Exactly 100 years ago on this day in 1912, General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, entered into Royal Albert Hall in London to give his last, most notable address to a packed crowd of 7,000 Salvationists.
Booth’s final words sum up the essence of The Salvation Army’s mission and vision and perfectly typify his own 60-year ministry:
“While Women weep, as they do now, I’ll fight; while 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 poor lost girl upon the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight, I’ll fight to the very end!”
For more than 130 years here in Australia and 150 years internationally, The Salvation Army has been fighting, fighting against social injustice, fighting for people who don’t have the strength to fight for themselves and fighting for reform.
15 апр 2015
