“The higher the authority with which Officers are entrusted, and the larger the responsibilities resting upon them, the greater is the need for that absolute devotion to the principles of The Army, and that complete abandonment to the purposes of God which our Orders and Regulations express and represent, and without which no system, however perfect, and no body of men, however capable, can achieve the great work He has called us to do in establishing the Kingdom of God in the earth.”

One of the greatest problems connected with all organisation is the keeping up to the ideal of those who are in danger of forgetting it; and, therefore, the following section will, we think, be found especially interesting to those who may ask, How has it been done, or how is it to be done?  It is the section on “The Development of Field Officers,” and reads as follows:—­

“The Divisional Officer is responsible for seeking to develop the spiritual life of the F.O.’s.  No matter what gifts or zeal the Officer may possess, if he is not walking in the light, and living in the favour of God, it is vain to hope that he will be really successful.

“The D.O. must always, therefore, when he comes in contact with Officers under his command, make inquiries with regard to their spiritual life, leading them to acknowledge their faults and heart conflicts, so that he may give suitable counsel and help.

“The D.O. must regard himself as responsible to God for maintaining the devotion of the Officers under him to the great purpose to which they have already consecrated their lives.  He cannot expect to deal faithfully with an Officer on such matters unless he does so, and he must bear in mind how easy it is to draw back from that whole-hearted sacrifice without which no Officer can succeed.

“The D.O. must see that his Officers possess, and live in, the spirit of The Army.  Without it their Officership will be like a body without a soul, or like a locomotive without any power.  The D.O. must encourage Officers to cry out to God for this, and must continually explain its importance.

“The D.O. must understand that if Officers under his command decline in their love for souls and become careless about the progress of their work, he will have failed in a very important part of his duty.  The D.O. exists for the purpose of helping and saving his F.O.’s.

“The D.O. is responsible for the development of energy and enterprise in his Officers.  One great temptation of F.O.’s is to settle down and to be content with a formal discharge of duty, and, what is worse still, to offer all sorts of excuses for their lackadaisical Laodicean condition.  Few people have in themselves sufficient force of character, human or Divine, to keep them pushing ahead for any considerable length of time.  Officers who when they first