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In order to rejoin the Salvation Army, I resigned 

 the position of manager in a mill where I was in 

 I'eceipt of a salary of £250 per annum, with house- 

 rent and one third of the profits. Instead of this 

 Mr. Booth allowed me £2 per week and house- 

 rent. 



VI 



The "Times;' Dceemhcr 26fJi, 1890 



Sir, — I am much obliged to Mr. J. S. Trotter 

 for the letter which you published this morning. 

 It furnishes evidence, which I much desired to 

 possess on the following points : — 



1. The author of " The New Papacy " is a 

 responsible, trustworthy person ; otherwise Mr. 

 Trotter w^ould not sjDeak of having had " the 

 pleasure of an interview " with him. 



2. After this responsible person had taken the 

 trouble to write a pamphlet of sixty-four closely 

 I^rinted pages, some influence was brought to bear 

 upon him, the effect of which was that he refused 

 his consent to its publication. Mr. Trotter's ex- 

 cellent information will surely enable him to tell 

 us what influence that was. 



8. How docs Mr. Trotter know that any passage 



