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The Salvation Army - a Church?!

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Introduction:
"Most people know about the charitable work of The Salvation Army, but did you know that it is, first and foremost, a church? Take this quiz to find out a little more about this religious organization."


1. Where and when was the Salvation Army founded?
    London 1865
    London 1807
    New York 1902
    New York 1830


2. Who was the founder of the Salvation Army?
    William Brummell
    Herbert Anderson
    Herbert Armstrong
    William Booth


3. What was the original name of The Salvation Army?
    The Hallelujah Army
    The Salvation Army
    The East London Christian Mission
    The Volunteer Mission


4. The Salvation Army has a quasi-military structure. The members of the corps (church) are called soldiers and the ministers are called officers. The officers are assigned a rank just like in the military. Which of the following ranks does NOT belong?
    Commissioner
    Major
    Private
    Captain


5. Who was the first female general (head leader) of The Salvation Army?
    Catherine Booth
    Eliza Shirley
    Eva Burrows
    Evangeline Booth


6. Just about everyone in the US has seen the Salvation Army's red kettles during Christmas season. What pro football team has, for the past ten years, been instrumental in getting "the kettle season" off to a good start?
    Washington Redskins
    Miami Dolphins
    Dallas Cowboys
    Cincinatti Bengals


7. The Salvation Army today is located in approximately how many countries?
    10 - 25
    over 100
    40 - 60
    70 - 100


8. During which conflict did the famous Salvation Army "doughnut girls" serve their first doughnuts?
    The Korean War
    The War of 1812
    World War I
    World War II


9. The Salvation Army founder talked about three Ss which he believed best expressed the way the Army helped the less fortunate. What did these three Ss stand for?
    Soup, Soap and Salvation
    Sobriety, Singing and Salvation
    Sobriety, Sandwiches and Souls
    Soup, Singing and Sandwiches


10. The Salvation Army IS a mainline Christian church, however, the main difference between the Army and most churches is their stance on the sacraments, especially water baptism and communion. The reasoning behind the refraining from communion is mainly historical. What is this reason?
    Many early converts were alcoholics - Communion wine may have led these converts back to the bottle.
    They wanted to put the emphasis on faith, not ceremony
    Many early leaders and members were women. It would have been frowned upon for women to serve communion at the time.
    All of these


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