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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 16,1984 9 Salvation Army Corps Marks its Centennial Council Objected to Drum Beating on Sundays from Prof. John Squair's History of Darlington, Clarke Twps. THE SALVATION ARMY The date given by the Salvation Army as that of its foundation is 1865, when William Booth (1829-1912) commenced a work on Mile End Waste, London, England, which, since 1878, has been known as the Salvation Army. The story of the life of this remarkable man is told by Harold Begbie in his admirable "Life of William Booth, the Founder of the Salvation Army" in two volumes, Macmillan, 1920, and readers are referred to this work if they desire information respecting the great evangelist. The Salvation Army began operations in Canada at London, Ontario, in 1882. The first labourers were Captain Jack Addie and Joe Ludgate. Jack Addie still lives at Chicago, but Joe Ludgate has died. The first preacher in Bowmanville was Captain Ada Hind, who held her first service on the Market Square, on March 16, 1884. Captain Hind was an attractive young lady, bright and intelligent, who spoke well and persuasively. persuasively. She had a good deal of success, and soon gathered round her a group of converts of considerable size. She spent a second term in Bowmanville in 1886. She afterwards married Staff-Captain Robert McHardy; she has lately died. The Bowmanville corps grew rapidly, and soon was able to erect a Hall in King Street, which still (1926) stands there. It was said at one time that the Army Brass Band of Bowmanville was the best in Canada. Some who joined the Army were John Pinch and Mr Mcadcr with their families, all of whom had been Bible Christians. John Pinch was an ordained Preacher of the Bible Christian Church, having been admitted into full "Connexion" "Connexion" in 1855. Mr Meader was a Local Preacher, and the name occurs in the lists of the Bible Christians for years (see 1882-1883 at pp. 272, 273, 276). John Pinch changed from the Methodist Church to the Salvation Army because he thought Methodists had become cold and formal. The Salvation Army, with its emphasis on Conversion, its loud and frequent hallelujahs, hallelujahs, its lively singing, its outdoor services, was like the Bible Christian Church of his earlier days, and it made him almost young again to participate in its energetic services. There were also many gathered in who had been living outside the influence of any church. The writer has not been able to get lists of the names of soldiers in Bowmanville, but two or three have been picked up, such as Gordon Fletcher, Richard Mutton, etc. Two others in addition may be mentioned, now members of the Headquarters Staff in Toronto, Brigadier Florence Easton and Lieut.-Col. Levi Taylor, Field Secretary for Canada East. Col. Taylor was born in Salem (near Bowmanville), and was married to Capt. Ella Williams, who was in Bowmanville in 1888. But Mrs Taylor was called to her eternal home early in 1926. In the early days of the Bowmanville corps the Army held services in neighbouring villages, such as Newcastle 1 and Orono, 'We find an interesting reference to the Salvation Army in the Minutes of the Municipal Council of the Village of Newcastle, dated June 15, 1885: "Correspondence Received,--From Lieut. Beaver of the Salvation Army, accepting the conditions of the Council respecting the rent of Hall and to cease beating of Drums, &c., on the Sabbath. Filed." but no permanent establishment was made in these places. In Bowmanville itself the maximum of result was soon attained, and a good deal of the former fervour seems to have been lost. It is said by some that the Salvation Army has not been able to keep up interest in the villages and small towns of Canada. These say that it is in large places, where many of the so-called lower classes arc found, that the Salvation Army'is most needed and achieves the highest results. Here follows the list of Officers stationed at Bowmanville, as contained in the records in the Temple in Albert Street, Toronto: 16,3,84, Ada Hind Capt. 5,2,94, John Hay 19,3,85, Sarah Owens " 30,5,91, Jas A. Wiseman... 1,10,85, Rebecca Holtham... " 1,11,94, David McAmmond 2,10,85, Fannie Carter " 20,6,95, Mary Lott Beatrice Thomas " 1,8,95, Annie Taylor 3,7,80, Ada Hind " 28,2,96, Richard Pugh 6,11,80, Esther Mills " 7,5,96, Mrs Cooper 8,12,86, Eliza Fielder " 8,10,90, Geo Malt by ...Adjt, 20,3,87, Jessie Philpott " 30,4,97, Mary Pol lick .. Capt. 14,7,87, Thos Howell " 8,7,97, David Moore . ..Adjt. 19,1,88, Bertha Smith " 14,10,97, Geo Fox 2,8,88, Ella Williams " 10,2,98, Chas Brant 31,1,89, Ella Alyca " 4,8,98, Joshua Jones 28,2,89, Wm Andrews " 4,5,99, Nellie Smith " 25,7,89, Tom Michael." 6,9,00, Lizzie Rennie...... .Cant. 6,2,90, Jas Temple " 20,9,00, Wm G. White.... «• 8,10,90, John Steele " 18,11,00, Maggie Howcroft.. 28,8,90, Thos Coombs " 13,12,00, Francis Howell,... «« 20,12,90, Nathaniel Cook " 18,7,01, Annie Shcrwin.... •• 29,1,91, Nellie Banks Staff Capt. 10,4,02, Emma Huskisson.. 17,10,91 Nene Cook Capt. 26,6,02, Jas Calvert " 28,2,92, Selena Stephens 11 29,10,03, Harvey Banks Ensign 26,6,92, Jessie Butler " 1,12,04, Hattie Scott ...Adjt. 5,1,93, David McAmmond... " 20,7,05, Grace Lamb 10,4,93, Charles Myles Ensign 19,7,06, Isabel Aima veld... " 16,4,93, Wm Burrows 4,10,06, Sarah Porter.... . " 14.3.07, Ellen Hibbs Capt. 17.10.07, Nelson Rock Ensign 15.7.09, Annie McAmmond. .Capt. 14.7.10, Serena Liddard " 1,6,11, Walter Davis " 31,10,12, Annie O'Neil Adjt. 2.12.13, Angus McSwain Lieut. 20.8.14, George Luxton Capt. 15.7.15, Tlios Pollock " 29.6.16, Charles Pocock " <12,10,16, Mary Crockett. " 8.11.17, Marie Hinton " 4,7,18, Elizabeth Clague Capt. 29,8,19, Caroline Lang Lieut. 1.4.20, Elizabeth Clague Capt.. 8.7.20, Wm Newman " 26.7.20, Harry Stone Lieut. 25.11.20, Emile Arnaud Adjt.- 30.6.21, Wm Morrison Capt. 25.11.21, George Key u 28,8,22, Beatrice Huffman.... " 5.7.23, Alfred Fisher " 3.7.24, Robt Wright Lieut. 2.7.25, Aline Page Capt. • Wishes to the Bowmanville 5aWation Army from the staff of "Bowmanville's First Florist" IN THE BOWMANVILLE MALL Call 623-3365 There are certain striking features in this list, such as the frequency of change, the large proportion of women, and the absence of Bowmanville-bred people. In some forty years there were over seventy changes, i.e., at the rate of nearly two in a year. A six months' pastorate seems very short when compared with the practice of the great majority of Christian churches. The nearest approach to this has been the older custom of the Methodist churches in changing their young men, and sometimes their older men, every twelve months, a practice which was much criticised during its observance, and now fallen into disuse, by reason of the fact that frequent change of pastors, in the opinion of many, cuts at the root of pastoral efficiency. The reason practice in the Salvation Army is probably the idea of the founder that his officers were primarily evangelists for awakening sinners rather than pastors for shepherding flocks. As to the large proportion of women in the ranks of the regular preaching Officers, it is interesting to note how quickly it came into practice, as compared with the slowness with which women have been admitted to the preaching function in the vast majority of the churches. One reason for this is probably the fact that the Salvation Army is not a democratically ruled body. It is a group of soldiers which obeys orders issued by a General and his Staff. Promptness of action is more likely to be usual under a despotism than where liberty of discussion delays and paralyses. As to the absence of Bowmanville people among the Officers, that seems to have been in harmony with the regular policy of the General. Does the Gospel not say: "A prophet, is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house?" The Salvation Army, although limited in its success in our region, has had such a remarkable history in a general way that one is tempted to dwell a little on some features of Its organisation organisation and achievements. William Booth was a devout and orthodox Methodist who, untainted by anything like what is now called modernism, believed in the infallibility and authority of the Scriptures. He held to the doctrines of the Trinity and the Atonement. He believed that the human race was a race of "rebels against Jehovah, condemned to die; in danger every moment, while they eat and drink, and shout, and dance, and play, and at all other times, in danger of being damned, and that God wants them to submit, so that He may save them there and then." He laid all possible insistence on the ideas of Repentance and Redemption. The Conversion of Sinners, the Salvation of a Lost World, were the business of the Preacher. And many features of Christian doctrine were neglected by him. The sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper he regarded as Our Sincere Best Wishes on your 100th Birthday "A Century of Service to Bowmanville and surrounding area " from the Management and Staff of Bowmanville Cleaners 84 King Street W. Telephone 623-5520 not essential to salvation. At p. 4CS, vol. 1, of his "Life of William Booth", Harold Begbie quotes from William Bootli as follows: "We stand in relation to the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper where the whole Church stands to-day in relation to many customs which were prevalent in the Apostolic days." 1 A very interesting aspect of the Salvation Army is the literal sense in which it applies the word "army" to itself. The members are soldiers, and they are dressed in uniform, women as well as men. The preachers arc officers of many ranks: ensigns, adjutants, lieutenants, captains, majors, colonels, generals, etc. The congregations are corps, the churches'are barracks, citadels, fortresses, etc. To such an extent lias this been carried that the serious character of the Amjy's work has sometimes been rendered ridiculous for many by the flippant sound of the expressions used, as, for example, when prayer is called knee-drill. Steady-going church people, Anglicans and Presbyterians, for instance, have sometimes been shocked at the free and easy speecli and manners of Salvationists when dealing with religious matters; and they have thought and said that this new-fangled way of saving souls must be superficial, and a little insincere. At all events, they would say, it is familiar,-- indeed almost vulgar, and dignified, well-born people will be fully justified in standing aloof, even although a few of the riffraff riffraff should be brought to the penitent bench. There were others of a philosophical and scholarly turn to whom the Army's ways were repugnant because the preachers at Army meetings had so little to say about the intellectual movements of our age. Salvationists did not argue with other Christians, nor did they preacli about evolution or higher criticism, criticism, they were silent about such subjects as the mistakes of Moses, protoplasm, apostolic succession, pragmatism, and the tyranny of capitalistic industrialism. They took the Bible as it stood, concentrating their attention on the ideas of a lost world sunk in sin, of a Saviour powerful to save and purify, of the certainty of death, of the reality of Heaven and Hell. They were very much like early Methodists in their beliefs and 'He refers here to the ritualistic washing of feet still practised by some Christians. See the Master's authority for this as contained in John, 13, 14: "If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet." ecclesiastical methods, except that they were more extreme. They laid emphasis, but with a heavier hand, on the same things. Instead of having "protracted meetings" which lasted a month or six weeks, they aimed at having such meetings all the year round. The early Methodists laid greater emphasis on Conversion than on the Sacraments, the Salvationists have gone a step farther, and have eliminated the Sacraments entirely. But whether the Salvation Army has been strong in country parts in Canada or not, it has had a wonderful career in many parts of the world, and has done much good. A leaflet issued by the Army informs us that "the Army Flag is flying in 81 Countries and Colonies, proclaiming the imperishable Gospel of Jesus Christ in 53 languages." The leaflet also speaks of the 50,000 homeless people who are housed every night in its shelters, of 203 cheap food depots where poor men and women may for a trifle be fed, of 200 labour factories in which destitute persons are employed, of 10 Homes where ex-criminals are won back to probity and self-respect, of 147 Homes where destitute children are brought up, of 127 Industrial Homes for the rescue of women, of 52 Maternity Homes in which poor women arc sheltered and nursed, of 21 farms upon which destitute men may be engaged in honest labour and reclaimed, of 185 slum stations in large cities lor the assistance of the poor, of 153 Labour Bureaux for finding work for the unemployed, of Midnight Midnight Rescue Brigades patrolling the streets in search of those who need help, of Homes for the aged friendless, of 1,030 day schools for children in lands where educational equipment is inadequate, of 35 hostels for soldiers and sailors. 1 Such an achievement in the case of a society of only some fifty years of existence, and depending on free-will offerings for maintenance, commends the Salvation Army to the heart of humanity. It has proved its right to be called one of the great Benevolent Societies of the world. 'The latest news on this point (Aug,, 1925) is from Paris, where the Salvation Army has acquired at 94 rue de Cliaronnc an imposing five-floored building to be a Home for women (le Palais de la Femme), containing some 800 rooms, which include 743 bedrooms, a dining hall, etc. The public opening of this building was held on June 23, under the chairmanship of M. Durafour, Minister of Labour, A very important group of public personages personages was present, including representatives of the President of the Republic, and of the Cabinet, with Ambassadors of various countries, members of the Municipal Council of Paris, etc. And this is in Paris where the Army has been hooted and rotten-egged in days gone by! Tune : Come Join Our Army! 1. Bowmanville soldiers still marching along After 100 years, with a smile and a song, With the Blood and Fire flag unfurled to the breeze, We'll win the world for Jesus, and bring sinners to their knees. Chorus Fighting 'gainst sin, fighting 'gainst sin, With Jesus to help us, we're going to win. We sometimes get weary, but never give in, We never, oh never, oh never give in. 2. God will not leave us, He'll always be there, Ever true, ever faithful, we'll be in His care, Spirit-filled Christians, we'll help win the lost, And tell them of Jesus, who died on the Cross. A BIG 66 Thank You!" to the Bowmanville Salvation Army from the Management and Staff of Canadian Tire RSSQtlRTt STORE 160 Church Street Bowmanville Telephone 623-2518 Our Best To Yon on your 100th Birthday! "A Century of Service to Bowmanville and Area" from Decor World and MoVles-3n-jl/lotion 136 King St. E., Bowmanville Telephone 623-5581 We thank yon for a Century of Service to our Community. Best Wishes to the Salvation Army from all of us at GOODÊŸEAR Bowmanville -- Ontario