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Section 4.-Mutiny and Separation

1. In the event of a Commanding Officer becom­ing aware that a number of Soldiers have clecidecl or commenced to act contrary to Orders and Regulations, or in opposition to the authority of The Army:

(a) He must immediately inform his Divisional Ci•m­mander, carefully stating the nature, cause, and extent of the evil, and recommending what he co11-siders the best course of action.

(b) He should endeavour to discover the moving spirits in the dissatisfaction, and ascertain whethe-r they are open to reason, and sincere in their motives­whcthcr they are seeking to do the will of God or a.re actuated by selfish considerations-and deal with them accordingly.

i. Persons should be allowed to drift off who (like those who have caused nearly eve1·y split or c.livision in The Army hitherto) either want to force upon The Army some mode of government or action to which they were formerly accustomed in another religious body ; or who selfishly seek, through division, to gratify ambition, obtain money, avoid unpleasant duty, or escape the consequences of wrongdoing.

ii. Sincere people amenable to reason should he wisely and earnestly dealt with, to the end that they may be turned from error and retained for The Army.

(i:) He should act tenderly and patiently toward Soldiers deceived and led away by persons of stronger char-

t act.er who are evidently seeking their own ends.

~. The C.0. should never, in any circumstances, allow a division to interfere with the usual spirit of I tis work, but rather he should go straight on, seek­ing only to lead sinners to Christ and bring the Holy Spirit down upon his people.

He may, on no account., make :illusions to dissatisfied people from the platform, or pray for them as such in public.

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3. \Vhen a spirit of mutiny ~as grown to actual separation, the se:eders hav1 g commenced an

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f l th .0. must see that oraaniza.tion o · t 1en own, e a 0 plain and straightforward xplanation of t he matters in dispute is made t the Soldiers and friends-if possible, by the .C. or an Officer deputed by him.

(a) No public service may ?e he cl to give e~pla~a~ion concerninrr a dispute w1thou ·the consent, m wnl.mg , of the D.C., and if possible, his being present.

(b) After an explanation has thu b~en given" the C.0. must ensure that every S ld1:r a~d friend c01~­nected with his Corps rece1 es it, either ?ommum· eating it himself or seeing · rnt a responsible Local Officer does so on his behalf, to any unable Lo atteml the appointed Meeting.

· ,L. After a split and the s bsequent i~ecessary

explanations, the C.0. should : (a) Abstain from any furthe1· disc ssion of the subject.

(b) Treat the persons who have s parat~d thems~lves as he treats the members of ot er rehg10us bo~1es, even rejoicincr if they should be · ie means of domg good. Paul refoiced that the Gos el was preached, though of contention-that is , by t ose who would not have his rule and set up on thei own account.

(c) Beware of anything savourin of opposition. For the C.O. to manifest, or pe1·m1 to be mamfested, an:>:· thing like rivalry and j:a ousy "~~uld damage. his own spirit, and through h1 the spmt of the Sold1~r~, and effectually prevent th wo1·k of the Holy Spm t in the Corps.

(d) Jn no circumstances ha.ve rec urse to legal proceeding~. without the authorization of the Ch1el of the Stall (through the D .C.) in writ ng.

Section 5.-Wro gdoing

1. \~'hen a Soldier, from ign ranee or other cause, has been auilty of disobecr ence t<? Orders and Regulation;, or any similar ' rongclomg, the Co.m­manding Officer must give all 1ecessary explanation

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and seek to bring the offender to such acknowledg­ment of fault and return to duty as will justify him in overlooking the offence.

(a) If the disobeuicncc has been of such a character as seriously to influence others for evil, the C.O. must appeal to his Divisional Commander for instructions.

(b) Should the C.O. fail to bring about a satisfactory acknowledgment of regret together with a return to duty, the case must be referred to the D .C.

2. VVhen a Soldier is accused of 'improper con­duct ' (that is, falsehood, dishonesty, bigamy, adultery, or sexual tinclcanness or irregularity), or of any other offence which, if proved, would affect the character of the Soldier with society in general, the C.0. is required to act as follow:

(a) Upon learning of, and if satisfied that there is serious ground for such a charge, the C.O. should, before mentioning the affair to any one else, obtain if possible a private interview with the person con­cerned, and hear what denial or explana.tion he may have to g ive. If the accused be at a distance, the C.O. should inquire by letter, asking for an explana­tion in writing.

(~) If the accused has such an answer to, or explanation of, the charge as convinces the C.0. of his innocence, the C.O. should at once take measures to stop the report from spreading further ; and if it seems to him that any Soldiers have been guilty of originating or spreading such scandal, he should endeavour to deal with them in a manner suited to the circum­stances.

( c) If the C.O. is not satisfied with the accused's denial of the offence, or with the proof of innocence furnished, he shall make further inquiries, and should he discover suliicient reason to justify him in still fearing the accused to be guilty, he must again either see him personally or otherwise communicate with him, in order to give him further opportunity for defending himself or admitting his guilt.

(d) Where the charge includes several different offences, one or more of which can be proved beyond doubt, or is admitted by the accused, if the character of such offence be sufficiently serious to demand dis­missal from the ranks, it may be wise to deal with

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that offence .only, provide the D.C. agrees to such course. The harm inflic ed upon the cause by lengthy inquiries would th s be avoided.

In a case of acknowledged r proved immoralityTor crime, the C.O. is emp wered to instruct the Secretary to remove the n me of the offender from the Roll, but•he must im ediately report the whole of the circumstances to t e D.C.

Where, in connection with a charge of adultery or bigamy, the evidence is f. doubtful. ·character, no decision may be given hich permits any of the parties concerned to remain on The Army's books as Soldiers or Recruits until the facts have been sub­mitted to the D.C. for the onsideration of Territorial Headquarters.

(g) If the accused persists in de ying the offence when the · C.O. or any considerable n mber of Soldiers or others

fear that ·he is guilty, t ere is no alternative but further investigation ; in hich case reference must be made to the D.C. for i structions.

(h) In every case where the in ocence of the accused is . not .promptly· and satis actorily estf_l'blished, full

particulars must at one~ be. commun!cated to the D.C., who will, accord1 g to the circumstances, arrange for further inqu ry, order the removal of the name, or take such other course as seems to him advisable.

3. The D.C., upon a case of serious wrongdoing being referred to him, may instruct the C.O. and two selected Census Board L cal Officers to try the accused by Court-Martial.

The Court-Martial will proc ed as instructed in 0. & R . for Courts of Reference, and re ort its finding to the D.C., who will deal accordingly wit 1 the person concerned.

4. Neither Officer nor L.O. 'spermitted to' declare' publicly the name of any Sol ier or ex~Soldier, with a view to correcting so,me su posed evil.

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When the conduct of any person appears dangerous to the reputation and well-b ing of The Army, local or otherwise, particulars must e submitted to the D.C., who will, if necessary, co unicate with T.H.Q., and obtain therefrom a ruling on the subject.

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Re-instate­ment.

5. Names may only be removed from in harmony with Senior Census Board . in the Ordinary or Annual Census Meetin

(a) By the express instructions of the D.C. folio . a proper inquiry.

(b) By the D.C. personally, acting upon the instructions·o Territorial Headquarters.

(c) By the C.O. in harmony with paragraph 2 (e) above.

6. In a case of acknowledged or proved immorality or crime, the offender must not be reinstated as a Soldier until six months at least have elapsed since the removal of his name from the Roll, and only then if he has shown evidence of true repentance and signed the Articles of War again. The period may be prolonged according to the circumstances of the case, but the time decided must have the endorse­ment of T_H.Q.

No departure from this rule can be made without reference to the T.H.Q.

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Section I .-Persecut "on in General

1. In all ·work for God t 1e Officer must expect To be expected.

opposition and persecution. (a) Persecution has been the I t of God's people from the

beginning, and the Bibl foretells that it must con­tinue to be so as Jong a saints and sinners, holiness and wickedness, dwell ide by side on earth. (See John xv. 20; Matthew . 21, 22; 2 Timothy iii. 12.)

(b) Although nowadays wides read respect for the work of The Army may, in any directions, render open and organized persec tion infrequent or non­existent, yet determine aggression which materially interferes with the un odly is still almost certain to call forth some f rm of antagonism to the Salvationists concerne , if not toward the whole Organization.

2. The causes of opposit on and persecution are Causes.

to be found in the very na ure of things. Light is not more opposed to darl ness, nor fire to water, than are the principles anc practices of The Army to the principles and practi es prevailing among the ungodly. VVar against the nemies of God naturally supposes that they will, in ·et.urn, hate and seek to injure, in one form or ano her, all who are on His side and seeking His inter sts. Thus :

(a) While the Devil is left in mdisturbed possession of the souls of men, there w 11 be peace ; but when any effort is made to cast h m out, there will be turmoil. When any agency reall interferes with his kingdom and rule, he will raise p opposition-he will fight. When be fails to fight i is au unmistakable evidence

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