PART 1 1829-1878 THE MAN AND HIS MISSION
William Booth was born into a middle-class family, but did not aspire to wealth or prosperity and amassed no personal fortune. He adopted a simple lifestyle, lived in modest but comfortable surroundings, and worked tirelessly for others, rather than himself. During his long life, he played many parts: the willful youth — the reluctant student — the pawnbroker’s apprentice — the passionate convert — the Methodist minister — the ardent lover and father of three sons and five daughters — the mission superintendent. Thirty-four years after his conversion to Chris, he became the General of The Salvation Army a few months before his 50th birthday.
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