"For the third time in its 146-year history, the Salvation Army has selected a woman to be its general, or international leader. The London-based church and charity elected Commissioner Linda Bond on Monday to take office on April 2.
“I am a Salvationist through and through; I love the Lord with all my heart,” Ms. Bond, 64, said in remarks streamed over the Internet from Sunbury Court in southeast London. An officer, or ordained minister, in the Army since 1969, she currently leads the group’s activities in the eastern part of Australia. A Nova Scotia native, Ms. Bond entered the ministry from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Moments after her election, Ms. Bond focused attention on the spiritual work of the Army. While widely known for its social services, Salvationists — as members of the movement are called — see themselves as evangelical Christians first and foremost."
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