Gimme that old-time Salvation Army!

Reflecting on the stats blogged on ArmyBarmy & WhollyHoly (thanks Stephen & Jamsie!) about the decline in numbers over the past 10 years, I remembered some older stats I'd discovered in "Salvation Soldiery" that had just blown my mind (and this is not ten years difference, but five!)...

1876 The Christian Mission…

- 546 Public Speakers

- 27 Officers

- 380 Services weekly

1881 The Salvation Army…

- 13,400 Public Speakers

- 540 Officers

- 4,300 Services weekly

According to William Booth in “SALVATION SOLDIERY” (1889)

I pray that we might see these kind of radical results once more!