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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-10-01, Page 3WR3.1411 Salvation Army the Church of the , People—The True and the False SOMETIMES IN THE ,PUBLIC MIND THERE I LITTLE OR NO distinction betweeth Salvationists and some of the claws "The Army" helps' and tries to uplift. There is a pre- vailing attitude based on the fallacy that members of the Salvation Army include all who call it their 'church' Nothing could be more wrong. From its very beginnings the S. A, has nurtured and tried to help a cross- section of the community for which it has gained little but reproach, gos- sip, false tales and ingratitude gener- ally, from the very people concerned. True, these people attend, or have at- tended, occasionally; have been Home League or Red Shield Auxiliary mem- bers, sometimes taken an active part t in local corps work: and yet they form la circle from which emanate the tale- bearings and even malice which has hindered the work of Salvationists to an unmeasurable extent. The Distinction There is a decided distinction be- tween a Salvation Boldier and a mere !adherent. In the fashion of "The !Army" an accepted member carries through what is called the "Articles , of War," a statement of Christian be- !fiefs and faith and loyalty to the i cause of 'The World for God', Here is' !a section of those articles, by which you may know the life of the true ( Salvationist: "I . . renounce the world with all its sinful pleasures, 'companionships, treasures and objects and declare my full determination boldly to show myself a soldier of Jesus Christ in all places and all companies, no matter what I may have to suffer, do, or lose, by so do- ing. "I . declare that I will abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors, and from the habitual use of all baneful drugs, 'except when such drugs, shall be ordered for me by a doctor. employ me, or whom I may rr. employ. " . I will be an example of faith- fulness to, its (the S. A.'s) princkries, and never allow, where I can pmvent it, any injury to its interests, or ]rind- ranee to its success. T sign these Art- icles of War of my own free wik feel.- ing that the love of Christ, who' died to save me, requires from me this de- votion of my life to His service and therefore wish now to be enrolled as a Soldier of the Salvation Army "By Their Fruits" Knowing the purposes in life of the true Salvationist, it is simple to rec- ognize the imposter, and it goes with- out saying that imposters exist in any organization which does so much to shelter those who are nee4 in things both material and spiritual. The Salvation Army is so muds more than just another church, scr.- other' denomination, another sea. Strictly speaking, it is not. rr. chureb, but a Christian organization, and. a movement which exhibits, teaches and provide practical Christianity. So thoroughly opposite is' the self- less, sacrificing character of the Sal- vationist to that of tire man who, when asked to subscribe a small soma to a cause on behalf or The Army, said: No, I can't see that I am going to get anything out of it!" There is no financial reward to the Salveima Army worker, even its officers; are in a very low pay-group, and yet it is the inspiration of the need of which continues to compel mer women to serve where the ne greatest, where the opportun: greatest, without hope of materir • ward in this world. Certainly the words of Christ r,-sir, be taken to describe S. A. worlsis and workeors. "By their fruits ye. shat] know them." 6. ALAN WILLIAMS Optometrist Patrick St., Wingham Professional Eye Examinations Phone 770 Evenings by appointment. Harold Victor Pyrn — Teacher — Piano, Organ, Voice, Theory. Pupils Register for Fall Tern? First week in September.. MUSIC STUDIO Centre St., Wingham atbatiott Ztrtnp Commanding Officers — Lt. and Mrs. K. L. Kirby °Cbivarb SERVICES Saturday, October 4, at 8 p.m. FEATURING LISTOWEL SALVATION ARMY BAND . Sunday,October 5, 1 1 a.m.- 7p.m. OUTSTANDING MEETINGS With COL. & MRS. R. HAREWOOD Chief Secretary of the Salvati'on Army in Canada & Bermuda. They are native Australians and are outstanding Evangelists. PLUS SPECIAL MUSIC By the.- Women's Gospel .Trio From' Toronto, Ont. PLAN NOW TO ATTEND! • LT. COL. & MRS. H. NEWMAN Divisional Commanders of the Hamilton Division. Gifted Gospel Speakers, and re- turned Missionaries from Japan. 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"I do hereby declare that I will not allow myself in any falsehood, deceit, misrepresentation, or dishonesty; nei- ther will I practise any fraudulent conduct in my business, my home, nor 'in any other relation in which I may stand to my fellow-men, but that will deal truthfully, fairly, honourably and kindly with all those who may "What is The Salvation Army?" kloW doeslhe Man-in-the-street an- swer this question? There are of Course many answers, There le of course the one that says "The SA, is a body of people dressed up in.a semi- military uniform, or those of them Who are Women, in unfashionable ton nets, who ge about the street making a noise in the name of God and tie up traffice In our cities and towns with their marching bands!' Strange to say in .this 'enlightened' age, that is the whole conception of many! "Curious indeed seem to be the thoughts of many curious people about us", said the late Bramwell Booth, son of the Founder in a published state- ment .People I mean who have only had a glance at one of our open-air meetings or have only heard some wild challenge of Salvationists' good faith, and have then more or, less carefully avoided any closer acquaint- ance with us - - How few, even now, seem aware of the fact that so far from paying or rewarding any one for joining in our efforts, all who do so are from the first called upon daily not to give to our funds, but by sacri- fice of time, labour, money, and often of health as well, to constitute them- selves faithful soldiers Of the Salvation Army, and assist in providing it with every necessity." Every one of its meetings depends upon the voluntary giving up of the time and effort of working men and women and business people who often have to hurry home from work to take part in some activity of the corps . band rehearsal, meetings, young peo- ple's work, hospital visitation, and so on, all in the interest of the commun- ity in which they live. • THROW BRICKS, gcos AT SALVATIONISTS IN WINGHA111 Prom a letter received by the Corps Secretary, F. V, Russell, we have a vivid flash-back of good (?) Old times' in VVingham. The writer was retired Colonel Fletcher Agnew of St. Petersburgh, Florida. The letter reads, in part: "On June 18, 1874, I was born on a farm in Wawanosh Township on the road running from Bel rave to Mar- nock Post Office. My father, James Agnew, died when I was between 5 and 6 My mother moved into Wingham Where she had a Brother, Robert Orr, a storekeeper. My 3 brothers and I' all worked in that store while'we went to the Wingham School. Jack Gal- braith, a storekeeper in Winghilm later, was a boy in school with us. Miss Bernice Reynolds was my school teacher and Sunday School teacher in the Methodist Church. My mother was a grand Christian, loved the S.A., and attended knee drills, and was kind to the officers. As a boy I have seen Salvationists on the march in Wing- ham come bleeding into my uncle's store from glass balls thrown at them by the roughs. We. left Wingham in 1891 to go to Evanston, Illinois,a suburb of Chi- cago, to attend orthwestern Univer- sity. At Evanston I got converted at a Salvation Army camp meeting in July 1896 and became a Salvation sol- dier, 3 years later entered Officer's Training College, and here I am a re- tired officer, have served . . . mostly in Chicago and New York." Three sons of Colonel 'Agnew are graduates of the University of Chi- cago, and are Salvation Army Offic- ers, one in Canada, one in New York and one in Philadelphia. How The Army Started The Story of William Booth "All of this work Started under a hat - and I wore that hat," William .Booth, founder of The Sal- vation Army; made this statement Many times during his life, in referr- ing to the world wide movement that he had started, Few people of today, knowing that. The Salvation Army operates in 97 countries of the glebe, realize that this organization was the creation of one man. Eighty years ago young William Booth was a Methodist minister prea- ching near London. His church dia.- approved .of the evangelical methods that yoeng Booth wished to use, to take the Gospel to the "man in the street." In protest' against his church's restraint and criticism, William Booth gave up his pulpit and went out into London's East End to take the bene- fits of reliFion to those without a church. William preached on street corners, and when he could find one, in a tent. Rocks and mud were thrown at him, and his tents were cut down. Still he persisted, wishing to be able to reha- bilitate and reclaim the thousands of destitute around him in whom no man but himself seemed concerned. William Booth's high spirited re- solve and courage quickly won him friends and followers; and financial support came from quarters where it was least expected; from royalty and from the nobility. greatest support of The Salvation Army came from the start, however, from those whose plight Booth determined to relieve, the people. With Booth an interest in men's spiritual welfare was coupled with an interest in their physical well-being, and William Booth was the first to es- tablish food kitchens for the hungry, and to provide shelter for those who were then sleeping on the bridges and streets of London. William Booth's wife, Catherine, was perhaps the first social worker as modern society understands the term, for she pioneered in visiting the poor, and in administering to them. After only fourteen years of exist- Social Service includes all services in the fields Of prevention, remedy or research whiph deal walk human wel- fare, Relief in the form of food,. clothing, housing, etc., is necessary and is in- eluded in social work, but only as a temporary measure while efforts are being made to remedy a situation and try to prevent its recurrence. We see ,,then that The Salvation Army is doing a good work among young people in Corps with Cubs, Scouts, Guides, Brownies, Youth Groups, Boys' Bands, etc., and it is the ladies auxiliary - - the Home League - - where the standard of home life and child training is upheld. All this is effective preventative social work as well as spiritual and evangelistic work. ence, The Salvation Army began to spread to other countries. In 1882, Salvationists associated with the movements in England and who had emigranted to Canada, led the first Salvation Army meetings. in this coun- try at London, Ontario and Toronto. Once committed to a policy of ex- pansion beyond Great Britain, General Booth lost no time in sending pioneer parties to other lands. The work ,was established in 1881 in Australia land France; in 1882 in Switzerland, Swe- den, India and Canada; and in 1883 in South Africa, Ceylon and New Zea- land. In every succeeeding year, The Salvation Army entered other coun- tries. Today, 108 languages and dialects are needed by the almost 18,000 Salva- tion Army corps and outposts around the world for their work of evangelism, relief and education. There is no cor- ner of the globe in civilized or primi- tive society, where The Salvation Army does not operate, catering to peacetime needs as well as to those resulting from wars, disasters and emergencies. "The Array'; operates all manner of Social institutions in adjacent cities. For example, there are hostels for homeless men in Hamilton,. London and Toronto, providing beds and. meals. What is perhaps of primary interest however is the social operations car- ried out by the Wingham Corps of The Salvation Army. This is a centre for local Emergency Administration including family welfare. Only a part of the S, A. Officer's work here comes under the headings; Emergency relief, Incompatability of husband and wife, Children in trouble, Local or national calamity, Liaison work, Christmas. cheer - and follow-up .work, Win- ter and family relief (case-work and reporting), Fresh-air camp. It must be remembered that Wing- ham Corps serves a large district that includes Beigrave, Bluevale, Brtissels, Gorrie, Lucknow, Ripley, Teeswater, Whitechurch and Wroxeter, Patients who prefer treatment in one of the Salvation Army's Grace Hospitals, or require special treatment have the selection of Hamilton, Lon- don or Toronto, There is the Hamilton Maternity Hospital and Home, and at London Bethsaida Maternity Hospital and Home where the unmarried mother with her infant may be cared for un- til plans for the future are made. Receiving homes for wayward girls are in operation in larger centres, not- ably Toronto, A boys' home at London has boys who are now good Boy Scouts an Band members who have come into the Army's care as delinquent cases from the courts. Under the list of local administra- tions, .Fresh Air camps will give a healthful summer vacation to specially deserving youngsters at Eden Mills or Jackson's Point. At these centres the S. A. also provides the famous "Music Camp" facilities where a healthful va- cation is coupled with primary and advanced vocal or instrumental in- struction. In the Liaison work, contacts are made with prison officers and offic- ials. Specially -appointed S. A. Officers and Salvationists visit prisons and police court everywhere, including Goderich, Guelph, Kitchener, Owen Sound, Stratford, Walkerton, etc. The Toronto Employment Bureau does a special job of placing hard-to- fit or deserving unfortunates in ac- ceptable employment. The Salvation Army Missing Per- sons Bureau is the world's most ef- fective system of its kind,.- and the Toronto office has direct contact with other Bureaux in all parts of the world. The penniless aged frequently seek the shelter of 'the human touch and the understanding heart' . . . and find refuge in Sunset Lodges (for women) and Eventide Homes (for men) at Hamilton and Toronto.