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In May 1876 William Booth wrote to a friend: 'We are thinking of getting a flag, and if so, of crimson ground and blue border. What do you think? - the crimson signifying the atonement and the blue, purity.' A flag was introduced in 1878 the year The Christian Mission changed its name to The Salvation Army. The flag has a blue border for the purity of God; the red background symbolises the blood of Christ and the yellow star the Holy Spirit. The words 'Blood and Fire' are shown on the star. |
The Mercy SeatIn every Salvation Army hall there is a 'mercy seat' or penitent form. It is central to Salvation Army meetings. It is a place of prayer that may be used by any person. It is called a mercy seat (or in some translations of the Bible it is called an 'atonement cover' or simply 'lid') because we read in the Bible that here God would meet with his people (The Bible, Exodus chapter 25 verses 21 - 22). |
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