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the layper son ver-e a s sured of s t atu s , ranging f rom Pr o b...t l on -
ary Lieuten a nt to c cee t satcne r , and froll adherent t o Songster
Brigade . Th ose denied o fficia l status ....ith in t he est a blishe d
c hurches we r e exa l ted i n the Any. S uch t i t l es, observed R .
W. Di llon, "carry a c h arm with them and exert a won de r f u l
influe n ce on th e holders and coveters of the sa me " . 11
Where the s o ciologis t might see, e .g ., in the
Salvation Army ' s military hi e r a rchy a n att r ac t ive
substitute f o r a lack of social mo bility, the
members cons i der it an opportun ity t o improve a n
orde r e d and d i v in ely sanctioned atta ck upon t he
e v ils of so c i e t y, and, by rO do i ng , establish a nd
a f f i rm t hei r own ide nt i ty . 7
The Pe ntecos tal move ment had no d istinct u niforms ; its
pastors dressed i dentica lly with the cong r e gations. Lead ors
felt that uniforms separated t oo str i ctly t he minis t e r from
the congregation . Nei ther were t here s pecial ra nks and
posit i on s wit hi n Pentecost a l missions; on ly t ....o cresses
e xisted- -.inisters and l aypeople . Even t he t erm "Reverend "
was no t use d as i t remi n ded peopl e o f the denomi nations they
had l e f t . 19
The Ile t hods o f t he Ar my were i nto nded t o a l l u r-e , .1nd
s ucce e d ed i n at t racting attenti on . St reet preach i ng and
parades led by brass ba nds were assu re d of crowd s . Out po r t
fis he rm en r e g ul arly visited st. John' s o n business. t n
add ition, in Marc h of each ye ar t "2 se aling f Lec t; he eded t o
t he ice from St. John's. While in town, many sailors f rom
Bonavista Bay North were i n f l uenced b y the sc t v a t.I c n ArllIy. 80
The barr ack s were loca t ed ne a r t he water front. ma k i ng it