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IX. 



The " Times" December 3Qth, 1890. 



SIR, 1 am much obliged to Messrs. Ranger, 

 Burton, and Matthews for their prompt answer to 

 my questions. I presume it applies to all money 

 collected by the agency of the Salvation Army, 

 though not specifically given for the purposes 

 of the " Christian Mission " named in the deed 

 of 1878; to all sums raised by mortgage upon 

 houses and land so given; and, further, to funds 

 subscribed for Mr. Booth's various projects, which 

 have no apparent reference to the objects of 

 the " Christian Mission," as defined in the deed. 

 Otherwise, to use a phrase which has become 

 classical, "it does not assist us much." But I 

 must ]eavc these points to persons learned in the 

 laAV. 



And, indeed, with many thanks to you, Sir, 

 for the amount of valuable space which you have 

 allowed me to occupy, I now propose to leave the 

 whole subject. My^sole purpose in embarking 

 upon an enterprise which was extremely dis- 

 tasteful to me was tojprevent the skilful " Gen- 

 eral," or rather " Generals," who devised"~tne 

 plan of campaign from sweeping all before them 

 with a rush. I found the pass already held by 

 such stout defenders as Mr. Loch and the Dean 



