Exam 1 Flashcards
Why was Victorian England called such?
refers to the period of history in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland during the long reign of Queen Victoria ( 1837-1901).
How was society Structured in the Victorian Age?
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o Society in that period was very much structured along class line
o Not universal voting right
o Burdensome poverty
What is the “submerged tenth”?
Those deemed “the MOB” which Booth called submerged tenth because they were so deeply impoverished with not way of changing their circumstances.
What were influences for Victorian England?
- The Industrial Revolution
- this created a urbanization and leaving agriculture in the dust - John Wesley
- spiritual and holiness revival, primarily from the working class.
How is it suggested that England was different than that of similar structured France?
It is believed that Wesley was able to keep a revolution from rising in England. Instead, workers turned to religion instead of war. France had a Revolutionary War.
What was the influence of the Industrial Revolution?
o Machines making more goods faster
o Unskilled labor needed for FACTORIES
Farmers were moving to cities for jobs
o Rich became richer, poor became poorer
o Middle class began to emerge
Before this, hardly existed
What problems arose from urbanization?
- poor flooding cities in search of jobs
- overcrowding of small towns
- housing and sanitation issues
- disease from poor diet and sanitation
- forced labor of children
What was the Mid Victorian Church and what was their view of the poor?
o Anglican Episcopal Church
The Queen and Archbishops were head of it.
- the poor were a burden and had nothing to offer the church. Therefore they were unwelcome.
Explain the attitude toward the Wesleyan Revival during this time.
Explain the new revival that was also spawning.
The church was against the revival. Not interest in the poor.
1859 Wales, the revival began.
Booth was a part of it but Methodist Church refused to allow it in the church.
What is the Humanitarian Movement?
wealthy and influential evangelicals used their political and social authority to create change for those who were unable to speak out.
What are Reform Bills?
laws against child labor and poor working conditions (hours and wages), provided universal manhood suffrage, and brought about the end of the slave trade and slavery in any British colony
Who is William Wilburforce?
Fought heavily for abolishment in slavery
He was going to die… parlament had it passed before he died
• All slaves freed before his death
How did non denominational missionary groups influence the Booths?
Mrs.Booth was drawn to one group that tried to help girls caught in prostitution, and it was one such group that invited William Booth to speak in their open air meeting in East London.
What was Booth’s early life like?
- His father, Samauel Booth, was an illiterate building contractor who had a terrible reputation for building slums.
- His father would be completely broke by the time William was 12
- His mother was Mary Moss Booth… she gave William education in Christian matters.
- Booths father died when he was young. So booth, at age 13 had to take a job as a pawnbroker to support the family.
Explains Booth’s conversion.
William began attending the Broad Street Wesley Chapel when he was fifteen years old. It was at this church that the Holy Spirit spoke to his heart, and after much struggle he knelt in the basement Class Meeting room, confessed Christ as his personal Savior from sin, and determined, “God shall have all there is of William Booth.”
