Estimated reading time: 12 minutes There was a moment in William Booth's life when he was still a young man. This moment defined the rest of his life. If William Booth had chosen differently then the world would have been a very different place. He had to decide between becoming a political activist, or becoming …
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We are more than what we do. This might seem obvious, but it so often ignored or forgotten. The Sabbath reminds us of the fundamental fact that we are created in the image of God, invested with inherent dignity, and our value is not dependent on what we do but simply on our existence. I …
Sometimes, things happen which have unexpected consequences. The Salvation Army's work in seeking to raise the age of consent for women in the UK indirectly led to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde. The Reformation of Manners In the middle of the nineteenth century, a popular movement for the reformation of manners and morals was gaining …
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William Thomas Stead (1849-1912) was a somewhat unlikely ally of the early Salvation Army. But without the influence and support of Stead, it would have been far more difficult for the Army to gain the popular approval with which it entered the 20th century. W. T. Stead's Early Life Stead was born in Northumberland, his …
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