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2011 HIGH COUNCIL PAGES 4 & 5 〉〉〉〉 PAPERS ■ CELEBRITY IS ■ COVER FEATURE A TWO-EDGED AND POSTER OF NEW SWORD, COMMENT FILM ‘GNOMEO AND BY MAJOR NIGEL JULIET’ BOVEY ■ PART TWO OF ■ FILM DIRECTOR BIBLE SERIES: SHOOTS KING ILLUSTRATED JAMES BIBLE LETTERS STORY ■ ■ JESUS AND LEARN ABOUT THE UNDERDOGS BIBLE HERO JOSHUA ■ MARRIAGE WEEK ■ GET CREATIVE WITH CELEBRATED COLOURING CORNER THIS WEEK’S QUOTES FROM THE PAPERS RECESSION HAS NOT DRIVEN US TO DRINK GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO RE WELCOMED The recession appears to have Education Secretary it says it seeks curbed drinking. From 2008 to 2009, Michael Gove’s reassurance that average alcohol intake fell from 17.4 insistence that the statutory to 16.3 units a week for men and Religious Education position of RE from 9.4 to 8 for women, according to will remain a statutory will be accompanied the Office for National Statistics. But subject has been by actions Don Shenker, of Alcohol Concern, warmly welcomed. which guarantee said drinking would rise again with The Religious the ‘effective economic recovery. ‘Government policy should ensure alcohol becomes Education Council of implementation in less affordable permanently, not just England and Wales every school, college in a downturn,’ he said. (REC) said it welcomed and academy’. The Times the decision. However, The Church of England Newspaper JAZZ AND BALLOONS AT GRAVESIDE COUPLE DRIVE INTO CHAPEL Black suits and sombre hymns at funerals have been replaced by A British couple in their pop music, bright clothing and fireworks. Mourners at gravesides seventies, who have not been today are more likely to release balloons and listen to jazz than follow traditional mourning rites, a new study suggests. named, caused £23,000 of The Ways We Say Goodbye, from the Co-operative Funeralcare, damage to a 19th-century found that a cultural shift had taken place in funerals in the UK. chapel near Freundpolz, in Services are now seen as a celebration of life rather than a Bavaria, after their satnav mournful farewell to a loved one… Dr Julian Litten, a funeral historian, says: ‘I would expect directed them into the contemporary funerals to overtake the more traditional sombre building. They returned to events within the next ten years.’ Britain by train. 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EDITOR Major Stephen Poxon Tel: 020 7367 4901 MANAGING EDITOR Stephen Pearson Tel: 020 7367 4891 ASSISTANT EDITOR Major Jane Kimberley Tel: 020 7367 4892 ASSISTANT EDITOR Claire Anderson Tel: 020 7367 4894 DTP DESIGNER Colin Potter Tel: 020 7367 4895 DTP OPERATOR Denise D’Souza Tel: 020 7367 4896 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jonathan Carmichael Tel: 020 7367 4883 ADMINISTRATOR Stella Merino Tel: 020 7367 4881 ADVERTISING Tel: 020 7367 4883 Email: [email protected] DISTRIBUTION Salvationist Publishing and Supplies (Periodicals), 66-78 Denington Road, Denington Industrial Estate, Wellingborough NN8 2QH Tel: 01933 445451 Fax: 01933 445415 Email: [email protected] THE SALVATION ARMY FOUNDER William Booth GENERAL Shaw Clifton TERRITORIAL COMMANDER Commissioner John Matear EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND PUBLISHING SECRETARY Major Leanne Ruthven 2 5 February 2011 SALVATIONIST www.salvationarmy.org.uk/salvationist COMMENT in the imminent undertaking of the privileges and responsibilities that go with high office. Leadership, for all the perks, is no light thing. Ask any General, territorial commander, divisional Follow, commander, corps officer or local officer. It is the easiest thing in the world for leaders to have, as Colonel David Guy puts it this week, ‘ceased to use their powers to seek the glory of God… and follow slowly, insidiously, their ministry has become a means to gain recognition, win fame or even make money’. Thankfully, grace abounds, and the majority of Army leaders fight, as Catherine Baird put it, in secluded ways, that self may die. Essentially, this is to do with the stability of our identity in Christ. If we are content to ‘give to Jesus glory’, then the rest, according to Matthew 6:33, will fall into place. I would even venture to skate on thin ice by stating that this is to do with our identity as a Movement as well as our identity as individuals: the more The Salvation Army is identified as belonging to Jesus, the safer it is. And the same goes for you and me. Of course, if there are leaders, then it stands to reason there are followers too. Lieutenant Hornblower followed the Admiral’s instructions. In an Army context, a band member will (or should!) N the unlikely event that I am ever follow the bandmaster, and so on. Even appointed Training Principal (don’t our own leaders of many are followers of I worry, it’s not going to happen), One. However, as we all know, things I would make C. S. Forester’s short don’t always go according to plan. I have story ‘Hornblower And The Big Decision’ yet to meet the Christian who has never compulsory reading for cadets. once – even temporarily, or privately – Forester’s account of an epic moment in lost his or her way. On a visit to the flea the life of Lieutenant Hornblower is, in market in Stockton-on-Tees, I found a my humble opinion, a must-read for all bundle of old songster music. The would-be lieutenants. It deals with ‘When the Holy Spirit finds his juxtaposition of sacred, carefully crafted authority, subordination, moral courage, words and melodies among piles of way into the heart of a man, the honesty in matters financial, the meting yellowing paperbacks and discarded Spirit of Jesus has come… out of discipline, the ability to make comics was jarring and actually quite Ambition for place and power decisions under pressure and the happy sad. Likewise, the plight of those who and money and fame vanishes, knack of knowing more about a situation have taken a wrong turn on their spiritual and in its place is a consuming than anyone realises yet absorbing journey. opinions from those who think they know desire to… accomplish in full the All the more reason, then for leaders to the full story, but don’t. lead well and for followers to follow blessed, the beneficent will of I mention this in order to solicit your faithfully. God.’ prayers and kindnesses for our new (Commissioner Samuel Logan Brengle OF) General, who will stand in need of both MAJOR STEPHEN POXON, EDITOR NEWS LETTERS BOOK REVIEWS NEW COMMITMENTS Pages 4 – 9 〉〉〉〉 Page 10 〉〉〉〉 Page 14 〉〉〉〉 Page 17 〉〉〉〉 SunburyCourtRomfordStapleHillStMaryCrayExeter HadleighDouglasBirminghamCitadelRegentHall IrelandPortsmouthCitadelHamiltonAustraliaEastern ROOTS UPDATE SELF-DENIAL FEATURE ANNOUNCEMENTS BrazilCheltenhamLondonStroodGovanCanterbury Discovering lyfe Go without for those Army people, engagements, LeadgateBargoed Page 11 〉〉〉〉 going without tributes and caption Page 15 〉〉〉〉 competition results IT WORKS FOR US Pages 18 & 19 〉〉〉〉 Recapturing early zeal BIBLE STUDY Pages 12 & 13 〉〉〉〉 Stones into bread ADVERTS Page 16 〉〉〉〉 Pages 20 – 23 〉〉〉〉 [email protected] SALVATIONIST 5 February 2011 3 NEWS FEATURE New General is elected HARMER PAUL Pictures: Sunbury Court COMMISSIONER Linda Bond is to be The Salvation Army’s nineteenth General. She was elected on Monday 31 January. The news came just as this edition of Salvationist went to press and after the 2011 High Council had moved to its final stages – the voting process. The Editor and staff join with Salvationists and friends of the Army around the world to unite in prayer for our General-elect, who will take office upon the retirement, in April, of General Shaw Clifton. Earlier in the proceedings at Sunbury Court ten High Council members received at least the required minimum of three nominations each to be eligible to stand for election. The nominees were Commissioners Linda Bond, Max Feener, William Francis, James Knaggs, Dick Krommenhoek, Christine MacMillan, John Matear, William Roberts, General-elect Chief of the Staff Robert Street and Barry Swanson. Commis- Commissioner Linda Bond Commissioner Barry Swanson sioner James Knaggs declined to stand and the other nine became candidates for the aged members to enjoy God’s presence as with verses of song 581, ‘Here, Lord, office of General. This was the largest number they entered into worship on Sunday. During Assembled In Thy Name’. For much of of candidates ever to stand. opening prayer led by Commissioner James the day council members evaluated The ballot to obtain nominees for General Knaggs a number of council members asked recommendations formulated by the review was conducted in silence following devotions the Holy Spirit to fall upon the gathering. In committee of the 2006 High Council. They led by Commissioner Hezekiel Anzeze who a stirring and challenging message Commis- diligently discussed and amended the read 1 John 5:14 and 15 and assured the sioner Feener drew many lessons from Joshua recommendations and devised procedures council that God was still at the centre of the 5:13–6:21 which had earlier been read by pertaining to the election. When these were election process. Colonel Mirriam Mavundla. formally adopted the council then elected Members of the seventeenth High Council The commissioner declared: ‘We all need tellers (vote counters) and questions had been greatly touched by the Holy Spirit to go deeper with God and have confidence in committee members.