The New York herald., 1922-06-11
Salvation Army Leader u
Believes in Real Devil
BY Gentleman With Duster.
eprinted by permission of G. p Putnam's Sons.

suppressed tears Of an unimaginable
pathos.
In both of these moments there Is
no pretense. The two manners repre-
sent two genuine aspects of his soul
in it's commerce with mankind. He be-
lieves that the world likes to be clapped
on the shoulder, 10 be rallied on it's
manifest inconsistencies. and to have
it's hand wrung with a real heartiness.
Also he believes that the heart of the
world is sentimental, and that an au-
thentic appeal in that quarter may
lead to friendship-a friendship which.
In its turn, may lead TO business. Bush
ness is the true end of all his hearth
ness.
His Head for Business.
1t is in his business manner that
one gets nearer to the innermost se-
cret of his nature. He is before every
thing else a superb man OF business.
farseeing, practical hard headed, an
organizer of victory, a statesman of
the human soul. You cannot speak TO
him in this practical sphere without
feeling that he is a man of the most
unusual ability.
He can outline a complicated scheme
with a precision and an economy of
words, which, he makes you feel, is 4
tribute to your perspicacity rather
than a demonstration of his own
powers of exposition. He comes quicker
10 the point than nine men of busi-
ness out of ten And he sticks to the
main point with a tenacity which
might be envied by every industrial
magnate in the country.
Moreover, when it comes to your
turn TO speak he listens with the whole
of his attention strung up to its high
est pitch, his eyes, wide open, staring
at you, his mouth pursed up into a
little o of suction, his fingers press
ing to his ear the receiver of ma
chine which overcomes his deafness,
his whole body leaning half across
the table IN his eagerness TO hear
every word you say.
No sentiment shows in his face. no
emotion sounds in his voice. He is
pure mind, a practical mind taut with
attention. If he has occasion in these
moments to ring the bell for an adj
jutarlt or a colonel, that official is adj
dressed with the brevity and direct
ness OF manager giving an order to
his typist Instead of text over his
mantelpiece one might expect to find
the commercial legend Business is
business"
Here, as I have said. one is nearer
to the truth of his nature, for Ganerai
Booth is an organizer who loves or
ganization. a diplomatist who delights
in measuring his intelligence against
the recalcitrance of mankind, gen.
eral who finds a deep satisfaction OF
soul in moving masses of men TO
achieve the purpose of his own design.
But even here one is not at the
innermost secret of this extraordinary
mans nature.
A Real Fanatic. Iir
At the back of everything, | am con-
vnced is the cold and commanding
intensity of really great fanatic. He
believes as no little child believes In
God and Satan. heaven and hell, and
the eternal conflict of God and evil.
He believes, too, as few priests OF
orthodox churches believe, that man
/ must IN very tTulI ne bOl II dSe'i+A -
fore he can inherit the kingdom of
heaven: that is to say before he can
escape the unimaginable agonies OF an
eternal dismissal from the presence OF
! God. But moro than anything else
he believes that sin is hateful: mon
strous perversion to be attacked with
all the fury of good mans soul.
There is violence in his mind and
violence in his religion. He believes IN
/ fighting the devil, and he delights IN
| fighting him. / will not say that there
Is more ioy at Salvation Army head
quarters over one poor, miseraple
! brand plucked from the burning than
over ninety and nine checks from
wealthy subscribers; but l am per-
fectly confident that the pleasure ex-
perienced at the sight of all those well
come checks has its rise in the knowi-
edge that money is power-power 10
fight the devil.