's reports
about eighty-fve per cent. of thes
are permanently restored to lives
4 virtue. The number of annual col
versions in connection with the spiri
ual work is reported as averagin
from 100000 to 250,000 during th
o past ten years, making a total of owe
100000, of whom not less tina
- 100000 were converted from live
" of drunkenness.
i New York, Aug. 22.- Willial
q Bramwell Booth, eldest son of Gel
eral William Booth, has been al
pointed general of the Salyatio
= Army to succeed his father.
General Booth left sealed enve
,g ope, which it was said contained IL
. name of the person he wished
succeed him.
CAT ADOPTS CHICKS.
, Mrs. Lewis Allen, of Loomis,
~. tho nmnnr of q IIharishad NET Otn hhN