Letters to the editor
INTERNATIONAL OFFICERSHIP SURVEY The questions that I have are: Can those on the "frontlines" hear from God as to where he wants them to minister? Or is it only the Secretary for Personnel and his board of "appointment makers" who
A little short of change?
THE BODY BUILDER by Major Terry Camsey - Some while ago at a denomination meeting in England, a proposal was put on the table about women preachers. In despair, one of the participants asked, "Why can't the status quo be the way
FOCUS – The well-chosen investment
by Captain Amanda Reardon A few years ago, an Army missionary couple from Canada, was driven out of Pakistan at gunpoint. Their command of the local language and their successful soul winning caused the government to perceive them as a threat.
On the Corner
by Robert Docter - Why should there be a Salvation Army? Some negativists believe it should simply slip quietly into the grave--that it has lost its usefulness. What most of them fail to realize is that they are simply projecting
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Managing Editor Daily routines are once again taking on familiar rhythms at our new territorial headquarters in Long Beach. Boxes are mostly un-packed, phone systems are becoming familiar, and our new metropolitan surroundings are starting to feel
Promoted to Glory
MRS. BRIGADIER MARION E. RUDD-WOLD (R) was recently promoted to Glory from a rest home in Torrance, Calif. The second of seven children, she was born in 1911 to officer parents, Mary and William Smith, in Twin Falls, Ida.
LA Booth high school celebrates graduates
It was a day of celebration for Booth High School's five graduates as friends, family and teachers filled the school's chapel to honor their accomplishment. The high school is a part of the Booth Memorial Center in Los Angeles, a
San Francisco honors Eberling
Pat Eberling, long-time Golden State Divisional Headquarters employee, was honored by the Greater San Francisco Bay Area Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness and Housing with its first-ever "Lifetime Achievement Award." The award was given for "
THQ celebrates move to new building
The first chapel service at Territorial Headquarters in Long Beach, Calif., was filled with thanksgiving and praise as 200 employees and officers gathered recently to celebrate the move. It was the first time the THQ "family" had assembled in
Youth Congress an Army first
The International Salvationist Youth Congress of 1950 was the idea of General Albert Orsborn. As many as 1,200 delegates attended from all five continents, to proclaim that "Christ is the way for youth today." A unique feature of this gathering was
Congress through the years…
This year's International Congress was the eighth in Army history. From the beginning, Congresses have served to identify, unite, and inspire Salvationists around the world. DELEGATES to the 1886 Congress pose in uniforms that included pith helments. 1886 There can be