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Description: | 29th June 1964.
Salvaton Army Citadel on Jack Lane, Rylstone street is on the left. The Salvation Army was set up in 1865 by William Booth, he began a Christian Mission to help the poor in London's East End. He called his followers a 'Volunteer Army', but to avoid confusion with the armed forces it became the 'Salvation Army' and uniforms and ranks were adopted. Victorians easily recognised the symbolism and many joined 'to do battle with the devil'. Booth died in 1912, by then the Salvation Army had become a recognised force for good. Today it is a world-wide mission, bringing food and assistance to the needy and poor. The work of Salvationists with the homeless is exemplary. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Jack Lane Salvation Army Rylstone Street | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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