On Wednesday the King received General Booth at Buckingham Palace,
and conversed with him for some time on the work of the Salvation Army. The incident has given rise to expressions of satisfaction throughout the country, and with these we are glad to associate ourselves. The Salvation Army, it is admitted on all hands, has done a great social work, and we believe that, though occasionally marred by external extravagances, its religious work has been on the whole most beneficial to the nation. The Army and its Com- mander-in-Chief have always remained true to their essential purpose, which is that of religious revival,—of rekindling in men's minds the fire of Christianity. The curious in such matters will be interested to note that the King has recog- nised General Booth's title by causing him to be described in the Court Circular as" The Rev. William Booth, Commander- in-Chief of the Salvation Army."
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