Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-18
SALVATION ARMY COVERS
WORLD IN MERCY WORK
Wherever Cry OF Distressed HUI
manity Is Heard tho Workers
Will BE Found.
TAKE ACTIVE PART IN WAR
Boys Of Pershing's Army Tell the
Story OF Cool Iicroism and I'm
finching Devotion OF the Men and
Lassics in Europe.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Salvation
Army covers the world. Wherever the
cry OF distressed humanity Is heard
1t answers, I'VE are here!" 1t has
planted the cross in heather soil. and
has fought for all peoples on the globe
the battles againat disease, crime,
misery and want.
Already 1858 corps and posts OF the
Salvation Army are established in nifty
eight countries and colonies. Its work
ers are preaching salvation in thirty
six tongues. People of seventy-one
different nationalitics serve in its
ranks. 1t has 1871 social institutions.
COS day schools and 1858 officers and
cadets and every year the Salvation
Army finds its world growing bigger.
Preparedness and patience. the Sal
walton Army says. are the two essen
II raises It's banner It is ready TO
Tight, and whether 1t is invading tho
Sums OF great city. the Islands of
Orient. or the wilds of Africa or South
America, It's ranks always are speedily
augmepted by recruits from among
those II has served.
Work Among the Soldiers.
From the moment the first guns OF
the world war sounded across Eu
iope; the Salvation Army was on the
battle hclds. Germans entering Bel
GUM found the Salvationists there. At
Marchienees. two women officers were
seized as hostages. When they were
released day or so later. their first
whose houses the invaders had de-
stroyed. SO it went from those early
days OF the great struggle until the
boys OF Pcrshing's army raised their
voices to tell the whole world OF the
cool hero!srn and unhinching devotion
with which the Salvationists served
even for world war-just as {, al
ways has been ready when earthquakes.
plaques, great fires and other human
catas,rophes caused the cry for aid 10
echo to its portals.
bring Relief to Wreck Victims.
Within few hours after the great
calamity at Halifax. n. s. last year,
stan OF Salvationists had put into
effect proSram OF organized and sys-
tematic relief. Twenty-four- hours af-
ter the Salvation army workers ar
rived s!Xty-two streets and more than
1000 homes had been visited. Food
and fuel were distributed. and Saliva
crowded. sdf Hospitals From E 1 Gen Cen
cral Booth cabled 1000 pounds for i'm
mediate relief. and SO suecsssful was
the Salvation Army In Its merciful
work tina, public officials gave it's
workers full charge OF many important
departments OF relief
ton Army activities is no new story;
The Emperor OF Japan. by imperial
decree, has bestowed fund on the
Salvation Army. and In India the Brit
it the, complete care o. the poor in
OF many criminal tribes. The King Of
Sweden recently contributed "A large
amount to fund for the training
school.
Work Among Italians.
In Italy. when thousands OF refugees
Ned before the invading Huns; the
Saivaiien Army was there ready TO
N
In Russia where even the Red Terror
and Bolshevism failed to daunt the
Salvation Army. Re-enforcements We're
sent from London 70 the workers who
were In Russia at the time OF the first
reySiu,lon Now there "a are e, seven,een
we'll as training schools for officers,
elum stations homes for refugee
women and children and shelters for
In England. where the Salvation
Army came into being. there are no
more enthusiastic supporters OF the
ps me-, OF IL IL royal family: The
token, OF recognition upon the saliva.
ton Army by appointing number OF
chaplains to serve with the British
In China the work, which began only
s, few years ears ago. is now well ad-
training school for e eifts! "a and a
Pr TN! .o press; from WHICH is issued
Active In East Africa.
Portuguese East Africa is another
now field OF operations. a headquar-
ters having been established there by
West Indian Salyationia:s. Chinese
workers form corps in Georgetown.
British Guiana. In the Dutch East
alton OF a medical station at Toerea.
leper. colony at Lombok and a chill
dren's home at Bandoenis. Java.
In India, outside of the work OF re-
neving the IMPOVERISHED and convert
ing the criminal. the army has per-
formed noteworthy service in the es-
tablishment Of hospitals and dispen
sarics by which the frequently recur-
ring visltations of the plague are
fought; There are almost dozen hos
In Korea the relief of famines has
been the the gre greatest fight. South Africa
Ing established itself there in 1852. In
dustrial homes. women's shelters.
prison relief , and training schools are
The Buddhist. too, has come to recog-
nize the merit OF the Salvation Army.
and some Of r ITS most deyosd and en-
arc converted Bnddhists
Practical Christianity.
Practical Christianity is the way the
Salvation Army sums up its work
around the world. Everywhere it's
thence and self-sacrifice which are so
familiar to those who have had the
Spmy aatyt e Snss1ying
Ing example of the self-sacrihcine
bravery of the typical Salvationist is
that of the sinking Of the steamship
workers aboard, and, when the sea
gave UP its dead not a Salvationist
was found with a life belt on.
Significance of Uniform.
Very few. IL any. observers OF the
wearers of the Salvation Army uni
form have any idea of what it signi-
fes In the way OF conservation.
From convertship to Workmanship in
the Salvation Army is a long and tor
tuous road.
First of all, the convert, arising from
his knees at n Salvation Army peni-
tent form, has his name and address
registered. and is visited at his home
and encouraged to keep faithfully the
is but the beginning OF his vow-mak-
ing. Step by step. as he advances In