Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-08-24
GENERAL BOOTH
DIES IN LONDON
Founder Of Salvation Army Sue.
Cumbs to Long Illness.
WAS SO YEARS OF AGE
Started Crusade to Save Souls Forty.
Five Years Ago In sIums Of London
and Movement is Still Progressing.

and Movement is Still Progressing.
General William Booth. founder and
commanderin-Chief OF the Salvation
Army. died in London. General Booth.
who was eighty.three years old. had
been seriously III for several months.
His condition was so serious that the
end was expected He had been un.
conscious Tor some hours.
He had been failing since last May
when an operation for cataract was
performed ON his left eye.
William Booth was born in Not
tingham. Eng, April ~. 1929. His
father was carpenter. who had
little but a consuming religious
seal to support him in the world.
BY dint OF much economy the carpen-
ter managed TO give his son half
education. and to send him TO a pri.
vate theological tutor for preparation
In the Methodist ministry. At twenty
three the young man took his first
church. small chapel in Nottingham.
During his travels over England on
preaching tour the minister met Cath
crime Mumford. and after long en-.
gagement they were married In 1858.
The Rev Mrs Booth was in many
ways remarkable woman. She had
the same reglous feeling as her hns-
band. the same instinct Tor organza.
ton. and strong appealing qualit. In
her personality. which later served TO
. l.. 81 oil f0t
London to her.
Before 1878. when the salvation
Army had It's inception. Booth had
learned the bitterness OF the work
that he had selected Tor himself. Prob
ably the bitterest moments that the
indomitable evangelist was ever made
to feel followed the first marchngs of
this altered Christian army OF regen.
Grated souls through the streets OF
Whitechape. II was holiday Tor the
masses whenever little band stfan.
gled out OF their tabernacle ana
marched behind their weesing ms ri.
ments.
Everything that lent itself to hurl-
Ing was hurled. and In many cases the
police sided with the roughs and ar
rested the Salvationists for obstruct-
Ing the highways. Then when noise
OF this sensational eyangelisting
reached the ears OF the clergy Of the
West End congregations they arose in
wrath, and denounced the vulgar sen.
sationalism' aud the irreverent trum-
perry of this salvation Army.
Latest statistics show that the army
has 1913 corps in the fitty-six coun.
tries OF both hemispheres. with about
lions of members. Records OF the army
show that annually II houses G,o00,Oo0
persons. and feeds 100000.
With the growth Of the Salvation
Army came the development OF lis
generals" insistence upon a despo,-
ism more military than any other at.
tribute OF the army. Through that
very insistence rose the brea ~ be.
tween himself and his son. Darlington.
which resulted In the establishment
OF the independent body known as the
Volunteers of America. Probably this
break was the creates, grief that was
ever visited upon the veteran evan.
gelist.
In 1906 General Booth peremptorily
called Ballington Booth from his com.
mand in America. and later sent Eva.
his daughter. over here. to relieve the
rebelious son OF his command.
Instead of obeying his fathers com.
mand 10 give up his post in America
and return to England. General Bal
lington Booth seeded from the army
In the spring OF 1906. and with the
financial backing OF several wealthy
men in New York and the support OF
many OF the former loyal Salvation
lists he started the Volunteers OF
America He did not see his father
from the time OF his secession To the
day OF General Booths death. nor was
there any communication betw een
them.