The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-12-16
TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.

A Decision That Has Caused Much
Discomfort In tho Salvation Army.
The recent autumn maneuvers of the
Salvation army in England were highly
successful. The Amen artillery chal-
lenged general admiration, and was es-
pecally effective at long-range practice.
The Hallelujah infantry, which were
recently equipped with new drums and
tambourines maintained the old-time
esprit de corps.
E; When the Salvation cavary came into
view laughable incident occurred, for
. religious hobby horse took the bit iti
his mouth and cavorted and pranced all
over the field with a Salvation army
lieutenant, who was utterly unable to
hold him: Among the corps whose
evolutions won especial praise were
"the Blood and Fire Fencibles;" 1.-The
Cold Stream Guards (Baptist), !.'the
Royal Seven Dial Brigade ,.'the: Petit
coat Lane Light Cavalry" ''the Cheap
side Cuirassiers, 1.-THE Collection Plate
Dragons" 1.-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 Saliva
ton army, not to speak disrespectfully
of that excellent organization, has
adopted the military system of the Zu-
lus, for it has decided that no officer
may marry until he has distinguished
himself in the service and has reached
the grade of captain. He must also
obtain the consent of his post COM
mandant, and must have sufficient mil.
itary capacity to command three fort
resses 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 can
didate, after going through thorough
course of military instruction in the cat
cchism, and passing rigid examinations
OIL the art of holding camp-meet;ugs,
becomes a ''cadet." He often serves
two years as a cadet before he gets to
be lieutenant. If he survives four or
five years of active service as lieu
tenant he is promoted to be captain. A
captain may grow grey in the service
without ever becoming q major. In
some instances the ambitious cadet
serves fifteen years before he wears a
captains shoulder-straps and COM
mands class-meeting:
A promising cadet of the Salvation
army who becomes enamored of pref
ty daughter of the regiment has now to
wait fifteen years before he may wed.
Promotion is slow, and unless he distin-
cuisines himself in passing the collection
plate the young salvation soldier may
never reach the rank of captain. Sew
eral hussars in the Salvation cavalry,
who arc engaged to pretty young ladies
in the Amen light artillery, have dos
pairingly given up all hopes of ever cell
cbra!ing their nuptials. There is great
d'ss c":cnt over the new military order,
and hundreds of soldiers are deserving
every day. Several batta!ions have
openly mutinied and thrown away their
praver-books.
The rule has been adopted to encour-
age gallantry in the field, and to pre-
vent marital incongruities. Under the
old system Il callow cadet of tine Saliva
ton light infantry often married vet
eran skirmisher of the Blood and Fire
Fencibles,' or young and pretty tam
bourine-player in the "Flying artillory'
gave her hand and heart to an ancient
drummer of the mosaic veterans. "
HUSBAND and wife were separated for
many years. They shouted in different
battalions. The husband might be sent
to India with his battalion to sap and
mine under heather temple, while at
the same time the wife might be sent to
Switzerland with her battalion to skir-
mish with the Lutherans on the Alps.
The adoption of the rule will also
give the Salvation army officers time to
devote themselves to religious work.
They will no longer pass delightful
hours in paying court to charming
young ladies, the -four of the religious
army. nor longer hide their lamps I'M
der a bushel on Sunday evenings.
Henceforth they will have to face grim
war everywhere, and will 60 to India
to be eaten by gers and to Switzerland
to be stoned by other Christians.
The new order about the officers mar
rying has not yet been received in this
country, but it is fearfully expected
every day. All the cadets and lieuten-
ants in New York are indignant, and
talk of throwing up their commissions.
If an attempt is made to enforce the
new rule in New York there will be q
mutiny in tho Salvation army second in
history only to the sepoy mutiny.-New
York Star.