Fraternity-Testvériség, 1963 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1963-03-01 / 3. szám
FRATERNITY 7 for General Booth was a realist. He knew that he could not talk to a man about his soul when his stomach was empty. Concern for masses of povery-stricken people led General Booth to direct an attack upon the social ills of the day. From this developed the many-faceted ministry of The Salvation Army as a religious and social welfare organization. The ambitious plans of the founder have found realization in the scores of specialized services, dedicated to restoring and guiding the less fortunate to a better way of life. Included are clinics; general hospitals; maternity homes and hospitals for unmarried mothers; children’s homes and foster care service; settlements and day nurseries; emergency lodges for women and children; centers for transient and homeless men; correctional service bureaus, aiding prisoners and their families; missing persons bureaus, which help locate missing friends and relatives; employment services; boys’ clubs; summer camps; Red Shield and Salvation Army-USO centers for members of the armed forces; emergency disaster service; residences for business women; services to the aging; rehabilitation centers for alcoholics; and similar allied services. Salvation Army officers devote their life to a full-time religious and social welfare ministry. Officers are ordained ministers and serve as chaplains in the armed forces. The women officers of The Salvation Army are also fully accredited ministers. A Salvation Army officer may marry only another officer. After marriage, the woman shares equal rank with her husband. Doctrines of The Salvation Army deal with the Creation, the Fall of Man, man’s regeneration and salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and man’s ability through the power of God to grow in righteousness. Congregational members of The Salvation Army are known as “soldiers”. These people have various occupations in their local communities and devote free time to assisting in the Army’s various programs and services. The Salvation Army local neighborhood unit is known as the Corps. Each year, the fourth week of May is observed as National Salvation Army Week. On this occasion especially, The Salvation Army invites people to visit its centers and learn more about its spiritual and social welfare ministry. What is The Salvation Army? It is Christianity in action, following faithfully the words of Christ: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto Me.” QUOTABLE QUOTES Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Chinese Proverb Let us endeavor to see things as they are, and then decide whether we ought to complain. Samuel Johnson
