In s. Shengking; Address To Be Given on Wednesday Commissioner A. J. Benwell, Territorial Commander, of the Salvation Army in China, and who has spent 50 years in the service of the Army, is due to arrive here today aboard the steamer Shengking, and is to be met and welcomed by local Salvation Army officers and workers, including Brigadier B. Morris, The Commissioner is coming to Shanghai for a brief visit.
On Wednesday Commissioner Ben-well will be the guest of honour at a tea and will deliver an address on some aspects of the "Present Day Activities of the Salvation Army in China," especially as it relates to Shanghai. Persons interested are cordially invited.
It Was after approximately 40 years service in the Army that Commissioner Benwell, in 1932, was appointed to China, with the rank of Lieutenant-Commissioner.
Joined in 1888
He began his notable Army service in 1898, resigning from employment with àn architect to obey the call of the Salvation Army. He Was to have joined the newly-formed Architect's Department at the International Headquarters, London, but the architect engaged by the founder to organize the office resigned and as the result young Benwell was appointed Junior Clerk to what was known as the Field Department. He yet retains memories of much high pressure and all night work at this hive of industry.
Having been a bandsman at his Home Corps (Shoebüryness), he joined up with a London band and later [became a member of the Junior Staff Band of Headquarters, many members of which later made their mark in Army leadership in different parts of the world
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