names of several women are closely connected. This religious body was organized in 1865 on military lines by Rev. William Booth. In his revival and mission work among the lower classes of England he found in his wife Catherine a perfect helpmate. Together they conquered with their revivals first London, then the province, then the United Kingdom, and afterwards country after country in every part of the world.
Catherine Booth. the mother of the salvation army.
In England Mrs. Booth was the first woman preacher, and if she had done nothing else but vindicate the right of woman to speak in public and preach the Gospel, she would have done great work. But she did far more than this. By making her whole life, and every thought and action subservient to the cause of the Salvation Army, she brought comfort and happiness to many thousands of poor souls.
The work of this "Mother of the Army" was continued by her daughter, Evangeline Booth, known in the history of the organization as "The Commander"; by Emma Booth-Tucker, known as "The Consul"; by Mrs. W. Branwell Booth, "The General," and by Elizabeth Swift Brengle, known as "The Colonel."
The first woman in the Christian world to be ecclesiastically ordained was Antoinette Brown Blackwell, an American
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