SALVATION ARMY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19581, 30 March 1929, Page 8

SALVATION ARMY.

[ THE OLD GENERAL AND J THE NEW. ! COMMISSIONER SOW TON I RETURNS. Cocunu*ic;.pr < ri-i.-Us* Sowton, who i u on hi* way oa < to Australia from i th* sitting of :b" Salvation Array i Hifth Cogik-; :n m an int-r-I new y.st. rdiy rr.'rr..n£. w« i-rr.phatic j ,3 the opinion that th* b«*c thing po»I *;b!<' ha-J b**n done in the d.-voMtion i of f>r'r>l liooth and th* e'ectwn of JGeier.'l H-i«:a* M the position of • uprettw hr.-> I. f the Army ■hverv- •* !■.->£■' r>'rv «i'!i'.irMn'r, «ni the best thin,; noMible waj don-? under the cir:.i:ntsAt»n»'p<i." , However. «.< he »J" not t}) * .:i the Arm* n N--w Z-nland. and ai fo!i>rov.ior.<-r Hv. wr,. over tIK nwt.-;? of tii- r---:r.f ;1 *« not back in New Zcalird b- d:d n"t wish to ut rer- risi-h tk- -ittins,-.. Thfv»i«4tif»n \r-"v. svd Inmß-.iwwr Sowton. *3< pji'ing through a tin I .* t.i cr;*t*. T>"ir r'd lender wr.s revered and "till reverenced. Kit he ffis br"k( n .town tj hevth. and at ■ever.tv-thri*' rear* of -•£«• thr-rn w««re no prospect* "if hi* :vhU> to tak« up his work again. Th" r.iedhal evidence heard 'it the Toirnr:! r,.nfirrr.ed them in thn "tew ruber thn ctherwne, and mi th-y felt ttw-re w.n no other jilternnt'T p knt t« declare him physically unfit to continue ?nd to look on him m one retired. In h:s p!s»re they had apjiointM a new wnir.il in the pervm of the fornwr C'-mci . • c>t.ifT. now General Reward J. a very fTr>*il«-nt mnn who hi-! th<- '-t-.r;>i'iKP -if the whole ■i*'ration \rnv nil m-irsd th« word. (r-r.er.-i! H :««:•.'. *"- Irl Corr.mt-wion-r Soirtnn. had ,-:it tmimfw] that he ,-[>niM| nslting New Zealand and \-Mtr.iii3 n*-\t year. Thn would bv •lie first tiT* he had coei« to this part cf the werl i He wn a f" >n °f sixtyr'o'ir ve:.r» of a;.' of outstanding ability both a* a ; --ad<T. ft public speaker, ind ir, administrator. It was practi---ai'y the nruniir.o'jj f«»linK of th« Co iicil th-t «e.'ing they were deprived cf the !#r.der>hiri of their former general thnvi-h ill-Mealth. they could not bar* nud« n better rhos'v. A*keei for in eTplanet;«»n of General Booth'* t»-r.ari»T in office up to the la.=is. ComTr.,«»ion«'-r Sowton said that hj:» father had died in harness, and he tr-.-mfcht h>* wenH have liked to d"> th»-« i.irr.'i'. Possiblv. too. he waa inIluor.rfti It h'* f-»miiy. The e^-general had now "retin*l. and wa<i linnx nt home "-hn'-.'d hj« recover jiuffirien»l» th-> Amy vnnUl r.o drribt arail themof bn .idv:re when neeewary. rhoac* of the proceedmpi had been •*»iiger»ted in a tection of th« Press, Coir.miMiofier Sowton »aid. and the «enut<on»l p'-ment had been overcsJa:r Th" oSlc* of General «rai not (••r»«!.*.-'ry. and r: t a fami'y affasr at all The Ar::iy had a perfect right to e!'--t «}:»n :t ■■ h Tfte t-j the jyiitition. C-rr.ss. w: r.er Thai. S.wton is in rha-.-.' -f ■*■<- w-rk ->f th" \rmy in the Fai-Tn S:.-.li i r.f Australia. Hi* hej-i-j-nr-* ri are .it <vrir.ey. He i» n '«■ .-r. f- -, wiy ' .i' S Australia frqp -he -..«•;*■; ■-■:' *■" Council in I.rt!-.'.-.- a-.d :- ; r-f--r a fe *■ i-.r< :r. New 7.en!and. partly \n *.-v i '-.".\t ■•: 'he Army'* work in th.-. ■> , :r.trv. - ■■. i ;.'-'.:r to *Jnl< re!.i»iTe-« :" W ---t* r' H*r:'C r.rr v.-i'::; A-..-k'-»r.-J on Mon. Har h. ' n > :'"'■'. Palmerstoi North ar-4 \\*'.' . •: and intend* n» f> \\ .■".::/•. .'• i:a Westport N'el* r.. ■-'■: P. ■-: . « \*. hir.a 'he ri.-v *■..-.»-. . :: ! - ■:->- \pr-l o'l. th«* ' !. :J7 ■"*:■"* m.ie journ«f ! r.v-nd th- .? I Tl , '«> ('-n-.n-' ;--n-r w.-'mirt*! \y 'a Isrire r '..- a* th" Citadel oh ; Th ir«-Uv >-.er.:rt U- referre>l to tie ; ri-t '.}■ \ r . r-> ti:- r; r t f 'maisspifr ; t-i r»'t':rn t.> New Zeilind rtireet fran th- H.z'-i C--.'.:-.':: : ->r.< hi.: he wedd T-r-fe- tr.it I" •mir , -s.i'ner Flav, Wio ha', r-t r» f: rt■- -■ I tr tr. Now Zealaid. i-'i *r > i "d -. * *• r'-. i.ric*;der.t ot ti>'> <>:'..- -- ']'.: =: *r.'-. a-ithorta- •. r.'v -.-. -I . h-rat;- '.* rath'- r tian hj» S>.u."<; n" H..ttvr*-a -"roet *a'rat. t. Arr-.y Ha': afternmn. hower'.r. ("'■ in-;. - -ii>i:er » - - >r.*-f r-'f.T- ■:■ > - . »!e d.--:=s.-,t: of the ' , (ieriera. "It *i j ~. .:■ a r. ry hi-avy htart, ; ias.l th- (..-.r: *=.... :<-r". 'that I. n'-h j ' 2 other-. r n •■:v*-d :he rni] to attend | the w.i»..ir.< i-i t ; H.»;h Council, tl« ' of :h.» r-\.'.:-.j; of trh-rh »* to i je» ide- the Str.e-* .r. :he phvsical *n=e. I of roi:r*.-—• jf t! <• h»M<l .-f m r ori;H:'.sation N\'e !>■>• n> n e; u :>H froti ai; I parti of t" --. a-ir'l. n-.-ariy evp'^one liarmz rr. i M -r>.< - - ■ tO years and we knew :h-» \rinv ;ii.-i !';v*hl artl ret:. j f>!r..--rj:. undvr »hom wo had vrre-i . i»: r , a'-irc Bit, we had at heart - h>' ,r'.erii'.q of th«.- grtSt or&r. •.»•; -a It *,i* with th. very • de«'i* i «.t a-d, ■:-.e V r»->.t regret tint we I came :o t*.<- '-'>ncl;jv.on that he vas no I lor.x<-- (ap*',!- '.f carrying tlie h'.-avy ' ; -'jrden ~h ■-!! ,< the dire, ting of the d—«;ißje>i '■■ the Salvation Army. s Thr..-ii;hoi:t the «h.>!e lengdi and i ? of th- Arn-v. I do nui think , t!:at the C'oinei] hjre chi)«n any- ; on»» m.,-re St and able to take cvt-r the j proat resp'T.s.'i, :ty As far in the . Amr.v {» con- -r - !t ha.~ ativ j limiti of ivne I'ans-ly-rt is Godß work, ■ and we m.n" r..t <iepart tl-at u|v I *p:r:t wh.ch is its oiit4aading I rhara' In fiod's plans it has i a der'mte place and a detnitf work, i ard th— >'•• :"i'rr."i-.* ef that wc-k mn-t j b- th- tirnt ohjev-t ar.d coni »iderat:~n