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RECESSION HAS NOT DRIVEN US TO DRINK

The recession appears to havecurbed drinking. From 2008 to 2009,average alcohol intake fell from 17.4to 16.3 units a week for men andfrom 9.4 to 8 for women, according tothe Office for National Statistics. ButDon Shenker, of Alcohol Concern,said drinking would rise again with economic recovery. ‘Government policy should ensure alcohol becomesless affordable permanently, not justin a downturn,’ he said.The Times

COUPLE DRIVE INTO CHAPEL

A British couple in their

seventies, who have not been

named, caused £23,000 of

damage to a 19th-century

chapel near Freundpolz, in

Bavaria, after their satnav

directed them into the

building. They returned to

Britain by train.Church Times

Education SecretaryMichael Gove’s insistence that Religious Educationwill remain a statutorysubject has beenwarmly welcomed.

The Religious Education Council ofEngland and Wales(REC) said it welcomedthe decision. However,

it says it seeks reassurance that the statutory position of RE will be accompaniedby actions which guarantee the ‘effective implementation inevery school, collegeand academy’.The Church of England Newspaper

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JAZZ AND BALLOONS AT GRAVESIDE

Black suits and sombre hymns at funerals have been replaced bypop music, bright clothing and fireworks. Mourners at gravesidestoday are more likely to release balloons and listen to jazz thanfollow traditional mourning rites, a new study suggests.

The Ways We Say Goodbye, from the Co-operative Funeralcare,found that a cultural shift had taken place in funerals in the UK.Services are now seen as a celebration of life rather than a mournful farewell to a loved one…

Dr Julian Litten, a funeral historian, says: ‘I would expect contemporary funerals to overtake the more traditional sombreevents within the next ten years.’Church Times

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IN the unlikely event that I am everappointed Training Principal (don’tworry, it’s not going to happen),I would make C. S. Forester’s short

story ‘Hornblower And The Big Decision’compulsory reading for cadets.Forester’s account of an epic moment inthe life of Lieutenant Hornblower is, inmy humble opinion, a must-read for allwould-be lieutenants. It deals withauthority, subordination, moral courage,honesty in matters financial, the metingout of discipline, the ability to makedecisions under pressure and the happyknack of knowing more about a situationthan anyone realises yet absorbingopinions from those who think they knowthe full story, but don’t.

I mention this in order to solicit yourprayers and kindnesses for our newGeneral, who will stand in need of both

in the imminent undertaking of theprivileges and responsibilities that go withhigh office. Leadership, for all the perks,is no light thing. Ask any General,territorial commander, divisionalcommander, corps officer or local officer.It is the easiest thing in the world forleaders to have, as Colonel David Guyputs it this week, ‘ceased to use theirpowers to seek the glory of God… andslowly, insidiously, their ministry hasbecome a means to gain recognition, winfame or even make money’. Thankfully,grace abounds, and the majority of Armyleaders fight, as Catherine Baird put it, insecluded ways, that self may die.

Essentially, this is to do with thestability of our identity in Christ. If we arecontent to ‘give to Jesus glory’, then therest, according to Matthew 6:33, will fallinto place. I would even venture to skateon thin ice by stating that this is to dowith our identity as a Movement as wellas our identity as individuals: the moreThe Salvation Army is identified asbelonging to Jesus, the safer it is. Andthe same goes for you and me.

Of course, if there are leaders, then itstands to reason there are followers too.Lieutenant Hornblower followed theAdmiral’s instructions. In an Armycontext, a band member will (or should!)follow the bandmaster, and so on. Evenour own leaders of many are followers ofOne. However, as we all know, thingsdon’t always go according to plan. I haveyet to meet the Christian who has neveronce – even temporarily, or privately –lost his or her way. On a visit to the fleamarket in Stockton-on-Tees, I found abundle of old songster music. Thejuxtaposition of sacred, carefully craftedwords and melodies among piles ofyellowing paperbacks and discardedcomics was jarring and actually quitesad. Likewise, the plight of those whohave taken a wrong turn on their spiritualjourney.

All the more reason, then for leaders tolead well and for followers to followfaithfully.

MAJOR STEPHEN POXON, EDITOR

Follow,follow

‘When the Holy Spirit finds hisway into the heart of a man, theSpirit of Jesus has come…Ambition for place and powerand money and fame vanishes,and in its place is a consumingdesire to… accomplish in full theblessed, the beneficent will ofGod.’

(Commissioner Samuel Logan Brengle OF)

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New General is electedSunbury CourtCOMMISSIONER Linda Bond is to be TheSalvation Army’s nineteenth General. Shewas elected on Monday 31 January. The newscame just as this edition of Salvationist wentto press and after the 2011 High Council hadmoved to its final stages – the voting process.The Editor and staff join with Salvationistsand friends of the Army around the world tounite in prayer for our General-elect, who willtake office upon the retirement, in April, ofGeneral Shaw Clifton.

Earlier in the proceedings at Sunbury Courtten High Council members received at leastthe required minimum of three nominationseach to be eligible to stand for election.

The nominees were Commissioners LindaBond, Max Feener, William Francis, JamesKnaggs, Dick Krommenhoek, ChristineMacMillan, John Matear, William Roberts,Robert Street and Barry Swanson. Commis-sioner James Knaggs declined to stand andthe other nine became candidates for theoffice of General. This was the largest numberof candidates ever to stand.

The ballot to obtain nominees for Generalwas conducted in silence following devotionsled by Commissioner Hezekiel Anzeze whoread 1 John 5:14 and 15 and assured thecouncil that God was still at the centre of theelection process.

Members of the seventeenth High Councilhad been greatly touched by the Holy Spiritduring the welcome meeting and retirementsalute on Saturday 22 January. There was nodoubt that they each wanted to be in tune withGod as they worked towards the election ofthe General. They also wanted people aroundthe world to join with them in prayer forGod’s will to be done. The President,Commissioner William Francis, made thisclear during a Welcome To The World videofilmed on Sunday morning prior to theworship meeting. Council members weregrateful for the many expressions of prayerfulsupport from all around the world throughletters, email and social networking sites. Two thirds of all traffic on the IHQ website (salvationarmy.org) was related to the HighCouncil. In just three-and-a-half days therewere 103,000 visits to the site. Prior to theHigh Council around 60,000 visits occurredeach seven days.

The video of the Welcome to the HighCouncil and Retirement Salute to GeneralShaw Clifton and Commissioner HelenClifton was accessed by more than 20,000individual computers. Council members wereinformed that in many places the meeting waswatched by groups of people.

More than 2,000 people visited the HighCouncil Facebook page, 650 kept up-to-datethrough Twitter and more than 3,000 peoplereceived emailed news alerts.

Commissioner Francis asked for people topray that the High Council members wouldknow and have the courage to do God’s will.Chaplain Commissioner Max Feener encour-

aged members to enjoy God’s presence asthey entered into worship on Sunday. Duringopening prayer led by Commissioner JamesKnaggs a number of council members askedthe Holy Spirit to fall upon the gathering. Ina stirring and challenging message Commis-sioner Feener drew many lessons from Joshua5:13–6:21 which had earlier been read byColonel Mirriam Mavundla.

The commissioner declared: ‘We all needto go deeper with God and have confidence inGod’s promises, plans and power for the daysahead.’

The council then spent a number of hoursworking through further procedural matters.Part of its role was to ensure that everythingregarding the election of the General followedthe correct procedure legally and ethically.

During devotions on Monday 24 JanuaryCommissioner Vic Poke gently and intentionally directed council membersthrough a series of short prayers interspersed

with verses of song 581, ‘Here, Lord, Assembled In Thy Name’. For much of the day council members evaluated recommendations formulated by the reviewcommittee of the 2006 High Council. Theydiligently discussed and amended the recommendations and devised procedurespertaining to the election. When these wereformally adopted the council then electedtellers (vote counters) and questions committee members.

Late in the afternoon the council adjourned to allow time for the committee to develop potential questions for the future candidates and, where applicable,questions for their spouses. After muchdetailed and careful discussion the councilapproved the questions. They covered a wide range of vital areas, including spiritualleadership, mission, belief and practice,vision, governance and strategy. One of the aims of the committee was to

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formulate questions that would evoke in-depth answers.

The day concluded with prayer especiallyfocused on the victims of a terrorist attack in Moscow. Colonel Kenneth Johnson (Territorial Commander, Eastern Europe) saidthat The Salvation Army there had informedthe authorities that it was willing to providecare at the scene.

Tuesday 25 January commenced with ameaningful and challenging devotional timewhen Commissioner Max Feener exploredvarious facets of spiritual leadership from 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28. His message en -compassed prayer, holiness, love for people,people of the word and people full of grace.

After nominations, various roles in thecouncil were changed: CommissionersWilliam Francis, Betty Matear and MaxFeener stood down from their respective rolesas president, vice-president and chaplain, asdid two members of the questions committeeand one of the tellers. This required a suspen-sion of the Orders of Procedures to allow fornew elections to take place.

Commissioner James Knaggs was electedpresident, Colonel Birgitte Brekke as vice-president and Commissioner Vic Poke aschaplain. It was decided not to replace the twomembers of the questions committee, whichcontinued with five members.

Thursday 27 January was set aside for thecandidates and their spouses to compilewritten answers to the list of questionspresented to them by the High Council. Therewere no sessions on that day.

Throughout the week the intentionalreliance of the council members on the powerof the Holy Spirit was obvious. At theopening of the question-answering sessions,this connection with God appeared to deepen.There was a definite sense of holy responsi-bility throughout the chamber.

During the presentation of answers councilmembers listened without responding in any

way. Despite this limitation there was anatmosphere of affirmation for each candidateand, where applicable, their spouse. Commis-sioner James Knaggs called for a time ofsilent prayer before each speaker participated.Commissioner Vic Poke led devotions andread from selected Psalms before leading atime of prayer.

On Sunday 31 January there were manysacred moments. These included joyousAfrican-style dancing, enthusiastic singing,fervent prayer in many languages and thecandidates’ humility when addressing thecouncil. However, the sight of SalvationArmy leaders from around the world kneel-ing in earnest prayer at the three mercy seats,at an Army drum and at their desks wasparticularly sacred. During the Sundaymorning worship the chaplain presented abeautiful picture of Jesus being full of graceand truth before leading General JohnGowans’ song ‘His Provision’. As soon as the

first notes were sung council members movedforward to pray. Earlier in the meetingCommissioner Jolene Hodder was the catalyst for vibrant vocal worship, Commis-sioner Irene Induruwage prayed for allsoldiers, adherent members and juniorsoldiers around the world and ColonelHezekiel Mavundla prayed for all officers andtheir families.

With all the business and information gath- er ing completed voting for the nineteenthGeneral commenced on Monday morning (31 January).

An interview withthe General-electwill appear in nextweek’s Salvationist

Commissioner Max Feener Commissioner Robert Street

Commissioner William Roberts Commissioner John Matear

Commissioner Dick Krommenhoek

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Glory crownsthe mercy seatStaple HillTHE corps warmly welcomedTerritorial Commander Commis-sioner John Matear andCommissioner Betty Matearwhen they led weekend meet-ings. A fellowship buffet onSaturday was followed by a timeof worship and reflection and theterritorial leaders led a question-and-answer session.

On Commitment Sunday,people took time to considertheir commitment and werereminded of God’s commitmentto them. Bandsman AndrewSims and Captain Scott Linnett(THQ) testified. After the Terri-torial Commander’s Biblemessage many people knelt atthe mercy seat.

Throughout the day the HolySpirit’s presence was evident. Inher final words CommissionerBetty Matear said: ‘Glory hascrowned the mercy seat.’ – V. W.

Timbrelists’ firstperformanceExeterWHEN members of the corpscraft group expressed a desire tosing and learn how to play thetimbrel, the last half-hour ofevery craft session was spent inrehearsal.

With the help of Major MarinaJones and Home League SingersLeader Pat Collings the groupbecame proficient and wereinvited to present a programmeto the residents of Angela CareHome at Tipton St John. Homemanager Hazel Tribble presentedthe timbrelists with a certificateto mark their first performance.– J. B.

United in prayerSt Mary Cray

DURING the Week of Prayer forChristian Unity the corpsreflected on the prayer of Jesusin John 17 and children placed12 balloons on the mercy seatalongside letters addressed tonearby churches. The lettersconcluded: ‘We thank God forthe respective roles we believewe all have as part of the Churchand the mission of Christ in theCrays and Orpington.’

Corps Sergeant-Major AndreaHopkins and Corps SecretaryDianne Jarrett are picturedduring the event. – P. D.

High five forcorpsRomfordTHE corps Re:creation Café is one of only 56 premises tohave been awarded a five-starhygiene rating by HaveringCouncil. The Scores on theDoors scheme, launched by thecouncil, awards food premises astar rating ranging from no starsto five, aiming to give customersa more informed choice whileencouraging approximately1,500 such establishments toimprove standards. A free iPhoneapplication allows people topoint their phone towards premises in order to find its starrating.

Staffed entirely by volunteersunder the management of FionaStarling, the café opened twoyears ago and attracts a regularclientele. It is open to payingcustomers two mornings a week,offering home-baked food, andfree tea and coffee duringSunday morning meetings, whencustomers can watch the meeting

via an audiovisual link. Thisoption has encouraged severalpeople to attend meetings for thefirst time. Fiona is pictured with

corps officer Major Sarah Evansand Councillor Lesley Kelly,who display the Scores on theDoors rating.– S. E.

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Corps and centrecombine to offer carolservicesHadleighHADLEIGH Employment Train ing Centre andHadleigh Temple Corps worked together toprovide a carol service specifically for carers,another for trainees and a united service held atHadleigh Farm. The carers service, hosted bythe corps and led by Centre Manager ShelleyCarter and chaplain Major Howard Evans,attracted more than 80 people and featured anensemble of bandsmen and a quartet of song-sters. ‘A Starry Night’ was particularly well

received. The Mayor of Castle Point (Council-lor David Cross) was among the guests.

Because of weather conditions, the traineesservice, which was to take place in a barn,was transferred into the tearooms, but stillattracted more than 100 parents, carers andfriends. Trainees and staff participated in aportrayal of the Nativity, with further contri-butions from Major Geoff Ashdown, MajorRay Irving (THQ) and the chaplain, who gavethe Christmas message.

The united service went ahead despitefreezing conditions, with farmyard animalsadding to the authentic atmosphere. Morethan 100 people were present to enjoy ‘AwayIn A Manger’ sung by children, each of whom

received a gift. An ensemble from the corpsaccompanied the singing. One familycommented that because they had enjoyed theservice so much, they would like to link upwith The Salvation Army. – H. E.

Douglas: A concert arranged by the corpswith guest soloist Jonathan Quirk (trumpet,piccolo trumpet and flugelhorn) and gen erousdonations from islanders raised a total of£18,353 for the Christmas appeal. Gifts weredistributed to families in need, to hospital andhospice patients and to prisoners. Moneyfrom the appeal also helps the corps to main-tain its caring ministry to the communitythroughout the year. – D. Q.

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CORPS PRESS REPRESENTATIVES are reminded to send reports tosalvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk– to arrive no later than ten daysafter the event. Reports can alsobe sent by post to Salvationist,The Salvation Army, 101 NewingtonCauseway, London SE1 6BN

New year celebrationIrelandSALVATIONISTS and friendsenjoyed a lively Divisional NewYear Celebration with MajorsAnne and John Read (THQ) atBelfast Sydenham Corps. BelfastCitadel and Portadown Bandsand Lurgan Songsters providedthe music. A time of sharingincluded personal testimonies ofGod’s peace and presence duringhard and challenging times in thepast year.

Using the theme All For You,taken from Ephesians 1, themajors gave a challengingmessage outlining the way Godgave his all and the need to giveback to him through service andwitness. – L. C.

Songsters bringblessingHamiltonDESPITE poor weather condi-tions, a capacity crowd filled the worship hall when GovanSongsters visited the corps.Govan Songster Leader ChicRamsay compèred an upliftingand inspiring programme withparticipation by soloists MattRamsay, Elanor O’May, MoiraWilson (all vocal) and AlexWilliams (trombone). SongsterSergeant Elma Stewart remindedthe congregation in a very challenging way that belief inand acceptance of the soul-saving blood of Jesus Christ was the only hope of eternal life.

From the vibrant singing of‘We Preach Christ’ to the reflec-tive ‘Nothing But Thy Blood’,the songsters brought muchblessing.

In his vote of thanks CorpsSecretary George Waddell high-lighted the elements of praise,prayer and power, which wereevident throughout the pro -gramme. – M. H.

Outstanding nurseryreceives awardPortsmouth CitadelAFTER an Ofsted inspection the Haven Nurserywas awarded Outstanding Provider status. Thenursery, which is located in one of the country’smost deprived wards, scored the highest possiblemark in every category.

Nursery Manager Julie Sherwood said: ‘It’s a realthrill to have this official acknowledgement that weare offering excellent provision to children who live

in such a deprived area. Parents have the assurancethat The Salvation Army is helping to give theirchildren the best start in life. The teamwork here issecond to none, we are thrilled with the report andI am so proud of my staff.’

In addition to this notable achievement there hasbeen a conscious effort over the past few years tomake sure that there are strong links between thenursery provision during the week and the Sundaychildren’s ministry at the corps. This has provedhighly successful with many present or past nurserychildren now attending primary and young people’sactivities. – A. C.

At Regent Hall Colonel and Mrs Ted and Eva Cotterillreceive a certificate of recognition as they retire afterleading the Cameo club for 18 years; they are picturedwith new leader Lieut-Colonel Jean Burrows

Proms night successBirmingham CitadelA FULL house enjoyed a high-spirited, musicalglobal tour during the annual proms night compèredby Divisional Com mander Major Samuel Edgar.

National flags, costumes and multimedia added a spectacular backdrop to the band’s contributions, which included incredible junglesounds in excerpts from The Lion King. GavinLamp lough (cornet) and David Taylor (euphonium)presented pyro technic solos with an internationalflavour.

Guest soloist Sue Blyth (Gainsborough) addedher own charisma with such songs as ‘His Eye IsOn The Sparrow’ and ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ andlater participated as Britannia. – F. C.

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Flood damageassessment andrelief continueAustralia EasternWHILE The Salvation Army inQueensland continued to provideassistance to people affected bythe region’s catastrophic floods italso had to assess and clean upits own buildings.

At 13 relief centres acrossQueens land and New South Walesthe Army provided hundreds ofpeople each day with meals andemotional support. To date,A$500,000 has been released toassist affected communitiesduring the initial relief effort andthrough to recovery, which isexpected to take many months.

The Army launched a floodappeal and asked people to donatemoney rather than goods. Terri-torial Emergency Services Direc-tor Norm Archer said that fundsare needed so that people canrebuild their lives with dignity.

The full extent of damage tothe Army’s Bundaberg Commu-nity Welfare Centre, where waterreached the roof, was still beingdetermined. Divisional PublicRe la tions Secretary CaptainMeaghan Gallagher (Central andNorth Queensland) said: ‘Thewaters have now gone down andthe welfare centre has beencleaned out. It has been operat-ing from the corps for the pastfew weeks.’

Water almost three metresdeep flowed through theBundamba Corps building,damaging most of the property,including seating, the platform,pianos and a small library.

‘They were able to save thefiles and minor items, but every-thing else was a total write-off,’said Divisional Property Admin-istrator Trevor Trollis (SouthQueensland). ‘They also have acommercial-style kitchen but theonly thing saved was an oven.’

Riverview Farm at the CanaanSchool for Training and Devel-opment was heavily flooded,with up to 70 per cent of thefarm’s 460 acres covered withwater. Trevor Trollis explained:‘We lost a shed with the trainingkitchen, the training shed with allthe saws and the storage shedwith all the play equipment.’

Laidley Outpost suffered sig -ni fi cant structural damage to itsbuilding as a result of fast-

moving water, and EmploymentPlus centres at both Ipswich andGoodna experienced consider-able damage.

The Army’s Riverview AgedCare Centre was forced to evac-uate more than 150 residents atthe height of the floods crisis.

Flood assistance expanded toVictoria as the area was hit withsome of the worst floods in thestate’s history – 4,000 peoplehad to seek shelter in evacuationsites. The Army assisted at reliefcentres in Creswick, Clunes,Horsham, Echuca, Rochester,Kerang, Donald, Swan Hill andCharlton. – E. P./M. D.

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Salvation Armysteps upresponse tomudslidesBrazilTHE Salvation Army’s responseto flooding and landslides in thecountry – now known to havekilled more than 650 people –has grown by the day.

Donated goods, includingmuch-needed mattresses, weretaken by truck from São Pauloand São Miguel Paulista to

The Salvation Army’s Lar do Méier Community Centre inRio de Janeiro in readiness fordistribution. Some goods went tothe town of Areal, which wasidentified as a priority area, andsome to Petrópolis, where 58people were killed. The truckremained in the area for use inthe emergency response.

A meeting in Rio with theDirector of the General Depart-ment of Civil Defence, ColonelRossi, confirmed that The Salva-tion Army’s participation wouldinitially be concentrated on pro -viding logistical support. Dona-tions from the fire depart ment inVila Isabel were directed to themost critical areas as defined byCivil Defence.

Supplies were taken to SantaMaria Madalena and ten tonnesof donations, along with goodsfrom the city of Joinville, weretaken to Teresópolis where 276people died.

Territorial CommunicationsDirector Major Téofilo Chagasco-ordinated the Army’s re -sponse, assisted by Major Jorge Silva from Santa Cruz andCadet Fagner Castanho. MajorChagas planned to visit areasaffected by the disaster so that hecould determine where theArmy’s assistance was mostneeded.

South Africanvisitors join inworshipCheltenhamLONDEWI and Thabiso Majola(Southern Africa) joined with theworship band on the last Sundayof their visit to the town.

After leading the corps inSouth African songs of praisethey gave a brief presentation oflife at home, followed byLondewi’s moving and encour-aging testimony. They arepictured with their niece Thandoand corps officer Major DianeHenderson. – R. G.

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Children lead the wayStroodA NUMBER of children startedto attend Sunday school as aresult of the kids and youthclubs.

On Commitment Sunday thechildren were invited to say ‘yes’to Jesus. They went forward andknelt at the mercy seat, manyqueueing in the aisle.

Twelve children said yes toJesus for the first time, othersrenewed their commitment. Laterin the service the adults, chal-lenged by the children’s response,went to the mercy seat which waslined many times. Some peopleknelt for the first time to committheir lives to God.

It has been many years sinceso many children responded inthis way. – S. W.

Band participatesin Ibrox memorialserviceGovanTHE band participated in the40th anniversary memorialservice of the Ibrox Stadiumdisaster. Family members of thedeceased as well as many well-known faces from the world offootball were present. Names ofvictims were read out and flowersplaced in their memory followedby a two-minute silence.

The service, attended by 8,000people, was led by the Rev StuartMacQuarrie. Glasgow Philhar-monic Male Voice Choir partici-pated and various Rangers playersfrom the past read selected Biblereadings. The band accompaniedseveral hymns and played themarch ‘Mighty To Save’ as thecongregation left the stadium.

The event was broadcast onthe BBC News Channel andBBC Radio Scotland. After theservice, the band met club officials and members of thefamilies closely affected by thetragedy. – J. G.

Bargoed: The corps hosted anecumenical service during theWeek of Prayer for ChristianUnity. Corps officer CaptainTracy Jackson led an upliftingservice based on unity and loveand God’s powerful presencewas felt. – L. C.

Highlightsfeatures surprisesLondonHENDON Band held its 26thHendon Highlights event at theQueen Elizabeth Hall. Guests forthe evening included the Interna-tional Staff Songsters, PhilipSmith (principal trumpet withthe New York PhilharmonicOrchestra) and the host band.

The band commenced the pro gramme with Andrew Mackereth’s jubilant ‘Keep Me Praising’, before the ISSbrought thoughts of the Divinewith the arrangement ‘Day ByDay’ using the beautiful tune‘Trust In God’.

Lieut-Colonel George Pilking-ton (THQ) led the eveningthrough with engaging humourand wit. The band’s controlledreading of ‘Glorifico Aeternum’featured Nick Tip lady (flugel -horn) and the solo cornet section,particularly Philip Cobb, whogave a stellar account of ‘Some-body Prayed For Me’ in themiddle movement. The percus-sion section contributed reallywell to what was an effectiveclimactic close of this well-known favourite.

Other band offerings includedthe light and airy ‘Blessing AndHonour’, ‘Maccabeus’ and‘Procession To Covenant’.

Throughout the evening theISS displayed a great sense ofline and space. Of particularinterest was a new three-move-ment work ‘Anastasis’ (music byRichard Phillips) which receivedits world premiere. There wasgreat work from the rhythmsection featuring Andrew Shires,Chris Carter and new ISS pianistElliot Launn. The middle move-ment, a lament depicting EasterSaturday, was particularly beau-tiful, as was the musical settingof George Marshall’s ‘My Treas-ure’. Upbeat numbers includedan abridged arrange ment of theoverture to The Magic Flute,‘Let All Things Praise’ and anexciting, tongue-twisting arrange- ment, ‘The Power’, by HaroldBurgmayer.

Philip Smith drew many non-Salvationists to hear hissonorous playing and hugesound, which have made him theenvy of trumpeters the worldover. Philip played the well-known ‘Song Of Exultation’ and‘Joshua Swings The Battle’, as

Bandmaster David Rudd ispictured with InternationalStaff Songster Leader DorothyNancekievill and Philip Smith

well as lesser-known works byUS military musician GregoryPascuzzi including ‘ReflectionsOn When Morning Gilds TheSkies’ and an arrangement of‘Blessed Be The Name’ whichintroduced the audience to freshbrass band sounds.

The programme featuredseveral surprises including a‘who’s who’ of cornetistsplaying ‘The Heralds’ led byRoland Cobb and featuringDavid Daws, Mike Wilson,David Rudd, Philip Cobb, Philip

Smith and Stephen Cobb. Evenmore surprises came whenRoger Cobb sang a passionaterendition of ‘We Are TheReason’ and was joined by ISStenors Adam Sewell-Jones andRob Moye in what was reminis-cent of a Take That moment!

Guest soloist Philip Smith wasjoined by two world-classcornetists, David Daws andPhilip Cobb, to close the eveningoff in a sparkling manner withthe effervescent cornet trio‘Bugler’s Holiday’. – J. C.

Michele fulfils her dreamCanterburyADHERENT member MicheleBrown fulfilled her dream ofspending Christmas in the heartof Paris working with The Salva-tion Army. She helped in a ware-house, distributed food parcels,visited older people in their

homes and assisted in severallocations.

Her link with the city beganwhen, as a baby, she was left ona doorstep. Nuns rescued her andlater a family in Paris adoptedher. Michele, who has worked formany years as a midwife in theUK, said: ‘It was the greatestChristmas gift that I could everhave wished for.’ – C. S.

Residentsreceive giftsLeadgateCORPS members contributed atremendous number of toiletriesto the corps community pro -gramme. As a result of this, 500parcels were made up and distrib-uted to care homes and hostelsfor the homeless in the division

where the gifts were warmlyreceived by residents. Corpsofficer Major Barbara Davies,who helped with distribution,learnt that for some people it wasthe only gift they received.

The community careministries team have now starteda regular contact ministry of be -friending residents and support- ing staff in the homes. – D. P.

LETTERS

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� Informationis goodI HAVEN’T been going to The Salvation

Army very long so I think it’s really

good to have so much information

about the High Council – I watched

some of the welcome meeting on the

internet at my son’s house and

thought it was really good.

I couldn’t travel to London for it, so itwas nice to be able to watch the meetingand it made it all seem really close.

I especially liked all the photos of thecommissioners and colonels in the 22 January issue of Salvationist. Thesemade me think about how the Army is atwork in so many different countries; that’ssomething I like about the Army becauseany one of the officers pictured couldbecome the next General. It doesn’tmatter where they come from.

I read the prayer for the High Council byKeith Banks and thought the words werelovely. I am really looking forward to seeingwho the next General is.May Collins,Newcastle

� RosehillBand reunion –should you bethere?WE are planning a reunion of the

Rosehill Band and want to make sure

we have invited all Rosehill

bandsmen.

At present the list consists of fivecornets (Bert Coppin, John Knight, EricRapp, Derek Smith and James Williams),five trombones (George Forsyth, KeithKetteringham, Gordon McGowan, HaroldNash and Cliff Perry) and twoeuphoniums (Sir Gordon Jewkes andmyself).

If anyone has been missed off the listplease contact me on 01494 674692.Trevor Austin,Beaconsfield

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DiscoveringlyfeFinding ways to study the Bible amid hecticlifestyles and busy schedules is a challenge weall face. About four years ago Bible Societycreated a fantastic resource – ‘lyfe’ – to helpindividuals and groups study the Bible anddevelop an appetite and confidence for theScriptures. Rob Hare tells Salvationist readersmore…

ROOTS UPDATE

WE wanted to move theBible out of the pew andinto the pub, out of thechurch and into the café,

so that we could make a biggerconnection between God, ourselvesand everyday life. We have beenredeveloping lyfe to give it a muchsharper focus around discipleship andbeing apprentices of Jesus.

We have been working with Renovaré– a not-for-profit Christian organisationhelping individuals and churches growin Christlikeness who have been talkingand training people on this theme formore than 30 years. We have drawn ontheir work of spiritual formation andpractices and simply asked what couldclassic practices of silence, solitude,social action and Bible engagementlook like among today’s generations.

We asked: ‘What could it look likewhen you have a young family, apressured job, a hectic lifestyle, whenyou live life in the fast lane?’ It seems to

me that God is prompting us again tolook at the practices that have helpedcountless people in the past to live lifemore closely to him.

Lyfe provides a way for people in thecontext of a small group to go deeper intothe Bible and to begin experiencingspiritual practices and discover a deeperlife with God.

HOW DOES LYFE WORK?

The first step is to gather a small grouptogether. Four or five people is ideal,especially if you want to sit together in apub or a café. Groups could convene inthe office, at college, in a social group, aswell as at church. Being creative in findinga space to meet is key. It could be a caféfor breakfast, a coffee shop at lunchtime,the pub after work or even the clubhouseafter a round of golf! The resource can beaccessed online at lyfe.org.uk and thesite is free to use. It hosts video interviewswith key Bible communicators and thereis a plethora of articles on themes of

Prayer, Social Justice and the Holy Spirit,as well as a series of lyfe stories – shortbiographies of key people such as HenriNouwen, John Wesley, Mother Teresa,John Wimber and more.

Session notes can be downloaded oraccessed using an iPhone, iPad ormobile phone. Groups can then listen toGod through the Scriptures, reflect onthe theme and then set a spiritualchallenge to experience for the week.Suggestions for challenges includecreating a piece of artwork or trying to goa whole day without saying anythingnegative (a tough one!). These are waysin which we can open ourselves up toGod throughout the week and connectwith him in deeper ways.

WHAT DO WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE

WITH LYFE?

Everything we have ever learnt to do,whether walking, mastering a newlanguage, playing a musical instrumentor getting fit has required discipline,practice and training. In the same way, aswe engage with the Scriptures, practisevarious challenges and depend on theHoly Spirit, we will develop a deeper lifewith God as disciples and apprentices ofJesus.

Our hope is that lyfe will become asignificant small-group resource thatempowers people to be followers ofJesus and helps people in ‘training forgodliness’ (1 Timothy 4:8 New LivingTranslation). We would like to see lyfe become a hub for communities and conversation on this theme asindividuals and groups around the UK connect and interact with each other. �

� At Roots 2011, Rob Hare (lyfe andSpiritual Formation Development Officerfor Bible Society) will be joined by JoSwinney (speaker and author of GodHunting) and Liz Babbsmain (poet,author and speaker) in leading Café Lyfe,where, over coffee, they will explore thisvaluable resource.

� Visit www.roots-conference.co.uk

to find out more about the Roots theme: Uncovered – Reading BetweenThe Lines. Book your tickets now onlineor by telephone on 01892 748883 to access concession tickets, sponsored places for those on low incomes and arange of affordable accommodationoptions.

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IT WORKS FOR US

INITIATIVE

In April 2009 the corps met for a specialtime of prayer and reflection to bringtogether ideas about tackling evangelism.During this reflection the fellowshipexpressed a readiness to adopt the newEvangelical Alliance Square Mile initiative,which promotes evangelism as one offour dimensions of mission – Mercy,Influence, Life Discipleship andEvangelism – and focuses congregationson a mission area of a square mile.

The fellowship decided to target thesquare mile around the corps hall andlaunched the start of outreach onCommitment Sunday 2010. Some 82people signed a covenant to agree to thesquare-mile strategy – this is now ondisplay in the hall – and to run thisinitiative for a period of five years.

Dividing a map of the square-miledistrict into four quadrants, the fellowshipselected the first quadrant on which tofocus efforts for year one. All quadrantswere prayer-walked and a text fromJoshua encouraged all activities – ‘I promise you what I promised Moses:

“Wherever you set foot, you will be onland I have given you” (1:3 New LivingTranslation).

Corps officer Major Grayson Williamssaid: ‘We were looking at what could bedone in each quadrant that is relevant tothe community.’ By placing an emphasison one quadrant, there is an opportunityfor concentrated evangelism.

The boundaries of the first – northeast– quadrant largely surround housing.

WHAT’S ON OFFER?

During the first year the corps establishedMessy Church – after corps memberKate Mummery expressed her passion touse it as a tool to reach the community. Itbegan as a way of bringing familiestogether. Kate is supported by ten regularenthusiastic helpers.

Messy Church runs on Thursdays afterschool. Children, parents and evengrandparents meet for a drink and abiscuit, while the main hall is cleared sofive groups of crafts, related to a theme,can be set up. People rotate through theactivities at their own pace and a meal is

provided afterwards in the communitylounge. Worship – using songs, chorusesand dramatised stories – is conducted inthe main hall.

The corps officers suggested a gospelchoir as another initiative andapproached music teacher Lisa Davis tolead it. Advertisements were placed in thelocal press and through the Netmumswebsite. The choir provides a way in forpeople who want to sing in a choir buthaven’t made a commitment of faith or soldiership.

The fellowship also decided to revitaliseits open-air ministry through usingpuppetry, illusions, testimonies andcontemporary music to attract theattention of passers-by.

The fellowship also goes out of its wayto put newcomers first. Major Williamssays of Sunday worship: ‘Our meetingsare always welcoming and friendly andwe regularly have new people calling in;and some are staying!’ He adds: ‘There isa real desire to meet people in the localityand share the gospel with them.’

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Maidstone corps officer Major Grayson Williams chatsto Captain Paul Holifield about the new approach

adopted by the fellowship to reaching the communityfor God and recapturing the early Army zeal

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HOW IT’S WORKING

Although County Hall and HMPMaidstone are in the northwest quadrant,the corps has already made contact withCounty Hall through its Extended SchoolsVolunteer Programme – which enabledthe fellowship to place volunteers in localschools – and there are volunteers in theprison, working as Bible study leadersand café staff. Retired officer MajorWesley Dinsmore, who worships atMaidstone, continues to have a greatinfluence at the prison through supportingprisoners’ families.

The question at the forefront of all theactivities is: ‘How are we going to reachpeople?’ To keep answering thatquestion, the fellowship continues toprayer-walk the areas, and utilises large,colourful, highly visible banners outsidethe hall to provide a welcome to everyoneto corps activities.

Messy Church has been particularlysuccessful, with up to 60 peopleregularly attending, including parentsand children who have been going tothe corps parent-and-toddler group for some years. Major Williams suggests there are more than 50attenders who do not normally go toSunday meetings.

The gospel choir has also been asuccess in attracting people to the corps– at least eight new people attend, somewith their children. The choir recentlysang in a meeting for the first time andhas received invitations to singelsewhere, including venues within asquare mile of the corps.

Through both groups, helpers are

getting to know parents and children –Messy Church particularly offers anopportunity for volunteers to talk toparents and children as they take part incrafts and at the meal.

The revitalised open-air ministry hasdrawn significant numbers of listenersand the corps plans to use any skills ortalents among the fellowship to build onthis further.

The mission is not so much to balancea particular list of activities but to be thepeople of God in the midst of a society inneed. The whole corps is involved andthe focus is on reaching out. People arebeginning to respond and a number ofnew people are attending as a result ofthis strategy. Major Williams says: ‘Ourfellowship is really good at welcomingpeople and helping them feel at home.We regularly have callers for food parcels,

because other agencies often directpeople to us. Individuals put together theparcels and record details, and our corpsadministrator, Carole Dodd, is able tohelp and advise with many inquiries.There is a corporate ownership of theinitiative, but there are also manyinstances of our people being the firstpoint of contact for those in need, whichis then followed up.’

FUTURE HOPES

Further plans are under way to visit thenortheast quadrant next with open-airministry. Major Williams shares: ‘This areahas been very responsive in the past tostreet carolling and we are now looking touse our music to gain attention whilecallers contact people at their doors withliterature, invitations and, hopefully, CDsabout the corps ministry to the wholefamily.’

Each quadrant has its own characterand challenges – the northwestincorporates the prison and County Hallas well as housing; the southwestincludes riverbank dwellers, the towncentre and young commuters in newriverside accommodation; the southeastis the park, borough council and morehousing. ‘There are more challengeswhich we will uncover and at the end ofthe five years we can assess how well wehave been able to fulfil our corps visionstatement, which particularly focuses onyouth, children and families,’ MajorWilliams admits. ‘Beyond that we willneed to assess whether to cover thesame ground again or work further afield,using the same principles which, onceabsorbed, can motivate us to recapturethe Army’s early zeal.’ ■

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BOOK REVIEWS

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EVERYDAYHOLINESS

Major Philippa Smale reviews daily devotions bookWords Of Life (January to April 2011)

THE Easter edition of Words Of Life begins by looking at

Solomon’s Splendid Reign, as recorded in 2 Chronicles

1–9. Solomon, David’s son, was the king who had the

privilege of building a temple for God.

Finishing with the Queen of Sheba’s remarkable visit to the court

of Solomon, author Major Evelyn Merriam then turns her attention

away from the trappings of royalty to pottery and how Christians

need to become worthy vessels. She looks at terms associated with

pottery – Choice Clay, On The Wheel, Glaze And Fire – concluding

with the thought: ‘When yielded to and refined by God, we are

transformed from clay to useful objects, meant to be filled, poured

out and filled again!’

Major Anita Caldwell (Eastern Europe Territory) is the guest

writer for this edition. She takes as her theme Everyday Holiness,

introducing the subject by saying: ‘When considering holiness, we

want to know what the truth is. Can we live holy lives? Could such a

life be possible for me? The answer

is yes! Holy living is possible. And

holy living is essential.’

As she looks at holiness truths

and myths, her passion for holy

living is evident. She concludes her

contribution with some exercises to

help readers in their holiness

development.

In the final sections of the

edition, Major Merriam looks at the

First Epistle of John, selected

readings from Revelation and

verses from John’s Gospel.

For the last few days of April, the major takes some time for rest

and relaxation, finishing with a poem by Flora Larsson which says:

Help me, Lord, however difficult my circumstances,to make some brief break of silence daily,when I quiet myself before you,think of your peace stealing into my heart,rest in your love and rejoice in your goodness,without uttering a word.You will be there and know how to meet my need.

� Words Of Life is available from SP&S priced £3.50 (plus

£4.95 postage and packing)

FULL OFINSPIRATION

Major Philippa Smale reviews The Salvation ArmyYear Book 2011

IN his foreword to The Salvation Army Year Book 2011,

General Shaw Clifton writes: ‘The human bedrock of The

Salvation Army is to be found not so much among the

ranks of its senior leaders – though these serve well and

tirelessly – but rather among the vast host of Salvation

Army soldiers found in innumerable cities, towns and

villages in every continent. It is their lives which impact

their neighbours, their work

colleagues, their fellow

students, their wider family

circle.’

The yearbook is full of

inspiring stories. For instance, in

Papua New Guinea, two village

tribes who had been fighting each

other for more than 20 years came

together in a peace agreement

brokered by The Salvation Army

in conjunction with other

churches. Warriors from each

village handed in their guns and

received Bibles in return.

JUMP – Jeunes (young people) United, Motivated and Passionate

for Jesus – brought together young people from Belgium, North

France and the Paris area for a Pentecost event.

At a Sunday morning march of witness in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,

the General took the salute as more than 2,500 Salvationists marched

past. Six weeks later a terrible earthquake devastated the country.

Within minutes Salvationists were involved in helping victims.

Lieut-Colonel Mike Caffull (at the time of writing Under-Secretary

for Programme Resources and Acting International Emergency

Services Co-ordinator, IHQ) details the emergency response to the

disaster in an article entitled ‘Christ amid the chaos’. One of the

colour photo sections in the book records the Army’s relief work in

Haiti, Pakistan and Chile.

The other photo section features the World Youth Congress in

Sweden and pictures from Brazil, Liberia, Zambia and Congo

(Brazzaville).

Major Ed Forster (Editor-in-Chief and Literary Secretary,

USA National) reports on the USA’s three-year recruitment

campaign, which has resulted in the enrolment of 18,865 senior and

junior soldiers. Commissioner Christine MacMillan (Director,

International Social Justice Commission, IHQ) writes on the

work of the commission in Living Right While Righting

Wrongs.

To quote General Clifton: ‘Becoming a soldier of The Salvation

Army is a wonderful thing. It provides an opportunity to take a stand

for the things of Christ and to make oneself available for the benefit

of others.’

� The Salvation Army Year Book 2011 (edited by Major

Trevor Howes) is available from SP&S priced £6.49 (plus

£4.95 postage and packing)

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Go withoutfor thosegoing withoutMajor Pam Knuckey considers the heart of theSelf-Denial Appeal and reflects on thecontinuing ministry to our Partners in Mission

SELF-DENIAL FEATURE

THE materials for this year’sSelf-Denial Appeal challenge usto ‘go without for those goingwithout’. At a time when much of

the news in the United Kingdom andRepublic of Ireland is about economichardship, with cutbacks in governmentspending and increasing prices of basicssuch as food and fuel, we might betempted to think that we are the onesgoing without. But our Partners inMission, who once again this year areBangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan,Zambia and South America East(Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay),routinely go without many of the thingswe take for granted.

In Bangladesh, where Self-Denialfunding from the United KingdomTerritory with the Republic of Ireland hasenabled the renovation of a home for girlsand blind boys, Unicef estimates that 4 per cent of the country’s children aredeprived of adequate shelter. In Pakistan,where only 36 per cent of women canread and write, we have helped to fund aconference where they learn aboutcommunity development, providing themwith tools they can use to enhance theirown communities practically, socially andspiritually. In Zambia, where Self-Denialgiving has funded the completion of

officers’ quarters at Kasama, includingthe installation of plumbing andelectricity, only just over half thepopulation use improved drinking waterand adequate sanitation.

Going without is at the heart of theSelf-Denial Appeal – going withoutsomething in order to be able to give tosupport The Salvation Army’s workoverseas. The leaflet available to corpsfor Self-Denial 2011 develops theconcept further and is a strongreminder that we don’t just go withoutin order to meet the physical needs ofour Partners in Mission and those theyseek to serve – we go without in orderto equip them in their God-givenmission. Going without and giving arespiritual activities.

The concept of fasting gained a poorreputation in many circles because ofthe excessive asceticism of the MiddleAges, but Jesus’ teaching assumesthat his followers will fast, just as theywill give to those in need and pray(Matthew 6:1–18). While going withoutfood and drink for significant periods isnot appropriate for everyone – peoplewith certain medical conditions or inparticular occupations where fastingwould be dangerous – we can allendeavour to apply the biblical

principles relating to fasting to our ownlives.

When we look at examples of fastingin the Bible, we find that genuine fastingfocuses on spiritual purposes. Mosesfasted on Mount Horeb as he receivedthe Ten Commandments (Exodus34:28), Daniel fasted in order to receiveand understand God’s revelation (Daniel 10–12), Jesus fasted whilebeing tempted in the desert (Luke 4:2)and while the leaders of the church inAntioch were fasting and worshippingthe Lord, the Holy Spirit told them to consecrate Saul and Barnabas for their God-given mission (Acts 13:1–3).

These examples illustrate some of thebenefits of fasting in terms of receivingspiritual insight and power, but our goalin going without should never be to gainfor ourselves, but to glorify God. Whenthe people of Bethel asked Zechariah ifthey should fast as they usually did tomark the anniversary of the destructionof the Temple in Jerusalem, theyreceived this challenge from the Lord:‘When you fasted and mourned in thefifth and seventh months for the pastseventy years, was it really for me thatyou fasted?’ (Zechariah 7:5 NewInternational Version).

Genuine fasting reminds us of God’ssustaining power (Matthew 4:4; John6:51) and helps to break down ourreliance on material things. When wechoose to go without something wenormally enjoy, we discover the extentto which that thing controls our livesand we can gain a more balancedperspective. Ofcom-commissionedresearch shows that by 2007, onaverage, each day each person in theUK had consumed more than sevenhours of media and communicationsservices – such as watching television,listening to radio, making phone callsand web browsing. So, during thisyear’s Self-Denial Appeal, why not fastfrom something like television or onlinesocial networking and spend the timethis releases praying for our Partners inMission?

Whatever we go without, let’s do it forGod’s glory, gladly serving our brothersand sisters who go without for God, aswe support them through our generousgiving and prayer. �

� Major Knuckey is Resources and

Operations Officer, THQ

Stones intobreadThe second in Colonel David Guy’s four-partseries on The Temptations Of Jesus

BIBLE STUDY

LAST week we considered how thetemptations of Jesus – referred to byMark, and described by Matthew and

Luke – arose because he wasled by the Holy Spirit into the desert. Wenoted that Jesus’ time in the wildernessled to his feeling hungry to quite anextreme degree: ‘After fasting 40 daysand 40 nights, he was hungry’ (Matthew4:2 all quotations from New InternationalVersion ).

Jesus certainly submitted his body togreat privation. Most people who fast doso for set hours of the day, but 40 dayswas pushing the body to its limits. Wemay assume that during much of thattime Jesus was in communion with Godhis Father and so exalted in spirit that theneeds of the body were temporarilyforgotten. Now, at the conclusion of 40 days, nature reclaimed its rights. Hewas hungry – and how!

So the first temptation came throughnatural, healthy hunger. That is how weare made; loss of appetite is a sign ofillness. Many of us are tempted throughhungers of the body that are good, rightand necessary in themselves – andhunger for food is only one such appetite.

At some time all of us are temptedthrough one of our basic needs, rangingfrom a craving for food or sleep to a need

for sexual satisfaction. Such hungers Godimplanted within his creatures, but suchhungers we have to restrain – some of uson occasions, others continually. They arenot wrong in themselves – they arenecessary to human life – but they maybecome the avenue through which thepowers of evil find access to hearts andlives.

Jesus was tempted to take a short cut,to satisfy an innocent desire in the wrongway. When the wilderness experiencewas finally over he could walk to the

nearest village and satisfy his craving forfood. But stones into bread would satisfyhis hunger immediately. How many timesare human beings tempted to satisfy nowwhat ought to be satisfied only later in theright and proper way!

However, we must not forget that thisexperience was part of what he went intothe desert to achieve – namely, theclarifying of his mission as God’s Son andservant, following the baptism experience,and deciding on how the authority Godhad given should be used. In refusing tosatisfy his own craving immediately, ourLord was declaring that his power shouldbe used only to help those in need, not tosatisfy his own desires or prove himselfbefore others.

When the people in the crowd werehungry he fed them with loaves and fishes,but did not make a habit of it to winsupport nor did he let it lead to them makinghim a king immediately afterwards (John 6:14 and 15). Here he refused to do it toprove that he was indeed God’s Son, asSatan whispered he should (and we oughtnever to try to prove we are God’s adoptedchildren). Perhaps Jesus remembered thisdecision when he hung on the cross andthe mocking onlookers called on him tocome down, that they might believe hisclaims (Matthew 27:39–42).

How many gifted, spiritually equippedservants of God have failed here? Theyhave not yielded to temptations of theflesh but they have at some point ceasedto use their powers to seek the glory ofGod in the good of others, and slowly,insidiously, their ministry has become ameans to gain recognition, win fame oreven make money.

Jesus repelled this temptation with a quotation from Scripture (seeDeuteronomy 8:3). ‘It is written: “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on everyword that comes from the mouth of God”(Matthew 4:4).

The unpleasant experience of privationhad its purpose. Jesus, who later said, ‘Donot worry about your life, what you will eator drink; or about your body, what you willwear’ (Matthew 6:25), had fought thatbattle himself. Perhaps, in these days ofeconomic downturn, we all need toponder this afresh – but only in the totalcontext of the story.

During one of the Rev Donald Soper’smeetings on Tower Hill a man in the crowdcalled out: ‘Man shall not live by breadalone.’ Soper retorted: ‘True, but he won’tlive long without it.’

Yes, the hungry must be fed – but withthe word of God, as well as with naturalfood. �

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Corps in retirement

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The hungry mustbe fed – but withthe word of God,

as well as withnatural food

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NEW COMMITMENTS

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Doreen PillingMary IbbotsonSoldiers

Paul SilcockSarah SilcockSamantha (Sam) MorrisRobert InghamAdherent members

Thomas BrookesJodie SilcockJunior soldiersBurnley

AFTER a bereavement, Doreen began going to the craft group andlunch club. She also attended a Journeys course and made acommitment to the Lord. During the past two years she has grown infaith and decided that soldiership is God’s will for her.

Mary went to the Army as a child but did not attend for many years.Three years ago she started going to the lunch club and home leagueand then began attending Sunday worship. She became an adherentmember and subsequently decided to take the step of becoming asoldier.

Paul grew up in the Army but left when he reached his teenageyears. He and Sarah moved to Burnley two-and-a-half years ago,attended the monthly Friends And Neighbours Sunday meetings anddecided to go every week. They enjoyed learning more about being aChristian through Journeys and Life Stories. They were married at thecorps in 2010 and, wanting to begin their married life on a firmfooting, made the decision to become adherent members.

Invited by a school friend, Sam’s daughter began going to theArmy and became a junior soldier, a step her brother also took whenhe began going to the corps with her. Sam began to attend FriendsAnd Neighbours worship once a month and quickly grew in faith.Her home was the venue for a number of small nurture groupcourses and, after the Alpha course, Sam made a firm commitmentto the Lord.

Robert went to the corps two years ago to inquire about finding amissing relative. He did not find his relative but quickly foundfriendship and faith and began to attend on Sundays and go to thelunch club. He had no prior knowledge of Christianity and the firststep on his faith journey was to attend a Journeys course. He thendecided to take the step of becoming an adherent member.

Thomas and Jodie have been going to the corps for the past twoyears with their family. They like to take an active part in Sundayworship and have grown in their relationship with Jesus throughattending the Jaffa Club – a junior nurture group.

Corps officer Major Lorraine O’Neill enrolled Doreen and Mary assoldiers and Thomas and Jodie as junior soldiers and welcomed Paul,Sarah, Sam and Robert as adherent members. – L. O.

Davies SimbayiSoldier

Anne ChambersRon ChambersAdherent membersWelling

DAVIES says that the Army is the only church he knows and he isfollowing the example of family members in becoming a soldier. Heis sure that God has plans for him and wants to be an obedient followerof Christ. He was supported by his family when corps officer CaptainPeter West enrolled him as a soldier.

Anne and Ron first began attending the Army at Dartford after theirchildren were invited to go to the corps. They became soldiers butcircumstances led them away from the Army. When they moved toWelling, a Salvationist invited them to a corps anniversary and theystarted to go to meetings and attended an Alpha course run by St John’s Church. Captain West welcomed them as adherent members.They thank God for what they see as a second chance. – P. S.

Barry HaddonDot HaddonAdherent membersCarnforth

BARRY and Dot started going to the corps through the Wednesdaycoffee morning. They testified to the warmth and fellowship theyexperienced at the corps and how their faith in God has deepened sincegoing to the Army. Corps officer Lieutenant Vicky Owen welcomedthem as adherent members. – V. O.

Betty LiddellAdherent memberFort William

BETTY was invited along to the corps indoor car boot sale by herfriend Jean Innes. Jean also took her along to Sunday worship whichled to Betty deciding to become an adherent member. When corpsofficer Major Jim Brown welcomed Betty, she said: ‘I enjoy themorning service and intend to join the Cameo club.’ – J. B.

Maureen ParkerAdherent memberOtley

MAUREEN started attending coffee mornings and then the luncheonclub and soon began worshipping regularly at the corps on a Sunday.She wanted to make the Army her place of worship but testified thatshe had some questions to which she had to find answers before shecould take the step of becoming an adherent member. Corps leaderCadet Maisie Veacock welcomed Maureen. – M. V.

PLEASE note when submitting pictures: they can be posted to theSalvationist office as photographs to be scanned, or emailed tosalvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk as digital images.

TRIBUTESLIEUT-COLONELALMEY MORRISALMEY MORRIS wasborn in 1928 and dedicatedto God at Moreton Corps,where her father was thebandmaster for 42 years.

She herself became a junior soldier, singingcompany member, senior soldier andbandswoman in the corps.

After leaving school Almey qualified as ateacher at Hereford Teacher Training Collegein 1948. Over the next seven years she taughtat a primary school in Moreton and a highschool in West Kirby.

During this time she felt the call to officer-ship, and in August 1955 entered the trainingcollege as a cadet of the Swordbearers Ses-sion. A year later she was appointed assistantsergeant-major to the next session.

In 1957 she was commissioned as a secondlieutenant and the following year – aftertraining as a domestic science teacher – wasappointed to Howard Institute, SouthernRhodesia. After only six months she wastransferred to Chikankata Institute in North-ern Rhodesia.

In January 1964 she was appointed toUsher Institute in Southern Rhodesia as a do-mestic science teacher. Four years later shebecame head of Usher Primary School, and– in 1969 – the institute’s vice-principal.

Her father’s death in 1973 brought a returnto the UK and appointment to the EducationDepartment at the training college. Threeyears later she became assistant principal atthe International College for Officers, and in1981 returned to the training college where,eventually, she became vice-principal.

The colonel retired in 1988 to Worthingand worked for some time at Villa Adastra,Hassocks.

A popular and active soldier at Worthing,she helped run the Alpha course and housegroups. She also served as home league treas-urer and a retired officers visitor.

The colonel’s failing eyesight – the resultof macular degeneration – meant that she hadto relinquish a number of roles, but she re-mained a most loyal and committed soldierand is greatly missed. – A. T.

MRS BRIGADIEREILEEN WINTEREILEEN LOWNE wasborn in 1919 at Lowestoft.When she left school shetook a job as a secretary,and discovered and devel-

oped her talent for meticulous record keep-ing. This served her well through the years. In1940 she entered the training college fromLowestoft Citadel as a member of the Crusaders Session. After her commissioningin 1941, she held appointments at Horden,Redcar, Whitby and Lingdale.

In 1945 Lieutenant Lowne transferred to

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ANNOUNCEMENTSAppointments as Chief Secretary, USA Central Territory,

in 1978, and Territorial Commander, Southern Territory,

in 1982 preceded Commissioner Miller’s appointment

as USA National Commander in 1986.

Throughout his officership, and in his own

inimitable style, Commissioner Miller called men and

women to make decisions for Christ. His clear

evangelical focus was accompanied by a delightful

sense of humour as well as a wealth of administrative

acumen, shrewd perceptiveness and management

expertise. He had a truly ecumenical ministry, and

spoke to such diverse and distinguished groups as

leading churches in New York, Chicago and Atlanta;

the Maryknoll Fathers at their Winchester, New York,

headquarters; and the Catholic development

conference, in addition to numerous collegiate,

business, fraternal and civic groups.

Known and respected throughout the southern

states as ‘Brother Andy’, he was in great demand as

guest speaker at camp meetings and revival series

where he found fulfilment in preaching the word and

counselling people in spiritual need.

Commissioner Miller is remembered as an ardent,

indefatigable servant of God, and those who knew

him are thankful for his years of contribution and

involvement for God and The Salvation Army.

Mrs Commissioner Joan Miller can be contacted

at Delmar Gardens, 3100 Club Drive, Apartment 132,

Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044, USA.

A daughter, Commissioner Sue Swanson, can be

contacted c/o International Headquarters, The

Salvation Army, 101 Queen Victoria Street, London

EC4V 4EH.

OFFICIAL GAZETTEUK Territory

PROMOTION

To major –

Captain Ian Cook, Clowne.

JOHN MATEAR,

Commissioner

Territorial Commander

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ARMY PEOPLEAPPOINTMENT

Major Chris Sands, Canterbury, as Chairman of

Churches Together in Canterbury.

DEDICATED TO GOD

Darcy Belle, daughter of Peter and Songster Paula

Harrison, at Belfast Sydenham by Captain Leanne

Cordner; Zachary Luca, son of Matt and Becki

May, at Worthing by Lieut-Colonels Alan and Alison

Burns; Elias James, son of Adrian and Nicola

Wileman, at Sheffield Citadel by Captains Jane and

Mark Spencer-Arneaud.

BEREAVED

Major Sharon Willetts, Cardiff Canton, of her father

Paddy O’Neil; Major John Thompson, Central

South DHQ, of his mother Beatrice; Len Parkin,

Winton, of his wife Marion; Ladies Fellowship

Secretary Valerie Cuff of her son Andrew,

Bandsman/Songster Arnold Tilling of his brother

David, both Staple Hill; CS/Bandsman Trevor

Pocock, Oakengates, Bandswoman Heather

Humphreys, Hastings Citadel, and Philip Pocock

of their mother S/Reservist Maisie Pocock; Dennis

Smith, Trowbridge, of his brother Kenneth.

RETIRED OFFICERS

Birthday congratulations: Lieut-Colonel Norman

Bearcroft, , New York

, USA (85 on 24 January).

PROMOTED TO GLORY

Commissioner Andrew Miller from

Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, on 19 January.

Andrew Miller entered the training college in New

York City and was commissioned in 1943.

Following his marriage in 1946 to Lieutenant Joan

Hackwork, they served together in corps and

divisional appointments until Major Miller became

secretary of the Greater New York Public Relations

Department in USA Eastern Territory. He carried this

appointment for ten years, providing publicity and

educational materials for all Army centres in the USA

and initiated public relations programmes.

ENGAGEMENTSGENERAL SHAW CLIFTON:

ICO, Tu 1 Mar

THE TERRITORIAL COMMANDER

(COMMISSIONER JOHN MATEAR) AND

COMMISSIONER ELIZABETH MATEAR:

William Booth College (spiritual day), Wed 9 Feb;

Sheringham, Sat Sun 13; Crewe, Sat Sun 20;

Swanwick (social services conference), Wed 2

Mar; Horsham, Sat Sun 6

THE CHIEF SECRETARY

(COLONEL BRIAN PEDDLE) AND

COLONEL ROSALIE PEDDLE:

Carlisle Citadel, Sat Sun 6 Feb; Ushaw College,

Durham (local officers conference), Sat Sun 20;

Sunderland Millfield, Sat Sun 27; Swanwick (social

services conference), Mon 28; Morriston, Sat Sun

6 Mar

Commissioners Larry and Gillian Bosh: South

America West (Latin American soldiers seminar), Th

17 Feb - Mon 21

Commissioners James and Jan Condon:

Singapore (zonal faith-based facilitation,

implementation and training workshop), Wed Th 17

Feb; Taiwan, Fri 18 - Mon 21

Commissioner Kenneth Hodder: India Eastern,

Wed 16 Feb - Mon 21

ON THE AIRBBC Radio 4 (92–95FM, 103–105FM):

Sunday Worship (8.10 am) will be broadcast from

Staines Corps on Sunday 6 February, featuring the

International Staff Songsters and Staines Band.

Angel Radio (101.1FM and online at

angelradio.moonfruit.com): Derek Dunn will

present a programme of Salvation Army music on

Sundays at 10 am (repeated on Thursdays at 5.30 pm).

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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South Yorkshire DHQ in Sheffield, where sheserved until her marriage to Captain AlfredWinter in 1947. She then joined him onMen’s Social Work. Together they served atLeeds and Newcastle, where their son Davidwas born, before crossing the Irish Sea in1953 to an appointment in Dublin.

Returning to England in 1957, the coupleserved in social centres in Sheffield and London, where they prepared Booth Housein Whitechapel for opening by the Queen in1968.

From 1971 to 1977, they served as sec-tional officers in the North Eastern Sectionand divisional officers in the Western Division.

After her husband’s promotion to Glory in1977, Mrs Brigadier Winter continued in active service at Men’s Social Services Head-quarters in London until her retirement in1979.

She soldiered at Thornton Heath for anumber of years before moving to Bolton tobe nearer her family. A faithful soldier atBolton Citadel, she rarely missed the Sundaymorning meeting even in latter years whenher health was failing. Mrs Winter had a greatlove for people, and the children of the corpsloved her because she was always kind andinterested in them.

The brigadier was also incredibly worldly-wise, interested in local life and politics andalways kept abreast of current affairs in thenewspaper. She was also musical; she playedthe piano and organ and had been a soloist inher younger days. She enjoyed reading andgardening and always had time for others nomatter how she was feeling.

She was devoted to the Lord and put everydecision before God to seek his wisdom onit. In her 69 years’ service as an officer, shetouched thousands of lives and time will nodoubt reveal some of the unexpected conse-quences of her work for Christ and the Kingdom.

Her family and friends pay tribute to thelife of someone who surrendered herself toGod for the proclamation of the gospel, thesalvation of souls and the alleviation ofhuman suffering.

She is missed. – F. B./D. W.

CHARLES DREW,CONSETTCHARLES was born in1928 at The Mothers’ Hos-pital in Hackney. At the ageof 18 he was called up fortwo years’ National Serv-

ice and afterwards entered the training col-lege at Denmark Hill in 1949 for the StandardBearers Session. His first appointment aftercommissioning in 1950 was to Tow Law assecond lieutenant, where he met May. Theymarried in 1954.

Through the years they soldiered together– serving in the sections – at Welling, Hast-ings and Eastbourne. In 1995 Charles andMay returned to Co Durham and soldiered at

Club. This was the start of a romance thatlasted 61 years until Edna’s promotion toGlory in 2005.

Cliff had a passion for brass bands andsport. A devoted family man, he took partic-ular pride in supporting his children andgrandchildren at sporting events. In latteryears there was the added delight of the arrival of his great-grandchildren.

Cliff was the ‘quiet man’ of the corps butwhen he spoke, people listened.

He is now reunited with the love of his life,and with the Lord he loved and served. – J. G.

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CAPTION COMPETITION RESULTSOn 8 January Salvationist asked readers for a caption for this picture of BirminghamCitadel Bandsman Howard Wilkinson (Bb bass) braving the snowy conditions while carolling outside the Bullring, Birmingham. Here is a selection of the best suggestions:

■ ‘I’ve only just bought this cap from Corps Secretary John Wheatley on eBay…and it’s ruined already!’ – Thomas Kershaw, Inverness

■ Snowbody does it better – Jayne Sanders, Ripley

■ They say this is just the bass camp… – Gordon Archer, Belfast

■ Double B and Model C amid the winter’s snow – Ray Saunders, Cardiff Ely

■ Would you like a flake with that? – Jeff Lewis, Tenterden

■ Snowflakes that fall on my nose and band flashes… – Valerie Webb, Sittingbourne

Consett, where Charles was an active bands-man and songster.

He was promoted to Glory after long peri-ods of illness. – H. K.

BANDSMAN/SONGSTERCLIFFORD COPP, SOUTH SHIELDSTHE youngest of four chil-dren, Cliff was born in1929. He met his wife

Edna at the age of 15 at Tyne Dock Youth

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BOOK OFTHE WEEKOther Voices: Exploring The Contemplative In SalvationistSpirituality by Christine Faragher, Salvo Publishing,

A$18.50 (plus postage and packing)

Major Christine Faragher has gifted The Salvation Army withwhat is obviously a carefully crafted labour of love emanatingfrom her passion for contemplative spirituality. We hardly needreminding of the Army’s well-earned reputation for evangelismand social care. What appears to be something of a hiddenperspective within Army life, though, is an appreciation ofspiritual dynamics such as contemplation and mysticism.

Given modern trends towards explorations of spirituality, themajor’s book is timely and relevant, focusing as it does on thedeity of Christ as a central component to any such discussion.What is especially encouraging is the major’s ability to anchorand substantiate her propositions with a multitude of crediblesources. Army luminaries such as Orsborn and Brengle are cited,their meditations linking coherently with contributions frommodern-day thinkers such as Colonel Glen Shepherd.

Salvationists may be pleasantly surprised to learn that thedisciplines covered within these pages have been an integral partof Salvation Army ministry for decades – albeit, perhaps, as aneglected field.

It is a delight to commend this book, not least because of itsdepth of research. With this scholarly yet immensely readablework, Major Faragher has, we might say, helped to realign TheSalvation Army’s place within a wider ecumenicalunderstanding of spiritual life. – S. P.

■ Other Voices is available from Australia

Southern Territory and can be ordered online at

salvationarmy.org.au/supplies or by

telephoning 00 613 8878 4700

SONGIn the secret of thy presence,Where the pure in heart may dwell,Are the springs of sacred serviceAnd a power that none can tell.There my love must bring its offering,There my heart must yield its praise,And the Lord will come, revealingAll the secrets of his ways.

In the secret of thy presence,In the hiding of thy power,Let me love thee, let me serve thee,Every consecrated hour.

Blessèd Lord, to see thee truly,Then to tell as I have seen,This shall rule my life supremely,This shall be the sacred gleam.Sealed again is all the sealing,Pledged again my willing heart,First to know thee, then to serve thee,Then to see thee as thou art.

Albert Orsborn (SASB 591)

QUOTE‘One of the things that can help us to choose to engage with Jesusis clarifying our understanding of prayer. We may have a view ofprayer that is very close to obligation and duty. We may seeprayer as demanding, and dependent, in our mind, on “how wellwe do it”. Prayer can become just another item on the list ofthings we have to do. But Jesus shows us that prayer is not likethat at all. Yes, we are to take the call to prayer seriously, but weare also to understand that what we are being invited to do is, infact, to simply become more aware of God who is always presentto us, and always with us.’

Major Christine Faragher, taken from Other Voices

PRAYERDear Lord, we thank you for the privilege of prayer. Help us tosee it not as a duty or just something we have to do but as a wayof becoming aware of your presence with us. Amen.

PICTURE OFTHE WEEK

Bulgaria. Picture: CHRIS HORNE