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''The War Cry'' is the official news publication of
The first edition of ''The War Cry'' was printed on 27 December 1879 in London, England.
In 1880, US Salvation Army Commissioner The War Cry in the United States
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The War Cry page
of The Salvation Army in Canada (now known as ''Salvationist'')
The War Cry page
of The Salvation Army in Australia
The War Cry page
of The Salvation Army in the UK and Ireland
The War Cry page
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The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7million, comprising soldiers, officers and adherents col ...
. Today national versions of it are sold in countries all over the world to raise funds in support of the Army's social work.
History
The first edition of ''The War Cry'' was printed on 27 December 1879 in London, England.
In 1880, US Salvation Army Commissioner George Scott Railton
George Scott Railton (6 July 1849 – 19 July 1913) was a Scottish-born Christian missioner who was the first Commissioner in The Salvation Army, Commissioner of The Salvation Army.Railton on the Salvation Army International Heritage Centre ...
published the ''Salvation News'', a small newsletter. He published the first US edition of ''The War Cry'' in January 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
. Between 1920 and 1970, each U.S. territory published its own individual version of ''The War Cry''. In 1970, the Salvation Army's US National Headquarters started publishing a nationwide version of ''The War Cry''./ref>
Notes and references
External links
The War Cry page
of The Salvation Army in Canada (now known as ''Salvationist'')
The War Cry page
of The Salvation Army in Australia
The War Cry page
of The Salvation Army in the UK and Ireland
The War Cry page
of The Salvation Army in the USA 1879 establishments in England Religious magazines published in the United Kingdom Christian magazines Magazines published in England Magazines published in London Magazines established in 1879 The Salvation Army {{Christian-mag-stub