People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1897 — BOOTH’S LAST TOUR. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BOOTH’S LAST TOUR.

COMING TO AMERICA TO LEAD A GREAT CAMPAIGN. The Salvation Army's Plans For 1891, Booth-Tucker Tells of the Work—Reconciliation Between the General and Bis Son Ballington May Result From the Visit I The Salvation Army has planned for 1897 the most aotive and aggressive campaign in its Amerioan history, reaching a olimax in a remarkable series of demonstrations under the personal direction of General William Booth, founder of the movement. The aged leader will make what will probably be his last visit to this country in the fall. Ballington Booth’s secession from the Army and his starting of the rival organization of Volunteers was at first a serious blow to the Salvationists. Bn* his loss was a far more serious blow to his father. What may be the result of the meeting of father and son no one oan say, but the sincere leaders of the movement hope for a reunion in the Booth family. The Salvation Army in no way recognizes Ballington Booth or his work. The high officers do not mention hirkStf the soldiers are ordered not to refer the Volunteers. So far as the Army ia -

officially concerned Ballington Bodth ia dead, but there still remains the memory of the man’s inspiring presence and the marks of his leadership are stamped upon the work. Sinoe Frederick Booth-Tucker has been in command of the Salvation Army in America he has been doing what he calls “skirmishing, ” getting his forces organized and trained for the campaign now mapped out. Concerning the work for the new year he said yesterday: “We intend to make 75,000 conversions. This may se6m a large number, but during the last eight months of we aotually recorded more than 82,0(M)Jf which was at the rate of 50,000 a yearr! With our new plans in operation we think our number for 1897 will easily be reached. “We now have 680 corps and outposts, where more than 10,000 open air and indoor meetings are conducted every week, with an average attendance of more than 2,000,000 persons. We intend to add 170 new corps, and this will mean an increase of nearly 8,000 meetings a week. “Our officers regularly employed in the work have increased during the past nine months (since Ballington Booth seoeded) from 2,024 to 2,153. We intend to add at least 500 to this number and are already receiving applications at the rate of aboutrl2o a mouth. The bioyole brigade will number 1,000 men and women. “I hope to start the following new institutions: Shelters for 2,000 men and 1,000 women, food depots for 6,000 daily oheap meals, rescue homes for 800 fallen women, prison gate farms for 800 released convicts, woodyards and salvage brigades for employing 500 men, five Salvation Army hospitals and nursing brigades and farm colonies for the poor wherever possible. ” Ballington Booth is encouraged by the success of his Volunteer movement. Four regiments have been formed in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco. Posts have been established in several hundred plaoes. Commander Booth declines to the probabilities of his father’s forth-r coming visit, and Commander BoothTucker will speak only of Salvation Army work.—New York World. '

GENERAL BOOTH.