h impresses even the sceptical journalist. Here
and there the tendency to doubt shows itself a little between the lines,
and it is suggested that the audience were only for the time being under
the spell of this remarkable speaker. But most impressive is always the
description of The General's calls to repentance and faith.

In Berlin for a number of years the General held Meetings in the great
Circus Busch on the National Buss-tag, Repentance Day; and, as the way
in which his name is pronounced by most Germans comes very near one of
the two words, it has almost become a Booth Day in the thoughts of many.

"It was evident," says one paper, "again in the two Meetings held
yesterday that the personality of the Founder and Leader of The
Army still exercises its charm. Both Meetings were crowded; the
Circus was filled from arena up to gallery with a pressing
multitude. At the close of the evening address there was the call
to the Penitent-Form, and 158 men and women, out of the most
differing circles of society, obeyed the call. Mr. Booth spoke in
both Meetings with the freshest energy and youthful fire, and
to-day he travels to Denmark."

The _Frankfort Gazette_, and other papers, having the opportunity for
the first time to report The General's Meetings on a whole Sunday, a
little later, gave a much completer description of his preaching:--

"The Founder of The Army," says the _Gazette_, "bears his
eighty-one years lightly. He is still equal to all the toils of the
agitation, and spoke for over five hours in three Meetings in the
great hall of the Merchants' Union. The old gentleman keeps up his
good humour, and perfectly understands how to intersperse
interesting anecdotes in his addresses."

"Last Sunday," says another paper, "was a Booth Day, and certainly
a Repentance Day. The General came to win Soldiers for his Army,
and ammunition for it, too; but there was plenty of opportunity for
repentance given. Everybody knows now the why and wherefore of The
Army's Meetings. There is music--then prayer with closed eyes, and
then a little sister sings a religious song to a worldly tune. That
was so yesterday; but then The General came as chief speaker. He
had no need of any other influence; his mere appearance works upon
every one.

"The public was composed of all sorts of people. Politicians,