we will celebrate tonight at 18.00 at the corps!

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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
July 2, 2008.Greetings in Jesus' name, friends.He is risen!How's your soul?----Holy Founders' Day!Now, you'll note that the apostrophe is after the S in Founders. It used to precede the S. And then people realized that there were two founders (not one - William, and not three - as the Year Book strangely suggests - can't someone correct that Year Book mistake? If BB must be included then GSR must be). So the apostrophe moved (hat tip Commissioner Wesley Harris).Commissioner Harris showed me a photograph of a dedication stone for a church in Ninfield, Sussex from 1871 that notes, "this stone was laid by Mrs. Catherine Booth, assisted by her husband Reverend William Booth, founders of the Christian Mission" (for those not up on their dates the Christian Mission became The Salvation Army in 1878). It is nice to see that "assisted by her husband" bit, too.The date marks the first preach at Mile End Waste (try googling "Mile End Waste" with "Salvation Army" for more; or, for an alternate take, "Mile End Waste Blessing"). And, I'm led to believe, Founders' Weekend is becoming a big deal in some cities. What are you doing this Sunday to advance the Salvation War by playing up the big date?----The Kingdom of God is at hand.----"You must make the children understand that God expects them to do their share of the fighting, and encourage them to do it" (William Booth, The Training of Children).----"Children should be taught that there is an inseparable connexion between goodness and happiness." (WB). My Dad (and his dad) always say, "Life is more fun when you're good!" They are on the same page (hat tip GNP).----We're big on the Junior Soldier war. Let's train them up and deploy them. I know some pre-JSs (they are a bit young to be JS yet) who are memorising the doctrines and JS pledge and evangelising their school mates and seeing results. Hallelujah! Let's not wait until they get old. And, God forbid that we don't promote Junior and Senior Soldiership for our children (which, believe it or not, I've actually heard about - secondhand, of course - most don't drop that type of mutinous scandal on me firsthand).----The Army seems to be pressing more books these days. IHQ is on a publishing rampage. AUS Territory is not far behind. And others are producing titles as well. I look forward to the day when the average Salvo anticipates the next title by Major ______ as much as the forthcoming album by HillSong or Matt Redman. There is good stuff out there. Read some of it.----Remember the poor.