Salvation Army Praise and the Warning of Scripture
THE Congregationalist says that “the Salvation Army evidently has outlived persecution and reproach,” and that “it has virtually taken its place among the distinctive and honored religious forces of the day.” So much the worse for it, then. If that be so, it is evident that it has practically outlived its usefulness. The Master said, “Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.” “Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.” Luke 6:22, 26. Will the Salvation Army now in its turn become a persecutor?