Twenty-One Years' Salvation Army

Twenty-One Years' Salvation Army
Author: George Scott Railton
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2017-10-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780266387633

Excerpt from Twenty-One Years' Salvation Army: Under the Generalship of William Booth For three months we were expecting him, during which time remarkable stories of the wonderful results that had attended his ministry elsewhere were continually reaching us, and for months before he Carrie meetings were held to pray for a blessing on his labors. His visit was con sequently the constant topic of conversation, and everybody was on the tip-toe of expectation when he arrived. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Blood and Fire

Blood and Fire
Author: Roy Hattersley
Publisher: Abacus
Total Pages: 569
Release: 2017-07-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0349143080

An uneducated youth, William Booth left home in 1849 at the age of twenty to preach the gospel for the New Methodist Connexion. Six years later he founded a new religious movement which succeeded to such a degree that the Salvation Army (which it became) is now a worldwide operation with massive membership. But that is only part of Booth's importance and heritage. In many ways his story is also that of the Victorian poor, as he and his wife Catherine made it their lives' work to battle against the poverty and deprivation which were endemic in the mid- to late 1800s. Indeed, it was Catherine who, although a chronic invalid, inspired the Army's social policy and attitude to female authority. Her campaign against child prostitution resulted in the age of consent being raised and it was Catherine who, dying of cancer, encouraged William to clear the slums -- In Darkest England, The Way Out. Roy Hattersley's masterful dual biography is not just the story of two fascinating lives but a portrait of an integral part of our history.