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William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). The Christian movement with a quasi-military structure and government founded in 1865 has spread from London to many parts of the world.
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.
William Booth College on Champion Park, Denmark Hill in the London Borough of Southwark, is the headquarters of The Salvation Army leadership and officer training which delivers education and training programmes for the United Kingdom. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the college is a memorial to William Booth.
In accordance with the Salvation Army Act 1931, a General must retire at age 68 and may serve as long as seven years. [3] The General is elected by the High Council when their predecessor retires or dies (known within the Salvation Army as being promoted to Glory). William Booth was the only general to die in office
An allegorical map included in In Darkest England, illustrating Booth's proposed scheme for salvation of the poor, including three forms of colony: city, farm, and across the sea. In Darkest England and the Way Out is an 1890 book written by William Booth in which Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army , proposed a number of social reforms to ...
When William Booth became known as the General, Catherine was known as the "Mother of The Salvation Army". William was motivated to convert poor Londoners such as prostitutes, gamblers, and alcoholics to Christianity, [53] while Catherine spoke to wealthier people, gaining financial support for their work. She also acted as a religious minister ...
The William Booth Memorial Training College is a building on Aro Street, in Aro Valley, Wellington, New Zealand, which currently houses the School of Practical Philosophy and Meditation. It was completed in 1913, and named after one of the founders of the Salvation Army , William Booth .
Booth, not understanding American law, issued a statement in The War Cry, the Salvation Army's magazine, that the legal foundation of the Army vested "control and direction" of the organization solely in the person of William Booth, that all properties of the Army were to be "conveyed to, and held by, the General". Ultimately, Booth did not ...