Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-19
MAJOR WOOD ON
SALVATION ARMY
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ket places and had thanked God for
she privilege, then in the towns with
their working population and was SUI
premely grateful; but now he stood in
che streets Of London with multitude
exceeding the population Of most Of
those towns added together.
The Mission tent an old one to start
with. did not last long; 1t soon came to
grief in the high winds. \ dancing
saloon. holding about 600 people. was
then taken for the Sunday services
while an old wool warehouse served
,hc purpose for week nights. Other
places were occupied, an old chapel, a
bowling alley stable.
The venture with the old rasCally
Efingham Theater was big success
Upon the stage crowd of converted
prize fighters. drunkards profligates,
and the disreputable ragged edge OF
the hem of society's garment, told with
marvellous effect what God had done
for them.
The following year, a Scotchman,
having seen their work, pressed them
10 take over a mission he had in Edin'
burgh. which they did. To have called
II any longer the East London Mission
would have been far from correct, SO
We are not surprised now to find It the
Christian Mission, under which name
Il continued for seven years. II is but
bare and simple justice to recognize
that the Army is not a split from any
denomination. Mr.. and Mrs. Booth had
created a new type of evangelists as
we'll as a new mission. They had
touched virgin soil. a new class.
Four simple principles were laid
down in these early days which are
still adhered to and are worthy OF EN-
ulation by all sincere workers. First
go TO the people; it's nonsense expect
ing them to come to you. Second, at
tract the people; they must be awoke
and aroused. Third, save the people;
nothing short OF definite conversion
will do. Fourth, employ the people:
as soon as saved, set them to work.
In 1875 at the tenth anniversary, the
Mission had - stations and 80 evange'
lists. The following year an Important
step was taken when women were al
lowed to become evangelists, and from
that day to this all posts from the
highest to the lowest have been open
20 and filled by women. Women Com
missioners have had charge Of the
work in whole countries, for instance,
Norway. Sweden, France. Switzerland
Finland, India and Canada.
In the following year to mis- we see
another step in the evolution. William
Booth is preparing his annual report
AUD appeal just prior to Christmas,
1877. What is the Christian Mission
vas the question propounded by the
circular as dictated. A moments
pause and then the answer came from
his secretary, "A Volunteer Army,
writing the words at the same time
Leaning over the shoulder of his secre'
tary, the General picked up pen
passed 1t through the word "Volun
1eer," and wrote over 1t Salvation
II Immediately struck those present as
nothing short of an inspiration.
Once a military model became the
new order the outside fashion OF things
began of necessity to change. Up to
the present William Booth had been
styled the General Superintendent;
somebody quite naturally dropped the
second title and he became General
Elijah Cadman, one of the evangelists
stationed at Whitby, had already, Ia
catch the sailors and fisher folk, called
himself Captain.
Gradations of rank followed. Mission
halls became barracks, regulations had
20 be issued, and as a pure necessity
OF the case a uniform must be adopted
But this all took time and came grad
ually.
In the year 1878 the first flag was un
iurled by Mrs. Booth in Coventry. the
border of blue being typical of Holl
ness, the ground OF red reminding all
that salvation is through the blood Of
Jesus and in the center the yellow star
typifying the fire of the Holy Ghost
without the baptism of which Chris
tian work is a failure.
when the change took place there
we're 80 stations and SS evangeists;
the following year they had increased
10 81 stations and 1877 evangelIsts; by
1881 they had trebleu and showed PSI
corps and 533 officers. They trebled
again by 1888 with G57 corps, 1856 off
GERS; in 1885, 1922 corps, 1916 officers
mud SO on it went until today there
are a total of 1915 corps and 1886
paid officers.