It speaks to the citizens of Folkestone as the 19th century ebbs. It speaks to the people of 'everywhere' as the 20th century races to its end. Some have misgivings. They see today's Salvation Army as being more 'with hand to man' than 'with 'heart to God'. Thos who eulogise our social services, or any other aspect of Army work, and discount our soul-winning passion miss the point.
Salvation is our motto.
Nothing less and nothing else, it is because of that salvation offered to all men by Christ that there is a Salvation Army at all. It is because of that salvation that Salvationists sense the needs of humankind and reach out to meet them. Without this dynamic the Army's social enterprise would be mechanical and spiritless, if it existed at all. Fads and Fashions come and go, Congress after Festival after Campaign arrive and depart. The central message marches on through good ties and through bad.