GENERAL BOOTH REPLYS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 19, 17 January 1929, Page 5

GENERAL BOOTH REPLYS

REFUSAL TO RTTIRE, „ ..-.v.; '-V, '.'•'■'''■:.' ,■ '-. . .kwM DUTIES OF LEADERSHIP. (XHJNCIL ADJOURNS WITHOUT; , ://-.' DECISION. ; f " ' ■ .LONDON, January 15.'; Without making any; 'SQqision the High Council of the Salvation Army adjourned after * reading Gene.ral Booth's' reply to ttie request made for his retirement. In the reply the General s.aid': — - ' «T have corefully and prayerfully considered entire question. Much as in some respects I should welcome complete rest andf relief from responsibility,' I feel I Ihould be. less.-tfon a map* let alone leader of a great religious organisation, if I agreed •to retire' -when there is. an agitation, $o change the foundation on which fy rests. Therefore I am compelled to refuse to. do so." V;/' • The * deputation that waited on . General Booth asking him to retire, reported $0 the council: "The gener-al-looked frail and extremely weak. His eyeg had little animation a»d f ,hi.S; hands, were feeble. It is evident he has. not much ability, to turn .and Wove 'in bed. His. speech is wM>h., dif;, ficulty, but it is coherent. His pry viously' ; thought our. remarks could; without, coufusiou have been ©xpreM-; ed'in 15 minutes, but hi 8 poweipd io this,is; gone. He probably will not recover until he has had a little rest. Indeed he. t&k nourishment) twice while were were in the rooiu. "tiket General seemed to rementber u,all, He spoke tenderly to each and saidl he realised what we were asking., He added 'But I'nWstnaTe lighi» to see what I must do and how I must do it.' , i;;,vv ' LEGAL EXPERTS ARRIVE. A-COURT OF HEADS. ~y; a ■ (Received 9.50 a.m.). .LONDON, January 16.,., ;A, number of legal experts arrived! at SUnbury for the resumption of the 'High A count! of heads, sugthat fifty-six are in favour of replacing General Booth and seven PA. . ;^