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Evangeline Cory Booth, OF (December 25, 1865 – July 17, 1950) was a British evangelist and the 4th General of The Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was the first woman to hold the post. Early life.
Jul 13, 2024 · Evangeline Cory Booth (born Dec. 25, 1865, London, Eng.—died July 17, 1950, Hartsdale, N.Y., U.S.) was an Anglo-American Salvation Army leader whose dynamic administration expanded that organization’s services and funding and who became its fourth general.
Apr 28, 2010 · When Evangeline died on this day, July 17, 1950, she had put her 85 own years to good use. The youngest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (founders of the Salvation Army), she was born in 1865, the same year that it was founded.
International Commander of the Salvation Army. By Kathy Irey. She was born in London on Christmas Day in 1865 to a family that believed women and men could be used equally by God. Tall, thin, with long auburn hair, she chose to never marry even though she was seriously pursued by a Russian prince.
Evangeline Booth was a larger than life evangelist and organizer who directed the religious and social work of the American Salvation Army for the first three decades of the 20th century.
Evangeline Booth is probably the most popular and influential figure in The Salvation Army’s American history. And my editors only gave me 350 words to talk about her. SMH. Evangeline’s tenure as National Commander of the American Salvation Army was among its most prosperous time.
Mar 1, 2017 · On Dec. 6, 1934, at London's famous Royal Albert Hall, Evangeline Booth became the fourth General of The Salvation Army. She was the first woman, and the final member of the Booth family to hold that office, which had also been held by her father, William Booth, and his son Bramwell.
