The Salvation Army is well known for its work with the poor and
disadvantaged. There is, however, much more to the story of the
Salvation Army than their highly commendable good works. They have
been so closely identified with a programme of social action that
their wider history has been marginalized. This history includes a
period of astonishing levels of opposition and religious
persecution which the Army faced in its early years. Many
Salvationists were badly injured in violent street riots against
them while at the same time facing imprisonment as the force of the
law was brought to bear on their evangelism. Among all those places
in Britain where the Salvation Army was persecuted, that in the
south-coast town of Eastbourne during the 1880s and 1890s stands
out as worthy of attention. The Sussex seaside resort played a
hugely important part in the wider anti-Salvation Army narrative as
it was in Eastbourne that opposition was among the most violent and
protracted. Significantly and surprisingly, the vehemence and
savagery was supported by the local Council and Mayor. The
narrative of The Mob and The Mayor is chronological and entirely
evidence based. It includes: Eyewitness accounts; newspaper
reports; Parliamentary papers; Eastbourne Council & Watch
Committee Meetings Minutes; and Salvation Army documents. Britain
was at times at war with itself as the country came to terms with
urban poverty resulting from the Industrial Revolution. The
persecution of the Salvation Army at the Victorian seaside sheds a
wider light on the struggles to promote social betterment for all.
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