Editorial

Welcome to our fifth annual Journal. It has been a superb year for the Association with the highlight being our Biannual Convention in June which was very well attended. Salvation Army history is attracting ever increasing numbers of researchers and we are pleased to be able to help in many diverse and often obscure areas. It is always good to be able to help both members and non-members and we have a well established network of specialists who are also good friends.
It never ceases to amaze me just where items of Salvation Army history are to be found. In terms of the written material, several members have mentioned finding reference to the Salvation Army in books and documents. One I particularly liked was hearing about P.C. Simon Dell’s book Policing the Peninsula, which tells the story of West Country policing over the last 150 years. In it he records the arrest of Evangeline Booth at Torquay in 1888, along with several bandsmen who were ‘guilty’ of playing their instruments in a street on a Sunday. P.C. Dell has found a marvellous photograph of Evangeline posing between two policemen outside the police station and I am not sure who looks the most intimidating! In regard to objects, I have been in correspondence with an expert on the history of mitrailleuse needle cases. This was in response to a chance conversation after a member spotted one for sale bearing, at the top, the Salvation Army crest. It was confirmed for me that during the late 1880s and 1890s needle cases were produced, in London, through Jahncke Limited, often with the name of any company or product on them.
On a personal note, it was a great delight to welcome General Eva Burrows to our Salvation Army Museum in Ilfracombe earlier this year. She spent a considerable time looking at various exhibits and was very kind in her comments. She particularly liked some U.S. correspondence of the 1890’s which complained of British Staff Officers who were felt to be only interested in money.
Finally, as many of you know, I have moved to a new post which entails working very long days (and some weekends)! Thank you therefore for your patience with this year’s delayed Journal.

Membership and Subscription Notes
As of publication, the CMHA has 78 fully paid up members from around the world. Our membership is wonderfully diverse and it is always a pleasure to hear from so many friends. Membership falls due in January of each year and subscription rates for 2004 are £5.00 for the United Kingdom and Europe, £6.00 for the rest of the world.

Occasional Papers
The Association is always willing to hear from anyone with suggestions for an occasional paper. Manuscript guidance is available from the Editor. Advice on book publication can also be given.

Copyright
All articles are copyright and may not be reproduced without the consent of the author and the Editor of this Journal. All correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, Christian Mission Historical Association, 3 Sandringham Villas, Wilder Road, Ilfracombe, North Devon. EX34 9QA, United Kingdom. Emails may be sent to: glenn.horridge@virgin.net

Bookworm Alley: Lt. Colonel Joan Williams. 36 Brook Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0HE. Tel: 01822 617740

Salvation Army Philatelic Circle: Mr Harry Hayes. 11 Chatsworth Drive, Haxby, York. YO32 3QS. Tel: 01904 764660

S.A. 78 Regal Association: Mr Colin Waller. 22 Bourtree Road, Hamilton, ML3 8PT. Tel: 01698 428633

http://www.sacollectables.com

Australia East -120 Kingsland Road, P O Box 226, Bexley North, New South Wales 2207

Australia Southern - Territorial Archives and Museum 69 Bourke Street, PO Box 18137, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 and Collins Street East, Melbourne, Victoria 8003. Also Heritage Centre 2a Burwood Avenue, Nailsworth, South Australia 5083 and Historical Society Display Centre 3rd Floor 333 William Street, Northbridge, Western Australia 6003

Canada - George Scott Railton Heritage Centre, Archives and Museum, 2130 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3K6 Canada

USA Southern - Southern Historical Centre, 1032 Matropolitan Parkway, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30310-3488, U.S.A.

USA National - 615 Slaters Lane, PO Box 269, Alexandria, VA 22313 U.S.A.

United States East - 440 West Nyack Road, PO Box C – 635, West Nyack, New York, 10994-1739, USA