ays having given
to, The Army.

Of course we do not pretend that all Treasurers and Soldiers are of the
model sort. If they were, many of our bitterest financial struggles
would never occur. If everybody who "kept back part" of what they ought
to give to God were struck dead for singing such words as--

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small.

God would need many a regiment of corpse carriers, I fear.

The General, seventeen years ago, wrote to a wealthy lady who had been
excusing somebody's want of liberality to us by some of the slanders
they had heard.

"Tell your friends in Gull-town the same that I am telling the
public: that nine out of every ten statements in the Press that
reflect upon us are either out-and-out _falsehoods_ or
'_half-lies_,' which are worse still; and that, though not
infallible, when in one case out of ten we do make mistakes, there
are circumstances which, if known, would excuse them very largely.

"I am having wonderful Meetings--immense crowds, soul-awakening
influences all day--Penitent-Forms; back-sliders, sinners and
half-and-half saints coming back to God. Never saw anything,
anywhere, in any part of my life, much more blessed.

"Read my letter in _The War Cry_ about the Two Days--every word as
from my heart.

"Money or no money, we must and will have Salvation. If the rich
won't help Lazarus through us, then their money must perish. We
must do the best we can.

"Join the Light Brigade, and give a halfpenny per week! We shall
get through. Is your soul prospering? Cast yourself this morning on
your Lord for a supply of _all your need_."

This "Light Brigade" is another invention of the General's, partly
founded upon the Indian habit of taking a handful out of every new
supply of food, and laying it aside for the priests.

The "Light Brigade" consists of Soldiers and friends who place on their
table a little box, into which all who like can drop a little coin by
way of thanksgiving to God and care for the poor before they eat. These
are called "Grace-before-Meat" Boxes, and in England alone they produced
last year L8,284. 17_s._ 2_d._ for the support of our Social Work.

Altogether I venture to say it will be found that for every shilling he
ever got anywhere he prompted the giving of at least a thousand
shillings to other benevolent enterprises