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Orders and Regulations for Field Officers, 1925.

Part II. Chapter VI.Marriage Relationships Section 4-The Officer and his Wife 1. The Officer’s wife is herself an Officer; she shares her husband’s ranks and

privileges. She should, therefore, possess the qualifications essential to successful Officership (as hereinbefore described); and she is required to observe the Regulations affecting Officers, such as those concerning uniform wearing and the avoidance of worldly adornment. (See Chapter IV, Section 2 of this Part.)

The Army Officer and his wife differ from other married couples in that they are partners, not only in respect to private, family and social affairs, but also in respect to life-work and official position. The wife of, say a carpenter, banker, minister of religion, or member of Parliament, is not necessarily such herself; she may now little or nothing about her husband’s occupation. Even in the The Salvation Army the wife of a Local Officer is not, in virtue of that fact, herself a Local Officer. But an Officer’s wife is, so to speak, ‘in the

business’ with her husband, that business being leadership in the carrying out of The Army’s high purposes.

2. The Officer husband should regard and treat his wife as his comrade in the War. He should study her spiritual welfare, give her due opportunity for the exercise of her gifts, avoid keeping her or allowing her to remain in the background, and talk freely with her about everything connected with the fight and with the interests of the Army. In short, he should make her actually his partner in the great enterprise in which he is engaged, in all his dealings acting in accordance with The Army’s principles concerning the position of women. (see Part I, Chapter XII.)

3. The Officer’s wife will find that, in some respects, her sphere of service differs from that of other Officers, and she may be inclined, especially in certain circumstances (when closely occupied by a young family, for example) to feel that her opportunities are comparatively restricted. But she should remember that, in important directions, she can, all along, wield a most important influence.

(a) Upon the Officer’s wife depends, to a very large extent, her husband’s well-being and success. If godly, devoted, and skilful, she can stimulate him to rise to the highest of which he is capable- guarding his spiritual life, supporting him in trial, assisting him in difficulty, cheering him in discouragement, guiding him in perplexity, and inspiring him to constant perseverance. She can make it comparatively easy for him to fulfil his duties and obligations; for example, by punctual, carefully prepared meals and other methodical household arrangements; by economy in the outlay of income; by willingly agreeing to his absence in the interests of the War; by sparing him needless anxiety concerning home and children. She can, on the other, hand, by failing him in these respects, be more or less of a handicap to him throughout his career.

(b) The Officer’s wife possesses an immeasurable influence with her own children. They watch her at close quarters throughout their childhood and youth, and if they continually see in her the

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spirit and conduct proper to true Salvation Army leadership, they are likely, in due course, to follow the Saviour in the same path of self-sacrifice and devotion.

(c) The Officer’s wife can exert considerable influence over other women, especially wives and mothers, such as neither husband nor any single Officer could hope for. The women feel that she understands them, and hence are prepared –provided she is good and true-to accept and often to seek her counsel, in spiritual as well as social and household matters.

4. The Officer’s wife, while giving all due attention to the claims of husband, home, and children, should conduct her domestic affairs simply and methodically, omitting all that is unnecessary, in order that as much as possible of her time and strength may be of direct Salvation service. The nature of such service will depend largely upon her husband’s appointment.

(a) In most appointments- for example, at Corps and Institutions-an Officer’s wife should usually assist her husband, often acting as his Second-in Command. He is, of course, responsible, but she should interest herself, and as far as strength and opportunity permit, take her full share in every phase of work under his direction, giving special attention to those departments for which she, as a married woman, is peculiarly adapted. This would, as a rule, include efforts on behalf of women, such as the Home League; also visitation, particularly of those cases where a male visitor might be less acceptable or effective.

(b) In most appointments-for example, on a Headquarters-the wife could not, as a rule, suitably act as her husband’s Second-in –Command, although even then she can often render valuable assistance. In certain circumstances a wife so situated may be entrusted, by Headquarters, with some definite responsibility distinct from that of her husband. But whether this be so or not, such Officer’s wife should serve to the best of her ability as a Soldier-and if desired as a Local Officer-of the Corps to which she belongs. The fact that she is an Officer’s wife gives her a standing with the people which increases her opportunities for usefulness.

5. In order that the Officer’s wife shall satisfactorily fulfil the manifold demands made upon her, she will need to exercise constant vigilance and care in many directions.

(a) She must resist the tendency to settle down and slip into the background. She should not allow herself to feel that, because she is not responsible (as possibly she was before marriage) her help is not required, but she should take an active part in the fight, as far as circumstances permit. (b) She must, at all costs, keep a bright spiritual experience, devoting needful time to communion

with God, no matter to what extent domestic and other claims make it difficult for her to do so. (c) She should keep herself well informed. She should read diligently, especially Army publications,

extending her own interests and sympathies beyond the limits of her own family and immediate surroundings.

(d) She should be willing to occupy a back place if necessary, yet capable of filling a front-rank position.

(e) She should avoid discouragement should her opportunities be restricted and her gifts apparently unappreciated, maintaining her interest in the fight, preserving the right spirit, and doing all that she can even if withheld from doing all that she would like.

(f) She should guard against a fretful, grumbling spirit.

(g) She should resist any tendency to worldliness in the furnishing of her quarters or the dressing of her children, also the temptation to gossip, either in her own home or elsewhere.

6. In recommending the advance of married Officers to higher positions and wider spheres of service, responsible Army leaders usually take into consideration the character, capabilities, and work of the wife as well as those of the husband.

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