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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Booth, Ballington, 1859- (search)
Booth, Ballington, 1859- Reformer; born in Brighouse, England, July 28, 1859; son of Gen. William Booth, the founder of the salvation army (q. v.). In 1885-87 he was the commander of the Salvation Army in Australia, and from 1887 till 1896 in the United States, when he withdrew and founded the volunteers of America (q. v.). In August, 1896, he was ordained a minister in Chicago. He has had in his wife Maud, who is a strong, popular lecturer, an able supporter.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Booth, William, 1829- (search)
Booth, William, 1829- Clergyman born in Nottingham, England, April 10, 1829; was educated in Nottingham, and in 1850-61 served as a minister of the Methodist New Connection. In 1865 he organized the Christian Mission to reach the lower classes in the East End of London. In 1878 when this mission had grown to be a large organization, he changed it into a religious military body, and it became known as the Salvation Army, with himself as leader or general. His entire family were mustered . His entire family were mustered into the service of the army, his son, Ballington, being especially set apart for the work in the United States. In 1896, when a division occurred in the American branch of the army, and Ballington was engaged in organizing the volunteers of America (q. v.) on lines more in harmony with American institutions than the original army, General Booth visited New York and made unavailing efforts to prevent a disruption. His chief publication is In darkest England.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Salvation army, (search)
sions, with banners and music, and religious talks in the streets, public halls, theatres, etc. The army is an outgrowth of the East London Christian Revival Society, or, as afterwards called, the Christian mission, established in London by Rev. William Booth, in 1865. Its aims are: First, to go to the people with the message of salvation; second, to attract the people; third, to save the people; fourth, to employ the people in salvation work. Their motto is Blood and fire. It publishes many weekly newspapers and monthly magazines. William Booth holds his first open-air meeting at the Mile End Waste, London, from which his hearers procession to a large tent near Baker's Row, WhitechapelJuly 5, 1865 Work of the Christian Mission first introduced temporarily in the United States, at Cleveland, O., by a London cabinet-maker1872 War cry, a weekly newspaper, first issued1879 Salvation Army corps established in Philadelphia, by the family of Mr. Shirley, from Coventry, England1879
The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], The seizure of the New Orleans Mint, &c. (search)
Mayor's Court. --Alderman Sanxay presided on Saturday. A number of persons, charged with offences against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth, were duly arraigned to receive judgment proportioned to the magnitude of their crimes. First came Wm. Booth, arrested for making an assault on Thomas Smith — committed in default of surety to keep the peace. Francis McNemara was charged with entering the room of Margaret O' Brien, with the intention of stealing money. Mrs. O' Brien stated that she had taken a pocket-book containing $100, to keep for a young man who was drunk; that she laid it on her mantelpiece; that McNemara came into her room during the night, and the next morning the money was missing. In the absence of any testimony to show who stole it, Mac was discharged. John Nowlan, arrested for threatening to assault Jackson Dunn — continued to Monday. The investigation of the case of Orris Harrison, charged with stabbing Miles McJordon, was postponed to Friday next,
The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
Arrived, Schr. Wythe, Tuttle, New York, mdze., D. & W. Currie. Schr. Georgeanna, Booth, Chickahominy river, lumber. Schr.Jno. Francis, Frost, James river, lumber. Sailed. Steamship Virginia, Kelley, Philadelphia, mdze. and passengers, C. P. Cardozo.
The Daily Dispatch: February 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Fort Sumter. (search)
Escaped from work. --A member of the chain-gang levanted last Friday from French Garden Hill. He had the usual quantity of city property attached to his person at the time. We understand that he declined to work, and dared the overseers, Messrs. Williams and Kimbrough, to approach him, which they were careful not to do. They doubtless feared the effect of "chain shot, " though why they should have stood in awe of Wm. Booth, the person in question, we are at a loss to conceive. The "retiring member" walked off unmolested. The overseers afterwards inquired of a police officer down town if they would have been justified in shooting him. We think they would have been — had the operation been performed with the flat of a spade on some prominent part of his corpus.
The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
We are informed by Messrs. Williams and Kimbrough, the gentlemen who have charge of the city chain-gang, that we were slightly in error in nothing the facts connected with the recent escape of Wm. Booth, a member of that valuable industrial institution. He was pursued, and would have been made to return to his work had not the absorption of their time and attention to that undertaking involved the possible escape of thirteen of Booth's compatriots. The chain-gang is a very good institueturn to his work had not the absorption of their time and attention to that undertaking involved the possible escape of thirteen of Booth's compatriots. The chain-gang is a very good institution, if you give the keepers power to enforce their orders; but there exists an ordinance by which the Mayor only is clothed with the power appertaining to the custodian of such stray remnants of humanity as find themselves members of the C. G. The keepers! under the present arrangement, are powerless.
The Daily Dispatch: February 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
of Streets, who was present, said that the ordinance was silent as to who should direct where the gang must work, but that he had assumed occasionally to direct in conjunction with the City Engineer.--The Mayor said it was his duty to appoint persons to take charge of the gang, and that the duty of providing balls and chains for the members devolved on the Superintendent of Streets. The latter said the articles could be had in quantities to suit. The Mayor alluded to the recent escape of Wm. Booth, a member of the gang, and the circumstances connected therewith as reported, the accuracy of which the overseers denied in some particulars, and inquired what they must do when parties refused to work. In reply, he said there must be no more escapes, there need be none, and when such an event did occur it must be reported instantly to him or some other magistrate. He said in reference to the government of refractory subjects, power was given him by a law passed March 27th, 1860, to orde
The Daily Dispatch: March 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], Reception of Gen. Cass at Detroit. (search)
Recaptured. --A man named Wm. Booth, who recently escaped from the Chain-Gang, was arrested by watchman Wicks on Tuesday night. The Mayor, yesterday, remanded him to his old quarters.
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 11 (search)
An Escaped Member of the Chain-Gang, named Wm. Booth, was brought before the Mayor on Tuesday for dissolving his connection therewith in an unauthorized manner.--Just before being remanded he applied for the situation of captain of that institution, promising to prevent (among other things) the kind of act that caused his own arrest.
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