It cannot but be a special gratification to me to know that this book will be received with eager affection in almost every part of the world. How could it ever cease to be my greatest joy to strive more and more after my Father's ideal of linking together men and women of every land and race in one grand competition for the extinction of selfishness by the enlistment of all sorts and conditions of men in one Great Holy War for God and for all that is good?

Whether those into whose hands this volume falls, agree or not with the teachings of The Salvation Army, may God grant them Grace to join heartily at least in this, my Father's great purpose, and so help me to attain the victory for which he lived and died.

W. Bramwell Booth.
London International Headquarters
of The Salvation Army.

November, 1912.

Contents

  1. [Childhood and Poverty]
  2. [Salvation in Youth]
  3. [Lay Ministry]
  4. [Early Ministry]
  5. [Fight Against Formality]
  6. [Revivalism]
  7. [East London Beginning]
  8. [Army-making]
  9. [Army Leading]
  10. [Desperate Fighting]
  11. [Reproducing The Army in America]
  12. [In Australasia]
  13. [Women and Scandinavia]
  14. [Children Conquerors in Holland and Elsewhere]
  15. [India and Devotees]
  16. [South Africa and Colonisation]
  17. [Japanese Heroism]
  18. [Co-operating With Governments]
  19. [Conquering Death]
  20. [His Social Work]
  21. [Motoring Triumphs]
  22. [Our Financial System]
  23. [In Germany In Old Age]
  24. [The End]
  25. [Tributes]
  26. [Organisation]
  27. [The Spirit of The Army]
  28. [The General as a Writer]

[Important Events Connected with The General's Life and Work]

Illustrations

The Authoritative Life of General William Booth