SUCCESSOR TO BOOTH.
ARMY COUNCIL'S CLAIM
RIGHT TO NAME NEW CHIEF
Australian aiul N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. Nov. M
It is reported that General Bramwell Booth deposited the name of his successor with his solicitors in a sealed envelope. The high council of the Salvation Army, however, is prepared to tight the issue on tho ground that tho principal office is in no sense hereditary ami that its holder should ,ho elected by the council. It is pointed out that under the present conditions General Booth, apart from being spiritual chief of the annv, holds on its behalf 1130,000,000 worth of property in various parts ot the world, including CI .040,000 worth in Australia and New Zealand, of which he Hie sole trustee.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20105, 16 November 1928, Page 13
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