* * * On January 8th the members of the
High Council of the Salvation Army, who are coming from all parts of the world, will assemble for the first time at Sunbury-on- Thames to decide whether or not General Bramwell Booth, son of the founder, shall continue to lead the Army. If a three-fourths majority for superseding him is obtained, the Council will choose. a successor. This would end the hereditary autocracy of the Booth family, which was conferred on them by a deed poll in 1904. Since the Trustee Act of 1926 General Bramwell Booth has had to sign every legal document connected with the Army, and the difficulties came to a head when he was too ill to sign anything. Though he is now well enough to do some business, the weakness of the Army's position has been revealed, and it is easy to believe that many will vote for a new constitution even though they are most grateful for the services of the Booth family. * * * *
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