The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-12
SALVATION AND SENTIMENT.
HOW THE GREAT RELIGIOUS ARMY
REsTRAINs COURTsHIP AMONG
IT'S OFFICERS.

Laws Which Govern MnrrinEe-En-
gagement Blanks Instead of the
Engagement Rins-OnIy Officers
Need AppIy-AIways Leap Year for
Women officials Who Love He
meath Their Rank.
Copyright, 1861
New York, April 1l.-Marriages Of Off
GERS in the Salvation Army have not been
numerous for some time, perhaps it is
because of the laws which govern that
body. The new field book, lately issued.
lays down laws to govern the affections
Of individuals of the army, as if hearts
were machines, and cupid's pranks could
be regulated with a word The question
Of how the parents of the individuals feel
about the matter is not taken at all into
consideration. and very little thought is
given to the feelings of the lovers them
selves so far as the discipline Of the army
members Is concerned.
The section of the rules and regula-
tions of the Salvation Army relating to
love, courtship and marriage among the
field officers is not generally known. Such
strict regulations toward the little god
with the bow and darts exists in this
body that it would be little wonder If but
a small amount of romantic feeling en-
tered into the matter of being engaged
and married.
1t is only to the officers Of the army,
however, that these rules apply; the rank
and file may make love and marry as
they see fit, provided they limit the
number of their marriages to one. If
the susceptible heart of male. officer
becomes stirred with the tender passion
of love, and he ardently desires to be-
come one with the fair lady of his at
lection, he does not drop at once on the
left knee and ask her to allow her soul
to join with his. nor does he then slip
on the engagement ring while she pref
tily bushes. Neither does he thirdly APP
proach him whom he fain would call
father, declaring that life without her
is of no account at all.
No; he goes to the division officer and
briskly asks for printed engagement APP
plication blank. He fills this out, stating
all he knows about the fair one, and
hands IL back to the division officer, who
in turn forwards it to the national head
quarters.
Officers may not marry without a years
separa ton from their chosen life-partners,
and If the two faVOrites Interested both
live in the same town, the higher officer
either refuses them permission to be-
come engaged or requires one of the young
people TO go TO another city. This is done
TO prevent the Understanding diversion
of counting among the officers. when they
should be attending to business. En-
gagements as well, must last one year
before the commander will give his sane
ton to a marriage. Ample time is given
for the affections to nicely cool, If they
be tickle, or, If 1t be strong, true love, to
grow more ardent than ever.
In a case where an officer, male or fe-
male, wishes TO become engaged to an
ordinary soldier-for rank in the Saliva
ton Army is not easte-the same rule of
separation is observed, but the private
must rise from the ranks before the
marriage will be sanctioned. This pro-
vision is made that there may be extra
ordinary efforts made by The private in
doing good work-and love win find "a
way-for thus the marriage will reflect
honor upon the army
If any officer should happen, as is some
times the case, 10 fall in love with one
outside the army and this one refuses to
join, then he must cease to be an Of
ticer and return to the ranks, dishonored.
One of the precautions against counting
among officers is to place a man and wife
or two men and their wives in command
of every corps.
wish to marry, then, be it leap year or
not, the woman must take the initiative.
She must take the application to head
quarters. fill out the required amount of
blanks and do whatever she can toward
making her prospective lord and master
an officer.
looked upon with the severe disapproVal
that it deserves, and any officer found
guilty Of that offense viii be at once re-
duced ANONYMOUSLY, to the ranks.
ANY breaking of an engagement" the
field book ordains, must be at once re-
Dorted to the division officer, and any off,
Ger found guilty of shameless and heart
breaking fitting will be reduced to the
ranks Counting means, more or less, a
division of feeling, necessarily interfering
in some measure with the discharge of
duty. and is, therefore, deprecated OIL
GERS must not be allowed to carry on any
courtship in the town in which they are
stationed"
It may not be generally known, but
those interested in the army's work are
not all of the class among which il labors
In many cities-Philadelphi notabIy-so-
ciety women become honorary members
and lend more than financial aid to the
work done by these sincere hard workers
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