Around the turn of the twentieth century, General William Booth, the
founder of the Salvation Army, wanted to send an economical New Year's
telegram to all the branches of the Army around the globe. He tried to
find a word, one word only, that would exhort his officers and soldiers,
and also symbolize their work as they went about gallantly winning souls
for the Lord and caring for the depressed and needy.
At last he found the word that he was looking for. It was short, a mere
six letters. And now, as I think about it many, many years later, it
seems to me that it should be a watchword for all of us in the days that
lie ahead of us in this century today--a powerful motto for anyone
carrying the banner of Jesus Christ.
What was the word that General Booth chose?
The word was simply
"OTHERS"
-- Norman Vincent Peale
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