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The press was often hostile to Booth and The Salvation Army as well because their methods and message were widely misinterpreted.
1865: William Booth establishes Christian ‘army’
British evangelist and itinerant preacher William Booth founds the Christian Mission in Whitechapel, one of London’s worst slums.
From Nottingham, Booth had been a minister of the Methodist New Connection Church for some time, but the church was reluctant to accept his poor converts.
As a result, he established his own mission along military lines, with military titles, hierarchy and uniforms. More than a Christian evangelical church, Booth’s ‘Salvation Army’ acted as a social service and reforming organisation for the most destitute members of society.
He worked with his wife and public preacher Catherine.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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