The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

'Army' conquers Eastern Europe sic camps in both Canada and know you have the support of leaders around the world." the United States. editor of publications. His next Brown held the position In 1964 he was transferred step was to Territorial Public- once again, this time to Lon- from 1977 to 1982. Two of his ity Officer for Canada and Ber- don, England, the birthplace of achievements in that period muda in 1947. He would hold the Salvation Army, and stand out out among the -oth^~ ^hat job for 16 years. placed in command of interna- ers. It was during this time tional public relations. A new constitution was Brown first donned his broadDespite the title, his main caster's hat with the radio pro- task was to raise 3 million drawn up and passed by the gram, This Is My Story. It was pounds for the updating of so- parliament of Britain. Along followed by a television series cial service buildings and to es- with some changes, the Army's new bible brought together titled, The Living Word. tablish advisory boards with "Actually the army, at that non-Army people for matters various other documents, maktime, didn't do very much with such as finance and property ing it easier to read. Brown the changes were the media and I thought it management, throughout the says "technical, but very important should... so we began with the United Kingdom. to the Army." radio program," he explains. In 1969 he took the rank of Even more importantly, Both the radio and television commissioner and became secBrown's efforts resulted in the shows contained Army band ond-in-command of the organimusic and vocals, and a dra- zation world-wide. Brown says penetration of new areas intermatic episode illustrating the he was basically a business ad- nationally, including Spain, aspects of Salvation Army ministrator overseeing the Portugal and Venezuela. He also spent time trying to access work. work in 90 countries and China and the former Russia, 20,000 centres of operation. both of which had banished the Brown recalls people could Five years later he returned receive free air time for radio to Canada, a move he was Salvation Army, and the naproductions if the quality was happy to make, and took the tions of Eastern Europe. Alhigh enough. This Is My Story position of Territorial Com- though Brown did not see the was broadcast on 260 stations mander for Canada and Ber- fruit of his labor until the Iron Wall crumbled, he believes the throughout North America. muda. This could well have work helped pave the way. The television program was been Brown's final job as he "We kept making contacts unique, says Brown, because had no further ambitions and and I think they all add up, so most others were still filmed in was content to be home again. today there is a very flourishblack and white but the Army But in 1977 he was elected ing (Salvation Army) commudecided to fork out the extra general -- the international nity in the Russian states." money and film in color. It leader of the Salvation Army In fact, there are now 19 proved to be a wise decision -- by the top Army members of "feeding stations" in the former that added to the show's lon- each country. "It's something like the elec- Soviet Union. gevity and it is still shown in Brown also travelled to r% some Third World countries to- tion of the Pope," he says of the Czechoslovakia in a similar bid process, noting it is the only ^ day, says Brown. position filled by a vote. All to break through. Again his ef*5 His broadcasting career other positions are filled by ap- forts were stumped by the Iron ~r ended when he was made Na- pointment as the Salvation Curtain but today the Salvational A Secretary for Youth Army is organized on a similar tion Army is well established there. Work in Canada and Bermuda. basis as the military army. On a personal note, Brown "I actually felt over-awed," vl The position covered work such as scouting and girl guides and he says of being elected to the met his wife, Jean, in the Brown helped establish the job. "It's not a position anybody Army and the two were marSalvation Army's summer mu- seeks. It's heart-warming to ried in 1939. They have two Continued from Page 1. In 1979 Brown received the daughters who have continued the tradition of caring for oth- World Humanity Award, preers. One is a professor of nurs- pented by Lord Earl Mountbat- ^ ing at Seneca College and the ien in the Westminster Cen-f other is a senior researcher in tral Hall, London, England. In] . psychiatry at Oxford Universi- 1981 he was presented with st the Order of Canada. |L ty. Salvation Army band members of 1930, front row from left, Jack Green, Arnold Brown. Back, Joe Johnson, Stan Lessels.