Arnold Brown (December 13, 1913 – June 26, 2002) was the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977-1981). December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The officer elected to become the General is the supreme command of the Army throughout the world. ... The Salvation Army is a Evangelist Christian denomination, a charity and a social services organization. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in London, England, the son of officers of the Army. While he was still a young boy, his family emigrated to Canada, and it was from the corps in Belleville that he entered training, becoming an officer in 1935. A two-year corps command was followed by 10 years service in the editorial department at territorial headquarters, where he became assistant editor of The War Cry. During that time he compiled a history of the first 50 years of Salvation Army ministry in Canada, entitled What Hath God Wrought? St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... An officer of The Salvation Army is a Salvationist who is an ordained minister of the Christian denomination, having been trained and commissioned to service and leadership and given a quasi-military rank. ... Belleville (2004 population 49,060, metropolitan population 88,025) is located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. ... An officer of The Salvation Army is a Salvationist who is an ordained minister of the Christian denomination, having been trained and commissioned to service and leadership and given a quasi-military rank. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Captain Arnold Brown and Lieutenant Jean Barclay were married September 15, 1939, and they gave 42 years of joint service before they retired from active leadership. They were blessed with the addition of two daughters to their family, Heather Jean Brown and Beverley Ann Brown. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

It was as publicity and special efforts secretary in Canada that Arnold Brown's public relations genius, initiative and drive found full scope, especially in the pioneering realm of radio and television. The Living Word TV series, beamed throughout North America, was the outcome of his enthusiasm and assiduously acquired know-how. Such responsibility took him to all USA territories and to Europe, his name becoming well known in many parts of the Army world. A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

In 1962, the then Brigadier Brown was appointed as territorial youth secretary, an appointment in which he gave a vigorous lead to the young Salvationists of Canada and Bermuda. Always an inspired leader of meetings and a fascinating speaker, his ministry among the young people of the territory made an indelible mark upon the lives and service of many of them. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1964, there came a return to public relations work, this time at International Headquarters, where Lieut-Colonel Arnold Brown was appointed as secretary for public relations, being promoted to the rank of colonel just a few months later. The genius that he had developed in earlier years was put to further use during his time as head of the PR department at IHQ. His imaginative leadership gave birth to the 'For God's Sake Care!' campaign, which raised the Army's profile significantly throughout the UK, and changed the face of The Salvation Army's public relations work for all time. It was also under his direction that advisory boards were established in the UK. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

General Brown had a long-standing involvement with the Rotary Club movement, rising to high office in the London club and internationally. In his capacity as a Rotarian he was invited to address many international conferences, including those in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1973 and in Montreal, Canada, in 1975. Whenever he addressed Rotary, he proudly presented the story of God's Army and its contribution to the relief of suffering and need around the world. Lausanne (46° 31′ 10″ N 6° 37′ 56″ E) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Please visit and contribute to the Montreal Wikiportal See and add to this ongoing discussion about English Names in Montreal {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Following an outstanding period of service in public relations, Commissioner Arnold Brown was appointed Chief of the Staff in October 1969, where he served for five years before returning to Canada as territorial commander in 1974. Three years later, the High Council of The Salvation Army elected him to become the 11th General of The Salvation Army. He took office on July 5, 1977. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The High Council of The Salvation Army is the governing body made up of acting (non retired) Salvation Army Commissioners that votes in a new General of The Salvation Army when the job is vacant. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

Upon election, when asked what he wanted Salvationists to do, General Brown said: 'Everything they can to make better known Jesus Christ and his saving power as the only hope for a sinning, suffering world; everything they can to demonstrate indisputably in what they say and do that the grace of God enables men and women to live clean and holy lives filled with the joy of service to God and their fellows; in short, everything they can to bring Heaven to earth.' A Salvationist is a Christian member of the religious denomination The Salvation Army, the equivalent to being a Baptist or a Methodist, and includes officers and soldiers. ...

When General Brown came into office, plans were already well in hand for the Army's fifth international congress in London, and the General gave masterly leadership and direction to the proceedings over a period of 10 days in the summer of 1978. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

General and Mrs Brown travelled extensively during the four-and-a-half years the General was in office, giving energetic, imaginative and inspired leadership to the Army all around the world. General Brown was as much at home in the presence of kings and presidents as he was in the company of Salvationists from the humblest of backgrounds, and both received him just as warmly.

In 1980, General Brown inaugurated the International Staff Songsters in London, and he continued to maintain a lively interest in their ministry, both in the UK and many other countries to which they have travelled in the past 22 years. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

General Brown received many honours during his lifetime, recognising his contribution to the field of literature as well as his work in the interests of the poor and underprivileged of society. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1978, an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981 and, also in 1981, an honorary Doctor of Divinity at the Olivet Seminary in the USA. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Many books were written by General Arnold Brown, including What Hath God Wrought?, The Gate and the Light (autobiography), The Mountain the Wind Blew Here, and With Christ at the Table and Occupied Manger - Unoccupied Tomb.

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External links

• SalvationArmy.org Biographical Data on General Arnold Brown