nd, from this side the
Atlantic was always so marked. It is this fact which gives such special
value to the sort of experiences we are about to record from one of the
later tours of The General, that of 1902-3.

Summing up the journey and its general impressions to an old friend, he
writes:--

"Well, I have been busy and no mistake. Day after day, hour after
hour, you might say minute after minute, I have had duties calling
for immediate attention. Oh, it has been a whirl! But what a
wonderful rush of success the nine weeks have been since I landed
at New York.

"The people, the Press, the dignitaries of all classes have
combined in the heartiest of welcomes ever given in this country, I
suppose, to 'a foreigner' of any nationality. It has been
remarkable, and, indeed, surprising, for it was so largely
_unexpected_.

"I have just come into this city of Kansas. The two largest hotels
have competed to have the privilege of giving me their best rooms,
with free entertainment. A monster brewery that illumines the whole
city every night with a search-light has been running alternate
slides, one saying, 'Buy our Lager Beer,' and the other, 'General
Booth at the Convention Hall Monday night.' The building for my
Meeting to-night will hold 8,000 people, and on Saturday 4,000
tickets were already sold.

"You will be a little interested in this because you will know
something of the difficulties that seemed to lie ahead of me when I
started. God has been very good, and I hope my Campaign will do
something towards the forwarding of His wishes in the country."

The reception at New York was one of the most enthusiastic The General
ever had. At four o'clock on the Saturday morning, enough of his
followers and friends to fill fifteen small steamers had assembled, so
as to be sure to be in time to meet his liner. By way of salute, when
the great steamer appeared, they discharged seventy-three bombs--one for
each year of his life, as yet completed.

The _New York Herald_ said of his Sunday there:--

"Eight thousand people heard General William Booth speaking
yesterday at the Academy of Music. The rain had no effect in
keeping either Salvation Army people or the general public from the
Meetings. About one-third of those present wore Salvation Regalia.

"General Booth displayed wonderful energy