The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19
'SALVATIONIST
SAYSPOWERSARE
NOT CHRISTIAN
Daughter of Late General Booth
Thinks United States Has
Greatest Opportunity
ENGLAND AWAKES TO
IMPORT OF STRUGGLE
Even Boys In Schools Are Being
Drilled, Says Sal
vationist

That the United States, the only big
nation of the world not involved In
the present gigantic war, now faces
the splendid opportunity OF becoming
the greatest nation OF all history by
exerting its influence to put an end to
the terrible conflict Is the opinion
voiced this morning by Mrs. Catherine
Booth Clibborn, daughter OF the late
William Booth, founder of the Saliva
ton army, famous for her wonderful
Ievangeiistic work In Europe, and who
arrived In America from London to-
gether with her son and daughter Ave
days ago. TO carry ON q campaign of
evangelism In the United States.
The spirit OF Christianity, teaching
universal brotherly love. is the only
remedy for the military tendencies OF
the European nations" said Mrs.
Booth-Clibborn. This great war has
proven that none of the worlds great
powers are Christian nations, and II
remains for the United States to set
the example of the force OF Christian.
ity."
England has at last awakened to q
realisation that she is evolved in a
war that threatens her very national
existence" continued Mrs. Booth-C Glib
born, discussing conditions In London
just before she left. Men are drill
Ing everywhere In London for the war.
Young boys In the schools are being
drilled, and England expects shortly
to put an enormous army into the
field. The people in London are
awaiting German invasion of the isl.
and with dread and Overwhelming
fear. Gloom pervades the entire
country"
II am an Englishwoman and natu.
rally l love England dearly, although
have really spent as much OF my
life In Germany, Belgium and France.
love them all, and I. sympathixe with
them all deeply" she continued. "The
Germans are great and wonderful
people, and do not believe that they
are more intoxicated by the love OF
military power than the other nations.
The Germans have secured that repu.
tation more because they were SO
splendidly prepared.
1T is certainly true that there were
terrible atrocities committed In Bel
GUM. However, the Germans are not
the particular offenders. The Bel
CLANS. likewise. were cruel and heart
less. Belgian refugees themselves
have told me Of cruelties their women
had practiced on wounded German sol.
diers, and the soldiers In return com
mitted cruelties IN retaliation. Men
and women do many things wrong
when the war spirit pervades them. =
Mrs. Booth-C libborn told q pathetic
story Of how on the train on her way
to London few days ago she picked
up young Belgian refugee and his
wife. penniless and sick, whose pretty
little home and curiosity shop had re.
Gently been wrecked at Liege by Ger.
man shells, and who, not understand
ing word OF English and In the
depths OF despair, had resolved to Sc
cret themselves In room and, taking
cyanide Of potassium, die In each 9TH
er's arms. These refugees are now
living at the Booth-C libborn home In
London.
Mrs. Booth-C libborn. assisted by
her daughter, Miss Victoria Booth
Clibborn, will spend two weeks in De-
troit holding series of meetings.
She will speak Sunday morning at the
First Baptist church, as well as In the
evening She Is woman of great
magnetism and intensely pleasing
personal magnetism as well as being
an unusually eloquent speaker.