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GET TO KNOW THE GENERAL ELECT Life Hacks with Chris Pratt

What Founders’ Day Tells Us About Ourselves

Celebrating Matariki THE REMARKABLE CATHERINE BOOTH Living with a Mentally Ill Parent

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Happy Birthday to Us! This issue, War Cry turns 135 years old—which is a nice symmetry with Founders Day on Sunday. For this week’s feature, I visited the Archives and Heritage Centre to collect stories from our past. I found myself poring over 100-year-old War Crys in wonder. There was a regular column from General William Booth, and passionate arguments from Catherine Booth.

There were also testimonies—‘Once a wretched drunkard, now a saved man’, exclaimed one headline in 1885. Another talked about how it ‘appeared to be a terrible hard thing to leave off tobacco’. But he prayed, ‘Dear Lord, I know I can do it in your strength’, and the desire to smoke disappeared.

Much has changed in the last century—we’re not as fond of military metaphors (one headline read simply, ‘War! War! War!’) and we don’t tend to talk about ‘poor devils’ and ‘inebriates’. But most striking was that our heart is so much the same.

The difference in all of these lives is, simply, Jesus. I do believe that when we help the needy, we embody the gospel of Jesus (Matthew 25:40)—we must do that as part of true discipleship. But the cloud of witnesses that have gone before us testify to the name of Jesus, as the transforming power in their lives.

As we celebrate our birthday, I pray that the stories in War Cry of Jesus at work in our lives today, will continue to testify to future generations. One day, paper and ink may be quaint relics from the past—but the power of Jesus will never fade.

Ingrid Barratt Editor

Member of the Australasian Religious Press Association.

All Bible references from the Holy Bible, New International Version, unless otherwise stated.

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I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.

Charles Spurgeon

Colossians 1:17 [Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Korohe 1:17 Nō mua anō hoki ia i ngā mea katoa, nāna anō hoki ngā mea katoa i mau ai.

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or thousands of years, throughout Aotearoa and the Pacific, the coldest and darkest time of the year is also one of its most special times. We have all felt the change! This shift in temperature is often described as ‘makariri’ in Māori and Rarotongan, ‘ma’ariri’ in Tahitian, ‘ma’alili’ in Hawaiian and ‘jolly cold’ in English!

Also making an appearance during these winter months is Matariki (Pleiades)—a cluster of stars known throughout the world. Pleiades is recorded in Greek mythology as the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, who were turned into doves and then into stars by Zeus.

There are many Matariki oral traditions found throughout the Pacific, with each iwi (nation) recording their own traditions and variations on the name for the star cluster.

Matariki signals the arrival of the Māori New Year! It is a time to gather together and remember the past—those who have gone before us and the legacy they have left us with. It is a time to reflect on where we are as a community and where we want to be in the future. For many, it is a time for setting new goals or assessing how we are tracking with previous goals.

In the 2015 National Strategic Plan, called Te Ōhākī, The Salvation Army set four goals for us all to work collectively toward. Matariki and the Māori New Year offer us the opportunity to take some time and look at how we are tracking with these goals—celebrating our progress and renewing our strength to go further!

Goal 1: Te tikanga o te hāhi— Being church together How do our systems, policies, procedures and people reflect an intention to support tangata whenua to live out their Christian faith as Māori?

Goal 2: Kia rarangatia te tira—Leadership How do our development plans (at a local, divisional and national level) make a greater investment in Salvation Army Māori leadership, to intentionally develop Māori leaders?

Goal 3: Whakawhanaungatanga— Relationships How do our operational models foster and implement a culture of whakawhanaungatanga, to develop an environment that is welcoming and inclusive for Māori and for all people?

Goal 4: Kia rere iho te whakawā—Justice How do our (personal and organisational) responses to the on-going social injustice of poverty that impacts Māori, show commitment to reducing inequalities for Māori?

In this makariri chilly season, let’s come together under the beauty of Matariki to celebrate our past.

Let us plan for our future together and listen to the collective wisdom of all peoples; each one of us precious in the eyes of God. Mā te Atua koutou e ārahi i te wā makariri o te Matariki.

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Are School Holidays a Relic?

OURPEOPLE Sam Coates (Graphic Designer) Sam has been with The Salvation Army since January 2017, coming to us from a Wellington advertising agency. He describes himself as ‘definitely the best designer that the office has ever seen’ (with his tongue firmly in his cheek).

Sam says he feels blessed to be in a position where he has a job that he both enjoys, but also and strikes a chord of meaning. ‘Whenever I talk to people about their work, I am reminded of how crazy and awesome it really is to have a job I enjoy so much.’

In December he marries his fiancée Talya, which is a grand adventure indeed.

QUIKQUIZ

1 What famous board game was invented by Charles Darrow in 1933?

2 What reality show's creation is believed to have been inspired by The Truman Show?

3 What is the Queen's favourite breed of dog?

4 What breakfast spread did Sir Edmund Hillary take up Mt Everest in 1953?

Sure, there are a few rays of sunshine out there who love the holidays, but most parents face them with a mild sense of panic.

If I thought I could win one more soul to the Lord by walking on my head and playing the tambourine with my toes, I’d learn how!

William Booth

From next week, working parents face another round of childcare juggling. And for stay-at-home parents, the grind just gets grindier.

Jacinta Tynan, journalist and exasperated mum, argues that holidays belong in times past. ‘It’s an archaic 19th century English relic from the pre-Industrial Revolution era when kids needed to knock off school in time to toil in the fields before sundown. The six-week summer break was scheduled around harvest,’ she says.

But children need school holidays, argues the Department of Education. ‘Your child needs the holidays to recharge their batteries and refresh themselves, ready for the next term.’ The key to enjoying the holidays is to ‘take the pressure off yourself—decide that you’re just going to enjoy hanging out together’.

A few totally free, easy ideas for the holidays include: have a pj day at home, go to a pet store, sign up for library events, put activities in a jar and pull one out each day. Finally, be okay with your kids crying ‘I’m bored!’—it’s often the jumpstart to their most creative play.

5 What is the first book of the Bible named after a woman?

Answers on page 22 Crime/Blockbuster Ocean's Eight (M, offensive language) Gary Ross

Fresh from prison and looking for revenge, Danny Ocean’s estranged sister Debbie (Sandra Bullock) recruits a crew of women to steal jewels from the luxurious and exclusive New York Met Gala. In usual Ocean’s style, everyone brings their particular skills to the team and the plan hinges on their ability to work as a unit.

The film is full of incredibly talented women and it’s great to see them sharing the screen. It is funny, enjoyable and has a couple of great twists. It’s not quite as action-packed as other Ocean’s films and while some have been critical of plot holes, it doesn’t deserve the eye-rolling given it because of the all-female cast.

It’s a diamond-ringed thumbs up from me. (Reviewed by Shar Davis) 4 WarCry 30 JUNE 2018

TOPFIVE If the person who named Walkie Talkies named everything, here would be our top five: 1 Stamps—Lickie Stickie 2 Defibrillators— Hearty Starty 3 Bumblebees— Fuzzy Buzzy 4 Fork—Stabby Grabby 5 Socks—Feetie Heatie

Major Pam Waugh’s Tuna Pasta Bake Recipe Major Pam Waugh, head of The Salvation Army’s Social Services, appeared live on Seven Sharp recently, competing against chef Brett McGregor and reporter Lucas de Jong in a cook-off—using items found in many Salvation Army food parcels.

Pam won the challenge with this simple but delicious tuna pasta bake that will feed a whole family.

1 x 185g tinned tuna 1 x 400g tinned tomatoes

WARCRY INHISTORY When we think of storing things in the ‘cloud’, we think of data. But over 90 years ago, scientists were creating ‘artificial clouds’ for the study of lightning. In 1928, War Cry reported that Frank William Peek, a scientist for General Electric, had produced artificial lightning of 3,600,000 volts—the highest voltage ever obtained by humans. The electricity generated by this artificial lightning was stored in artificial clouds, just as it is in nature. When discharged, it caused a ‘blinding flash which lasts only a tenmillionth of a second’.

Source: Booth College of Mission Heritage and Archives Centre

1 bottle pasta sauce 350g dried penne pasta 1 head of broccoli, chopped into small florets 1 onion, finely diced 100g cheese

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Heat oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion until softened.

Add the tomatoes and pasta sauce, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer gently for around 8–10 mins until the sauce has thickened (add a little extra water if needed).

At the same time, cook the pasta following the pack instructions, adding the broccoli for the final three minutes of the pasta cook time. Drain and reserve some of the cooking water.

Combine the tomato sauce, pasta, tuna and broccoli—adding some cooking water if the mixture is a little thick.

Tip into an ovenproof dish, sprinkling over the grated cheese.

Place in the oven and bake for around 10–15 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbling. Serve!

Weird of the Week: DNA tests have confirmed that moose hairs have been found in Fiordland. Introduced in 1910, there has always been speculation that moose were still alive deep in the Fiordland bush. Earlier this year, Deer Improvement director Peter Gatley sent the hairs for forensic testing in Canada. ‘This is not quite the photograph [people] might want, but boy, this really is the next best thing,’ he said.

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Clockwise from top left: A depiction of Annette Paul & Laura Flavell during the shipwreck; Hohepa Huria; Gerald the puppet; War Cry signed by William Booth; Annette Paul; George & Alice Pollard; the Archives team; Edward Wright.

Ingrid Barratt finds a treasure trove of stories at The Salvation Army’s Heritage Centre and Archives. As we celebrate Founders’ Day on Sunday, these stories bring history back to life, and direct our path into the future. cheeky-looking chap is standing guard at the entrance of The Salvation Army’s Heritage Centre and Archives. He is a ventriloquist’s dummy, proudly decked out in his Salvation Army uniform. ‘You either love him or you’re terrified of him,’ laughs Sharon Burton, the territorial archivist (pictured second from left in the team photo).

Gerald helped present the gospel to generations of Sunday school children. His former owner was so fond of Gerald that he referred to the puppet as ‘my son’.

Gerald is just one of the hundreds of artefacts that Archives protects and preserves.

‘I’m a great believer that if you want to know where to go in the future, it’s helpful to look back and see where you’ve been—our history is what shapes us,’ reflects Sharon. ‘These artefacts in themselves have no monetary value. The value is in telling the people’s stories—the lives they touched, the impact they had. By telling these stories, we can inspire others today to achieve their own destiny.’

Sharon describes her work as ‘like rummaging through your grandparents’ attic’—the treasures hidden within the ‘attic’ of Archives form a picture of the Army. ‘The picture I see, working here, is that The Salvation Army were movers and shakers. Think of “Limelight” [The Salvationist initiative which brought the first movies to New Zealand]—imagine doing something so magical that the whole city was entranced. But here they were, with the magic lantern slides and movies, at a time when people were still using candlelight.’

Sharon talks a lot about the importance of provenance—which refers to our origins and history. Archives informs our provenance and tells us our whakapapa —shaping our identity and place in the world.

A mystery solved The work of Archives is equal measures of archaeology, history and detective work.

It is pain-staking and methodical. A single artefact is like a puzzle piece needing to be connected to other scattered pieces, before the hidden picture is revealed.

One of Sharon’s favourite characters is the first New Zealand female brigadier, Annette Paul. She first caught Sharon’s eye because of a telegram sent to Salvation Army founder General William Booth, written in a mysterious code.

Sharon knew a bit about Paul—she was born in 1863 to a wealthy Anglican family. In 1895, she described her conversion into Salvationism: ‘No sooner did I begin to attend Salvation Army meetings in Wellington … than my uncle and guardian came 200 miles to take me and his daughter home, forbidding us to ever think of going to such an awful place again—a place not fit for any lady to enter.’

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women—establishing many ‘rescue homes’, a maternity home for unmarried women, help for families in need, a women’s employment registry, and much more.

In 1894, Paul was on her way back from a Salvation Army Congress in London, when her ship was wrecked on Great Barrier Reef. Paul and another officer, Laura Flavell, showed great courage—leading prayers and singing—refusing to be rescued before the others. There was much loss of life, including Laura who was swept away. Paul made it to shore, carrying on the Army’s work.

But the mystery of the telegram remained. Then, one day, a box arrived that contained a Salvation Army code book—from this, Sharon was able to decipher the strange message.

It confirmed that Paul made a large donation to The Salvation Army—a parcel of land opposite the current Territorial Headquarters on Cuba Street, Wellington. The land became one of the rescue homes, known as Pauline House. It was later converted into the famous ‘People’s Palace’.

Paul is just one character of hundreds who have come back to life at Archives. ‘We find the people behind the names. You know that TV programme Who Do You Think You Are?—that’s what we do. We tell the story of who we are,’ says Sharon.

Stories from our past Who we are in the New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga Territory was birthed by a remarkable 20-year-old, Captain George Arthur Pollard. He and 19-year-old Lieutenant Edward Wright travelled by sea to start the work of The Salvation Army in our territory. A writer for the Otago Daily Times declared that, ‘bringing Salvationists to New Zealand will be another of the many mistakes of acclimatisation. It is the thistles, the sparrows, the rabbits over again. The Army will prove a nuisance as troublesome as these pests and as ineradicable’.

Pollard led the first Salvation Army service out in the open air in Dunedin. The indoor meetings, later in the day, were described as, ‘packed rowdy meetings merely for the novelty of the appearance and doings of these exuberant and peculiarly dressed Salvationists’.

Soon after, Wright held the first meeting in Auckland. In retalliation, an opposition ‘skeleton army’ was formed, throwing mud and gravel through the windows. When Wright stepped outside to address them, he was knocked to the ground by 20 men.

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social work,’ writes Cyril R. Bradwell—including three rescue homes and two prison-gate brigades, where Salvationists literally waited outside prison to offer help to released prisoners walking out.

By 1891, there was widespread fervour over the first visit of General Booth to Australasia—not only among Salvationists, but by the thousands who turned out to see him. Cathedral Square in Christchurch was described as ‘a living sea of people’. By now, Booth was world-famous for his manifesto In Darkest England.

The labours of our forefathers and mothers were indeed ‘ineradicable’. But history has proved that they were God’s providence—rather than the prophesied ‘pest’.

‘SALVATION ARMY CAME ALONG, BROUGHT SALVATION; THAT GOOD, NO MELT AWAY.’ No melt away One of the most beloved characters from the early Army in New Zealand is Hohepa Huria, with many early War Cry articles dedicated to him. From Ngai Tāhu, Huria’s first language was te reo. After his conversion in Kaiapoi, Huria became an influential figurehead in the Army’s pioneering Māori ministries.

Given his first drink as a child, Huria—known by everyone as Māori Joe—became a hard drinker and gambler. During the Land Wars he joined the volunteers, but never fought. However, it was never far from his mind, as his first impression of The Salvation Army was when a ‘hallelujah lassie’ was selling War Crys on the street—calling out ‘War Cry, War Cry!’ He went home and told his wife to get ready for war.

In 1894, Huria shared his testimony in halting English: ‘Before salvation came to Kaiapoi, I bad man, drunkard, always at public house. When no get men to fight, go home, fight my wife, two black eyes. Tell my wife, if visitors come next day, ask what black eyes, you say “Fell down, horse kicked you”.’

War Cry wrote that after this brutal beating, Huria’s wife began attending The Salvation Army, which had recently come to town. ‘When she came home I would thrash her, but she persevered and still went. My eldest daughter went with my wife to the meeting and got saved, and through them speaking to me, I at last went myself, and I was persuaded to give God my heart

that night,’ wrote War Cry. ‘Since I have been saved, my uncle has been saved, too, and instead of drinking at the bar, we’re both drinking at the fountain that never runs dry. Hallelujah!’

When Huria preached, he often referred to his people’s experience with European early settlers: ‘White man showed Māori powder and said, “Cabbage seed” so Māori set bush on fire, then sowed the “cabbage seed” amongst the ashes, and by-and-by looked to see if it was growing. But ah! Rain come, all melt away. European then opened case of “soap”. Māori thought good to eat, so they began to eat it, but ah! No good.

Māori thought not cooked, so put it in water and boiled it, and

all melt away! But ah! Salvation Army came along, brought salvation; that good, no melt away.’

As Sharon reflects on our rich heritage of ‘salvation and soup’. She says the work we do today will one day be part of history—and in looking back, we can see how the path has always been directed by God. ‘How would you wish to be remembered? In 100 years time, how would you like to be part of history? God is our master planner, and he will direct your path,’ says Sharon, before adding, ‘God—and the General Change, of course!’ Now, that’s a true Salvationist heritage.

Hidden Treasures Some of the artefacts you’ll find at Archives: 1

1 A match-holder in the shape of William Booth!

Eccentric as this seems, it was very likely owned by someone who worked in The Salvation Army match factory in England. The factory was purpose-built to provide workers with safer conditions and better wages—and was instrumental in changing work conditions in the UK.

2 This is a board from the walls of a house that was recently renovated. As was the custom, newspapers were used as insulation between the walls.

When the board was removed, it exposed an issue of War Cry, which, over time, had been super-imposed onto the wood.

The magazine was signed by Booth when he was visiting New Zealand. Along with his signature, Booth wrote, ‘Affectionately yours for earth and heaven’.

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3 These two elephants were given as a gift to LieutenantColonel Renda Mehrtens in 1965. The first Kiwi woman officer to become Chief Secretary, she went to India as a Salvation Army missionary, where she stayed 31 years, working in children’s homes and among people with leprosy. These elephants were a 4 gift from the Indian people she served. Territorial Commander Dean Goffin described Mehrtens as ‘pure gold’.

4 A cartoon from 1892, which shows Booth as a vaudeville performer, satirising The Salvation Army’s habit of co-opting popular music and changing the lyrics into songs of Christian praise.

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It may be no fault of the parent, but some of the most silent sufferers of mental illness are the children.

A study of adult children who grew up with unwell parents, from the University of Newcastle in the UK, found six core common experiences. They are summarised by psychologist Dr Vinita Mehta, in Psychology Today.

Who cares about me? As children, the participants in this study were plagued by loneliness, vulnerability and helplessness; both at home and, also, because they felt different to their peers.

Trauma and betrayal. Surviving their childhood was a hardwon struggle for these participants. The lack of parental care in childhood led to hypervigilance and extreme anxiety. Betrayal was also an important theme. This made it difficult to develop healthy self-esteem.

Transferring the pain. Participants expressed feeling heightened guilt and sadness, accompanied by self-blame. Very often, secrecy around the illness led to shame and further stress.

Staying out of the way, and staying safe.

Some of the kids became a ‘parentified child’, taking on a caregiving role for the family.

‘IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT. IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT. IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT.’

Growing myself up. All of the participants reflected on the positive and negative facets of childhood experiences, and often found benefits, meaning and opportunities for growth. Some found that it fostered empathy, compassion and resilience.

Others referred to their experience of having a mentally ill parent as ‘a blessing in disguise’, in which a broken self was healed and became healthy.

Transforming the broken childhood. Looking back on their struggle from childhood to adulthood, participants identified factors that helped them transcend their circumstances.

They also looked to education and employment as a road to independence and freedom from their families. For some, having exposure, however limited, to families without mental illness helped them to see a life beyond it.

Their experiences are sad and deeply moving, but it also paints a picture of hope. These children were victims, but became survivors. Bethany Ramos, who grew up with a mentally ill father, says it’s important to tell yourself the truth: ‘Think back to that famous scene in Good Will Hunting that stabbed you right through the heart and promise to repeat this to yourself every day until you believe it: It’s not your fault. It’s not your fault. It’s not your fault.’

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She also says it was very important for her to learn to open up about her feelings—with the help of a counsellor—and realise that no matter how she felt, she was not alone. There are many other survivors out there, just like you.

THREE POWERFUL TRUTHS … for people who grew up with a mentally ill parent.

You are not your parent: You can make your own decisions, seek help, and remind yourself: my parent’s past doesn’t dictate my future.

You deserve a break: ‘I don’t know how to be nice to myself,’ admits Ramos. ‘[But] I’m the only one who’s going to be living with myself for the rest of my life so I better start treating myself better now.’

Your story can have a happy ending: Yes, you will need to feel the painful feelings. Don’t aim for perfection. But your childhood experiences can also make you a better person: ‘I’m beginning to appreciate the person I’ve become,’ says Ramos.

Source: sheknows.com

TESTIFY! Peter Hennessy grew up in Brazil, as the son of Salvation Army officers— and from a young age learnt that it was all about loving people.

My parents are Salvation Army officers Lieutenant-Colonels Don and Lorna Hennessey, who served in Brazil for 20 years. I grew up mostly in São Paulo, but we also lived in Niterói, Brasilia, Rio Grande and Porto Alegre. When I was 10 we spent two years in Ashburton, before going back to Brazil. I first learned English while in Ashburton.

When I was 16 we moved back to New Zealand. I worked as a youth worker and corps administrator at Wellington City Corps, and then in a small finance company before this job.

One of the big benefits of being a missionary kid was that my parents always included us in things. If there were appeals, or food parcels to fill, there’d be a line-up of the family filling the bags. We’d go with Mum and Dad and give out the food or presents. You’d see how excited kids were for just a plastic car or a ball, and it made me grateful that God had given us so much.

We were encouraged to see moving as an advantage, increasing our circle of friends and people who were praying for us. They were experiences that added colour to my life.

At the tender age of six, I gave my heart to the Lord. As a junior soldier I was really excited about inviting people to church. Before church I’d go out and whack the drum as hard as I could, and when people opened their windows I’d say, ‘The Salvation Army’s church service is about to start. Come along!’ In some ways I have lost that faith of the child, and I have started to question why I’m not upfront like that any more.

When God says love others, he doesn’t provide a list of exceptions, he just

… HE JUST SAYS LOVE OTHERS, BECAUSE WE ARE LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY BY HIM. says love others, because we are loved unconditionally by him.

to encourage them and allow them to explore ways to love God.

As a youth worker, I ran a weekly Bible study and 21 years later it’s still going. I’ve seen young people grow up, get married, have children and their children are almost old enough to come along.

I work as the territorial information systems group manager—to me, it’s much more than looking after the Army’s computer systems. When I was first asked to come to Territorial Headquarters, I laughed, but Mark Bennett (then iSG manager) told me it’s about enabling the mission. To me, that means helping people to love God and love others.

I love watching young people grow in their relationship with God. It’s great when you can find that little button you can press and they say, ‘I see what you’re saying about God’ and they start moving towards God. They have been just as much part of my faith as well.

At Wellington City, we’ve been blessed with a really great group of young people. Something the corps has done well is to cherish young people,

Our department has the goal of enabling the mission, but even within the department I can be an example in the way I conduct myself. I thought: that’s what I want my life to be—one where I’ve worked towards helping people love God and love others.

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with Chris Pratt Movie star Chris Pratt has blown up over the last few years, headlining mega movie franchises Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World, but that hasn’t stopped him sharing his deep love of Jesus.

When Chris Pratt was 19, he had a divine encounter with Jesus that changed his life forever. In an interview with Esquire magazine, Chris describes how he was bumming around in Maui, living a life of so-called sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.

Chris was waiting outside a liquor store, while his mate bought alcohol for him. ‘This guy came by and was like, “What are you doing tonight?” I was like, “Oh, I dunno. I was just gonna wait out here, my friends are gonna buy me [alcohol]” …

‘He was like, “I stopped because Jesus told me to stop and talk to you. He said to tell you you’re destined for great things”. My friends came out, and I was like, “Hey, I’m gonna go with this guy”. I gave my soul to Jesus within, like, two days.’

A few days after that, Chris returned to the beach.

He ran into a friend—a pastor’s daughter who was smoking meth—and told her about his new-found faith.

She asked Chris to get her to church—Chris connected her with an addiction sponsor, and the young woman ended up becoming a pastor. ‘I feel a little bit like my entire purpose was to get her,’ reflects Chris.

And a month later, Chris was waiting tables at a restaurant chain, when a film director approached him and gave him an opportunity to take up acting. ‘I do believe in destiny,’ sums up Chris. ‘I’m lucky. But I didn’t walk into 7-Eleven, buy a scratch ticket, scratch it off, and star in Guardians of the Galaxy.’

GOING PUBLIC Chris has always been public about his faith, posting Facebook prayers for fans and discussing his faith in social media.

He also shared about how his faith was tested when his son, Jack, was born nine weeks prematurely. In a speech he said: ‘I’ve done all kinds of cool things as an actor: I’ve jumped out of helicopters and done some 12 firezone.co.nz 30 JUNE 2018

daring stunts and played baseball in a professional stadium, but none of it means anything compared to being somebody’s daddy.’

Baby Jack, born in 2012, was in a neonatal intensive care unit for over a month. Chris says, ‘We prayed a lot’ and it was a time when he reflected deeply on his personal faith. ‘It restored my faith in God, not that it needed to be restored, but it really redefined it,’ says Chris. ‘The baby was so beautiful to us, and I look back at the photos of him and it must have been jarring for other people to come in and see him, but to us he was so beautiful and perfect.

‘I made promises in that moment about what kind of dad I wanted to be and I just prayed that he’d live long enough that I could keep them,’ he recalled. In August, Jack will turn six—he needed corrective eye surgery, but other than that, he is a regular ‘little squirt’.

‘Our Jack went from a small, helpless little squirt to a strong, smart, happy, funny, beautiful boy who loves monster trucks and Daniel Tiger, and, believe it or not, loves vegetables,’ laughs Chris.

NINE RULES FROM CHRIS PRATT Recently, Chris won the ‘Generation Award’ at the MTV Movie Awards. He took the opportunity to share some life hacks and his faith. The video went viral with over a million views in the first 24 hours.

In tongue-in-cheek style, here’s what he had to say: ‘This being the Generation Award, I’m going to cut to the chase and I am going to speak to you, the next generation. I accept the responsibility as your elder.

So, listen up. Here is “Nine Rules from Chris Pratt, Generation Award Winner”.’

‘GOD IS REAL. GOD LOVES YOU, GOD WANTS THE BEST FOR YOU. BELIEVE THAT; I DO.’ 1 ‘Breathe … If you don’t, you will suffocate.’

2 ‘You have a soul. Be careful with it.’

3 ‘ … If you are strong, be a protector. If you are smart, be a humble influencer. Strength and intelligence can be weapons, so do not wield them against the weak.

That makes you a bully. Be bigger than that.’

4 ‘When giving a dog medicine, put the medicine in a little piece of hamburger and they won’t even know they’re eating medicine!’

5 ‘It doesn’t matter what it is—earn it. Do a good deed.

Reach out to someone in pain. Be of service. It feels good and it’s good for your soul.’

6 ‘God is real. God loves you, God wants the best for you. Believe that; I do.’

7 Then he said a whole lot of stuff about poop that War Cry is too high-brow to print—but Google it ’cos its both practical and fun! ‘ … Trust me, it’s science,’ he summarised.

8 ‘Learn to pray. It’s easy, and it is so good for your soul.’

9 ‘Nobody is perfect. People will tell you that you are perfect just the way that you are, you are not! You are imperfect. You always will be, but there is a powerful force that designed you that way and, if you are willing to accept that, you will have grace. And grace is a gift—like the freedom that we enjoy in this country— that grace was paid for with somebody else’s blood.

Do not forget that. Don’t take that for granted.’

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General-Elect Brian Peddle (right) talks to Lieut-Col Brian Venables (IHQ Communications Secretary).

Get to Know the General-Elect

In this Q&A, General-Elect Brian Peddle opens up about what sustains him, and what he hopes for the future of The Salvation Army.

We want to know a little bit about you. What excites you?

What gets you up in the morning? What makes your day?

I wake with three thoughts. First, I hope the family is okay, then I hope the Army is okay and finally I hope the world is okay. As never before, I am aware that the sun never sets on The Salvation Army. I am keenly aware that while I am finishing my day, half the world is just beginning. The gospel is being preached, suffering humanity is being served, strategies are being planned, schools opening for children, a mobile clinic rolls into a needy community, or a meal is served. What gets me up in the morning is knowing that the Army has not been sleeping—it’s a living organism and I engage with it as soon as I wake. I find that quite inspiring.

welcomed and embraced.

I was immediately taken by the music and vibrant preaching.

I would even now remember the animated and enthusiastic preaching and, strangely, I remember testimonies. I was used to a very quiet, formal liturgical experience.

I admit I was attracted, pulled in and warmly welcomed and embraced by corps officers and people who displayed God’s love and genuine interest in us. A month ago I had the privilege of going back to that corps, Trinity Bay South in Canada, to lead the 125th anniversary celebrations. All I can say is that God is faithful.

What relationships do you value the most?

I thank God every day for my growing relationship with him.

Family comes next. My wife, Rosalie has been a central focus for 40 years and for all of that time we have shared a ministry partnership that’s been incredibly rich. We have two daughters, sons-in-law and five grandchildren. Our day usually ends with FaceTime. The best time of the day is when the screen comes alive and I hear the words: ‘Poppy, I have something to show you’.

No, I missed most of that by not showing up until I was 14–15 years of age. Strangely, that was never an issue. I soon became a soldier and without a lot of time in between was sensing a call to officership.

How did you come to The Salvation Army?

That was an interesting time in the life of my family. My Mum and Dad were a bit uncomfortable with things happening in their local church. In obedience to God they started to go to the Army. They found a really good place where they were 14 WarCry 30 JUNE 2018

Were you involved in the music sections or corps cadets [discipleship programme for teenagers]?

What about your children? They have been part of junior soldiers and corps cadets.

We mostly remember two corps where our girls were nurtured and cared for by wonderful people who are still our friends today. They shared in all the programmes which gave them the gift of music, contributed to their leadership capacity and helped develop their faith experience. It was wonderful and rewarding. I’m concerned those very good formative discipleship programmes (junior soldiers and corps cadets) are not equally

WE ARE NOT PERFECT, BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE A VERY PESSIMISTIC PERSON TO NOT SEE WHAT GOD IS DOING. available now. You can be certain you will hear me say more in the future about our children and youth.

What will be your immediate focus as General-Elect? What are your priorities?

I am already in transition mode! Any handover will be easy due to a very positive relationship with General Cox. My sense of priority would be to reinvest energies in our unique mission focus while articulating as clearly as possible God’s present call upon the Army. The Army must again live up to its call to be a mission-focused Army—every soldier, every officer accepting our responsibility to be a valued Army in the world in which we live. I am anxious to share more in time.

Who has influenced you in preparing for this role?

The Salvation Army appointments I have had and the myriad people who’ve been a part of that journey. God has led and prepared us along the way [and] in all of those appointments, people have been there who helped shape us, encouraged us and gifted themselves to us. It’s been 41 years of ‘school’ that has yet to finish!

In all those appointments you found a sufficiency of grace and wisdom?

Absolutely. I think that’s a given—I don’t exist outside of what God does.

I take refuge in God’s promise: ‘So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand’ (Isaiah 41:10). I step into the role of General with that in mind.

Have you considered what strategies you could employ to stay connected to The Salvation Army family?

Rosalie and I have a huge heart that wants to embrace the Army.

So far we have travelled to 30-plus countries. It’s our sense that the Army actually is embracing us. Our interaction with the Army has changed us. So, embracing the Army with its diversity will be one of our greatest joys.

As General-Elect, what is your view of the current state of affairs in The Salvation Army?

‘State of affairs’? That could take a while! We are not perfect, but you would have to be a very pessimistic person to not see what God is doing.

We have a number of unifying agenda items we need to work on and though they will be difficult it will be for the good of the cause.

The Army faces a bittersweet reality in the area of growth and advancement. We have to call for more soldiers, more candidates. In 10 years I want the Army to be a spiritually

General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox with GeneralElect Commissioner Brian Peddle and Commissioner Rosalie Peddle at the 2018 High Council.

vibrant, resourced for mission, fit for purpose Army. I want Salvationists to believe God is doing a new thing among us. I refuse to limit God or consider for even a moment that our best days are behind us.

What I would like to see is every junior soldier, every soldier, every officer engaged in the mission of the Army—winning souls, caring for suffering humanity and knowing that the Kingdom of God is growing.

I REFUSE TO LIMIT GOD OR CONSIDER FOR EVEN A MOMENT THAT OUR BEST DAYS ARE BEHIND US. Would you say that’s the emerging challenge—making sure everyone has a mission?

If there is no mission we’ll get confused. If there is no mission we won’t be engaged. If there is no mission there is no calling.

If there is no mission, why the gospel? If there’s no mission, there’s no Army. General Cox has been quoted as saying the world doesn’t need another Army that’s confined to barracks.

We need people who are willing to do business with neighbours, family members, acquaintances and strangers and talk to them about the love of Christ and that he can change their lives. Our sense of mission will sustain us even if other things become a little blurred.

How can The Salvation Army support the General?

The prayers of God’s people will be the refuge I will rely upon.

Let’s be clear, the General needs prayer! Salvationists around the world can pray daily for the General—to make sure that we’re not managing the Army, but leading the Army.

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW ONLINE | bit.ly/GeneralElect2018

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Territorial Leaders Commissioners Andy & Yvonne Westrupp unveil the plaque for the Newtown Worship & Community Centre.

Spring of Living Water Revived in Newtown The Salvation Army welcomed ‘a new spring of living water’ as it opened a purpose-built centre, uniting Salvation Army services under one roof.

The centre brings together the Wellington South Corps, Community Ministries, Addiction Services and an early childhood centre, which had previously been spread across multiple buildings in south Wellington.

During construction, it was found the land was an old stream and gardens where mana whenua grew food and healing plants. Centre operations manager Matt Crawshaw said this had become an important symbol for the centre.

‘This stream represents the living waters on which the centre was built—a place that brings healing and transformation for all of us; the team that work here and the people that come here. This is a place of life transformation and hope.’

About 50 staff—including 20 services and the corps—will use the building, with a vision to work together more closely between the social and spiritual arms of the Army, Matt said.

Corps Sergeant Major John Griffiths said the idea for the building began in 2002, when, ‘God gave us a vision of what The Salvation Army could look like. We dreamed of a place where people would meet from all walks of life with church at the heart, and everyone was loved as a child of God.’ A weekend long opening celebration got off to an early start on Saturday morning, as a biting cold Wellington wind meant territorial leaders Commissioners Andy and Yvonne Westrupp moved quickly to cut the ribbon and get the crowd of about 120 people into the warm. There, they unveiled the plaque and thanked sculptor Brett Keno for his creation— ‘Stairway to Heaven’—in the foyer, before heading into the church hall for a celebration service.

Brett said he began the sculpture as a personal project, while coming up with ideas for the centre. But when he saw the completed piece he realised it was perfect for the centre.

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‘I went to them and said “I know I haven’t done the design yet, but I think this is it”.’

Opening the service, Central Division divisional commander Captain David Daly said it was a day of great rejoicing. ‘I’ve been reading in Nehemiah when they completed the walls of Jerusalem, they rejoiced on top of the walls. We won’t go onto the roof today, but it’s great to be here.’

After a rousing rendition of ‘O Boundless Salvation’, led by the Wellington South Corps brass band, Mayor Justin Lester thanked The Salvation Army for the ‘wonderful investment’ it was making in the south Wellington community. Staff from the centre also spoke about the history of the project and the impact it hoped to have.

On the Saturday night, over 100 people enjoyed a free community concert with Newtown band Sendam Rawkustra, young people from Wellington music school The Rock Academy, and the Corps brass band. Wellington South Corps officer Captain Julie Marshall said the concert was ‘an absolute blast’.

‘The talent of the young bands was amazing and Sendam Rawkustra brought a real raw joy to the evening. These bands, alongside our corps brass band, made for a delightfully eclectic, intergenerational mix.’

Yvonne and Andy continued the celebrations at the corps Sunday service, where Yvonne shared her testimony and Andy preached on the story of the good Samaritan. ‘God is after a love that lasts, not more religion. What would our lives look like if we did actually love our neighbours as ourselves?’

It had been a long wait, but the corps and centre were ‘super excited’ to be in the new building, Julie said. ‘The work begins now to realise its potential as a place for all people to belong and to experience the love of Jesus Christ’.

Reunion for ‘World Tour’ Band

In 1968, the Wellington Citadel Band embarked on an unprecedented ‘world’ tour, taking in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The band surprised many by the high standard of its music-making and Salvationism.

Under bandmaster Bert Neeve, they presented 32 concerts over five weeks.

During the tour, the band had the privilege of presenting music in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace and also performed twice at the Royal Albert Hall.

The featured soloists were Ray Atherfold (cornet), Lester Harford (cornet), Gordon Hildreth (euphonium) and Marian Wallace (piano).

Over Queen’s Birthday weekend, a reunion was held for the surviving members of the tour party. Of the 18 still alive, 14 were able to attend the reunion held at Wellington City Corps—starting with a social time and meal on Saturday night with the current band local officers.

On the Sunday morning, a band spiritual was held—a time of reflection

and mutual encouragement for present and former band members.

Members of the 1968 band took part in the Sunday morning service, led by Commissioner Garth McKenzie—who was also a member of the touring party.

This included testimonies from Brian Waugh and Dixon McMillan, a vocal solo from Bruce Hoare, and a trombone solo from Graham Jameson—the youngest member of the touring group. These were blessed moments, and there was humour in Brian’s reflections on events from all those years ago. The band played the hymn tune arrangement ‘Stella’, a signature piece from the tour.

Following a corps lunch, a concert was staged featuring the current band and the Wellington City Brass Academy Band. A very enjoyable programme was presented with the Academy Band giving a good account of themselves, and the Senior Band coping well with a very demanding repertoire.

The concert opened with the march ‘The King’s Command’ and concluded with the festival march ‘Celebration’.

The feature piece for the afternoon was a tone poem by Eric Ball ‘Resurgam’—a very demanding piece, which was played during the 1968 tour.

Younger members of the band were featured in ‘Under the Boardwalk’, an arrangement of the popular 1964 song; ‘Cry of Victory’, a light-hearted composition somewhat reminiscent of the theme to the movie Chicken Run; and ‘Manchester’, a recent composition and a tribute to those killed during the terror attack of May 2017.

Those who attended the events of Sunday sensed the fellowship enjoyed by the 1968 band—and the sense of achievement in taking a band from the bottom of the world to the home of brassbanding.

Those who have travelled overseas with the Wellington Citadel Band sought to be ambassadors for the God we serve, for The Salvation Army and for New Zealand. They left the reunion encouraged that banding at the Corps is being given the opportunity to have a future, and that a high standard of music-making is still possible—when gifts and talents are combined with commitment and a desire to enjoy the unique experience that Salvation Army banding provides. There is a lot of fun and a lot of blessings to be had along the way.

BY GREG YOUNG

Bible Month is ‘Good For Life’ ‘Bible Month 2018’ will be held throughout July, an initiative from the New Zealand Bible Society. It’s a time to focus on the Bible and its importance to Christian life. The central theme of Bible Month this year is, the Bible really is good for life.

A range of ‘Good for Life’ tools have been created, including a DVD featuring two-minute testimonies from a Christian medical doctor, a young mum dealing with loss and a Kiwi soldier who served in Afghanistan. All three people share about how the Bible has helped them in their lives.

‘The Bible is good not just for the tough times but for all of life,’ says BSNZ programme director Stephen Opie.

‘When you’re lonely, broken or disappointed, the Bible should be there. And when you’re joyful, content and at peace, the Bible should be there. The Bible needs to be in and through our day-to-day walk with God.’ In addition, Bible Month resources include a Bible reading challenge, sermon notes, wall posters and small group resources.

FOR MORE INFO | biblemonth.nz

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Sallies Take to the Sea for Slavery Victims Four Salvationists are taking on one of the world’s largest yacht races, to raise funds that will tackle modern slavery in the UK and Poland.

‘Team Matuta’ is made up of Robert Banks, Hamish McKeown, Christopher Hunt and corps officer (church leader) Captain Graeme Smith, of Tunbridge Wells in the UK. They will join around 1000 other cruising boats in the ‘Round the Island Race’, circumnavigating 50 nautical miles around the Isle of Wight, on 7 July. The race is set to last a gruelling 12 hours.

The four friends, aged between 40 and 50 years, decided to take on the challenge less than a year ago, despite only one of them having previous sailing experience. Team leader, dentist Robert Banks, says he was inspired to take on the challenge after hearing about modern-day slavery from his brother and sister–in-law, who are church leaders for The Salvation Army in Poland.

‘They have told me about the work involved in supporting anti-human trafficking there. The decision to form a team was easy really as everyone was eager to take on the race. We all knew this was the cause we wanted to raise money for.’

Captain Graeme Smith was keen to take on the challenge, despite not being able to swim. ‘There’s been a lot to learn to ensure we are all safe at sea. It’s physically hard work and I have definitely got fitter through the training,’ he says—adding, ‘Some have even joked that we could form The Salvation Navy!’

Salvation Army Helps Volcano Victims The Salvation Army in Guatemala is helping people affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano, which has claimed at least 75 lives.

Thousands of people are now living in temporary shelter, and President Jimmy Morales has declared three days of national mourning. The number of fatalities is likely to rise significantly once emergency responders can dig through the layers of ash that have covered some communities. At present, the ash in some places remains too hot for excavation to be possible.

As soon as it became clear a disaster was unfolding, Salvation Army emergency teams travelled to the affected area to assess the situation and offer assistance. That first contact made it possible to establish a strategic alliance with CONRED (the National Committee for Emergencies and Disasters) and the team moved to the Escuintla and Alotenango shelters, which were in the areas of direct impact.

Working with CONRED, Salvation Army teams have conducted need assessments, prepared food, distributed food, drinking water and clothes, and given support to the CONRED emergency response logistics plan. A vital part of the response is the provision of spiritual and emotional support.

The Salvation Army is putting together plans to offer ongoing help in the areas of greatest impact, joining forces with other organisations. Funds have been set aside by International Headquarters in London to provide assistance to 500 people, but donations are being sought to increase the initial capacity and also to offer longer-term help.

DONATE ONLINE | Donations to The Salvation Army’s Americas and Caribbean Disaster Fund can be made securely online at sar.my/amappeal

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GAZETTE

Resignation: Effective 20 July: Captains Simon and Susan Stevens.

Following their commissioning on 8 December 2007, Simon and Sue were appointed as directors of Supportive Accommodation and chaplains of Recovery Church in Invercargill.

Simon also had the appointment as director of The Bridge Centre Invercargill.

In January 2009, Simon and Sue were appointed as divisional youth secretaries, Midland Division.

This was followed by two corps appointments at Grandview Corps (January 2011–January 2015) and Mt Albert Corps (January 2015–July 2018). We thank Captains Simon and Sue Stevens for their 10 years and 7 months of active service and pray God’s blessing on them and their family in the days ahead.

Conclusion of Officership: Effective 21 July: Captains Bradley and Fleur Carpenter. Following their commissioning on 10 December 2011, Brad and Fleur were appointed as corps officers at Westgate Corps. In January 2014, Brad and Fleur were appointed to the Central Division as divisional youth and divisional children’s secretaries.

In January 2016, Brad and Fleur were appointed as corps officers in Miramar Corps where they served until January 2017. In January 2018, Brad was appointed assistant officer, Supportive Accommodation Addington, in Christchurch. We thank Captains Brad and Fleur Carpenter for their six years and seven months of active service and pray God’s blessing on them and their family in the days ahead.

COME AND SEE—GO AND TELL. In this edition we recognise Founders’ Day—celebrating the past, when William and Catherine Booth discovered God’s destiny for them.

Suzanne and I have had the privilege of serving and ministering as officers in Nottingham, Derbyshire and in London-Whitechapel, where the Booths pioneered the great work of God’s mission. We thank God for the past.

But we live in the present. God still has his mission—around the world and here in our territory we fight to live out God’s mission in our local community. We are the ‘Army that Brings Life’. As we uphold our mission plan of ‘living like Jesus’ and ‘doing mission together’, we are making a difference.

The DNA of The Salvation Army is to live in the Spirit of God—recognising that each one of us, as disciples of Jesus, are works in progress. As Scripture says, in Zechariah 4:6, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord’.

In him, we can do all things.

As we ‘do mission together’ in community, people find God’s love and forgiveness; each person can grow and be encouraged on their journey. From here, we reach out to the wider community around us—we communicate the gospel by thinking, living and acting like Jesus.

As Luke says, in describing the early church: ‘They devoted themselves to the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles … praising God and enjoying the favour of all people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved’ (Acts 2:42–43, 47).

God’s mission can be summed up as: obeying Christ, sharing Christ and relying on Christ.

In the last years of his life, William Booth sent a telegram around the world to encourage his Army of Christian soldiers. They might have expected a few brief sentences, encouraging them to the frontline of spiritual warfare. What they actually received was just one word: Others.

When Jesus called his first followers, he transformed them from a mixed bunch, into disciples who were given the authority of God to go and live like Jesus— mirroring Jesus to others. Still today, the body of Christ is a mixed bunch—yet the Spirit transforms and continues to make us into disciples. This is the wisdom of God in his amazing and extravagant grace.

As Jesus said: Come and see—go and tell. As we reflect on the beginnings of The Salvation Army, we give ourselves once again to living like Jesus—with his Spirit working in us, with us and through us to others.

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A newspaper sting that exposed young girls being sold into prostitution was probably the most sensational British tabloid story of the late 19th century—and it was instigated by Catherine Booth.

BY JOHN CLEARY

It was centred on the scandal of widespread child prostitution. The age of consent in England had remained fixed for more than 500 years, at 12.

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For poverty-stricken families in the desperately overcrowded slums of industrial England, the sale of children into the sex trade could be a last desperate bid to survive. Eventually, in 1875, the age was raised by one year, to just 13. To reformers, Salvation Army founder Catherine Booth among them, this seemed only to confirm the reality and evil of the trade.

The issue was also close to the heart of Anglican feminist and reformer Josephine Butler, who had drawn Catherine into the campaign to change the Contagious Diseases Act. In this new

‘I HOPE THAT IF EVER THEY, OUR SOLDIERS, DO SETTLE DOWN, GOD WILL BURN THEIR BARRACKS OVER THEIR HEADS!’ campaign, their efforts were facilitated by leading journalist and editor of London’s Pall Mall Gazette, W.T. Stead.

A society scandal In 1885, Stead came up with what could be described as perhaps the first newspaper ‘sting’ operation. His intent was to expose the whole trade by setting up a front for a brothel and arranging to purchase a young girl. To oversee the scheme, a small committee of leading citizens—including the Roman Catholic Cardinal Henry Manning—was established. Much of the organisation of the ‘sting’ was undertaken by Stead and Catherine’s son, Bramwell Booth.

To execute the operation, they enlisted the service of a reformed brothel keeper, Rebecca Jarrett.

Jarrett was set up as a procuress and arranged for the purchase of 13-year-old Eliza Armstrong for five pounds from her alcoholic mother—with the mother’s full consent that the girl would be put in a brothel. Stead was there, in hiding, recording the entire transaction.

The young girl was then taken to another room where a Salvation Army matron spirited her away to a place of safety. Stead then published the entire account in the Pall Mall Gazette under the headline, ‘Maiden Tribute in Modern Babylon’. Such was the sensation that, it is said, the young George Bernard Shaw raced down to Stead’s office, grabbed as many copies of the newspaper as he could and went out to distribute them.

Society was in uproar.

Up to this point, Catherine and Bramwell Booth were the key Salvationist participants in the project.

As soon as the story broke in the Pall Mall Gazette, Catherine’s husband William Booth, swung the public efforts of The Salvation Army behind the collection and presentation of a massive petition to Parliament of 393,000 signatures calling for change in the law. They succeeded and the age of consent was raised to 16. Young girls were protected.

Through the 1880s, Catherine continued to develop her views about The Salvation Army and its purpose.

The following quote gives a terrific insight into her thinking at the time: ‘A barracks is meant to be a place where real soldiers would be fed and equipped for war, not a place to settle down in or a comfortable snuggery to enjoy ourselves,’ she stated. ‘I hope

SHE WAS A WOMAN AHEAD OF HER TIME, AND HER PARTNERSHIP WITH FIERY EVANGELIST WILLIAM WAS A TRUE UNION OF HEART, MIND AND SPIRIT. that if ever they, our soldiers, do settle down, God will burn their barracks over their heads!’

This is a woman who wasn’t prepared to stop.

The match girls In 1888, Catherine once again joined forces with W.T. Stead and others, including Annie Besant—one of the founders of Theosophy—and Emmaline Pankhurst—the great campaigner for women’s suffrage—in a crusade against ‘White Slavery in London’. It led to 1400 women taking strike action against the poor wages and appalling conditions under which the ‘match girls’ of London were forced to work. Most horrifically, the matches were made with poisonous yellow phosphorous, leading to death. Midway through the campaign, Catherine herself became ill and was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Through this period, William’s ideas on social reform had also been developing.

His thinking was made public in 1889 in an article he called ‘Salvation for Both Worlds’. He wrote: ‘As Christ came to call not saints but sinners to repentance, so the New Message of Temporal Salvation, of salvation from pinching poverty, from rags and misery, must be offered to all’.

As Catherine’s illness confined her to home, William began to work on a coherent vision of ‘Temporal Salvation’. Stead, who had become close to Catherine and William, came alongside to assist. According to one account, William set up a study outside Catherine’s bedroom where he and Stead would work on the manuscript. William would take their notes in to Catherine for discussion and correction.

Booth’s book, In Darkest England and the Way Out, was published in October 1890—the same month Catherine was promoted to glory. The book was a comprehensive plan for social reform of British society and transformation

of the wider world. It rapidly became the subject of controversy, with some even suggesting the real author was not William, but Stead.

But even here, Catherine’s voice can be heard. In one of the first and most successful ventures of the ‘In Darkest England’ campaign, the Army purchased a match factory, changed the method of manufacture, and raised the worker’s wages. By 1901, the match industry was transformed. The match girls had won.

The factory’s matches came in boxes that said, ‘Lights in Darkest England’—and the slogan became synonymous with the campaign.

Catherine as theologian The match girl campaign raises the question as to what extent the whole of In Darkest England was underpinned

by Catherine’s social and theological worldview. John Read, in his recent study of Catherine Booth, says not only was Catherine ‘a powerful advocate for social reform’, she was also, ‘the visionary thinker whose ideas inspired the movement’s radical departures from churchly norms, and the principal architect of the Army’s theology’.

Catherine Booth’s role in shaping The Salvation Army as both an evangelical and social mission-focused movement, cannot be downplayed. She was a woman ahead of her time, and her partnership with fiery evangelist William was a true union of heart, mind and spirit. The question for us may be, how much of the Army’s future depends on a recovery of that spirit?

Re-printed with permission from Others magazine, The Salvation Army Australia.

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OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENTS Commissioners Andy (Territorial Commander) and Yvonne Westrupp (Territorial President of Women’s Ministries) 15–16 July: Northern Division Governance Visit, Auckland City Corps 17 July: Territorial Governance Board visit to ASARS, Auckland 20–21 July: Within Your Reach Conference, Upper Hutt Colonel Suzanne Fincham (Chief Secretary) 1 July: Far North (Kaitaia) Corps, Kaitaia* 2–5 July: Northern Officers Fellowship, Paihia* 15–16 July: Northern Division Governance Visit, Glen Eden Corps Colonel Heather Rodwell (Territorial Secretary for Women's Ministries and Spiritual Life Development) 2–5 July: Northern Officers Fellowship, Paihia 15–16 July: Northern Division Governance Visit, Papakura Corps 17 July: Territorial Governance Board visit to ASARS, Auckland *with Colonel Melvin Fincham, Secretary for Programme

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William was a vegetarian.

By the time she was 12, Catherine had read the whole Bible eight times!

William met the President of the United States and the King of England.

During his lifetime, William travelled five million miles and preached 6000 sermons.

In those days, women couldn’t talk in church, but Catherine was one of the first women to preach— she became so famous, that the only woman more famous than her was Queen Victoria.

More than 35,000 people attended William’s funeral when he died.

CHILDREN G O H U N G R Y, , AS T H EY DO Have you ever seen a picture of William and Catherine Booth, who started The Salvation Army over 150 years ago? William has a big hairy beard, and Catherine wears a funny-looking bonnet—that’s because fashions were very different in those days. But, even during their own time, the Booths were radicals and rebels!

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William grew up in poverty, and began working at the age of 14 to help support his family. When he was 15, he came to know Jesus, and prayed that ‘God should have all of William Booth!’

Catherine made her commitment to follow Jesus when she was 16. They both loved God. William and Catherine got married and had nine children!

They wanted to share the love of God with the poorest people. So they started helping people who lived in slums. They gave people homes, fed people, helped them get jobs, found missing people, helped them stop drinking alcohol … and did all sorts of other things to help all types of people.

They did it because they wanted people to have a relationship with Jesus—that is why they called themselves The Salvation Army!

They became world famous because of the help they gave the poor. And we, as The Salvation Army, are still helping people and sharing Jesus with people today.

Lord, I give all of myself to you.

Please use me to help others. Amen.

30 JUNE 2018 WarCry 23

YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CONFERENCE

20–22 JULY 2018 SILVERSTREAM RETREAT

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