Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-21
GEN. BOOTH URGED
FAITH WHILE DYING
Goods Promises Sure if You
Will Only Believe" His
Last Words.

LONDON, Aug. 21.-Almost the last
words of General William Booth, the
venerable founder and head of the
Salvation Army, who died at his resi-
dence in Hadleywood. Enfield, last
night, were uttered just before he
lost consciousness. He was refer
ring to Gods promises and speaking
With great difficulty. said.
They are sure. They are sure,
If you will only believer
1T is probable that the obsequies
will include the lying In state for
several days at Congress Hall. Clap
ton. which will be followed by a big
memorial service and a procession
from London to Abney Park.
sBramwelI Booth on being inter-
viewed, while under the fear THAI
the evangelist's end was approach
Ing. said:
Wanamaker Sends Message.
"The general is quite free from
pain, but In the last few days he has
had increasing difficulty in articula-
ton and is unable to cypress himself
clearly. We have received messages
of sympathy from all over the world,
showing the very great affection man
Tested toward him." Bramweu
Booth specially mentioned John WAN
amaker's message, which read:
Farewell to thee. who never
thought of Myself. but only of
others" -
Colonel Kitching said that up to
Saturday General Booth showed So
licitude. for the work of the army.
He inquired about the progress be-
ing made in America and in India,
and specially about the welfare of
the officer sent to China to report on
there.
End Comes Peacefully.
1--WE had mot expected the end quite
40 soon.''. Colonel Kitching continued.
THE general died very peacefully and
quietly. without the slightest struggle
His breathing simply became less and
less, until it ceased altogether"
The London morning newspapers
pay eloquent tributes of sympathy to
the late Salvation Army leader. They
regard him as the greatest apostle
and evangelist of the age and COM
pare him with John Wesley and Mar
tin Luther.
General Booth was born heal Not
tingham. England. on April 10, 1929.
He became dissatisfied when Ii years
old with the religious teaching he re-
ceived at the Established Church. and
he Joined a Wesleyan chapel.
The slum section of Mott ngnam
was the field of his first evangelistic
work. For three years. while he
worked during the day. he labored
among the poor at night.
Starts Mission Work.
When he was Is he became a min
lister of the Methodist Church. He
seo found. however. that he was not
suited for the regular pastoral
routine.
He started his active mission work
in. Cornwall, where he was very. src-
essful. Then he and his wife re-
moved in 1854 to the Whitechapel dis
trict of London.
He called his work a guerrilla
fare in the lanes and slums."
The first mission founded was called
the East London Revival Society.
This became inrturn the East London
Christian Mission, the Christian Mis-
sion and. finally, in 1878, the Salvation
Army.
The movement now mas more than
eighteen thousand commissioned off,
GERS, commanding more than seven
thousand corps of Salvation soldiery-
General Booth became n of the
worlds greatest travellers. As far
back as 1885 he had visited the United
States and Canada.
He was the author of twenty-one
volumes, including 'In Darkest Eng
land, and the Way Out"
In 1886 he placed his second son.,
Darlington Booth, in charge of the
forces in America. Dissensicns arose
between father and son, and in 1896
Darlington Booth was recalled and his
brother-in-law, Commander Booth
Tucker, was sent here.