September, 1912. 



History or the tVionth. 



ll'ait} V. t'oitlgen, Brisbane. 

 WILMAM BOOTH, 

 lieiieiiil iinil Founder of the Salvation Army. 



Taylor, Mooily. the foiiiult-r.s of llu- l.avmen s 

 Mo\'fni<-iits. :m(l m;iny other.s, li.uc in a strikiii;,' 

 way tTiiphasi.sfd the .<anie k-.s.'ion. Ri-ligion i.s the 

 highest expre.s.sion of human nature, and the 

 mightiest <tt all regenerative forces. l>otli for the 

 individual aiul for so<-iety. When it l)ecomes 

 acailemic and formal it languishes. Kiit when the 

 great spirit of the Son of Man iK)sses.ses ,1 follower 

 of His with an enthirsiasm for (iod and a passion 

 for the uplift of his fellow man, religion flourishes. 

 A great man is at once a reproof anil an inspira- 

 tion to his age. The very "evils that arouse his |iity 

 or indignation arc the reproach of .so<'ietv, and in 

 turn his iearlership in a gallant crusade l)e<:omes 

 an insfiiration to all the right-minded. The .Salva- 

 tion Arm\ appeals to only a limited number of 

 people as a religious denomination, hut it stands 

 for great principles, and its fire is kindled at a holy 

 altar. Anil finally, whatever man mav projihesv 

 about the future of the " Army," itself, no one will 

 deny to its great organiser and head a position with 

 Ixiyol.i, I.uther and Wesley, amongst the great reli- 

 gious personalities of the Church's historv. 



Prosperity iint 

 Its I'crlis. 



The debate on the Feder.il Itudget 

 lirings oirt the prosjierous condition 

 <>i the country. The taxation im- 

 posed u|)on the|)e<iple ranks amongsl 

 highest in the world, but they can Ix-ar it owing 

 to abundano- of work -and good harv(!sts for several 

 successive vears. Hut the |ieril is that the Govern- 

 ment will pile up expenditure on stich a scale that 



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THE NEW OENIOKAL— WIl.l.IAM lULV.MWKI.l. BOOTH 



there will lie rh.ifvs when ;i had Season or t»o <'omes 

 along. Me.inwhile Labour memliers take creflit for 

 the prosperity. Had the times been bad through a 

 drought they would doubtless have had a word to say 

 about their ill link ; but there is little recognition r.f 

 Providence for the present happv conditions. Mr. 

 Josejih Cook, who usually puts a little snap into his 

 criticisms. i)ointed out that the cost of our defence 

 scheme had already e.\ce«?ded Lord Kitchener's esti- 

 mate by some ^"700,000 — at least the proposals of 

 the Ministry are that amount in excess of it. Quite 

 nattually he wanted to know whv this should be .so. 

 The sum set down is about ;^2, 500,000. 

 Only a few years ago Lalx)ur leaders disparaged 

 large expenditure on this object, and declared that 

 one llfth of the present amount would be ample. 

 The losses on the Postal Deparltnent were also 

 touched upon. Penny postage is responsible for 

 something. Lalnun- memlK-rs take credit for bring- 

 ing this in, Imt as Mr. Cook put it. they fought 

 lik»' furies against it when it was |iro|X>.sed hv the 

 previous Ministry. Mr. Harper wanted to know 

 why the ordinarv expenditure was allowed to nuiiuit 

 up in sticJi an alarming manner. It had risen from 

 J^,i\,n)(i.ooo till' year l>efore the present Cio\ernment 

 t<X)k oflice to _£."(), I 29,000 for this year. He went on 

 to give figures in a simil.ir strain with such efl"<-ct 

 th.it Lalwur members were glad when time exjiired 

 .K'cording to the time limit upon siieakers. The 

 battery was too strong for them, and thev declined 



to allow any I's!'--- ■• ''••• <-iitii\ \\]\, -i 



expert in rinanc<- 



