Salvation Army

Quote from Franklin P. Jones: HONEST CRITICISM IS HARD TO TAKE - ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES FROM A RELATIVE, A FRIEND, AN ANQUAINTANCE, OR A STRANGER.



Today is gratitude day. I'm grateful for the Salvation Army. I'm going to copy what I wrote last year in my Gratitude Journal.


It is the Christmas season and the bell ringers are out in force at the entryways to the stores. For as long as I can remember I've seen the Salvation Army bell ringers at Christmas time. My curiosity led me to do some research as to the who, what, when, where, why and how of the Salvation Army. Here is what I learned from the Grolier Encyclopedia and Wikipedia.

The Salvation Army is an international Christian evangelical organization (what) that was founded in London (where) in 1865 (when)by William Booth, a Methodist minister (who).

WHY was it founded? The purpose of the Army is the advancement of the Christian religion, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole. Salvation Army assistance is given without regard to race, age, sex, creed, or condition. Among the Army's many programs are correctional services for prisoners and parolees, day care, senior-citizen clubs and residences, summer camps, emergency and disaster services, missing-persons bureaus,rehabilitation for alcoholism and drug abuse, family counselling, and visitation to institutionalized individuals.

HOW is it organized? In keeping with its name the Salvation Army is operated on a military pattern. Ministers are officers with military rank, and the general, headquartered in London, is the army's top international leader. Basic training for each officer, following a required high school education, is a 2-year in-residence course at a Salvation Army School for Officers' Training. Besides formal study, the curriculum includes practical field experience.

To me the Salvation Army is an example of what Jesus Christ would have wanted his followers to do in this world - to make it a better place in which to live.

Humor for today:
Q. How can you increase the heart rate of your 70 year old husband?
A. Tell him your pregnant.

Q. Why should 70 year old people use valet parking?
A. Valets don't forget where they park your car.

Q. Is it common for 70 year olds to have problems with short term memory storage?
A.Storing memory is not a problem, RETRIEVING IT IS THE PROBLEM