The Social Work of the Salvation ArmyLamb, Edwin Gifford
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The Social Work of the Salvation Army
Lamb, Edwin Gifford
Poor; Salvation Army; Social history
Married 17 .156
Single 92 .844
Worked a little in country 16 .146
Worked considerably in country 7 .064
Men with regular trades 31 .289
Union men 6 .055
Men who looked efficient 38 .349
Men who looked semi-efficient 21 .193
Men who looked inefficient 50 .458
Ages.
15-20 2 .018
20-30 55 .504
30-40 23 .212
40-50 20 .183
50-60 8 .074
60-70 1 .009
Length of time out of work.
Less than 1 month 8 .073
More than 1 month 17 .156
More than 2 months 16 .146
More than 3 months.[37] 68 .625
FOOTNOTES:
[14] "Prospectus of the Salvation Army Industrial Homes Company."
[15] "The Poor and the Land," p. 130.
[16] Haggard places it at 500 in 1905; at the time of my visit, May,
1906, it was about 300.
[17] "Hadleigh," p. 52.
[18] "The Poor and the Land," p. 127.
[19] "The S. A. and the Public," pp. 113-114.
[20] _Ibid._, p. 114.
[21] _Ibid._, p. 105.
[22] "Hadleigh," p. 56.
[23] Apparently no definite data are obtainable regarding these men
since the time of treatment.
[24] Introduction, p. 10.
[25] For instance, the president, vice-president and secretary and
treasurer are all Army officers of high standing.
[26] The following extract is taken from the Salvation Army Social
Gazette of February 5, 1908: "Whether the Officer of the Salvation Army
takes charge of the industrial home to manage it in the interests of the
concern, or whether he takes charge of the corps, the one great purpose
of his whole life is to proclaim salvation to all with whom he comes in
contact."
[27] See p. 36.
[28] We think that this would probably be done, even though the presence
of the home in the particular locality was a great boon to the poor, and
although this would be contrary to the principles of the organization,
so strong is the idea which the company has of financial success. This
further strengthens the idea that the movement is drifting from its
original purpose of uplifting the down-fallen humanity to the purpose of
perpetuating and extending itself as an economic enterprise.
[29] See "The S. A. and the Public," pp. 121 to 130.
[30] A typical industry instanced to support this objection was the
manufacture of fire wood. See "The S. A. and the Public," p. 124.
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