Number of Countries and Colonies occupied bythe Salvation Army 56Languages in which the Work is carried on 33Corps, Circles, and Societies of Salvationists 8,768Number of persons wholly supported by and employedin Salvation Army Work 21,390Of those, with Rank 16,220Without Rank 5,170Number of Training Colleges for Officers andworkers 35Providing accommodation for 1,866SOCIAL OPERATIONS.—Number of Institutions 954Number of Officers and Cadets employed 2,573Number of Local Officers, voluntary and unpaid 60,260NUMBER OF PERIODICALS 74These Periodicals are published in twenty-one languages,and have a total circulation per issue of about one millioncopies.
HAVING received with all my heart the salvation offered to me by the tender mercy of Jehovah, I do here and now publicly acknowledge God to be my Father and King, Jesus Christ to be my Saviour, and the Holy Spirit to be my Guide, Comforter, and Strength; and that I will, by His help, love, serve, worship, and obey this glorious God through time and through eternity,
BELIEVING solemnly that the Salvation Army has been raised up by God, and is sustained and directed by Him, I do here declare my full determination, by God's help, to be a true Soldier of the Army till I die.
I am thoroughly convinced of the truth of the Army'steaching.I believe that repentance towards God, faith in our LordJesus Christ, and conversion by the Holy Spirit arenecessary to salvation, and that all men may be saved.I believe that we are saved by grace, through faith in ourLord Jesus Christ, and he that believeth hath the witness ofit in himself. I have got it. Thank God!I believe that the Scriptures were given by inspiration ofGod, and that they teach that not only does continuance inthe favour of God depend upon continued faith in andobedience to Christ, but that it is possible for those whohave been truly converted to fall away and be eternallylost.I believe that it is the privilege of all God's people to bewholly sanctified, and that 'their whole spirit and soul andbody' may 'be preserved blameless unto the coming of ourLord Jesus Christ,' That is to say, I believe that afterconversion there remain in the heart of the believerinclinations to evil, or roots of bitterness, which, unlessoverpowered by divine grace, produce actual sin; but theseevil tendencies can be entirely taken away by the Spirit ofGod, and the whole heart, thus cleansed from anythingcontrary to the will of God, or entirely sanctified, willthen produce the fruit of the Spirit only. And I believethat persons thus entirely sanctified may, by the power ofGod, be kept unblameable and unreprovable before Him.I believe in the immortality of the soul; in theresurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the endof the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; andin the everlasting punishment of the wicked.
I do here and now, and for ever, renounce the world with allits sinful pleasures, companionships, treasures, andobjects, and declare my full determination boldly to showmyself a soldier of Jesus Christ in all places andcompanies, no matter what I may have to suffer, do, or lose,by so doing.I do here and now declare that I will abstain from the useof all intoxicating liquors, and from the habitual use ofopium, laudanum, morphia, and all other baneful drugs,except when in illness such drugs shall be ordered for me bya doctor.I do here and now declare that I will abstain from the useof all low or profane language; from the taking of the nameof God in vain; and from all impurity, or from taking partin any unclean conversation, or the reading of any obscenebook or paper at any time, in any company, or in any place.I do here declare that I will not allow myself in anyfalsehood, deceit, misrepresentation, or dishonesty; neitherwill I practise any fraudulent conduct in my business, myhome, nor in any other relation in which I may stand to myfellow-men, but that I will deal truthfully, fairly,honourably, and kindly with all those who may employ me, orwhom I may myself employ,I do here declare that I will never treat any woman, child,or other person, whose life, comfort, or happiness may beplaced within my power, in an oppressive, cruel or cowardlymanner, but that I will protect such from evil and danger sofar as I can, and promote to the utmost of my ability theirpresent welfare and eternal salvation.I do here declare that I will spend all the time, strength,money, and influence I can in supporting and carrying onthis war, and that I will endeavour to lead my family,friends, neighbours, and all others whom I can influence, todo the same, believing that the sure and only way to remedyall the evils in the world is by bringing men to submitthemselves to the Government of the Lord Jesus Christ.I do here declare that I will always obey the lawful ordersof my Officers, and that I will carry out to the utmost ofmy powers all the orders and regulations of the Army; andfurther that I will be an example of faithfulness to itsprinciples, advance to the utmost of my ability itsoperations, and never allow, where I can prevent it, anyinjury to its interests, or hindrance to its success.
I do here and now call upon all present to witness that Ienter into this undertaking, and sign these Articles of Warof my own free will, feeling that the love of Christ, whodied to save me, requires from me this devotion of my lifeto His service for the salvation of the whole world, andtherefore wish now to be enrolled as a Soldier of theSalvation Army.Signed...........................................Image (full Christian and Surname)Address........................................Date........................Corps.............
COPY OF THE SALVATION ARMY BALANCE SHEET, EXTRACTED FROM THE FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1909.
Copies of this Balance Sheet with Statements of Account can be had upon application. The Balance Sheet and Statements of Account for the year ending September 30, 1910, will be posted from the press early next year. The Balance Sheet of The Army's Social Fund can be obtained from the Secretary.
DR.£ s. d.TO LOANS UPON MORTGAGE,including accrued Interest 540,277 3 11" LOANS FOR FIXED PERIODS,including accrued Interest 121,958 8 1" RESERVE FUNDS, includingGeneral and Special Reserves 176,143 15 ½" SUNDRY CREDITORS 10,359 3 2" COLONIAL AND FOREIGNTERRITORIES FUND 55,219 10 7" SELF-DENIAL FUND(Balance) 3,463 12 3
————————Carried Forward £907,621 13 1/2
ASSETSCR.£ s. d. £ s. d.BY FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLDPROPERTY (at or belowcost) in the UnitedKingdom, as on September30, 1908 1,066,923 16 2-1/2" Additions during the year 23,271 4 6——————————1,090,195 2 8-1/2" Freehold Estate inAustralia 10,375 3 6————————- 1,100,571 6 4-1/2" INVESTMENTS, includingInvestment of Reserveand Sinking Funds 196,412 9 2" FURNITURE and FITTINGSat Headquarters, Officers'Quarters, andTraining College, as onSeptember 30, 1908 5,412 16 1" Additions during the year 2,768 9 5-1/2———————-8,181 5 6-1/2LessDepreciation 2,433 19 9———————- 5,748 5 9-1/2————————-Carried forward £1,802,732 1 4
BALANCE SHEET—continuedDR.Brought forward 907,621 13 0-1/2To The Salvation Army Fund,as per last Balance Sheet 411,701 0 6-1/4" Donations and SubscriptionsFor Capital Purposes(including buildingContributions,£20,044 0s. 2d.) 37,044 6 2" General Income and ExpenditureAccount(Balance) 1,309 17 8-1/2———————————————————————————————————450,064 18 4-1/2————————-£1,357,706 11 5CR.Brought forward 1,302,732 1 4By Loans" Trade Headquarters Fund 27,902 16 5" Sundry Colonial andForeign Territories 8,606 16 0——————34,506 12 5" Sundry Debtors 18,360 10 4" Cash at Bank 2,107 7 4———————-£1,357,706 11 5We have examined the above Statement with the Books, Accounts, andVouchers relating thereto, and certify the same to be correct. We havealso verified the Bank balances and Investments.KNOX, CROPPER & CO.,Chartered Accountants.16 FINSBURY CIRCUS, E.C.December31, 1909.
A FEW FIGURES SHOWING SOME OF THE WORK OF THE DARKEST ENGLAND SCHEME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1909 DURING TOTAL TO1910 SEPT. 30, 1910Number of Meals supplied atCheap Food Dépôts 69,784,480 6,869,897 76,654,377Number of Cheap Lodgings forthe Homeless 27,850,674 2,445,300 30,295,974Number of Meetings held inShelters 140,747 8,660 149,407Number of Applications fromUnemployed registered atLabour Bureaux 302,538 13,009 315,547Number received into Factories 63,694 6,754 70,448Number for whom Employment(temporary or permanent) hasbeen found 249,453 20,210 269,663Number of Ex-Criminals receivedinto Homes 8,840 416 9,256Number of Ex-Criminals assisted,restored to Friends,sent to situations, etc. 7,886 1,166 9,052Number of Applications for LostPersons 44,001 2,120 46,121Number of Lost Persons found 13,710 398 14,108Number of Women and Girlsreceived into Rescue Homes 44,417 3,679 48,096Number of Women and Girlsreceived into Rescue Homeswho were sent to Situations,restored to Friends, etc. 37,168 3,346 40,514Number of Families visited inSlums 998,079 109,750 1,107,829Number of Families prayed with 577,550 64,141 641,691Number of Public-houses visited 630,021 33,188 663,209Number of Lodging-housesvisited 17,330 3,457 20,787Number of Lodging-house Meetingsheld 7,319 1,792 9,111Number of Sick People visitedand nursed 93,233 21,912 115,145
1 (return)[ See Appendix C.]
2 (return)[ The following extract from the recently issued 'Report of the Commissioners of Prisons and the Directors of Convict Prisons,' for the year ended March 31, 1910, Part I [Cd. 5360], published since the above was written, sets out the present views of the Authorities on this important matter:—
'Out of the present inmates of convict prisons over 40 percent have been previously in penal servitude, viz. out of3,046 male convicts in convict prisons, 1,253 had beenpreviously sentenced to penal servitude, 672 once, 271twice, 196 three times, and 114 four times or more. Mr.Secretary Churchill has referred to us the question whether,and in what way, it would be possible to make any impressionon this roll of recidivism—this unyieldingcorpusofhabitual crime. The problem is never absent from the mindsof those responsible for the administration of prisons andthe treatment of crime, and during recent years greatefforts have been made to improve the machinery ofassistance on discharge, fully impressed as we are with thetruth of the old French saying, "Le difficile ce n'est pasemprisoner un homme, c'est de le relâcher." We have triedto avail ourselves fully of the resources offered by suchpowerful agencies as the Church Army, Salvation Army, aswell as other societies who have for years operated in thisparticular field of charitable effort. We recognize theready help given by all these agencies. No doubt by theirefforts many difficult and unpromising cases have beenrehabilitated; but after full consideration we have come tothe opinion that the task of rehabilitation in the case ofmen returning to freedom after a sentence of penal servitudeis too difficult and too costly to be left entirely tovoluntary societies, unaided by any grant of public funds,and working independently of each other at a problem whereunity of method and direction is above all things required.Mr. Secretary Churchill, to whom these views have beenrepresented, at once agreed that the difficulty lay in thisquestion of discharge, and that the official authority,acting in close and friendly co-operation with the voluntarysocieties must take a more active part than hitherto incontrolling the passage into free life of a man emergingfrom penal servitude. ... A plan is now under considerationfor establishing a Central Agency of Control for DischargedConvicts, on which both the official and unofficial elementwill be represented, with a subsidy from public funds, thepurpose of which will be to take in hand the guidance anddirection of every convict on the day of discharge' (pp. 15,16).]
3 (return)[ See Parliamentary Blue Book [Cd. 2562].]
4 (return)[ The scale of pay in the Salvation Array for Officers in charge of Corps (or Stations) is as follows:—For Single Men: Lieutenants, 16s. weekly; Captains, 18s. weekly. For Single Women: Lieutenants, 12s. weekly; Captains, 15s. weekly. For Married Men, 27s. per week and 1s. per week for each child under 7 years of age, and 2s. per week for each child between the ages of 7 and 14. Furnished lodgings are provided in addition.]
5 (return)[ But the day before this proof came into my hands it was my duty to help to try a case illustrative of these remarks. In that case a girl when only just over the age of sixteen had been seduced by a young man and borne a son. First the father admitted parentage and promised marriage. Then he denied parentage, and, apparently without a shadow of evidence, alleged that the child was the result of an incestuous intercourse between its mother and a relative. At the trial, having, it seemed, come to the conclusion that this wicked slander would not enable him to escape an affiliation order, he again frankly admitted his parentage. In the country districts, at any rate, such examples are common.—H. R. H.]
6 (return)[ The loss is being reduced annually, that for the financial year which has just closed being the lowest on record.]
7 (return)[ See Appendix A.]
8 (return)[ On this and other points see the Salvation Army's 'Articles of War,' Appendix B.]