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territorial newS >> Promoted to Glory MAJOR MARJORIE HEBERT (May 26, 1926—August 20, 2014) Major Marjorie He- bert was promoted to Glory from Suncoast Hospice House in Palm Harbor, Fla. Marge was born to Majors Alfred and Louisa Kate Walters in Fall River, Mass. A fourth–generation Salvationist, she was active in the Providence, R.I., Corps. At age 18, she met Ray Hebert. Ray attended the Providence Corps. They mar- ried in 1947. Later that year, the Heberts entered offi cer training from the Providence Corps in the Kings Messengers session. They served as corps offi cers in N.Y., Pa., and Ohio. In 1957, they were transferred to the Men's Social Service Department and served in N.Y., Mass., Pa., N.J., and R.I. They also served at Territorial Head- quarters before retiring in 1989. Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Kathleen Hebert Traynor of Glen Burnie, Md., Betty Anne Hebert Campbell of Altoona, Pa., Deborah Hebert Dlugose of Clearwater, Fla., and Peggy Hebert Hoskins of Palm Harbor, Fla.; two sisters, Lt. Colonel Anne Mikles of Clearwater, Fla., and Betty Rischawy of Old Orchard Beach, Maine; a brother, Jon Walters of Coopersburg Pa.; fi ve grandchildren and four great–grandchildren. A sister, Barbara Sands, preceded her in death. Cards may be sent to Major Raymond Hebert, Emeri- tus at Beckett Lake, 2155 Montclair Rd., Clearwater, FL 33763. CSM EDWARD T. GOODING, O.F. (April 13, 1921—August 30, 2014) "People may say that we are overzealous or aggressive, but there is a certain responsibility that comes when we have been chosen as an instrument of God."—CSM Edward Gooding, O.F. CSM Edward Gooding was promoted to Glory from his home in Boston, as he had wanted. Edward had retired in 2011 after having rendered 78 years of distinguished service and outstanding Christian witness at the Boston (Roxbury), Mass., Corps. On June 16, 1980, at the Salvation Army's International Congress in Kansas City, Mo., the man known affectionately as "Sarge," received the Order of the Founder (O.F.), the highest honor given to a member of The Salvation Army. The Army recognized him for more than 47 years of distinguished and memorable service and outstanding Christian witness at the Boston (Roxbury), Mass., Corps. Gooding earned his living as a factory manager. But he also became known as a community evangelist who attracted new soldiers to the Roxbury Corps and essen- tially stopped it from closing as the popula- tion of the neighborhood shifted racially from a white to a black demographic. Gooding's house–to–house visits led to his setting up Boy Scout, Cub Scout, Girl Guard, and Sunbeam troops at the corps. During the turbulent '60s, Gooding and his wife joined the National Associa- tion for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and became active in the local chapter. Gooding understood the meaning of discrimination. Limited opportunities for people of color in the Canal Zone had led him to immigrate to the United States. And later as plant production manager at the Gorton Corporation in Gloucester, Mass., his second job after arriving in the U.S., he faced stiff resis- tance from 50 employees, who resented being supervised by the only person of color in a corporation of 500 workers. Many people confessed faith in Christ through the ministry of this kind, calm, but courageous man. A gifted evange- list, Gooding used The War Cry, the na- tional magazine of The Salvation Army, as his best tool for reaching others with the Christian faith. "One day, I decided to give the plant manager one," he remembers. Good- ing subsequently gave copies to other managers and left some magazines in the company cafeteria. Eventually, plant employees began asking for copies every week, and Gooding accepted a small donation to the Army for each copy. He was also eternally grateful for what the Army had helped him avoid in life. "[The Army] saved me from many problems and troubles people are going through in the world. I've never known what it means to be down in the gutter with no direction in life. I thank The Salvation Army for that blessing," he said in 2000. CAPTAINS ANGELO & VIRGINIA BERMEO October 23–26 Allentown, PA, Corps October 28–30 Cincinnati, OH, ARC November 1 NEOSA Offi cer Holiday Event November 16 Port Richmond, NY, Corps MAJOR DONNA PETERSON October 16–19 Holiness Institute for Soldiers October 24–26 Empowerment Conference November 5–9 Bath, ME, Corps November 12–16 Portland, ME, ARC Territorial Headquar ters will be pleased to schedule the territorial evangelists to appear at your corps or unit at no cost to you. Please call the territorial evangelists' offi ce at (845) 620–7676 for more information. All dates are subject to change TERRITORIAL EVANGELIST SCHEDULE 15 www.saconnects.org