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Catherine Booth — a Sketch

Chapter 28: Dates in Mrs. Booth’s Life
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The book offers a concise biographical sketch of a devout Christian woman, tracing her childhood formation, spiritual conversion and ongoing soul-searching, and the development of her public ministry and domestic responsibilities. It highlights her commitment to Bible study, earnest public speaking, tireless evangelistic work, sympathy for the poor and animals, moral courage in the face of opposition, and persistent self-improvement. Short themed chapters follow her labors, character traits, family life, and final days, concluding with a chronological summary.

Dates in Mrs. Booth’s Life

1829. January 17th. Catherine Mumford born at Ashbourne, Derby.
1829. April 10th. William Booth born at Nottingham.
1843. Catherine has to leave school owing to severe illness. 1844. Refuses to be engaged to her cousin.
1845. Is converted. 1846. Seems likely to go into consumption.
1850. Takes Sunday class of elder girls.
1851. June. Miss Mumford hears Mr. Booth preach; later meets him at a friend’s house.
1852. May 15th. They are engaged to be married.
1855. June 16th. The wedding.
1857. Mrs. Booth speaks to a children’s meeting on Temperance.
1859. She starts work among drunkards. She writes her first pamphlet on woman’s right to preach.
1860. Mrs. Booth speaks for the first time in public.
1861. Mr. and Mrs. Booth break up their home in the north, and come to London, choosing an evangelistic life.
1864. Mrs. Booth begins to hold Evangelistic campaigns apart from her husband.
1864. July. East End Mission begun.
1868. First Headquarters established.
1869. Mrs. Booth’s wonderful Brighton campaign.
1870. East London Mission becomes the ‘Christian Mission.’
1871. Mrs. Booth publishes her first book.
1877. Christian Mission becomes ‘The Salvation Army.’
1878. The uniform is chosen.
1886. First Self-Denial Week.
1888. February. Mrs. Booth learns that she is suffering from cancer.
1888. June 21st. Mrs. Booth speaks in public for the last time (at the City Temple).
1889. August. She goes to Clacton-on-Sea.
1890. October 4th. Mrs. Booth is promoted to Glory.
1890. October 6th. Her body brought to Congress Hall, Clapton.
1890. October 11th. Funeral at Abney Park.