THE SALVATION ARRAY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 15, 15 October 1943, Page 2

THE SALVATION ARRAY

DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS The Diamond Jubilee Self Denial Appeal of the Salvation Army, which is now in progress throughout the Dominion, is for the upkeep and furtherance of the Army's evangelical and social work in this country, and also for its missionary endeavours amongst the non-Christian people of the world. For sixty years the Salvation Army has been carrying on its beneficent work in New Zealand, and the steady maintenance of financial support in New Zealand has shown the increasing confidence of the public in the purposes of the organisation. In this Diamond Jubilee year the Army confidently appeals to its friends for help once again in its constant endeavour to proclaim Christ's Gospel to all, to bring cheer and hope to the. discouraged and lonely, to serve the needy, to extend a hand of friendship anil help to those enslaved by evil habits, to care for the young and the. aged, and to wage war against evil of every kind. As a great British statesman once said, "There is one Army L would not disarm; one army for which I would vote more officers, more men, and more expenditure— and that is the: Salvation Army" The Social service of the Salvation Army is the outcome of a great

[ system winch is founded upon a j most careful, persistent and intelligent study, for over half a century, of problems which confront all Government and Civic authorities,— problems presented by the wicked, the lawless, the unfortunate, and the very poor of our great cities. Many eminent persons throughout the; world have recognised this fact and have paid high tribute to the Army's work. President Roosevelt recently said, "Great as have been the Army's contributions to human betterment through its manifold activities, I like to think that perhaps we owe our greatest debt, to General William Booth for his pioneer work in arousing his contemporaries to a sense, of social consciousness and social responsibility. The Army is carrying on its spiritual and social work throughout the world, and in New Zealand alone it has 37 social institutions which meet the needs of large numbers from childhood to old age. It has seven Homes for children, where hundreds of boys and girls are being cared for and trained to become worthy citizens. It also maintains Maternity Hospitals, and Industrial Homes for women ; a sanitorium for inebriates, a training farm for boys; Eventide. Homes for old men and women; and. Industrial Homes. Shelters and Hostels for men. In the prisons and police courts Army Officers are welcomed as the friends of the distressed and the solvers of many a problem.