Test #1 Flashcards
“Victorian England” is
the period of history in Englad, Scotland, Wales and Ireland during the reign of Queen Victoria
Society in Victorian England revolved around
Class lines
Political and economic power in Victorian England laid in the hands of
Privileged class
Who was the “Mob”
The ‘submerged tenth’ who suffered the most and had no power to change their situation
Which 2 circumstances influenced VE most?
Industrial Revolution
When working class became known as “Methodists” because they followed spiritual teachings of Jon Wesley
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Move from farm laborers to factories/the need for unskilled labor
Why were working conditions terrible in the industrial revolution?
Workers were paid very little
Faced unhealthy and dangerous conditions
Children aged 4-5 made to work
What was the mid-Victorian church?
“established church” of which the Queen and Archbishops were head
Why was the church unsympathetic to the poor and their spiritual & social conditions
believed that people were born into classes and there was no way a poor man could enter a higher class
Which verse of which hymn did Booth refuse to sing?
“The rich man at his table, The poor man at the gate, God created every one And ordered his estate.” SASB 25
When was William Booth born?
April 10, 1829 in Nottingham, England
At what age did William leave school and for what job?
Age 13
Pawnbroker
William attended the Broad Street Wesley Chapel at what age?
15
William formed 3 great aims. They were:
Determined to get in the word
Get right with God
Confess christ as savior
Who was James Caughey?
Influence to Booth
Used American methods like advertising, preaching in rented halls
When did booth become a full time minster?
Age 17 when we went to London
Also went back to pawnbroking and street preaching
What did Edward Rabbit do?
Owned shoe shop
When was Catherine born?
January 17, 1829 in Ashborne, Derbyshire
By the age of 12 she read the bible…….
8 times
When was she married to William?
June 16, 1855
At the end of the first year, how many members wer there of the Christian Mission?
60
In what year were corps opened?
1867
The first headquarters was….
in a saloon purchased in 1867
What was the name of the SA publishing at the time?
East London Evangelists
