| Show MESSAGE FROM 0 GENERAL BOOTH America merica Called Upon to Lead I Ithe I the World to the Foot I of the Cross i r OPPORTUNITY IS GLORIOUS COUNTRY 2 L POSSESSES AN INFLUENCE ENCE COVERING EARTH J New York ork April 12 A m w f from General Genf ra William Bo Ah founder and commander lOm of the Salvation Army was rend tonight by Altos M 11 EVil Eva Booth tk com corn commander commander mander of the American Salvation Army Arm at a remarkable In 1 Carnegie earne fe hall hll in honor of or the generals general eightieth birthday anniversary r It fol follows follows lows London April It 1 IL 18 1518 I ITo To the American people eOple OH Ott Amen Amert 04 4 how vast la 1 your opportunity for tor making a IL last Jut mark for good en ot the entire human race Endowed with meas measureless me m a aurel urel s material resource enjoying elj inS the unbounded unbound confidence of C your tOur on n peo IMO people pIe favored tao with the concentrated co light lI bt of oC earth and heaven possessed of DC c an Rn influence covering like a shadow all alt the world beside Ix what a power you 00 must be destined to become becom bt com What will you do with Hh this mighty ml ht masic force forc If It you are permitted to realize your ambition to lend lead the thC world whither will wilt you OU lead it To utter abandonment of oC faith in the eternal and ind the neglect of every duty flowing out Ut of or it to senseless worship of DC Mam Iem Mammon mon Inon to frivolities No Xo I am sure HUrt you wont and I blush at atthe the very mention ot of suck such things and denounce them with all aU my Where When else can you YOM lead this thia poor blind stumbling world of ours our ou but butto butto to the mighty might Just Juat holy h l God and obedi nee Ice to His Ht H I commands the practice of or righteousness purity honor bonor kindness arid and simplicity to ser service serVice er vice 11 of oC mankind America I Invite you ou to the actual realization of the Christian principles ples you ou profess proCess and nd to practical imitation o i If f Jesus Christ who Aho tame came out Aut ut of 0 His HiB heaven to seek Hek and nd to save Come Collie along then let us U gird nI up our loins and alit alU go out eMIt of oC our heaven and put our arms arme around perishing multitudes and bring them to Christ purity peace in I invite you to make our common Christianity an reality and thus wipe out the reproach h fast tast gathering over oer us that It is nothing n r more than an exploded tradition a fashionable association aa or a 8 lifeless ceremony emony mOil Then when the wondering world asks In what wha t country can I find tid the thing described by b the letter Jetter of o t the bible and set forth in the life e of JesUs Christ r the thi answer anser shall be WILLIAM I BOOTH |
