exam 1 Flashcards
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What does the term Victorian Britain refer to?
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When Queen Victoria reigned from 1837-1901
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Meaning of no universal suffrage.
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no voting rights for the poor to keep them poor
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submerged 10th?
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the poor who had no power to change their situation, people group who Booth wanted to help
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Industrial Revolution
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move from rural/agrarian to urban/industrialization
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During industrial revolution who now has the power and wealth?
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middle class
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Issues during industrial revolution ?
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Overpopulation,No Sewage (diseases), Low wages=bad diets, Children (4-5yo) sent to work in factories, No legal system to sue
7
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John Wesley
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(1703-1791) preached holiness and revival = Methodists.
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Where and when was William booth born?
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Born April 10th, 1829 – Nottingham England
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Where was Booth baptized?
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Sneinton parish church (Anglican)
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Who was Williams father?
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Samuel Booth a building contractor
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What happened to booths father?
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He was ruined financially by the time william was 12
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Who was william Booths mother?
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Mary Moss Booth
13
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When did Booth leave School and why?
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Because of his fathers financial situation he left school at 13 to become an apprenticed to a pawnbroker.
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What was Booths 3 aims for life?
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Determination to get on in the world
Ambition to work for the alleviation of the miseries of the poor (help the poor people)
A longing to get right with God
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Where and when did Booth declare that “God shall have all there is of William Booth?” (full Salvation)
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Broad Street Wesley Chapel (15yo)
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What was Booth convicted of after his conversion experience?
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Realized he had to make things right in regards to an unfair deal in the pawn shop so he Gave silver pencil box back to his friends
17
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What American Preacher influenced Booth in the 1840’s?
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James Caughey
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What was important to James Caughey?
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Emphasized “knee work” Advertised meetings Prayed for specific results Penitent form Training converts
19
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Who was Phoebe Palmer?
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A women preacher who was criticized for preaching as a women, and so Catherine Booth wrote a pamphlet entitled “Female Ministry, Women’s Right to Preach the Gospel.”
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American evangelist that Influenced Booth?
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Charles G. Finney
21
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At what age did Booth Become Methodist lay preacher?
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Age 17
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When was Booth a Circuit preacher
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1848 in London
23
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what happened when the Methodist church split?
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a reform movement began and Booth was labeled a reformer.
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Who paid Booth 1 pound a week for preaching for 3 months?
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Edwards H. Rabbits
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Where did Booth Meet Catherine?
Edwards H. Rabbits house
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What did Booth do after his 3 months of preaching with financial support of rabbits?
Joined the Methodists Reformed Circuit for the next 18 months
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What and why did Booth start using in his ministry?
The penitent form because he believed in the importance of a public deceleration of faith.
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What group did Booth get invited to join?
Methodist New connexion in 1854
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Who did Booth get theological training from?
Dr. cooke
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When did Booth Marry Catherine Mumford?
June 16, 1855
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Where and when was Catherine born?
Born Jan 17th, 1829 in Ashborne, Derbyshire.
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What are 4 things about Catherine's education?
Learned to read by 3
Read Bible by 5
By 12yrs she had read the Bible 8 times.
Home Educated
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What was Catherine's father?
a preacher but became an alcoholic
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Was Catherine's family Christian or faithless?
Christian upbringing
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What were Catherine's early health issues?
14yrs, illness have her curvature of the spine and semi-invalid
Got TB
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Who did Catherine write articles for?
The temperance society
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When was Catherine's conversion experience?
1846 @ Wesley Chapel
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How did Catherine meet william?
When she joined the Methodist reform in 1852
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When did Catherine move to london?
1844
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When was Bramwell Booth born?
1856
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Where and when was william ordained/appointed to?
1859 – circuit at Gateshead.
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How long did Booth want to stay at Gateshead?
Promised he would return to revival work in 1 year.
| 3 years later they were still there.
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What was Gateshead known as?
"Converting Shop"
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What sparked Catherin's First sermon?
Asked to “have a word” one Sunday. (Her first sermon).
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What started the practice of holiness preaching and teaching?
The Booths own sanctification experience
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How did the Booths end up leaving the circuit work?
1861 – Annual Conference wanted him to stay in the circuit
Cath shouted “never!”
They left the conference.
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What were the discouraging years and why?
1862-1865 started revivals of their own, but they were not welcome at Methodists churches since they left Gateshead
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When was 1862 – Herbert Henry born?
1862
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When was Marian Billups born and what was wrong with her?
1864- intellectually handicapped
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What happened in Cardiff, wales?
During the revivals he realized the importance of having working class converts reach their peers
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When was Catherine preaching on her own?
1864, which lead to their family moving to London
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The West end of London is...
beautiful, wealthy
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The middle class...
financial, wealthy, controlled ¼ word economy
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The East end...
2 Mill. People. No public buildings. Immensely neglected, forgotten.
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The booths did not have intentions to...
start a new church but to form a link between the unchurched masses and the churches
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The booths Realized the working class best....
effects their own class so they, Put new converts directly to work
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George Scott Railton said...
Leading converts into an experience of Sanctification of the root of all the success of the Army.
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How many Members by the end of the first year?
60 members by 1866.
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Who is Peter Monk?
a ex boxer who was Booths bodyguard
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What were the early locations of Meeting places?
Stables, Skittles alley, dancing rooms were used after the tent on the quaker burial ground blew down
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What kind of more permanent building solution was there?
theaters and Music halls were rented after 1867
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The turning point
was in 1867 when things were starting to come together.
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What were corps originally called?
stations
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What is goodwill?
The booths spent Christmas day handing out 150 homemade christmas puddings to poor families
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How did Catherine win financial support from the wealthy?
She gave lectures among the wealthy classes of london
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When was the start of financial reports?
1868, Booth stated carefully where the funds had come from and insisted on faithful accounting of all of the money
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What did Samuel Morley do?
Provided william with a trust separate from the mission funds therefore they never took a penny from the Army for themselves
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When was the first headquarters made?
1867 it was previously the Eastern star Saloon
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What was the Peoples market?
It became the headquarters which was a large area for meetings, and a clothing and food distribution center
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What publication was sold in 1868 and how in the early days?
East London Evangelists (War Cry)
| Sold from push carts
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what was the Early structure of the mission?
Methodist Conference model was used
Yearly conference meetings,
Decisions made by vote (tedious)
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What is a Deed poll?
1875 – Doctrines (7) a document legally recorded known in British law making the Christian Mission legally recognized
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The Deed poll of 1875 was revoked...
making the New Deed Poll in 1878 active
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Who became in charge of the Mission under the new deed poll?
William Booth gained full and sole command becoming the General superintendent
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Booth has the power to do what new 4 things?
Could Appoint successor
Power of money
Could acquire and dispose of property
Could set up and revoke trusts
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The doctrines changed from 7 to...
11
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When did the Salvation army become its name?
1878
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Who is Ellijah Cadman
chimney sweep
Called it the hallelujah army
Called himself captain
Called Will. General.
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what corps was given the first flag and by whom?
Coventry City Corps by Catherine Booth
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By 1887 how many corps?
427, 3 corps a week
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How did George Scott Railton get involved with the booths?
He read booths pamphlet "How to reach the Masses with the Gospel, and was so inspire that he moved to live with the booth family and join the mission.
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What was Railton's roll in the mission?
He became Booths right hand man, working as the secretary for the mission
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Who is Jane Johnson?
Champion drunkard, flesh and blood proof of salvation
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What are the colors and meaning behind them?
Red = Blood of Christ
Blue = Purity and holiness of God
Yellow = light of life in the Holy Spirit
Originally a sun shape
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What did Eli Cadman say about a uniform?
“I’d like to wear a suit that would let everyone know I meant war to the teeth and salvation for the world”
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What is the meaning behind the uniform
It Is the silent witness to salvation and the commitment to compassion
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What is the meaning of the Salute?
we belong to the Lord and greet each other in His name; we are all going to heaven. “hallelujah”
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What is with the army terminology?
To enhance sense of urgency of salvation war
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What is the meaning behind the crest?
Represents Theology
Sun = light and fire of HS
Cross = of JC
S = Salvation
Crossed Swords = Holy warfare against sin & evil, for God and souls
7 dots = 7 gospel shots = truths of the gospel)
Crown = crown of glory that God will give to the faithful
Blood & Fire = Motto
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What does the shield mean?
Came when social work grew
| Represents our practical mission to the “whole person”
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Salvationism
“the Spirit of Christ in the Army”
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Salvationism is demonstrated in...
Joyous expressions of our worship
Internationalism (no “missionary” territories)
Everyone signs the same articles, same O&R
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Practical Theology
Body, Mind, Spirit
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Where did william and catherine each see the need for practical theology?
william as a pawn broker and catherine's ministry at gateshead among the poor
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What was decided about Sacraments?
Helpful but not necessary so they did not do them in tsa
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What was the time period of the lawless years?
1880-1883
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What were some reasons for opposition?
Social reasons for opposition: Noisiness, street marches, uniforms and flags attracted attention of people looking for mischief.
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The police...
didn't provide defense, they thought the army was trouble
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High society clergy...
didn't like the free and easy methods in meetings and preached against them from pulpits and in newspapers
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Economic reasons for opposition:
Landlord and tavern owners were losing customers.
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Violence against the TSA included...
Mobs threw stones and bricks. Attacked with clubs.
| 1882 – 642 assaults (1/3 women, 23 kids.) 60 building were wrecked.
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The skeleton armies..
Organized by tavern owners brewers.
| TSA was often charged for the damages caused.
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How did the lawless years end?
Influential paper man informed the gov. and they stepped in. and then they gained Public Acceptance
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What church wanted to merge?
Church of England (Anglican) wanted to merge.
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The TSA grew how much during lawless years?
4x as big
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What was the solution to Booths inability to be in charge of everything due to the growth of the army?
Bramwell and Railton developed:
oOR, Articles of War, Stewardship System (financial and property checks)
• System has stayed the same since
