must not only act for the purification of his Soldiers, but to have
them filled with the Spirit of Christ, in order that they may be
competent for the mighty work they have to accomplish.

"This will make them wise. They will understand how to fight, what
to say, what to sing, how to pray, and how to talk to the
consciences and hearts of men. The Spirit of God will lead them
into right methods of action, will show them how to make
opportunities, and how to put these opportunities to the best use,
when they are made.

"The Holy Spirit will give them perseverance, keeping them going on
in the face of difficulty.

"The Holy Spirit will give them power, making them not only
willing to endure the Cross, but to glory in it.

"The Holy Spirit will give them the fire of love, the seraphic
spirit, the live coal from off the altar, making them both burn and
shine. With this they will come to Knee-Drill, to the Open-Air, to
face mocking crowds, and to endure the scorn, and hatred, and
persecution of men; not merely from a sense of duty, dragging
themselves to it, because it is the will of God; or for the good of
The Army; or as an example to their comrades; or even for the
Salvation of souls; but because they love it, and cannot stay away.

"This baptism will be a fire in their bones, which must have vent.
It will be a spirit that must have a voice. It will be a love, a
burning love in the heart, which all the waters that earth and Hell
can pour upon it, cannot quench a love with which no other love can
compare. It will be the Saviour again loving a dying world through
His people. It will be Christ indeed come again in the flesh.

"The Soldiers must be baptised with fire. It will give them the
Soldier's spirit; and, with that, all a Soldier needs in the way of
drill, and duty, and sacrifice will inevitably follow."

In his _Letter to his Officers on his Eightieth Birthday_, he wrote:--

"On the coming 10th of April, in many lands and in many ways, the
Officers, Soldiers, and Friends of The Salvation Army will be
celebrating my Eightieth Birthday.

"The occasion is one which inspires in me many deep emotions; and,
next to the gratitude I feel to Almighty God for the unmeasured
blessings He has been pleased to vouchsafe to me, I find the desire