SAY Raising Day

Kum 1954 hmalam pawh khan Corps thenkhatah chuan thalai inpawlkhawmna hi a lo awm tawh ngei niin a hriat a. Young People Corps hnuaiah vek awmin, Corps/Society/Outpost hmalakna engkimah Thalaite kha sulsutu pawimawh tak an ni thin. International Headquarters atanga beihrual lo awm thinahte pawh Thalaite chu a kul ataia hman ber leh phusa ber an ni. Amaherawhchu, kum 1954, October ni 8 khan Calcutta THQ (North-Eastern India Territory) ruahmanna-a Thalai khawmpui, Saitual-a an neih chu a chhinchhiah tlakin, India hmarchhaka Sipai Pawl Thalaite tan rahbi thar pawimawh tak a ni.

August 1954 Sipai Tlangau-ah chuan Thalai Inkhawmpui tura Zoram Sipai Pawl Thalaite Kohna! tiin puanzar a ni a. Hetih hunlai hian North-Eastern India Territory tan 37 Dharamtala Street, Calcutta-13 chu Territorial Headquarters a ni a, Colonel Ivar Palmer chu Territorial Commander niin Major J.M.Rand chu TYPS (Territorial Young People Secretary) a ni a, Lushai Hills Division-ah Brigadier Walter Merry Divisional Commander leh Major Sapliana DYPS (Divisional Young People Secretary) te hunlai a ni.

Lushai Hills-a Youth Congress hmasaber hi October ni 8 - 11, 1954 chhungin Thalaite buk, Saitual-ah neih a ni. January leh February 1955 Sipai Tlangau issue-ah te report kimchang tarlan a ni a, report petu hian Torchbearer tiin a hming a dah tlat mai. Hetiang ang Thalai inkhawmpui lian hi Mizoram-ah a la awm ngailoh thu pawh ziah a ni. He khawmpui hi TYPS Major J.M.Rand-a hova neih a ni a, Zoram Corps 54 atangin palai inziak mi 321 an awm a, chhimtu mikhual 506, langa lokal 295 leh Saitual Corps sipai 260 an tel a ni.

1954    -           Youth Congress, Saitual

Inkhawmpui-na atan hian Saitual Government Middle School Headmaster Pu Zawnghuala phalna te, Private High School Headmaster Pu Thantluanga I.Sc. leh Government Primary School Teacher Pu Sela phalna te laiin School 3 hmun hman a ni. October ni 8, Inrinni chawhnu atangin inkhawmna neih tan a ni a, 'Tunlai hian Krista chu Thalaite tan kawng a ni' tih chu Khawmpui thupui ber a ni. DYPS Major Sapliana chuan thalaite fuihna thu tha tak sawiin Thalai Fangrual din a rawt a, thalai 50 zet an inpe nghal a ni. Company Orders fel zawk leh tha zawk neih dan turte an ngaihtuah nghal a, hei hian Zirlaibu a kawh hmel, a chhan chu Sipai Tlangau-ah hian International Company Orders tihchhuah thin a ni a, chumi-ah chuan Bible Lesson tarlan thin a ni.

Inrin zan inkhawmah hian Baktawng Corps Thalaite'n 'Talent tehkhin thu' atangin Drama an chang a, darkar 1 zet entir a ni a, mipui an tam lutuk avangin an lenglo a, pawnlama awmte hriat turin YPSM Lalzuala chuan a lo sawi chhawn zel a ngai hial a ni. Chumi hnuah mual zawl-ah an insawn leh a, Baktawng Corps tleirawl hoten 'cheraw' an kan a, kawrfual var ha-in form puantlang an bat a, lukhum var an khum bawk a, cheraw kan dan chi thum lai an entir a. Mipui lamin ngawi renga en chu harsa an ti aniang, an lo au ruih ruih a ni. 

[The Salvation Army Thalaite - Source Sipai Tlangau 1955]

Hemi zawh hian, Saitual Corps Thalaite an che veleh thung a, puanchei ropui tak tak sina mawi taka inthuamin lukhum var an khum a, hla nena guitar rem meuhvin cheraw an kan ta a ni. An mawi zia leh an hlasak leh guiter nen a inchawih mawi zia chu sawiin a siak lo. A ziaktu phei chuan 'Pualhrang, phunbung zuan an iang mange', a ti hial a ni. Saitual Corps tlangval 30 rual lai tur te'n khuallam an entir veleh a, a mual virin an vir mup mup a ni ber mai. Hetianga Zoram hmasang nun hlui thlirkir tir thei tura lamte chungah hian palaite pawh an lawm hle mai.

Pathian thu leh hla a inpawlkhawmna hun hlimawm takte neih a ni. Thawhtanni tlaiah mual inkhawmna benglut takte pawh an nei. Hun lo kal zelah hei hi kan Territory-a thalai rawngbawlna bul tan nan pawm a lo ni ta hial a. TSAY General Council vawi 8 leh 9-na chuan ngun taka a ngaihtuah hnuin India Eastern Territory-a SAY-te hman vek turin October ni 8 chu Raising Day atan a pawm a, tun thlengin he ni hi hmanzui a lo ni ta a ni. Raising Day pual hian vantlang tana rawngbawlna leh mite tana luanchhuahnate neih thin a ni. Tichuan, India Eastern Territory-a Salvation Army Youth Raising Day atan October ni 8 chu tun thlengin serh a lo ni ta a, kum 2014 khan Diamond Jubilee pawh ropui taka lawm a ni.

He Thalai Khawmpui hi Aizawl lamah October ni 16-18, 1954 chhung khan chhunzawm leh a ni a. A vawikhatna atan Thiamthil Entirsiakna Thalaite'n an nei a, Corps 47 atangin an thilsiam entir thalai 556 zet an awm. Chungte chu Violin te, guiter te, khuang te, thil phiar lam te, thil thui mawi te, puantah lam thil te, S.A.Uniform lukhum te, lallukhum leh thildang tam tak a ni. Mizo District Deputy Commissioner Mr. K.G.R.Iyar I.A.S. chu Entirsiakna hawngtu a ni a, Bawrhsap chuan, 'Hetianga thalaite hmasawnna leh thatna tura in beihna kawngah ka tanpui theihna kawngah chuan tanpui che u ka lawm em em ang', a ti hial a ni.

Bazar Corps Biakin-ah palai lenglo khawpin Y.P. Council vawi-3 na neih chhunzawm a ni a, TYPS-in ho zelin thiltih benglut tak takte a awm. D.C. nupui Mrs. Bigadier Merry hnen atangin Pathian thuchah ngaihthlak a ni. Inkhawmna hnuhnung berah hian - August 10-23, 1950 a International Salvationist Youth Congress, London-a neih film chu chhuah a ni a, Biakin lenglo khawpin mipuiin an thlir a. Band rualte, thil ropui tak tak relte, in chhawng sangte chu mipuite'n hmuhnawm an ti em em a, General Albert Osborne-a screen-ah ban vaia lo langte chu an mitthla-ah a cham ta reng a ni.

 

Kum 1961 khan Saitual-ah vek Thalai Khawmpui lian a awm leh a, Youth Camp tia hriat a ni a, Pathian Thu leh Hlaa inpawlkhawmna bakah Sports lama inelna hun hlimawm tak hman a ni. Kum 1968 khan RM.Hall Bazar Corps-ah Local Officer Council April 4-7 chhungin neih a ni a, Corps/Societies 22 atangin Local Officer 50 zet an kalkhawm tih Sipai Tlangau June 1968 issue-ah report a ni a, April ni 6 bik hi Thalai puala hun hman a ni a, Thupui hi 'Krista nen hma lamah' tih a ni.  Kum 1968-ah khan Major Tuliana DYO (Divisional Youth Officer) anih laiin Major Joan Ransom-i Territorial Youth Secretary hnenah Thalaite kaihhruaina dan fel tak neih a tul thu thlen a ni a. T.Y. Secretary hian Sapram-a an hman Torchbearer Group Movement (TGM) Dan bu a lo pe a. Tichuan, Dr.H.Thansanga, Bazar Corps chuan Mizo tawngin a letling a, cyclostyle-a a chhutchhuah hnuah hman theih a nih leh nihlo zirchianna neih a ni. T.G.M. Dan Bu hi 13th September 1971-ah published a ni a, Thalai rawngbawlna atana inkaihhruaina bu kan neih hmasak ber a ni. [Link-ah hian TGM Dan Bu, Bazar Corps T.G.M. te buatsaih chu a entheih https://issuu.com/home/published/tgm_dan_bu_1971 ]

March Ni 11-14, 1971 khan 'Krista chu vawin atan kawng a ni' tih thupui hmangin Rust Memorial Hall, Bazar Corps-ah Thalai khawmpui lian neih leh a ni a, hetih lai hian Major Chianghnuna chu T.Y.S. a ni a, khawmpui report pawh Sipai Tlangau May 1971 issue-ah a ziak nghe nghe. Chawlhniah Central Corps-ah inkhawmna neih a ni a, Chawlhni chawhnu hian kawng an zawh nghal a ni. 1965-a The Salvation Army Centenary kawngzawh film lo en tawhte anni bawk a, mumal taka inremin kawng hi zawh a ni. Thalai bik palai inziaklut hi 361 an ni a, curfew avangin inlawmna inkhawm pawh tlai Dar.4.00 pm ah an nei a, chhimtute nen mipui 1000 chuang an kalkhawm a ni. 

 

Tichuan, Torchbearer Group Movement (TGM) hming a put hma hian Thalai Khawmpuilian tum 4 neih hman a ni. Kum 1971 April ni 14 khan Chaltlang Corps-ah, Aizawl-a The Salvation Army Thalaite kalkhawm a ni a, Mizo Hills Division huapa Torchbearer Group Movement (TGM) din a ni ta, sathau khawnvar eng keng chungin thutiam chhamna hun an hmang. A hming put chhan ang ngeiin Meichher chhi a kawngzawhna neih a ni nghe nghe. Corps dang dangah Torchbearer Group Movement (TGM) hming pu hian thalaite'n rawngbawlna an kalpui chho ta a. Thalai rawngbawlna hian hma a sawn hle a, heihi a chhan ni a lang chu inkaihhruaina dan mumal tak a neih tak vang a ni thei ang. Activities hrang hrang chin thar a ni a, Kohhran huang chhunga sport hmanga rawngbawlnate pawh TGM hunlai hian chhawmnun zel a ni a, kohhran dangte chuan an hrethiam vaklo niin an sawi nghe nghe.

 

                              [TGM Flag]

Torchbearer Group Movement (TGM) hunchhung hian, 1973 - 1979 (kum 6) kumtin Thlai Khawmpui neih a ni a, T.G.M. Council tih a ni thin. Thalai hruaitute nikhata kal hmain rorelna hun leh Programme buatsaihna atan an hmang tlangpui. Kum 10 zet T.G.M. hming a put hnuin a hming thlak duhna a lo awm ta a, Corps hrang hranga Thalaite a hming thar tur rawtna siam tura hriattir an ni a. Chung rawtna zingah chuan Saitual Corps atanga rawtna lo lut 'The Young Crusaders' tih chu thlan a ni.  

Command Headquarters, Calcutta hnuaia kan awmlai khan Youthquest International Crusade hawnna turin Youth Congress, Rust Memorial Hall, Aizawl-ah 10-14 January, 1981 chhung khan neih a ni a. 'God's Soldiers Session' Cadet commissioning neih nghal anih avangin Programme bu pawh kaihkawp a ni. Hemi Youth Congress neih tur chungchanga circular-ah chuan T.G.M. tih thin chu December 31, 1980-ah a tawp ta a, Thalai pawl hming thar atan 'THE YOUNG CRUSADERS' niin, a lamtawi T.Y.C. tih a ni. January ni 1, 1981 atangin he hming thar hi a pu a, Youth Congress-ah inkaihhruaina bu thar pawh tihchhuah nghal a nih tur thu tarlan a ni.

Kum 1981 ah vek hian 'The Young Crusaders Khawmpui' Rust Memorial Hall-ah October ni 8-11 chhung khan 'Alive in Christ' tih thupui hmangin neih leh a ni. The Young Crusaders-ah hian kohhran dang atang pawhin member a nih theih a, thalai tam tak kan rawngbawlnaah hipkhawmin an awm a, Salvation Army-a awm hlen phah tate pawh an awm nual a ni. The Young Crusaders hunchhung hian 14-16 October, 1983 chhungin Youth Congress hlimawm tak Lunglei Corps, Citadel, Lunglei ah te; 26-28 October, 1984 Lamka Corps, Manipur ah te; 11-13 March 1988 chhungin Regional Headquarters, Aizawl bultumin 'Krista tana Nungin' tih thupui hmangin Aizawl Temple Corps-ah te leh 3-6 October, 1991 chhungin Saitual Corps-ah te Youth Congress neih a ni bawk a ni.

Amaherawhchu, kum 13 zet a vei hnuah kohhran tan leh thalai rawngbawlna-ah a him tawklo deuh nia hriatna a lo awm leh ta a. Territory dinhmuna hlankaite kan lo ni ta bawk nen, inkaihhruainate ennawn leh tihdanglam ngaite tidanglamin Kolasib Tumpui Field-a Youth Congress kum 1994 a neih a nih lai, ni 7 October T.Y.C. Congress Palai rorel inkhawmah palai rorelte'n lungrual takin The Young Crusaders tih chu Salvation Army Youth (SAY) tiin thlak an rawt a. India Eastern Territory-a kan Territorial Commander hmasaber Colonel Sawichhunga chuan IET Finance Board-ah pulut in, hming thlak rawtna hi pawm a nih hnuah hman zui a lo ni ta. Heihi vawiin ni thlenga thalaite hmunkhat a min phuarkhawmtu a lo ni ta a ni.

Salvation Army Youth hming a put hnu hian Youth Congress hetiang hian neih a ni tawh : October 16-19, 1997 khan A.R. Lammual, Aizawl-ah Youth Congress neih a ni. General & Mrs. John Gowans-a te nen October 12-16, 2000-ah khan Millennium Congress High School Field, Aizawl-ah neih a ni. 26-28 April, 2002 chhungin Lunglei Playground No.2-ah Youth Congress neih a ni a, tuipuiral atanga lokal Captain Basil Meinjeis chu Speaker atan hman a ni. October 11-16, 2005 chhungin Tumpui Field, Kolasib-ah Youth Congress neih a ni. 31st October - 2nd November, 2008 chhungin Chaltlang Field-ah Youth Congress neih a ni. November 4-6, 2011 chhungin Thenzawl-ah Youth Congress neih a ni bawk. October 8-12, 2014 chhung hian Vaivakawn Joint YMA Field-ah Territorial Youth Congress neih a ni a, Diamond Jubilee lawmna hun ropui tak neih nghal a  ni. India Eastern Territory Centenary lawmnaah SAY te pualin 27-28 April, 2017 chhung khan khan Youth Congress neih tel nghal a ni bawk.

India Eastern Territory-ah hian thalai rawngbawlna hian hmun pawimawhtak a luah a. Territory chhunga SAY member-te kan inkhaikhawmna tur leh hmalakna rualkhai zawk kan neih theihna turin Territorial Salvation Army Youth Council-hi kum 2002 khan Territorial Headquarters remtihpuina in din tan a ni. Council hmasaber hi May ni 2, 2002 khan khatih hunlaia TYS Major Laithanmawia kaihhruainain TYS room-ah neih a ni. SAY-te hmalakna chu kan Territory huapin inkaihhruaina mumal zawk nen a lo kal chho ta a, tun thleng hian tha takin a kal chho ta zel a ni. 

TSAY Council kaihhruaina hnuaiah hian Division, Bial leh Corps/Society-te'n inthlunzawmna tha tak neiin rawng kan bawlho mek a. Kum thum dan zelah Youth Congress neih thin a ni a, kum 2006 atang khan SAY Zirlai kumtin siam a ni a, tawng dang hmangte tan English version siamtel thin a ni. Kum 2005 atang khan TSAY Songster din a ni a, 2009 atang khan THQ kutah hlanin Territorial Staff Songster tih a lo ni ta. Kum 3 dan zela ennawn turin India Eastern Territory chhunga SAY zawng zawngte hman tur inkaihhruaina dan mumal tak kum 2002 khan duan chhuah a ni a, "Manual of Operation for Youth Work-in India Eastern Territory (SAY inkaihruaina)" tiin hman mek a ni.

                                      [SAY Logo 2022]

  

Tun dinhmunah hian Territotrial SAY Council hnuaiah Division SAY Council tha tak tak Division paruk (6) leh District pakhat (1) ah kalpui mek a ni a, SAY Member pawh kan Territory-ah hian mi 12,871 lai an awm mek a, Mipa - 7789 leh Hmeichhia - 5082 chiah an ni.

 

Jean Ralte

[As published in the Young Salvationist October 2022 Issue and Raldona October 2022 Issue] 

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