New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
SALVATION ARMY'S FLAG EVERYWHERE
Ensign FredrickS0n Tells Of Its
 Worldwide Activities

"A man may be down but he IS never out" said Ensign Carl Fred
 rickson, local commander of the Salvation Army, in paper read be- fore the Protestant Ministers asso- citation yesterday afternoon at the
 Y. w. c. A. Plans were completed for the taking of religious census of the city by MT. and Mrs Fredcr- ! ick Miner of the Connecticut Bible society.
 MT. Fredrickson spoke in part as
 follows;
 An officer of the Salvation Army is somewhat embarrassed when he is told often that the Salvation Army is known only as an organ ization whose members come to the doors of the homes in the city to collect old clothes, newspapers and money; and that it's people are only
 those who are known as down-and cutters. Some of its members do an-
 swer to this description, but not the
 majority. Its motto is Jrue-A man
 may be down but he is never out
 The Salvation Army exists to bring
 cheer and comfort to all persons
 that it may come in touch with.
 "To trace it's organization, let us
 go back some 60 years when the
 Salvation Army was born in the
 slums of East London. William
 Booth, a clergyman of the Method
 ist church, saw that something was
 needed to reach fallen humanity
 which then was not touched by the
 church. He saw the dope fiend, the
 drunkard, the fallen girl and the
 playing child upon the street.. of the
 cities and said, Something must be
 done.' Amid much persecution and
 suffering he started what became
 his life work, and by holding fast through great difficulties, won re-
 rarkable victory. Today the Sal- vation Armv's flag with the motto
 Blood and fire flies in 63 different colonies and countries, and it's doc Urine is spoken in some 50 different languages. The largest of it's
 branches is situated in the United States, the work having been started here between 40 and 50 years ago.
 Today the Salvation Army num- bcrs in it's ranks 25,000 bandsmen in the country who give their services free of charge. They arc at the same time soldiers In the corps. There are between 5000 and 5000 officers who have been train ed in the Salvation Army training schools, of which there are three in this country. namely, in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. All of these officers are ordained as ministers of the Gospel. The field officers are promoted from one rank to another, beginning as lieutenant where one must serve two years. The second rank is that of captain which must continue five years. Then cornes the rank of ensign. adjutant, and finally com field major. The staff ranks which include supervisory officers include captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel and the last commissioner. In a local corps such as We have in New Britain, the commanding off, cer has full powers of clergyman including preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, performing weddings | and funerals. His corps consists of | soldiers who may be likened to the | of church. Out of these l arc appointed different local off, | cers known as sergeant major, the | same as chairman of the gov arning board of the church; besides | the sergeant-major there are also | secretary, treasurer, bandmaSter, | young peoples league secretary. junior sergeant-major. This last officer corresponds to Sunday school superintendents The com- officer is responsible for Ill of the relief work which amounts to great deal in any ,ity. He must raise the money for 'uch work because the soldiers are mostly hard working men and and are unable to support 'uch an extensive program What