william booth

“ Some mens passion is for gold, some mens passion is for art, some mens passion is for fame. My passion is for souls. ”

“ I am for the world's salvation, I will quarrel with no means that promises help. ”

“ I want to see a new translation of the Bible into the hearts and conduct of living men and women. ”

“ If there is anything of power in The Salvation Army today, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life. ”

“ Look! Don't be deceived by appearances - men and things are not what they seem. All who are not on the rock are in the sea! ”

“ Your days at the most cannot be very long, so use them to the best of your ability for the glory of God and the benefit of your generation. ”

“ What is the use of preaching the Gospel to men whose whole attention is concentrated upon a mad, desperate struggle to keep themselves alive? ”

“ If Moses had operated through committees the Israelites never would have got across the Red Sea. ”

“ Faith and works should travel side by side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again until they can scarcely distinguish which is the one and which is the other. ”

“ Dont instill, or allow anybody else to instill into the hearts of your girls the idea that marriage is the chief end of life. ”