clearly revealing the
disposition of every cent donated.

A discussion of the preceding objection leads us to the fourth
objection, that the Army collects funds on the strength of its social
work, and applies these funds to the carrying on of its religious
propaganda.[97] The Army denies this, but admits that there is a good
deal of money collected for the general work, there being no specific
object implied when it is collected, other than a statement of the
various departments in which the Army is working, and of their extent.
Of course, the social work comes in for strong presentation on the
statement, but the money not being collected for any one object, the
Army is at liberty to apply it to any branch of its work whether
spiritual or social. This again shows the need of greater definiteness
and accuracy in the Army's report to the public.

A fifth objection is the lack of accuracy shown by the Army in its
reports of work accomplished.[98] This has special reference to the
statistics published by the Army, and is a good criticism. At different
times and in different parts of the world, statistics are given out,
which seems to emanate from no one authority, which are often
contradictory, and which create confusion in the mind of the person
wishing to get at the facts. As a result of a good deal of recent
criticism on this point, all future statistics of the Army in the United
States are to come from one point only, are to be in charge of an
expert, and no publication of statistics is to be allowed without the
consent of the National Headquarters.

The sixth and last objection is a very important one and one which has
been seen in the history of organizations without number, viz: that the
organization tends to become an end in itself, instead of a means to an
end. This objection is also allied to a former one regarding a lack of
cooperation on the part of the Army with other organizations. More and
more an organization, formed as is the Army, feels complete in itself,
and works continually for its own interests and its own glory. In a
large number of instances the objective point that was once humanity and
the glory of God tends to become the advancement of the Army. While
feeling that this objection is a serious one, it still cannot be
considered as anything but unavoidable, considering the government and
general character of the movement. If it were possible for the Army to
be governed locally, and to some extent