The Salvation Army and Common Sense
The Salvation Army has again illustrated the fact that its enemies are largely those of its own household. Thus quite recently a Salvation Squad occupied a part of a street in Schenectady in force, and made their demonstration in front of police headquarters with the idea probably of regenerating the entire force. The authorities demurred to being captured in this way, and ordered the Salvationists to move on, which they refused to do. Five days' imprisonment for two of the officers was the result, and at this writing probably they are consoling themselves by a comparison of their case with that of Paul and Silas. But there is a wide difference between them. Paul and Silas were imprisoned because Paul's working of a miracle, coupled with his teaching, lessened the profits of the Philippian jewelers, whereas the Salvation Army officers were arrested for blockading the sidewalk. And then Paul never obstructed the sidewalk. A little common sense is what the Salvationists need, possessing themselves of which they can go on with their work without incurring the inconvenience of an attendance at the police court.—Christian at Work.