Born: April 10, 1829, Sneinton, Nottingham, England. Died: August 20, 1912. Buried: Abney Park Cemetery, London, England. |
Booth founded the Salvation Army in 1865. His works include:
Booth’s last public address, in the Royal Albert Hall, London, May 9, 1912, included the following:
While women weep as they do now, I’ll fight; while little children go hungry as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl on the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight—I’ll fight to the very end.
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Hymns