The Archive · 1934

General Higgins to Retire

Gen. Edward Higgins, Commander-in-Chief of the Salvation Army, today announced his decision to resign from office on November 10, 1934.

Tu announcing his decision, Gen. Higgins recalled that, when he accepted the leadership of the Salvation Army on February 13, 1929, in succession to Gen. Bramwell Booth, he had not been able to promise that would continue after his 70th birthday.

Gen. Higgins' successor will. be elected in London by the High Council uring the month of August—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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