that. There are many expressions of that interna-
tionally. What he would find a little difficult is when
the Army is settling down, and when we're more con-
cerned about our own internal life rather than reach-
ing out and proclaiming the gospel. Wherever he saw
the Army settling down, being complacent and happy
with itself, it would bother him and he would make
that known.
WC:
Purity of Heart. Now we think of Darkest England.
But that little book on holiness, which the Army has
reprinted, is a remarkable book. He preached more
about holiness, he wrote more about it, he talked
more about it, he sang songs about it.
WC:
out. William Booth was quick to open corps, but he
was also quick to close corps. He would be quick in
opening corps, closing corps, opening work, closing
where we are growing and devel-
oping, until we're in the exact right
country where that could take
place. He would say, "Where is the
Army bursting at the seams?" With
his pragmatism he would lead us
next to say, "Let's pour our fortunes
and energy into those places where
it's really growing, where it's really
bursting and let's help it to grow
even more." If the church is burst-
ing in the southern hemisphere,
from a pragmatic point of view,
Booth would pour his fortune into
South America, Africa, Asia, and
places like that.
WC:
William Booth?
sary of his promotion to glory they
seem surprised by that. I'm glad
for every opportunity we have to
commemorate his life. When I
teach my classes and talk about All
Saints' Day in church, it's not a day
commemorating when the saints
were born. It's commemoration of
when the saints died. We are in a
sense commemorating Booth's All
Saints Day in August. I'm glad for
these kinds of opportunities.
professor of biblical studies at Gordon
College, has been appointed to the
Order of the Founder, the highest honor
given to a Salvationist. The announce-
ment was made by Commissioner R.
Steven Hedgren, leader of the Eastern
Territory, at the "Army Essential/Es-
sential Army" praise gathering on com-
missioning weekend in June. Dr. Green,
the ninth person from the Eastern Ter-
ritory to receive the award, was named
by General Linda Bond.
officers but realizing as a teen that
"Christ is not something you inherit
from your family."
when we accept Jesus, we have the
power to become children of God, and
the other that says we have the right
to claim that privilege. "So I have both
the power and the right to be a child
to an appointment as the sergeant�
major in charge of the Yorkville Corps
on New York's Upper East Side. "I was
a supply officer, "he said. "It was my
ministry on the way to ministry."
which has been his lifelong pursuit. He
vinity from Asbury The-
ological Seminary, a mas-
ter's in theology from
Princeton and a Ph.D.
from Boston College,
along with an honorary
doctorate from Booth
College. He is currently a
and Christian ministries at Gordon Col-
lege in Wenham, Mass.
ology of The Salvation Army. His most
recent books were biographies of
William and Catherine Booth, and he
is co�editor of the Army's Word and
Deed journal.
with the words of the song, "And Can
It Be," which talks about being an "im-
prisoned spirit fast bound in sin and
nature's night" until the Spirit of the
Lord comes and sets the prisoner free.
rose as one to applaud the work of the
Lord in him--and in themselves.