S a l v a t i o n A r my W o ki n g
S e p t e mb e r / O c t ob e r 2 014
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER FROM THE C.O’S DESK
In this Issue Relaxing Holidays?
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Cream Tea at the Cox’s
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Comedy Hall
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Prayers (Direct Line)
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“Bloopers”
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Corps Fellowship Evening
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Future Dates
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What’s On
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Word Search
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Sudoko
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Core Groups
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My Front Line
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Flower List
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Community Update
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Children’s Summer Camp
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Recipe
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What is Apostasy
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Boundless Congress
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Poem
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I’ve just finished reading a great book called Deep and Wide. A phrase on the front cover explains what the book is about, ‘Creating Churches that Unchurched People Love to Attend’. It reminded me of a story from the early days of The Army. Every Christmas William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army, looked forward to addressing the crowd at the Army's annual congress. He loved to see the faces of those dedicated to the movement and passionate about its mission to serve. But in the run up to Christmas in 1910, General Booth's health was poor and he knew he wouldn’t be able to attend the gathering. When the thousands in attendance were told that he would not be present, a wave of disappointment swept over the crowd. Booth's speech every year was the highlight and something everyone looked forward to. However, Booth had sent a telegram to be read. As the moderator opened the telegram the thousands waited in anticipation to hear his message. His telegram was then read out loud to the crowd: Others! Signed, General Booth. Since each word must be paid for, William Booth had thought long and hard about how to sum up his entire message. What did he want to say? What did the army need to hear? What would keep them on track and heading in the right direction? He chose the word ‘others’.