The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-12
BROADER SERVICE
IS PROGRAM FOR
SALVATION ARMY
Commander Evangeline Booth
Declares That Traditional
Purposes of Organization.
Require New Methods.

NEW YORK, June l2.-What the fu.
ture holds for the Salvation Army
crowned with success in all it's war un.
aerlaklngs, is discussed by EvangeIlne
Booth, Its commander, in a statement
Issued recently. She says:
Inc salvation Army energies from
we great war-as years ago the organ
iSatlon came out OF the boer war-ths
loyal and devoted friend OF he fighting
man; That was our first experience on
a battlefield. Today khaki-ciad men ali
over this country know they can count
on us In hours Of great human need.
4 thlnk the whole world understands
this now.
Important changes are coming IN the
salvation Army and they will he
changes for the better. The nassing Of
the old fashioned, casual method Of 40.
netting money on the street corners and
me SUBSTITUTION OF more modern ways
~ colectlhg funds ts a good innovation.
u broadening ana deepening Of our
WORK Is good. The future, however, viii
see no change In the mighty founda tion
rocks upon which the movement stands.
no different methods of gaining
slhahclal support will ever pull us away
from the poor, for we are OF the moor
our calling and our service are OF the
poor, for the poor.
ana this is the past and all OF the
future, as Tar as the great underlying
PRINCIPLES OF the salvation ARMY are
~ AWAY we nave worked
with "a 3 o'clock In the morning conr-
ase. Bonaparte once called that h
way 10 test courage. To ts II has
meant simply homely service to men
women "a hours OF every day'
na1n tIuon' neglect disappointment,
hlgh courage to meet. ii is right here
ahd now that men and women need
helk This Is the zero hour of human
aEohy that God has called upon'u TO
mntsisate n relieve. by His help, in
iils name and for His sake we accent
the great responsibility.
In planning, the program of, work
ior the year ahead, our expansion lies
= the service We offer rather than IN
sae machinery Of the organization IL
cen, hehderlng an account of our
stewardship, we have only one thought
IN mind; the man who is downNbtnt
never out After all, he il the one WIN
counts first. '"s WIN
W have tried to solve our problem
oL nNlng by a formula less compiicated
r,nu, Tue problem itself, What does 1t
proiit q man to investigate his back. |
ground and judge his case accordingly
II ne Is In the gutter and hungry IL
a man Is hungry on Wednesday. the |
army mas dicovered that it is better
tIr Dot ms body and soul to feed |
hllh on wednesday rather h wait
tor the proper committee to meet on
Grafton. N"o 'o"sfu-
The war is over and the stage ia
set lpT a new play, based on a theme
f 10 osu as as me eternal hills, 1t is a
ness o. man, with the things that 20 |
70 make life a tragedy or a LONG na1b |
OF oontentment. The setting ana The
characters are the same, only he
sage ls bigger-the cast is larger.
Same Old Orchestra.
In the orchestra you will hear the
-old horns and drums and IN
Iittle t~ambourines, The players VIII
Mehr me familiar blue uniform with It's
yns sa ., req IKE a leapins flame, The
saIvati9n Army brings to the unrsvo
or the plot win help the unfnidine
changed. 'HS ID I'M
Nov the audience is not without
na ic,,, or iess interested motive. It has
lnented stage may not he ne aug
lhahcial burden as the care Of a c.ro
lurking around some nearby straa,
Sprner OF a dark night. The audience
Sa I INA wei what happens to the So
terested IN the plot OF The SaIvS An
Army. They drop their w-ickednsss ~
W. asst act and live happily ever
A r,n ~ comes about that the Salvation
nnbrrnay can never change the plot. There
~ ""s'ase OF great
Official recognition by congress- q, j.
%ork OF the Salvation Array In VA VI .ns
y dn~Nye,ngeline Booth as It's head, Is p aou
liir 30 ihbr y a resolution recently intro.
~ uSeu py senator James +, Watson ~
indiana. lie would confer n mrsom OF
no.. 1Uo'n ne honorary rank Of Colonel NJ
me ~. d army and award her a al
service medal "' " u.s.