The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-21
GENERAL BOOTH,
SALVATION ARMY
LEADER, IS DEAD
Cornnander-in-Chief World
Wide Organization Dies
in London After Linger-
ing Illness.
EARLY ENGAGED IN
EVANGELICAL EFFORT
Once Discouraged, He Said
World Too Wicked to En-
dure; BraInWell Booth
Likely Successor.
Special Cable 10 The Tribune.

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
II ONDON, Aug. 2o.-Gcueral Will
lam Booth, the venerable found
er and head of the Salvation
army, died at his residence IN
lIadleywood. Enfield. tonight. He had
been unconscious for 4S hours and dur
ing that time had lost strength rapidly.
He vas in his eighiy-fourth year.
Gathered at the dcath-bcd were sew
eraI members OF the general family,
including Mr.. and Mrs. Bramwcll
Booth. and their daughter. hdjutaut
Catherine Booth. and their son, Sergeant
Bertard Booth, and the generals
Youngest daughter, Mrs. Booth He'll.
bert Members Of the army staff pres
eut were Commissioner Howard Col
onel Kitchen and Dr.. Ward Law Milne.
Bramwell Booth Successor.
Regarding tho question Of the dead
generals successor, The international
News Service learn: that. in accord
ancc with the Salvation army's con
stitution. General Booth nominated has
successor, depostiug tho name in a
sealed envelope entrusted TO his attor-
news and not to be opened until after
his desth Although no official AN
nouDcemcnt OF this name can be made
until the envelope is opened. it rs
learned that among the members OF tic
Booth family and the members of the
army staff it is a forcgonc conclusion
that the name is Bramwell Booth, cid
est son OF the general who has bee
his father S chief of staff for thirty
years.
A cabIegram received tonight from
John Wauamaker read:
Farewell to thee. who never thought
of thysclf but only Of others,
Early an Evangelist.
General william Booth. who developed
the greatest organized movement since
the beginning OF Christianity for the saw
ing OF human souls was the son OF a
Nottingham. England carpenter. de was
born In that city on April To- 1929.
lie chose preaching for profession
and studied theology under private tutor
for the Methodist New Connection church.
In 1852, when he was IS years OF age.
he entered the ministry. but was not for-
mally ordained until six years later.
In the meantime ne was appointed TO
do circuit work. but ne had received
taste OF evangelism and it appealed TO
him. To his imaginative and ambitious
mind the work OF ministering week aftar
week TO the same congregation pslIcd:
- <1-
nght after human souls.
To Help the Poor.
While travelling through the country,
particularly in London. General Booth
was struck by the poverty OF the people
In the slums From observation he con-
cluded that poverty and sin were TO
certain extent allied and that to do the
most effective work and to get the best
results he should transfer his efforts to
the poverty stricken denizens OF the
slums,
July o. 1863. is a memorable day. be-
cause on that day General Booth took
the first step which led afterwards to
the founding OF the Salvation Army This
effort was first styled the Christian mis-
sion, but II laid the seeds for the great
army of faith which was
to follow.
Organized Great Army.
The name of the organization was
changed to the Salvation Army and Cen
eral Booth began the gigantic task of
erta ablshipg a regular army TO hght sin
and poverty. From a humble beginning
In London this great organization has
grown until Il has Se7S corps. circles and
societies established In f,fty-six coun-
tries and colonies with about N,.D3 Of
fcers and employees.
In almost every city OF conseuu9ce
there is a branch with barracks where
beds are maintained and food ts die
penssd at a very cheap rate.
The Salvation Army soon found that It's
ramiflcations were SO great and so wide
spread was the Interest IN Its work that
u peoded an official organ. so the news
naper War Cry was started and Is In
hourishing condition.
Millions Receive Aid.
AS concrete example of the material
Dement'S OF the army, 6s27.249 persons
are supplied with beds In single year,
while In the same length Of time nearly
2. 600. 900 are fed.
General Booth made a number OF trips
Goontinued on Paga Two.A