Hendon Band of The Salvation Army plays is Christian, much of it composed especially for Salvation Army brass bands, though its repertoire also includes arrangements of classical and other secular pieces. Hendon Band of The Salvation Army The Hendon Band of The Salvation Army is a non-professional Christian brass band that forms part of the Hendon Corps, a Salvation Army church in Hendon, a suburb of North West London, England. The band was founded in 1885. A Salvation Army corps was opened in Hendon in 1882, and its band, consisting of eight members, was formed three years later. Nineteenth century Salvation Army bands were made up
The Salvation Army in Asia with the first outpost in India. The Army also established outposts in Australia in 1879, Japan in 1895 and China in 1915. The Salvation Army flag is a symbol of the Army's war against sin and social evils. The red on the flag symbolises the blood shed by Jesus Christ, the yellow for the fire of the Holy Spirit and the blue for the purity of God the Father. The oldest official emblem of The Salvation Army is the crest. In 1878 Captain W.H. Ebdon suggested a logo, and in 1879 it was to be found on the