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William and Catherine Booth: Christian History Timeline
William and Catherine Booth: Christian History Timeline
William Booth
(1829–1912)
1829: Born April 10 in Nottingham [Born April 10 in Nottingham ]
1843: Father dies; works as pawnbroker
1844: Converted at Broad Street Wesleyan Chapel
1846: Adopts revivalist methods of James Caughey
1849: Arrives in London to work as asst. pawnbroker
1851: Meets Catherine Mumford
1854: Ordained by Methodist New Connexion
1855: Marries Catherine Mumford June 16
1857: Appointed to New Connexion “settled ministry”
1861: Resigns from the New Connexion; with Catherine becomes itinerant evangelist
1865: Opens Christian Mission in East London
1878: Renames Christian Mission a “Salvation Army”; first Salvation Army band
1882: Negotiates with Church of England to make Salvation Army a branch of the church
1885: Crusades against teenage prostitution; Army has 1,780 officers in U.K., 1,296 abroad
1888: First Salvation Army food and shelter outreach.
1890: Publishes In Darkest England and the Way Out
1891: Opens safety-match factory in East London
1898: Prays before the U.S. Senate
1905: Awarded Freedom of the City of London
1907: Receives honorary doctorate from Oxford
1912: Dies on August 20; succeeded as Salvation Army General by son Bramwell; 9,415 corps and 15,988 officers worldwide
(1989: 14,397 corps and 25,056 officers; two-thirds active)
Catherine Booth
(1829–1890)
1829: Born Catherine Mumford on January 17 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire
1844: Family moves to south London
1846: Converted at home
1850: Expelled by Wesleyans
1851: Meets William Booth
1855: Marries on June 16
1859: Publishes Female Ministry
1860: Preaches first sermon
1861: Becomes, with William, itinerant evangelist
1865: Preaches in London’s West End and at summer resorts
1879: First edition of Army’s The War Cry
1880: Salvation Army begins official work in U.S. and Australia ...
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