While women weep, as they do now, I'll fight; while little children go hungry, as they do now, I'll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I'll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I'll fight-I'll fight to the very end!
From: BOOTH THE BELOVED, by J Evan Smith (Oxford University Press, 1949), pages 123-124
One of the most famous Salvation Army traditions is that William Booth concluded his last address in the Royal Albert Hall on 9 May 1912 with these words.
My prayer today is that the Lord will enable The Salvation Army to have this same passion to save souls and serve suffering humanity.
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