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The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. It is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7 million, [3] consisting of soldiers, officers, and adherents who are collectively known as ...
Hattersley, Roy (1999), Blood and Fire: William and Catherine Booth and the Salvation Army, Little Brown, ISBN 0-316-85161-2; Railton, George Scott (1912), The Authoritative Life of General William Booth, George H. Doran; Sandall, Robert (1947), The History of the Salvation Army Vol.1 1865–78, Thomas Nelson
Operated by The Salvation Army, CBH has been serving battered women and their children since 1976. Catherine Booth Child Development Center is a preschool located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Statues of each of the Booths by George Edward Wade were erected on Champion Hill , next to the Salvation Army's training college in London in 1929.
William Bramwell Booth, CH (8 March 1856 – 16 June 1929) was a Salvation Army officer, Christian and British charity worker who was the first Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second General of The Salvation Army (1912–1929), succeeding his father, William Booth.
He married Salvation Army officer Captain Harriett Lawley (née Charteris) (born 1870) in 1887 in Cardiff in a ceremony conducted by General William Booth; they had five children: John Bramwell Lawley (1888-1967), Florence Annie Lawley (1890-1939), Herbert Douglas Lawley (1892-1968), Evangeline Broughall Lawley (1893-1989), and Oswald Victor ...
The Salvation Army grew quickly within Australia, but it was a growth fraught with difficulty. In its early days The Salvation Army often met with suspicion, derision and violence. Salvationists simply walking down the streets would often suffer abuse and sustain injury from thrown objects.
The Red Kettle Campaign, which is the longest-running of its kind, is in its 133rd year and solicits donations to provide Christmas gifts, food, shelter, rent and utility assistance to those in need.
He became a Colonel in The Salvation Army at the age of 23, when he was positioned as a Training Officer. He was later moved to Australia , followed by the United States and Canada . In 1886, he married Maud Charlesworth, who changed her name to Maud Ballington Booth , and they were assigned to the United States in April of the following year ...