The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-29
SALVATION ARMY
WILL SELL TAGS
Calumet Corps Will Devote EIec.
ton Day to Purpose


streets armed with tags which they |
will dispose of, the proceeds to be |
devoted to aid the proposed project to |
build two Booth memorial colleges In |
this country, one In Chicago and the
other in New York city. for the pur-
pose IT training young men and wo-
men for active work in the army.
The memorials are to be erected in
memory of the late General Booth.
Adjutant Jackson expects to have a
corps of at least so or so workers on
the streets on election day. and is
asking for volunteers. declaring that
"one volunteer is worth three drafted
soldiers" 1t is believed the move
ment will be a successful one locally
and that Calumet will do its share fl
nancially In helping perpetuate the
memory of the late general
IL has been universally acknowledged
that the world has suffered the loss OF
great benefactor or humanity
great servant Of God-by the death
Of the honored founder of the Saliva
ton Army, General William Booth, am
| some lasting tribute should be given
as an historical memento of this true
soldier of Christ, and having dctermn-
ed upcn such action the question which
| confronted these responsible was
What shall this memorial constitute?'
1t was felt that in harmony with his
| noble life he would warmly repudiate
any thought of a personal tribute such
as could he expressed I'm stone or iron,
and II was further believed that IL he
could answer the question himself he
would say: Let IL be something, the
beneficial effect of which will be felt
rs long as the world lasts. IL possible"
accordingly and considering that dur.
ing the last months of his life his mind
was very much occupied with one great
problem-the more efficient and COM
prehensive training Of the Army's CT
| ficers, those engaged in its social as
well us evangelical work-it was
thought that well equiyyed Training
institutions at certain Of the Army's
chief centers of activities and into
which there would pass a continual
stream of young people for training in
spiritual and social work would be
living instrument to social service
and "A memorial worthy Of the organi.
zation's revered founder.
The United States Tribute.
In harmony with the world wide
project. and responding to the requests
of many of the Army's admirers IN
America. Commander Miss Booth In
charge of the Army's work throughout
the United States. has decided to do
honor To her fathers memory i'm the
same practical manner. rhe Army's
plan, therefore. is to erect two training
colleges in the United States which will
provide a complete system of training
for every branch of its operations.
one in Chicago, this city being the cx-
ecutive training center for tie West,
at an approximate cost of $3.50. 900. 90.
and the other i'm New York City for
the East. at Il cost If $500. 10000 for
made, eliminating in a great Tag
Day" crusade on November 5th i'm as
many cities and towns as possible
throughout the Union, and ii is hoped
that people of all classes will rally to
the support of this great humanitar-
ian effort.
Importance Of Training.
Too much Importance cannot be at
tached to the training of our officers. |
THE great object of this training"
says General Bramwell Booth ''is first |
of all to teach them the goodness of |
God. We do not perplcx them with |
theological difficulties. nor with the |
deeper mysteries. We rather ask them
to take some things for granted, on
authority, but we put before them the |
great, simple things Of faith--the Fa-
therhood Of God, the divinity of Christ,
the power and continuing life of the
Holy Spirit. the evil and penalties OF
sin. the blessings and rewards of
the spiritual truth of
the Scriptures. That simplicity OF
faith Is broad enough ard deep enough
TO hold all the spiritual desires of their
hearts; IL is mighty enough to carry
them forward through strife and diff
liculty with an ardent love for God f.
md humanity. That is the first branch
Df our training and the second branch
Is the application of this to the ser
vice OF humanity. The men ana wo-
men who will come from our training
colleges are social officers as well as
spiritual leaders of the people for they
will have learned not only the beauty
If the atonemcnt by the power OF
christ; how TO put hope into the nope
ess; how to prepare and cook food
10 that the hungry may be filed al
he cheapest cost: how to look after
my child of the abyss-to cleanse her
'oor, diseased body, to make her beau
iful as she was rpcant to be by her
'reator. The whole gamut of human
offering Is before theft eyes. Like
octors. they walk the HOSPITALS: but
hese are hospitals not only for the
iounds OF the body. but for thelI
rounds of the soul"
The late General In speaking OF
hat he hoped for. said on one occa-
on You have schools of art, you
ave colleges OF music, you have uni
ersities, where men and women of the