The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-21
DEATH CLAIMED
GENERAL BOOTH
LAST EVENING
Head of Salvation Army
Succumbs to Acseptic
Poisoning.
OPERATION ON EYE IN may
WAS The CAUSE OF DEATH
Man Who Organized Worldwide
Movement Had Achieved Re-
markable Place in the Field of Re.
formers.

markable Place in the Field of Re-
formers.
London. Aug. 2l.-General Will
nam Booth, commander i'm chief Of
the Salvation army, passed away at
1880 o'clock last night. He had been
unconscious ty-eight hours.
An operation for cataract on the
eve resulted in aceptic poisoning,
and was responsible for his demise,
Interest is eentered now on the
name of General Booths success.
three years ago he sealed the name
OF the man whom he wished to sue
ceed him, the envelop only to be
opened after his death 1t is gem
erallS supposed that the name con
ta.s'au Ers ear, IN the envelop is that of
IT was admitted tonight that his
condition has been hopeless for ~
weeks. Medical bulletins had not re-
Nealed the seriousness of illness
Inc Rev. William Booth. founder
ana mead of the Salvation ARMY was
norn @ at Nottingham, April 10, 1929.
anu ant. educated at a private school in
.ilat town. He studied theology with
lie heV. William Cooke, ID. D., be-
came minister of the Methodist New
ConneNion in 1850, and was appointed
LnostlS TO mold special evangelistic ser
wees TO which he felt SO strongly
orawh that when the conference of
1901 required him to settle in the or
binary circuit of work, he resigned
ana began his la hors as an evangelist
among the churches wherever he had
an oPPortun1ty Coming in this ca
paeny pa 70 the East End of London he
observed that the vast majority of
the the people attended no place of wor-
snlp' and he started The Christian
Mission" in July. 1858. To this mis-
sion when it had become a large or
sanization. formed upon military lines
ne gave in 1878 the name of The Sal
sallon Army, under which it soon
became widely known. and grew rap
idly until it had at the beginning Of
1905, 1910 posts, under the charge
OF $500 officers and employees, with
1889 local officers. Is. 900 brass bands
men. and about $4,000 musicians. The
army was organized in 40 countries
ana colonies. and from the interna-
tlonal headquarters in Victoria street.
London. General Booth directed his
affairs
pOOlll eS1dDl1SnoQ THE
War Cry" as weekly gazette Of the
organization in 1850. The paper is
now published in more than 20 lam
guages and has a total weekly circu-
lation exceeding 100000. The army
maintains about 700 social relief in
stitutions in various parts of the world
under the charge of nearly 5000 Off
GERS and employees. About 1000 fall
en- women annually pass through the
the army's reports. bout So per cent
or these are permanently restored to
lives of virtue. There are 122 slum
settlements in the slum districts of
great cities. The number of annual
conversions in connection with the
spiritual work is reported as avera sing
from 100000 to 250.000 during the
past ten wears. making a total of over
100000 of whom not less than 2OO,-
600 were converted from lives of
drunkenness.
In 1890 General Booth published
volume entitled Darkest London"
containing scheme for the enlighten-
ment and industrial support of the
lower classes. The work attracted
worldwide attention and was much
commented upon. In its chief features
the indorsement of many high church
men. During the latter years of her
life Queen Victoria made an annual
contribution to the Salvation Army
and 1t is understood that King Ed
ward has also given the organization
substantial encoura cement In 1905
the city of London corporation CON
ferred the freedom of the city on Gen
eral Booth and also voted consider
able sum to the funds of the Saliva
ton Army
In the early career of the Salvation
Army General Booth and his followers
were the objects Of much ridicule. The
street meetings and the methods of the
army In general were looked upon as
and often the forces were
hard pressed by persecution or preju-
dice. But the organization persevered
and when its aims and work became
better known. public sentiment under
went a change.
Difficulty in Family.
In his work General Booth was ably
supported by his family. Mrs Booth
shared largely in all her husbands
efforts. and further explained their
views in a number of written books
She died of cancer in 1890. after sew
eral years of painful illness. Until
1896 the generals chief f-of-staff was
his eldest son. Ballington Booth In
that year. however. a difference oc-
der of General Booth transferring his
son from the command of the organi-
zation in the United States. Ralling-
ton Booth desired to remain in Amer
ica. The difference in views resulted
In the withdrawal Of Ballington Booth
and his wife from the Salvation Army
and the Inauguration of the Nolun-
teers of America.
The direction Of affairs in the Unit
ed States was transferred to Com
Eva Booth, fourth daughter Of
the general The second daughter,
the wife Of Booth Tucker. was killed
in railroad wreck several years ago.
She and her husband for a long time
supervised the work of the army in
India and later were transferred to
the United States. A third daughter
Of General Booth for long time con-
Quoted mass meetings in the chief
English cities. 80 that each member
Of the family was actively employed
In some branch of the army's service.
NAVAL MILITIANEN DESERT.