GENERAL BOOTH’S DEPOSITION.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 January 1929, Page 7

GENERAL BOOTH’S DEPOSITION.

“Faithful Still Among the

Faithless”

EIGHT BQOTH PROTAGONISTS

Received Friday 7.30 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 18,

The. eight who voted against the deposition of General Booth included four members of his family; namely, his wife, two daughters, May and Catherine, and his youngest sister, Lucy, who is Mrs Booth-Hellbcrg. Tho four others, according to the Daily Express, were Commissioners Allister Smith, the Army's travelling representative in missionary countries, Theodore Kitching, private secretary to the founder and at present editor-in-chief of the War Cry, J. B. Laurie, Chancellor of the Salvation Army exchequer and John Cunningham, who accompanied the deputation to ask the General'to resign, but was strongly averse to his cofnpulsory removal.

Morning Post Says Booth Has Been Badly Advised

ONLY WEAKEN THE ARMY.

Received Friday, f p.m. LONNON. Jan. 17.

A Salvation Army official points out that General Booth, as sole trustee, has vested in him valuable properties in England, Franco and Australia and it is necessary that, he should execute a deed to divest himself of that trust. If General Booth refuses, the onus is on the Council to initiate proceedings in the High Court regarding the matter. The Morning Post, in an editorial, says General Booth has been ill-advis-ed. He still has u noble part to,play by accepting the facts, painful as tho position must be. The great personal sympathy felt for him may ensure, under his appointed successor, the full and fruitful functions of the Salvation Army. Any, other course of action will /only weaken the Army and will not add to the high respect in which the name of Bramwd l Booth is deservedly held.

Finances Tied Up PAY OF OrriCEES WILL BE WITHHELD. Received Friday, - 7 p.m. LONNON. Jan. 17. If is understood that up to midnight, no official notification had been made to General Booth of the High Council's decision. The task of informing the General will be left to the lawyers who for 40 years have handled the law business of the Array. - . It is understood General Booth maydecidc to assume a perfectly passive attitude and will authorise his bankers to honour .only such cheques as are signed on his behalf by certain representatives. It is believed ho will refuse to sign any conveyance which will ton'd to surrender his power as General. This will inevitably bring matters to a crisis. Every officer at headquarters is paid by cheque, which has to bo signed by General Booth and they cannot receive anv further payment without his authority.

Appeal of General That Was Suppressed BEPEACED BY DISPOSITION ANNOUNCEMENT. Eeceived Friday, 7 p.m. LONNON, Jan. 17. The following letter was to have appeared in the War. Cry from General Booth: “Beloved comrades: —In this moment of serious anxiety and crisis of our history, I turn to you to keep up the. high standard of the Army. Go on with your work of publishing the sinners ’ friend, confident in Him ,gnd in our cause and looking to Him to carry us through the battle I am fighting. I will fight, with little strength though I have, but in the strength of tho King. I shall come through. Pray and fight for me." The High Council had the following submitted: “At the High Council mooting on January 16, after conforming to all requirements, a deed poll adjudicating the decision was reached by which the General was relieved from office. Further information will be published in the next issue. ’'