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Soldiership Symposium June | July | August 1891

Selwyn Bracegirdle

THE SALVATION ARMY HERITAGE CENTRE & ARCHIVES TE RUA MAHARA O TE OPE WHAKAORA

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“The sooner we make up our minds to be Salvationists in this sense the better for us.

No amount of mere wearing of uniform, or going in processions, will compensate for the lack of this principle.”

The War Cry 1 August 1891 (page 2).

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HERITAGE SERIES 2 Salvation Army Soldiership Symposium - June | July | August 1891

by Selwyn Bracegirdle, Research and Content Manager Heritage Centre & Archives © The Salvation Army New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga & Samoa April 2019 ISSN 2624-3865 (Print) | ISSN 2624-3873 (Online) The content of this publication has been sourced from The Salvation Army Heritage Centre & Archives’ physical and digital collection, unless otherwise stated. All War Cry references are from the New Zealand War Cry, unless otherwise stated.

The views, comments statements and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the official position of The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army Heritage Centre & Archives Te Rua Mahara o Te Ope Whakaora Booth College of Mission 20 William Booth Grove, Upper Hutt 5018 PO Box 40542, Upper Hutt 5140 Phone: + 64 4 528 8628 ext 65051 Email: archives@salvationarmy.org.nz Cover photograph: The War Cry 13 June 1891 (page 5).

The Heritage Centre & Archives also has a webpage on which you can find information and articles of interest: www.archives.salvationarmy.org.nz

Soldiership Symposium In The War Cry of 13 June 1891, the editor, Adjutant Alfred Grinling, announces there will be an article on the subject of “Soldiership.” The War Cry states “...we propose throwing open our columns for a few weeks to correspondents, with a view of thoroughly ventilating this important subject.” In the first article of 20 June 1891 it is presented as the “Soldiership Symposium” which lasted until 1 August 1891.

An interview with Colonel Reuben Bailey who is in charge of The Salvation Army in New Zealand, and referred to as Colony Commander, is presented in the first article and the anticipation is “...that the letters will flow in thick and fast from all directions. The discussion should be an animated and helpful one.”

The following pages contain all the published material under the banner “Soldiership”, from 13 June - 1 August 1891, that formed the “Soldiership Symposium.”

Colonel Reuben Bailey Colony Commander 1891-1895.

The War Cry 13 June 1891 (page 4).

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Soldiership Symposium: The War Cry 13 June 1891 (page 5)

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Soldiership Symposium: The War Cry 20 June 1891 (pages 1-2)

First reference to Soldiership Symposium

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Soldiership Symposium: The War Cry 27 June 1891 (page 3)

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Soldiership Symposium: The War Cry 4 July 1891 (page 3)

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Soldiership Symposium: The War Cry 11 July 1891 (pages 5-6)

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Soldiership Symposium: The War Cry 25 July 1891 (page 6)

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Soldiership Symposium: The War Cry 1 August 1891 (page 2)

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“Original Salvation Songs” The War Cry 27 June 1891 (page 4).

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“The privileges of Soldiership also, are worthy of exaltation, and perhaps the dealings of God in connection with the individual soul, and the blessings that have followed obedience in the matter, are worthy of record�

The War Cry 11 July 1891 (page 5).

The War Cry 26 December 1891 (page 9).

The Dunedin Corps opened a new building at 37 Dowling Street, Dunedin in 1891- the same year the “Soldiership Symposium” was published.

The facade had the title “Salvation Army Fortress” the origins of the corps becoming known as the Dunedin Fortress Corps. The facade also included the inscription “Corps No1”.

This was the type of fortress/ citadel/barracks from which the soldiership operated their salvation work and held their meetings - they were bases for military style soldiership.

“I was saved in the Army in what we call ‘Army Style’, at the old-fashioned penitentform, and have by degrees worked my way onward, with the help of God, to the position of an officer”.

The War Cry 25 July 1891 (page 2).

THE SALVATION ARMY HERITAGE CENTRE & ARCHIVES TE RUA MAHARA O TE OPE WHAKAORA