The Army Crest
Finish the poem by writing the words in the right place.
saviourswords
crestprize
salvationlight
scripturesGod
The cross for our ______,
The sun for our ______,
The shots the ______weapons,
The ______for our fight.
The S for ______
The crown for our ______
The ______to remind us
Of all ______supplies.
Now draw a line from each part of the poem to the matching part of the crest.Which line of the poem reminds us to read our Bible?______
The Red Shield is one of the most recognised and trusted ‘brands’ in Australia. The use of the shield started when the army began in England. Members of the Salvation Army were encouraged to be identified as Salvationist “even if it be but the wearing of a shield”. This shield was white metal with the words Salvation Army pierced into the metal. It was adopted world wide with the spread of the Army.
The shield was used in World War One when Salvation Army Officers set up welfare huts in France to help servicemen. Later it was used to provide accommodation for those returning from the war. Some time during this period the background changed to red and the letters white. It was said that this was a better colour in war areas as the white and shiny metal reflected the light too much.
Uniform
The Salvation Arm uniform is a visible expression of the faith and love for God of the Salvationist.
What colour is the jacket of the uniform? ______
What colour is the shirt? ______
Who wears a uniform? ______and ______
Brass Band Solve the jumbled words in this passage to find out about music in the Salvation Army
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in the toryish of the army because sasbr instruments were easy to transport, many people had experience with brass ______
and bands and music attract ppeeol and hold their interest.Using brass bands meant that the Army could go into the
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trsteesand take the message to all people. umsDr and tumbrels form part of the music of the Army as well.
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The Salvation Army Flag.
Completes this passage about the flag.
The red on the flag symbolizes the ______of Jesus Christ, the ______for the
fire of the Holy Spirit and the ______for the purity of God the Father.
The ______contains the Salvation Army's war cry, 'Blood and Fire'. This describes the
blood of ______shed on the cross to save all people and the fire of the
______which purifies believers.
Use yellow, red and blue to colour the crest. Find a crest in your building.
William Booth
William Booth learnt early what it was like to be poor. His father invested money unwisely, lost all and became an alcoholic. Schools were not free in those days and William had to be sent out to work. His father died a year later leaving William to help his mother support the family. William was apprenticed to a Pawnbroker. William did not like the work and saw many people come in to pawn their goods to buy food and pay rent. Many ended up unable to get their belongings back. William was a Methodist at this time and began to preach in the street when he was about 15. When he finished his apprenticeship at 19 William moved to London, worked for a pawnbroker but preached in the streets on Sundays. The Methodist Church felt uneasy that William was preaching to ‘workers’ and when time came for him to renew his membership the church refused. A wealthy merchant offered William ₤2 a week to help him give up work and become a full time preacher with the ReformersChurch. This was where William met Catherine Mumford whom he married in1855. William went back to school to study Latin, Greek and Theology. Hewas appointed in the Methodist New Connexion. He resigned when they would not release him to preach full time. He joined the Christian Mission and held an open air meeting on 2nd July 1865. William continued for 13 years, with some success. While reading an article about the Christian Mission as a ‘volunteer army’ Bramwell, William’s son said ‘I’m no volunteer’. William changed the name and The Salvation Army was born.
Find out where William lived and how old he was when he started work by decoding the message below.
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M / N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / ZB / Q / L / I / U / H / M / S / Z / R / X / C / O / E / A / N / P / F / W / Y / K / J / V / G / D / T
S / D / C / C / D / O / G / A / M / M / Z / F / C / D / W / N / Y / D / P / Z / F / N
L / D / Z / T / M / R / P / M / Z / Z / D / P / X / F / O / G / O / P / Y
A / N / X / O / P / S / M / J / U / O / Z / Z / F / N / O / X / N / M / R
Z / F / D / J / Z / N / N / P
Colour and cut out these pieces to make your own Army Flag and glue it on the front page.
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