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story is well worth reading on its own account. 

 Told in simple, direct language such as John 

 Bunyan might have used, it permits no doubt 

 of the single-minded sincerity of the man, who 

 gave up everything to become an officer of the 

 Salvation Army, but, exhibiting a sad want of 

 that capacity for unhesitating and blind obedience 

 on which Mr. Booth lays so much stress, was 

 thrown aside, penniless no, I am wrong, with 

 2s. 4d. for his last week's salary to shift, with his 

 equally devoted wife, as he best might. I wish 

 I could induce intending contributors to Mr. 

 Booth's army chest to read Mr. Redstone's story. 

 I would particularly ask them to contrast the 

 pure simplicity of his plain tale with the artificial 

 pietism and slobbering unction of the letters 

 which Mr. Ballington Booth addresses to his 

 " dear boy " (a married man apparently older than 

 himself), so long as the said "dear boy" is facing 

 brickbats and starvation, as per order. 



I confess that my opinion of the chiefs of the 

 Salvation Army has been so distinctly modified by 

 the perusal of this pamphlet that I am glad to be 

 relieved from the necessity of expressing it. It 

 will be much better that I should cite a few 

 sentences from the preface written by Dr. 

 Cunningham Geikie, who expresses warm admir- 

 ation for the early and uncorrupted work of the 

 Salvation Army, and cannot possibly be accused 

 of prejudice against it on religious grounds : 



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