Crest_Vol3_No4_Autumn_2002

The Crest

AUTUMN 2OA2 VOLUME UMBER 4

er Sainf - êeorge Scoff Railton(( DTAILTON," proclaimed Brarnwell
ILpersonal force in the Army in that
Bootì, in his book These Fify Years,"was, next to my father and mother, the leading

most important decade from 1872 to 1882." No wonder! After all Railton learned to

preach ä several languages. [He could read the Greek Bible with ease, and did so as a past time ùhen he was not in good humour.]

RAILTON, for his evzingelistic tours, \rânted the words "salvation Arny'' rvorked on his red jersey in the language of each
countr-.y he visited. An impossible task for Mrs. Railton (nee Marianne Parkyn) because almost before she had finished "lArmée

tfu Salut" it was necessary to embroider "Leger des Heils", or "Ejército de Salvación", and so on. ."Deât, please work a yellow

cross on all.of my jerseys. Everyone will understand what that means!" It worked and the General approved "tle new uniform"!

RAILTON had strong opinions but always had the good spirit and sense to recant after reconsideration. Johir Lawley wrote in his

personal diary: lApril 6, 1907:- Commissioner Railton full up with China. Wants me to considerprçosalfor General (William Booth) to visil I

refused because of roughness of shipssand trains, etc. Commissioner R. is not with me in anangements. I am suÍe he feels, in fact he has told

me, "Jqhn. you are a backslider- all for anangements, for dernonstrations, receptions and so on, not for souls'.! Railton, true to himself and '

God, softened lús stand and wrote to the General expressing his sorrorû for the comments he made to Lawley and he fufher

stated, "Colonél Lawley's presence (here in China) is so great an enjoyment...."

RAILTON visited many lands rvhere Muslims were predominant According to a report in England's Daity Chronjcle, Muslims in
Turkey stooped to kiss his hand because he was so kind and undersanding. On one such trip GSR sent a proirouncement to IHQ

.that rvas as srveeping as it rvas original: "The only serious hindrance to the winning of Mohammedarrs to Christianity is the godlessness and .
)i,atreO of the professing Chrislians. lf we can only get as far off from that- as completely delivered from all prejudice against thern.as from the
false idea of a iFalse prophet- we shall speedly make them see how alike we are in many ways to the 'Faithful'.'

RAILTONwas admired by Salvationists and respected by Roman Cathoiics in France because "there was never any àmpty show

or 'tomfoolery' about lúm." At the Founder's Ofücers' Councils of 1886, in Paris, the Soldier Saint turned up with a buckei of

water he had fetched from a welt-just to make sure tlnt the officers would have þoth their spiritual and physical thirsts satisñed.

RAILTON,.while iri a Russian village for about four months, stayed with a Grçek Orthodox Church family. His persistent church

going astonnded even the priests. One morning this man that the villagers called, Georgt Feodorovitch (meaning: George son of
Theodore- nearest to 'Lancelot', George's father's name) heard bells peal at 6:3O- much earlier than.usual. Without deþ,

Railton dressed and went to what he discovered was the fust of 40 requiemsfor a lady of a well-todo family. George was the only

soul present for the 40 services, except for the officiating priest. No one, not even family members of the dead womafL attended
because they thought the church was too filthy. GSR's faithfulness prompted the heretofore-negligent priest to have the church
cleaned up and told his parishioners, "I fancy this Englishman must be sent here from the Archbishop to look into things."

RAILTON died travelling! When a German railway official leane{,þver to check GSR's ticket he noticed that the man displaying
a yellow cross on a red jersey rvas seriously ill. The quick thinkini Good Samaritan lifted Railton from the train just as it was

moving arvay frorn the Cologne station. The Soldier Saint lay "In State" at the Men's Shelter in that cþ where "poor men, very

poor mer! knelt round him and wept as they looked at the one to whom they owed so much".

rrrese u'ords were on 0," nÎ,il,HËïiñ:i nt'ti1'::il",:å"iää:ffifåXn:.:'T. *,., when his body was

transported through their city. His rvife recalled that day of 1913: o'Never once, through the long march did the singrng or the band
playing fail to conre up to rny George's own standard of pourins Salvation into every one's ears." [Mrs. Railton was a
competent officer too. For the 1924 issues of The Officer magazine she wrote a series on "The 'Miracles of Jesus."l

' .,Canada's Territorial Commander, Commissioner David Rees [rvho a ferv months later rvould perish in the frigid St.

Larvrence River duririg the Empress of lreland tragedyl s¡loke at Railton's funeral service. Eloquently and sincerely he
testified that his s¡liritual life as a cadet rvas shaped largely by the influence i¡f "the Soldier Saint-GSR".-Le.8.

GEORGE SCOTT RAILTON HERITAGE CENTRE,2130 BAYVIEWAVE., TORONTO, ON CANADA, M4N 3K6

PRESTNTLY PRESERr¿ING THE PAST FOR FuTunP IT.ISpIRATIoII

"The Open-air is Our Catherdral"

said Commissioner George Scott Railton

Lieut.-Colonels David and Margaret Hamond tlre writer changed his imagery to make a point: .
(Rtd.)were guests for the 2OO2, auturnn
(quarterly) meeting of the Historical Society. I þel tlrc glory in mg soul,

Holding a concertina that once bel.ong to the late .It sefs me all ablaze,
I deared the smoke and caught the
Lieut.-Colonel John Wells who played it in fire uhich made tlæ deuil rage.
I'm onmA uaY to HeauenuPonthe
several countries, including China, and likeþ nafTo'u) 9a9e,
An¿ I ammarching home!
used it to form the melodies for many of his
Opporfunity was given to sing songs and
wonderñ:l songs, David played melodies and told
interesting stories. choruses that were especially reminiscent of the

Some of the most vivid days of David's childhood glory days of otrren-air work' Commissioner

take him back to the open-air ring when he sang Arthur Pitctrer(Rtd.) shared about the open-air
along witl: his siblings and his parents. Then his
meetings held in the coves that indented the
mom and dad would tell the gospel story in a natural harbour of St. John's, Newfoundland,
and how to this d4y, * ligþt remains on a pole,
simple and sincere manner.
placed there more than 50 years ago by friends
Lieut.-Colonel Margaret Ha¡nmond gave three so that tl:e Army would have light.
readings, each linked to a qrmbol of tl:e Army
During the socializing, following the meeting, many
open-air meeting- the Army flag, ttre Army drum,
people told stories to each other about open-air
and tlre A::my tambourine. Major David Pitctrer
meetings they attended many years ago. They
sang, I cannot leaue the dear old flag, 'tusere
better far taondoiteh.e"rAonldaAmrmusyinsgorærgn, go,W"aDureumo uO)aruLe', recalled that despite the danger the open'air

as well as ministry imposed on Salvationists, the faithful few
stood firm and witnessed for the lord.
our Armg colours, was s-ung by the congregation.

One of the verses, in the latter sorìg, shows how

"The Salvation Armv is God's Welcome Siqn"

-The lÚ/ar Cry Jan. L, l92lz The Salvation Army has been asked to distribute the Santa Claus

Fund of the London Free Press. Commenting on this, the above-named newspaper says:

Not many years ago the first Salvationists in London were thrown into prison.(The well-
documented story of Bella Nunn led to a change in Canada's laws. Ed.) Today, 40 years
later, the whole city unites in doing them honor.

Any first-year high school boy knows where the Salvation part of their name comes from.
That is derived from the Latin verb salvo, to save. But there is yet another significance.

ln front of old Roman houses there was usually a carved word SALYOI That word meant
WELCOME The Salvation Army, then, is God's welcome sign for the poor and the
rejected, placed on the threshold of etemity.

That they will distribute this fund should be ample guarantee that it will be done wisely

and effectively.

Now the A¡my is the SALVO (WELCOME sign) from coast to coast in Canada and in
Bermuda! The Army puts a toy in the hands and a smile on the face of thousands and
thousands of children at Christmastime.

PRAY THAT ALL CH NSWLL LIVE AS UGOD'SWELCOME SIGNS' THIS CI.IRISTMASTIME

Dccember 22, 7934 THE CHRISTMAS TIAR CRY 7

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Herød¡tary Ch¡ef of the O¡¡bway lndíans, Qreuceaelnlewdb. o"Irumlc¡l¡Éo-v&õrssolnlgthfcorpatlåee- peace, but they were told eubsequént

John Bigwin, h.s served as a Salvation- ly to otay on small re¡ervea of poor
ist for thirty out of his ninety-four years lend, and ruled by a whlte man set
face peeple, wbo brag they have an over them, a ma¡¡ backed bcyhle"mf a.eoxy-
empfre where tbe sun never sets, ånd othôrs, wltJ¡ guns," the
tlelr up on a hlgb
QuusewenbeBnaft rang, place platned.
sbove aud she llked
my song:, and nodded her hêad, and' "The pale-faced people, wlth thefr
cmahoesndgatolsldbhecaceeuwvseÌe¡rltIehehm¿sardnds.tuoIDgghlavthveeemtbheeasatt guna aad ma^ay coldlera, and th..elr
OUR hundred years ego the Instantly he felt a cbange come ovsr great
man-tr€e klng a¡d thelr'gtest emplre
ñrst. whlte ma,!¡ c&me to hlml he.rosc up a, free wlrere the surt never sets, have used
Canada, but long before from thoge ¡tntul h¿btts itrtct¡ hed mc"dBaul tyeIt.
\Atert ovêr to my people badly, tJre Greet Sptrlt,
Jacques .Cartler erected blg where the þalelaces lrst the lsland. linowg," sald Jobn, radly.
bound hlm ro loug. That wa¡ tblrty- lsOdneh¡ctse¡mdoodthefrro'smsldteù,eChYleelfloBwfglew¿ldn
ffi crogs on Gaspe Penlnsule, two years ago, and to-dey hc ls ¿ble came from
the red man roe¡ned through
the land, huutlng the wild ptorodceecnl¿tróheth'bsot slioamo"ttbt¿out ctlh¡necd'tcolttt¡hoer two othor tlmes: ouce.when they had Muskekeeus, ¡nother regal Indta¡
game, ûshlng in tbe bouutl- Klng tdward, aud tbe last tlme when
ful streams, .and, often \r¡lth $rtld yells, they h&d another blg show when famlly, who at one tlmo ruled over
drlnk or tobacco. That nfght he went what ls now the distrlct of Muskoka,
f,ì¡¡ooplng down on Eome unsuspect- l:ack to hts csmp, where he had two Klng George was made chlef over all
ing villege o! an enemy trtbc. Whtle th€ pslefec€g and the emplre rvhero namqd after tåem. Descend&nts of
the fndians no longer rule the lahd, fasks ol whirkey stored, and a pound ths sun never sets. I{e sat on a hlgh tbe Yellowhead famlly stiU llve on
a few of thelr,descendants are sttll and a h¿lf of tobacco, and he tbrew
found, not llvtrig thetr wild, colorlul these ovcr. the silfle ¿t Muukoka Fall¡. place and dldn't sêy û word, and a.lot the Ranna reservation, and still dls-
pute the clalms of the Btg Wtnds to
Ho was "å, uew mau ln Chrtgt Je¡uE.', of whlte men wttù fancy clothes
came ¿nd went,' and bad a greet be rigbtful heredltary cblefs.
No experlence he had ever had was
life, 'tls true, but settled .down to more deñnlte th¿n hfs converslon; show.t' 'weg
the more clvlllzed llfe that the whlte -Sutgobt¡pep.doltralraht"nl'relwO'paawohrneyaf,dExtlIôtreIrosnecwmceaSsalonprlqta,luncr'l,$eotet'nmeh.vt,eepyNasliero¡afwtwoehytlreyürgI.¡docfe,tmeb.,gfaeclcnglrtlg.abteùveoIdecsfr Chlef's home Blg:rnrtn The troquois Trait
The
fsland, whlch lvas iamed ¿ftei bt¡
maà has introduced. anqegto¡s, the Blg'Ìtr'lndo, a royal Ia- Chlef Btgwtn went to Oriilts wlth
his. parents elghty-oeven yeèrs ego,
One of the most lnterestlng of dlan famlly wbo ruled over tbls sec- when Orfllia was still porüy eo fn-
these ls John Bigrrfn. Hls grçat-
grandfather was Menltou-Naba, Chfe! fftrlooornre¡lotwlhhteh&eltnPlviraoDsvlloonwncseNoaetfwotÌny¡eoerükfmroeSq,tuaboteeta.- .
of ¿ll the Owjhlbow1asynso-w thê relndeer dstloarnesv.lllÀagt eo,naentdlmbeatdbeonslltye tbree
tn hts nlnety- |t¿þbalvoe_f only a pJleecseusof!obrrelet.d',onJomhyii upon
tribe. Jol¡n, th¿nk mwtCahaalhitceihaodgftuh¿eetth, tmEwowolHtrnheusrtatobannapd.nosNptweaualnüasottttnboùo,neucsecae,asUupüedt-d.-
ûfth yeer, andl llvlng seyeral mlleg Although hls a¡¡cestorr $r€16 unluc-
from the to',vn of Orillla, has boen cessful tn battles wltJr tùe warrlors of
was ono of Etåneglapnadr,tylnth1a9t1J4o, ufornreythede the Stx N¿tlons Conlederacy, they
recognized.and &cknowledged by the to London, succeedêd fn m¿lnt¡lalng somc auth-
"tuwrhyiteCmhiaenf'sofgotvheernOmJelnbtw" aayss
heredl- htIunetgelmrsnanadd,teto¿nqnsudlltSCecooaninlg¿rnecdsx.rt.e.¡¡¡{l,vt eth¿totuttrmoef oorfityC¿unnatldl ¿th. eçrBerdttutsahJlgyatlnbeedì.Icnodnlatr¡osl The comparattvely clvtlized Hurons
fell, lrowever, atter repeated sttscks
of to-
day. In pfoof of tl¡ls he showr you
a. ¡etter from a government oñcisl were collected lnto reservatlou, 4nd from the froquols, who llved.'farther
Before be bec¿me a,n .l{,rmy Soldler, south, and thelr culture, whlch had
addressed to tl"mCehlelsf John Mgrvln." Jobn bad played tn Ûrç Indtan band, the heredltary rulerg betng 8horn of
Much of his devoted to hlg tbefr power, autborlty w¿g vested lD advanced to a stagc of cn¡de agricul-
Âburmt ny.owHehealpsloaylee¿froriredJetsou¡ptlanyThaen ture, dtsappeared.
self-imposed task of champlonlng the fndlan s,gents, appolnted by tbc gov- ,A.long wfth hls compatrfots, Chle,!
crnmeDt.
rlghts of the fndians, when, lu hls auto-ha,rp and travelled wlür ü¡e Dl- BIttovtgertdvhlfneo, rRwmah,eamn.¡rryareyyesoeuanrrvgsae.iileoSrne, v,wewarash,temyroeeveeh¡dse
opinlon, their anclènt treaty rlghts vlslonsl Commander, MaJor Mcleeu,
are belng vloleted by a,nyone. "As long rs graJs grows'
telltng of tbe power ol God ürat had The are& over wblcb hlr great-
broken tbe ch¿lns ol bablt, wbtch had
Le¡rned r'(any Arts bound htm" at-graadfatåer held sway, Chlel ago, diegusted wlth hls l&nagbelllt\yeetdo
r¡ake the whlte Indlan
lVben vlsttlng the Corps where hc ,wia explatried, lucluded whst l¡ hls. euthorlt¡ lnstead of ü¡e. the
John .B-._ ¡n lrvês born near Orlllla, Ls a Soldler, at Orülla, John dresses teelebclitsehdecdhlhelfm, hceelmf oavtedBol¿uctka^Rndlveers,-
ble plcturesquc Indl¡n costume, now Stmcoe, Hallburton, Vlctorta and
on propêrty belonging to hls grand- tn severel mflcs f¿rther Dorth, $/h€re hG
fs,ther, now &u Indi¿n reserve, ln Ont¿rlo counttes, and tt¡e dt¡trlct o! . llves alone, with only his aged horse
1840. Hfs home was the traditlonal made of buckskln, aud decoratêd wltb -Mth'quatest kr"oarku¡¿nl.so,Hn"gits'bæ,eayncgweroasutsosldrsgbwreoewlrecrfttao,allndd for company.
tho, claws of deer, rhowlng tbat he
wHInidsltlshb,ne,dtwhTleg'v'aomn!s,bomalfsaeddmeeeobrfraucsnehddscbroevbaeavrreekrd.. belongs to the retndeer trlbe.
Jobn cl¿lms amongrt hls espoclal
Wofhtilheethger.o.cunvd/a, sconront much ttlltng lrlends one whom.he ca,lls ,,üre great-
¿nd potatoes
est of tbc cbtef¡ ol tbe whlto men,'
were g:rown for food, a,nd these, sup- --,Mackenzlc Klng.
plemented wlth game aud ñsh, prectl-
cally comprised thelr dlet. For the \(/rongr Done to H¡¡ Race
rÀ'lnter, the ñsh was cured aud drled. , "I went to geb hlm to get hlm to
l/t/hlle John dld not go to an ordl-
nary rfcohorolw, hhelclbeartnJered many of mftrhoacmkelautsh¡delomntgbgeatvgbeoa,'b,dahcwekhst¿follcdt.hm,e,Mefrnn¡dKElatlon¡lgso
the
arts fndfa,ng ¿re
famous. He was know¡ as one of
tbe leetesL on foot ln hfs day, and shook my ba,ud, and satd he wsg
he could paddle a canoe as well ag mighty glad to meet a g¡eat chlet
hlglketveceo'mbualydcs¡rkeftlfm,mbyaukleat nttlhd¡Ee, tbbehacdceuww¡heat¡tletsomwre¿r!n¡¡
anybody. À slory ts told that, durlng
one of tbe early spring freshets, be
paddled hls cenoe ahead of the tratn ro long ego that took lt,
'foHr ernwanays, many mlles. the otheç wblt6 tùey a,nd
not very old wtren he men clalmed
sEw had always owned lù. tùey

his ñrst whlte men, but he can sttll "But be sald be was rorry about
relnember how frlghtened he was of ,tbê lv¡or¡g tùtnge done to my people
tbis strange man. He very graphl- by bed whlte men, ¿nd he rhook my
cally tells how l¡€ supposed he was band twtco, once. wbea I came, enâ
"an Indlan slck, many, many yea!8," a,gsln when I ¡ef!, and, b'ecause I was.
end, In fact, was so terrlôed that be a chle! a¡d tbe grandson ol two fa¡nt-
r&n alr fast as he could, untfl a¡sur- lles o! cbtets, be m¿do tlre whlte
ed by hls grandparents th¿t thls man .' ¡ol-
would not.harm him. dler¡ lrc otr a, cantrot¡ for me,
anrd
ssld he would ltke me to come aua geã
haHslsbemeeniutowoarkctdaurslngguhldise Ulnfettmthoe hfmJoahnnoltl!¡eDr otlt¡,¡eaw."are, however, that
northern part o! the Province. Un-
the the federel oleoüon of 1gB0 b¿d shorn
hfoartbuint aotef lyd,rlhnkelnegar"lñyreawcqautelrre,"d lrjend, Rtght
and ut¡¡orlty from hls tbe
llonorable IV. I¡. Mackenilo Klng.-
thts habft so grlpped him tbat be thl:r'tIy Jolned The Salveüon Àr*y
was unable to free hlmself.
Tc"cohtOv'eoen,rzSeyltatdlphvaeasyo¡tlpowhlneeê"Asmtr!omaHdbyeee. tchWbooenhustgaa,¿,htclnttagtwbdtelhltmsho- gdq yearE ag'o, and they taughi
IInncd_l.ato¡ hcabtete!llqcuoourünauneddt,oabnacdcoiO,,'¿Ieh¿e:
apltbIndowts"helke&Brrt.aalyhdh€avelnoceteeemkemclnn¿rrsbsgemwleelmtoo,bnnhêeelnv¿eltD.eowrJgeeküyanrelhrrm¡sstsgetebtdnhamnlbeltlarertnhnelaIgnydceadGodo¡kwtouptoy,e.hreaat-wsetasolfslItneo¡n,t,s,ügthfyud'ga.rsteo!reuch.,uf¡eeee{dynaI.rtsneehygihnstdcEav,eedrtklrfvabrlersieIfsnzuallwyslnotwmk,,aluetmodaJhastaohdru,naacwkcoardhtf¡.t
drum on Sunday, and he dld not c¿re
for.them, belng nomlnsUy & Metho-
dlst, DID YoU KNow?
But there camo & tfme-he had a Chief of the Ojibway tndians, John Bigwin (or Bigwind in
been-drli¡ktng¡ and was leellng very
low bec¿use of lt-wben he entereâ some publications) visited príme Ministei MacKenzie-fing
a Chief Bigwín visited Buchingham palace and King George V
The Army meetlng lu Bracebrldge. It a chíef Bigwin enterta¡ned General and Mrs. George carpenter
was belug conducted by tåe then
Sta,ü-Captafn (aow Colonel) and Mrs, of The Salvation Army
Mc.A.mmond. Mshr€gs,&Mldc, À,,Nmomdornundkwoar,ds
speaktng, a¡¡d Chlef Btgwln ltsbrcpcrouredtutor¡retr¡têptso a chief Bigwin is a an ancestor of the preient Lieutenant-

shall enter ¿tJreslKalvncgdtoomwob!taIlkee&yveann.d,' hg\ir ho mads Governor of Ontario, James K. Bartteman
John ì¡¡ss e..c"r¿osìvsentht äo-vegrretoattb.eA.cüoaunnütrcy
Ocean-
tobacco, aud he realfzed ürat ln hl¡ wbere
present condltlon he was not ût to
enter l{eaven. Ol hts owu free-wlll aftio-hnereQytwuh.he_eaenldrtnteefauomebreefnnag,cslobohemnocewgau,ts"rtenooanmsUga.ett¡Ohmfignae.,t,¡Ue;e-hee-ãu¿ri t
he went to kneel at the Mercy-seet.
where Jesus forgave hlm.

Ho. ot0om,1....,.,,.. HE SALVATION

CANADA WEST AND ALASKA

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*À;o O\Mn. l,l lil

Kitl't .i. "^s..g."nt or the

carry out all the dutiês of office, according to the engagennents this day entered into:-

Anù u.,.y be placed in òharge of any service, neighborhood, or village, or any portion of the rlall,

Anù will be looked upon as an example antl a leader of the soldiers under all circumstances;

Out has no authority ¡¡¡ :lan¡. other purpose than to carry ottt such operations as may be specified by the

Commanding Officer.,

FOR THE COM ER'

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Dtoísíonal Commo¡dct

n"-t'h..ùUi-

N'--OT-E-IÎ from any c¿use hwlhsaoté:i,vteêr ra SERGEIÄNî should c,eas€ to carry out thê tluties hls or her âpBoiqtneÀt, or shoulil from
c¿nse-reslgn shs shoulal IMMEDIATELY return thÍs COMMISSION.
"oy Offlce, he or

..Thou 6h¡lt lorG.thG Lord tht-God, rnd *cep lli¡ ch¡¡Ìo ¡[i In! ¡t¡t[t€! rnd It¡! JuðSm.rntr ¿!A ¡Ilt ConE&Ddnðtq ¡hnt¡"'

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SEncEANT'S ARRANT

o Note that it is the Canada \ù7est and Alaska Territory

a Sister Humphries was comm¡ss¡oned Cradle Roll Sergeant, HO\}/EVER,
o She "may be placed in charge of ANY serv¡ce, neighbourhood, or village, or any port¡on

of the Hall"

a The back of the Warrant had renewal stamps, with Divisional Commanders' signatures
up to l95O

a The corps was Macleod, Alberta

Heritage Cen'fre Stoff Troining
Tentative plans are in place for to have in-
AFTER the Heritage Centre Policg and Pro- house sessions, on one or two aspects of

-<redures Manual (dubbed HERMAN) was team work-an Heritage Centre volunteer

,bmpleted, earlier this Yed, it wasn't has the skills to facilitate the sessions.

placed on the shelf and forgotten. Through

a series of one-hour sessions, over several Materials that come by mail, e-mail and

weeks, the staff "walked through" the data on-line through the Archival
Association of Ontario are circulated to
manual, and staff expertise and experience
were used to clariff and emphasize several stafÏ members to enhance their tasks.

vital areas.

The archivist and director each took in a Soul-saving sa¡nts - 150 years ago

workshop related to preservation and new From General Booth's Joumnl Sunday, June 19,
legislation respectiveþ. Recently the 1921: Interesting letter, last nþht from an aged
sain! William Benson. Knew my dear father in early
director and the museum coordinator life, and tells me no\Ã/ an incident characteristic of

attended a one-day workshop on manne- both men:

quin making. It must have been in 1852 or 1853, that your father had
been holding a Mission in Watney Street, London. lt was
Since tJren, the director' has been in to be wound up with a tea and a "Hallelujah" Meeting. I
remember a band of youth holding hands and singing, as
contact with Bev Easton wþo directed the
new converts can sing: " My old companions, fare you well,
workshop to see if it is feasible for ttre I will nor go with you to Hell!"

Heritage Centre to sponsor a workshop on Your father asked me to go home with him through the
the topic and invite museum curators in Thames Tunnel, as he wanted to talk to me. This was the
southern Ontario who for a fee will have
opportunity to attend. tenor of his talk. 'Brother Benson, now you are on the Plan

DJans are in the making for the archivist, as a fully accredited preacher, go for sou/sJor sou/-
winninglive for souls---+xped them to be saved." fhat
io attend a local workshop on archival
was under the Rivei Thames 75 years ago! (150 years
procedures. ago, now- editorl. I have never forgotten that interview!

m BETwEEN TnE CovEnSM

TEF.MS of EMPOWERMEN| : Salvation Army TVomen in ll'Iinistry

SOMEONE wrote it, or compiled ít, but no outhor's nome oppeors on thÍs morvelous 1O0,-poge book.
Generol John Gowons whose pícture ond pronouncements oppeor on the outside bock cover soys, "We
could be forgiven for thínking thot Mrs. Booth's booklet Femole Ministry hod closed the discussion for us
once ond for oll ond thot slim volume could sofely gother dust on the shelves of our heritoge centres."
Just o word for our deqr ret¡red Generol. (The booklet doés nol gother dust here becquse women from
oll over the world vísit this centre, ond collr lo seek Ínformotion. "Femole Ministry", olong with lots of other

moteriol, ís mode ovoiloble.)

Generql Rodor {in o forword to the book) ond Generol John Gowons both moke o pleo for men to reod

the book os well os women. This little gem begins wïth the mosterpiece, "Femole Ministry" by "our first

Cotherine" qnd concludes with on ortícle by Commissioner Koy Rodor who mokes on Ímpossioned pleo
for the Army to "keep the dreom (Cotherine Booth's dreom) olive".

No compiler's nome is ottoched to this well-orgonized, well-written ond well-pockoged book.

Nevertheless, it Ís well worth setting oside the hour or so thot it will toke to reqd it. Generol Rodor writes

¡ his forwor:d: "They (the words in Ierms of Empowerment ) speok compellingly of "keeping Cotherine

Éooth's dreom olive!" The cleor messoge of thís book is: "lt's the dedicotion of God-given gifts, nol the
gender thqt should decide roles of mínistry." Any true Solvotioníst will soy "Amerì" 1o thot conclusion.

A COPY OF THE BOOK II/I,AY BE OBTAINED AT THE SUPPUES AND DEPARTMENT

THE SALVATION ARJVIY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS

With Commissjoner Arthur Pitcher (Rtd.)

At the George Scott Railton Heritage Centre
2130 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

7:3O p.m. Monday, December 2,2AO2

A wheelchair t accessible facility

S eciol eotu ?es w¡ll include

A Carols by Canadian writers
A old Christmas War Cry covers
A Dramatic presentation by guest
A A new Christmas carol by guest

COME AND BRING A FRIEND!

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