Major Barbara Major Barbara Major Barbara is a three-act English play by George Bernard Shaw, written and premiered in 1905 and first published in 1907. The story concerns an idealistic young woman, Barbara Undershaft, who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in the Salvation Army in London. For many years, Barbara and her siblings have been estranged from their father, Andrew Undershaft, who now reappears as a rich and successful munitions maker. Undershaft, the father, gives money to the Salvation Army, which offends Major Barbara, who does not want to be connected to his "tainted" wealth. However, the father
Soldier (The Salvation Army) covenanted warriors exercising 'holy passion' to win the world for Jesus. The covenant, known as the Soldier's Covenant, is a lifelong commitment to God through The Salvation Army that is fleshed out by a full book of Orders and Regulations called "Chosen to Be a Soldier" published by the International Headquarters of The Salvation Army. There is also a complete book, formerly called the "Handbook of Doctrine", reprinted as "Salvation Story" in 1998, and in 2010 became "Handbook of Doctrine" available as a free download that explains the doctrines to which the soldier subscribes. The text of the covenant, which