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Authoritative Life of General William Booth

Name: Authoritative Life of General William Booth
Author: George Scott Railton

George Scott Railton

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022) · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (6:14)
Childhood and Poverty (19:29)
Salvation in Youth (20:44)
Lay Ministry (23:39)
Early Ministry, Part 1 (19:19)
Early Ministry, Part 2 (19:47)
Fight Against Formality (24:44)
Revivalism (18:58)
East London Beginning (27:33)
Army-making (16:38)
Army Leading (28:22)
Desperate Fighting (28:55)
Reproducing The Army in America (33:26)
In Australasia (27:55)
Women and Scandinavia (21:00)
Children Conquerors in Holland and Elsewhere (25:11)
India and Devotees (30:23)
South Africa and Colonisation, Part 1 (20:30)
South Africa and Colonisation, Part 2 (22:19)
Japanese Heroism (14:17)
Co-operating With Governments (18:24)
Conquering Death (28:08)
His Social Work (33:18)
Motoring Triumphs (27:43)
Our Financial System (30:00)
In Germany In Old Age (25:00)
The End, Part 1 (21:55)
The End, Part 2 (21:33)
Tributes, Part 1 (22:57)
Tributes, Part 2 (34:03)
Tributes, Part 3 (25:28)
Organisation (27:23)
The Spirit of The Army, Part 1 (22:40)
The Spirit of The Army, Part 2 (17:43)
The Spirit of The Army, Part 3 (31:33)
The General as a Writer, Part 1 (14:35)
The General as a Writer, Part 2 (24:53)
Important Events Connected with The General's Life and Work (11:43)