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Template:Infobox Contents 1 - OK except whatever I do I can't get the image into the correct position and the text is squeezed to the left
{| class="infobox" style="width: 30em; float:right; clear:right; font-size:95%" cellspacing="4" border="1"|- style="vertical-align: top;"| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <big>'''''{{{topic_name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''''</big>|[[File:Articles of War.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Articles of War c. 1920]]|- style="vertical-align: top;"| '''''RELATED TOPICS''''' ||* {{{subtopics|[[Text:Articles of War]]}}}*[[William Booth]]|- style="vertical-align: top;"| '''''CONTENTS''''' || __TOC__|- style="vertical-align: top;"|}
The [[Text:Articles of War|Articles of War]] were introduced in early 1882, by [[William Booth]] for new recruits to sign before enrolling as a [[Soldier of The Salvation Army|soldier]]. Some recruits did not fully share the spirit of the Army and were reluctant to commit themselves. Eventually however, the signing of the articles was generally accepted as a reasonable and helpful provision and in 1890 it was stated as a regulation that 'every salvation soldier must consider, accept and then sign this document'. This requirement is still in force today, as are its reasons, which are reproduced here:
