THE CHURCH ARMY,

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 430, 12 February 1909, Page 5

THE CHURCH ARMY,

GIFT i?ROM THE KING. |BT IELKGIUriI—J-BESS AF^OCIATION-COl'yniafn.l . London, February 10. .' King .Edward has donated ouo hundred guineas [to -tho Church Army, The Rev. Prcbandary Carlilo, :fonndor: ; and honorary , chief secretary of tho Church Armv, ■thus defines: the. work of the Church. Arniy "The. original'conception of the- Clmrch- Armv at its foundation, in 18S2, was that of a working men's .mission to working men' in connec'tion. with the Chntch of : England.: It trains and ; provides ; tlie, -parochial' clergy: with -'evangelists ahd;niissiou sisters, and condrictsprisoh,workhouse, van, and ;other. missions. , As an auxiliary, to its. evangelistic :work it carries on social operations in all-parts of the country •The'.' aim of, the.-.soeial; work: of the Church 'Army; is.-;to promote the welfare of tho poor and ,the>.relief; of . their, distress •by combined Eooial;' arid- religions, agencies;" . ':' \ - .' 'l'ho. social side of tho Church - 'Army dates from the winter. of -1888;:.'wh6n the first labour n?mo was. opened, fo bo .followed by numbers' of similar ones all. over the country.. Tho' baqkbone. of, the; Church' Arniys s.vstom consists ° -'IJ- ' woi, king men evangelists,: who' are trained ■"f the ..society's. training, home .in Bryanst.on btreot.. They must.'bo working'men, communicants - of: - the. -.'Church, of England, total abstainers, and non-smokers,.