Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-26
TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.
A Decision That Has Caused Much Dis
content in the salvation Army.


The recent autumn maneuvers of the
Salvation army in England were highly
successful. The Amen artillery chal-
lenged general admirations and was
especially effective at long-range prac-
tice. The Halalujah infantry, which
were recently equipped with new drums
and tambourines, maintained the old
time esprit de corps.
When the Salvation cavalry came into
view a laughable incident occurred. for
a religious hobby horse took the bit in
his mouth and cavorted and pranced all
over the field with Salvation army
lieutenant, who was utterly unable to
hold him. Among the corps whose evo-
buttons won especial praise were "the
Blood and Fire Fencibles," "the Cold
Stream Guards" BaptisD, 1.-THE Royal
Seven Dial Brigade" "the Petticoat
Lane Light Cavalry" "the Cheapside
Cuirassiers, the Collection Plate Ora
goons," "the Mosaic Veterans" and "the
Mount Ararat Invincibles.'
a large part of the army are to be
armed with repeating sermons. Since
going into winter barracks the Salvation
Army, not to speak disrespectfully of
that excellent organization, has adopted
the military system of the Zuus, for it
has decided that no officer shall marry
until he has distinguished himself in the
service and has reached the grade of
captain. He must also obtain the con-
sent of his post commandant. and must
have sufficient military capacity to COM
mand three fortresses of the army at
once.
People who are not familiar with the
grades and ranks of the Salvation Army
may be interested to know that a can
didate. after going through a thorough
course of military instruction in the cate
chism, and passing rigid examinations on
the art of holding camp meetings, becomes
a cadet" He often serves two years as
cadet before he gets to be lieutenant
If he survives four or five years of ac-
tive service as a lieutenant he is pro-
NOTED to be captain. A captain may
grow gray in the service without ever
becoming a major. In some instances
the ambitious cadet services fifteen
years before he wears a captains Shout
der-straps and commands a class-meet-
ing.
A promising cadet of the Salvation
Army who becomes enamored of a
pretty daughter of the regiment has
now to wait fifteen years before he may
wed. Promotion is slow, and unless he
distinguishes himself in passing the col
lection plate the young Salvation sol
der may never reach the rank of cap
tain. Several hussars in the Salvation
cavalry, who are engaged to pretty
young ladies in the Amen light artillery,
have despairingly given up all hopes of
ever celebrating their nuptials, There
; is great discomfort over the new mill
, tary order, and hundreds Of soldiers are
| deserving every day. Several battalions
have openly mutined and thrown away
their prayer books.
The rule has been adopted to encour-
age gallantry in the field, and to prevent
martial incongruities. Under the old
system a callow cadet of the Salvation
light infantry often married a veteran
skirmisher of the BLOOD and Fire Fenci-
bles," or a young and pretty tambour-
inc player in the Flying artillery" gave
her hand and heart to an ancient drum
mer of the Mosaic veterans Hus
/ band and wife are separated for many
: years. They shouted i'll different battal-
| ione. The husband might be sent to In
dia with his battalion to sap and mine
under heather temple, while at the
same time the wife might be sent tC
Switzerland with her battalion to Skin
; mish with the Lutherans on the Alps.
D The adoption of the rule will also give
the Salvation Army officers time to de
vote themselves to religious work They
will no longer pass delightful hours il
paying court to charming young ladies
4 the flower of the religious army, MOI
J, longer hide their lamps under bushe
: on Sunday evening. Henceforth they
: will have to face grim war everywhere
and will go to India to be eaten by ii
gers and to Switzerland to be stoned by
other Christians.
The new order about the officers mar
rying has not been received in thi
. country, but it is fearfully expected
d every day. All the cadets and lieuten
/ ants are indignant and talk of throwing
+ up their commissions. If an attempt i
o made to enforce the new rule in New
Y York there will be mutiny in the Sal
walton Army second in history only t.
the Sepoy mutiny.-New York Star.