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Letter from Cleveland H. Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Cleveland H. Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt

On the advice of his sister, Grace H. Dodge, Cleveland H. Dodge advises that Theodore Roosevelt wait to attempt a reconciliation between Ballington and William Booth because those who may assist, namely John R. Mott, are away for the summer. Dodge feels that William Booth will be the harder man to convince and suggests enlisting help from those near “the old General” in London such as Bishop Arthur F. Winnington Ingram. Dodge fears that this may be a harder job for Roosevelt than even the settlement of the Russo-Japanese War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-10

Creator(s)

Dodge, Cleveland H. (Cleveland Hoadley), 1860-1926

Letter from Cleveland H. Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Cleveland H. Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Cleveland H. Dodge agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article for The Outlook about the Salvation Army in England. Dodge laments the break that has occurred between William Booth, the Salvation Army’s founder, and his son, Ballington Booth, as well as the implications that has impacted the organization both in England and the United States. Dodge feels that the Salvation Army cannot fulfill its potential in the United States so long as it is in conflict with Ballington Booth’s Volunteers of America, and consequently, he refuses to support either group. He urges Roosevelt to help the two Booths reconcile before the elder man dies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-06

Creator(s)

Dodge, Cleveland H. (Cleveland Hoadley), 1860-1926