Mother of an Army
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- Synopsis
- This book is about Catherine Booth, one of the most remarkable women who ever lived. The crowd that marched by refused to be hurried. Its mood was expressed by a tottering old woman who insisted on taking her time. "No, no! Let others move on," she whispered to the crisply dressed officer as she studied the pale face in the casket before her. "I've a right to stop. I've come sixty miles to see her again. She was the means of saving my two sons." Altogether, fifty thousand streamed by to pay their last respect. And additional thousands attended the funeral. Her death was an occasion the city of London did not wish to forget. Catherine Booth, mother of The Salvation Army, had at last finished her course. Few women of any generation have been as much used by the Lord as Kate--the affectionate name her husband employed. Though tormented by painful disease from childhood, she had learned the secret of making her sickbed a Mount Pisgah and then claiming, and possessing, the land below.
- Copyright:
- 1987
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 237 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780871239242
- Publisher:
- Bethany House Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 04/01/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Charles Ludwig
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- David Hoff Jr
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.