SALVATION ARMY NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 9

SALVATION ARMY NOTES.

;A. striking account of "General Booth bis Eightieth. ; Year" ' has been- ropNirtod ' as\ . * a .pamphlot from -tho "London" magazine/ We ,learn that years; agb a friend-. left - tho ■ General iby will the sum', of £5000, i and • tied it, up so "that lie.should not.'be-abfo tobuildi l ! a hall with it.!' Uport the jnterestof Unit soin'ewhero\ about.-£2OO, the. General!' liveSi■ Ho .finds it-ample'.for. . his';'needs,] •• -wJiicli a'ro .of the very 'simplest, -tio- is a • .a teetotaller,. and • a non-smoker/ Tho. only "indulgences' Mie permits himself aro toa/and a feather bed! Ho has almost. a ' Johsonian fondness; for tea. General Booth's i .humour-vis-anVintegral, part' of' -tho. man; j' • Loiig ago, ho slid down the banriister-rail of) a pulpit to illustrato; tho '"easiness of» goioei • to' -hell." - The feat is" generally ! • to it was really wo. aro told, by. William Booth. -Sinoo those. - < early days his senso of the '.humorous -hag; • clarified.; Yet lie would- do>'it "ajjain if hcj, thought it - would help to drive his mossagoi , home. "I would stand on-my head on the/ top of tho dome 1 of St. Paul's' if'l believed.) it would bring people to-God.'v ,Now hev needs 110 >uch -tricks,to will .'/his hearers.'/ attention. ' , V. •'Considerable, concern has ' been ' ex*| ! pressed..', ,at. the headquarters of 'the',* 1 Salvation. Army when, the last mail loft 'as to the state of health of 'Mr. - Bcamwell!; Booth., "The Chief," ,-is ho is,cal)edj cairiesl;. upon ■ his shoulders practically, evory-. ■■ that tho manifold . cares • ,of, tho ; Army' can! .' possibly'lay there. 11l- addition to directing "• tho affairs of tho Army in the United fQag-'/. dom, ho. is. practically , the final court-of •'ap-.'' peal upon all .-international 'problems; V,a£nd'; has at every; turn striven, to- relieve his ! agod : ' : father of- every possible" anxiety.;', As/a .re-;.; v suit ho Ellas' been' compelled to ."work- seveniv days a week-for years', and usually very long days. For several month's ithaubeen ovi- ' .dent that his; 'health.. has •been .-far-.pfrpm' . satisfactory. ' Onoi or twobreakdowns' hivo' > occurred, somo important engagements liavo '. had to be postponed,.'a series of staff conn-;, oils - arranged 'for loading 'officers' had to-ba ~; suspended- for a, da.vj ''and -' the ,'othor .'day ; meetings .which' .were" to 'hav.o ', been/•-led- ; by Mr. ,-Booth for, -bandsmen.Slapr ton were'v put '; offindefinitely'.'... It. .'is;,/, . felt that' th'e; only / safe ~course "iis for ' ■ hiin to'; take a', .'complete : >chango: . for a ;j' month, or two away from • telegraphs, * ' telephones,, : secretariesand ■ typewriters."'.; Whether lie. will consent to■;such' a or not is another, matter.' To'those; who', have any knowledge of :, the Army , headquarters .without '"Tho, Chief" : is- .ufr) thinkable. " ■