NO DECISION.
SALVATIONIST CHIEF.
Election Of Next General Not Yet Completed.
SITTING LASTS SEVEN HOURS.
British Official Wireless. (Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, August 15. After sittings lasting for seven hours in all, in connection with the election of the new General, in place of Evangeline Booth, the meeting of the High Council of the Salvation Army at Clapton adjourned till tomorrow.
To-day's deliberations were concerned chiefly with matters of procedure and the ippointment of committees. An official communique stated: "The business was dealt with in the true spirit of harmony and goodwill."
Strict precautions have been taken to ensure complete secrecy while the ballot is in progress. Not until one nominee has received a two-thirds majority can the council complete its task.
The last election, that of General Evangeline Booth, lasted over six days.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 192, 16 August 1939, Page 9
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134NO DECISION. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 192, 16 August 1939, Page 9
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