The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-19
SALVATION ARMY
IS BASIC CHARITY
Organization Has Achieved the Al
most Impossible.

In a comprehensive statement just
issued Rev. John w. liner, pastor of
one of the largest Baptist churches in
the South and national chaplain of the
American Legion, declared. that the
Salvation Army is the basic charity of
the country" and that the organization
through wide experience and scientific
training, has achieved the almost hu-
of "the work that none of the rest of
us could do if We wanted to and WORK
that me might do, perhaps, if we would
but we won't"
DR.. liner whose charitable work
along with his speech making tours
with the legion on the topic of Amer
icanism," have made him a national
character, said the Salvation Army
reaches down to the very bottom,
where all work of charity must of ne
cessity begin" In comparing the work
performed by the Army to that of other
relief and welfare organizations, he
had this to say:
We in the big churches reach a GER
tain class, and try to prevent them
becoming down and out; the associated
charities try organizations of the diff
Lei Gilt SUITS peIIOIIu d certain uSeJul
work in directing the needy, but the
Salvation Army reaches down, almost
to hell itself. bringing therefrom the
derelict victims of the slums and gut
ters, and by physical relief, kindly
hands, upright example and the intec- |
ton of spirituality into frail and de-
PRAYED souls and bodies, giving living
demonstrations of the correctness of
fhair SLOGAN no
may, indeed, be down, but by Gods
help are never out"
Coincident with the interview of DR..
liner was the widely-Quited declara
ton just made by r. F. Hudson, score
tary of the associated charities of the
city of Chattanooga, Tenn. In speak
ing Of the work which the army is now
planning in Chattanooga, Mr.. Hudson
expressed the warmest cordiaIity, and
declared that there has never been a
difference of opinion between the Sal
walton Army and the associated char
tiles as to what should be done in any
case. The Army. through it's scien-
tificaIly developed system Of salvation,
both physical and spiritual, is in posi-
tion to do work thatsno other organ
ization or charity can do. It's further
result in blessings to every city in
which its institutions are maintained
or where advisory boards are formed
to carry on its work"
The community advisory board idea
is being warmly accepted in the Dixie
Division. Already in successful opera
ton in more than $500 communities,
the board plan is now being adopted
everywhere Is the most feasible and
practical method for the solution of the
aggravated social welfare problems
which cannot be solved with the ia
cilities at hand in most sections.
These boards function in two ways.
both by connecting the Salvation Army
workers and institutions with the cases
of need in the community represented
and by attending to the necessary fl
nancing of the work everywhere. IF
this work each community is made
shareholder in the Salvati ton Army and
a beneficiary of all of its major ac-
tivities. In these are included the
work of prevention as we'll as cure Of
social evils and unrest. The outstand-
ing activities include EVANGELISM.
prison work, providing employment
bureaus for the relief of the iobIess
maintaining rescue homes and matern-
tty hospitals for unfortunate women
and girls and industrial homes for
men, where the despairing. homeless
wretChes washed ashore by error or
circumstance may become rehabilitated
and begin life anew.