exam 1 Flashcards
What does the term Victorian Britain refer to?
When Queen Victoria reigned from 1837-1901
Meaning of no universal suffrage.
no voting rights for the poor to keep them poor
submerged 10th?
the poor who had no power to change their situation, people group who Booth wanted to help
Industrial Revolution
move from rural/agrarian to urban/industrialization
During industrial revolution who now has the power and wealth?
middle class
Issues during industrial revolution ?
Overpopulation,No Sewage (diseases), Low wages=bad diets, Children (4-5yo) sent to work in factories, No legal system to sue
John Wesley
(1703-1791) preached holiness and revival = Methodists.
Where and when was William booth born?
Born April 10th, 1829 – Nottingham England
Where was Booth baptized?
Sneinton parish church (Anglican)
Who was Williams father?
Samuel Booth a building contractor
What happened to booths father?
He was ruined financially by the time william was 12
Who was william Booths mother?
Mary Moss Booth
When did Booth leave School and why?
Because of his fathers financial situation he left school at 13 to become an apprenticed to a pawnbroker.
What was Booths 3 aims for life?
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
Where and when did Booth declare that “God shall have all there is of William Booth?” (full Salvation)
Broad Street Wesley Chapel (15yo)
What was Booth convicted of after his conversion experience?
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
What American Preacher influenced Booth in the 1840’s?
James Caughey
What was important to James Caughey?
Emphasized “knee work” Advertised meetings Prayed for specific results Penitent form Training converts
Who was Phoebe Palmer?
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.”
American evangelist that Influenced Booth?
Charles G. Finney
At what age did Booth Become Methodist lay preacher?
Age 17
When was Booth a Circuit preacher
1848 in London
what happened when the Methodist church split?
a reform movement began and Booth was labeled a reformer.
Who paid Booth 1 pound a week for preaching for 3 months?
Edwards H. Rabbits
Where did Booth Meet Catherine?
Edwards H. Rabbits house
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
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.
What group did Booth get invited to join?
Methodist New connexion in 1854
Who did Booth get theological training from?
Dr. cooke
When did Booth Marry Catherine Mumford?
June 16, 1855
Where and when was Catherine born?
Born Jan 17th, 1829 in Ashborne, Derbyshire.
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
What was Catherine’s father?
a preacher but became an alcoholic
Was Catherine’s family Christian or faithless?
Christian upbringing
What were Catherine’s early health issues?
14yrs, illness have her curvature of the spine and semi-invalid
Got TB
Who did Catherine write articles for?
The temperance society
When was Catherine’s conversion experience?
1846 @ Wesley Chapel
How did Catherine meet william?
When she joined the Methodist reform in 1852
When did Catherine move to london?
1844
When was Bramwell Booth born?
1856
Where and when was william ordained/appointed to?
1859 – circuit at Gateshead.
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.