“Great crowds of working people came to hear me preach; a large number were convinced of sin by the Holy Spirit, and many of them responded to my invitations to come to Christ for salvation. Encouraged by what I saw in Whitechapel, and finding other parts of the Metropolis equally necessitous, I visited some of … More Booth on Discipleship

Borrowed from Captain David Collinson on Founders Day, today, 2nd July. Salvationists in Nottingham, William Booth’s birthplace, honoured the Founder’s memory by a demonstration in the public parks. The plural, Founders’ Day, was adopted to recognize the part played not only by William and Catherine Booth but by all the Christian Mission pioneers. From 1924 … More Happy Founders Day