By Pamela J. Walker
The Salvation military was once a local faith, with a "battle plan" in particular suited for city working-class geography and cultural lifestyles. the facility to take advantage of renowned relaxation actions as suggestion was once a significant component within the Army's good fortune, on account that pubs, tune halls, activities, and making a bet have been considered as its central competitors. Salvationist ladies claimed the "right to evangelise" and loved non secular authority and public visibility extra commonly than in almost the other non secular or secular association. competition to the hot circulate used to be both vigorous and took many kinds, yet at the same time modern song corridor performers ridiculed the "Hallelujah Lasses," the Salvation military was once spreading throughout nice Britain and the Continent, and directly to North the US. the military provided a particular reaction to the dilemmas dealing with Victorian Christians, specifically the connection among what Salvationists believed and the paintings they did. Walker fills within the social, cultural, and spiritual contexts that make that courting come to life.
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