The Authoritative Life of General William Booth, Founder of the Salvation ArmyRailton, George S. (George Scott)
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The Authoritative Life of General William Booth, Founder of the Salvation Army
Railton, George S. (George Scott)
Booth, William, 1829-1912; Salvation Army
"But here another question arises. Do you accept Jesus Christ as
your Master in the affairs of your daily life? If not, of course,
this part of my argument will be thrown away; but if you do, then
it will be the most powerful of all.
"At the commencement of His ministry, Jesus Christ announced that
He was about to establish the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth. By
the Kingdom of Heaven He meant a Kingdom consisting of heavenly
government, heavenly laws, heavenly obedience, heavenly power,
heavenly love, heavenly joy. These, taken together, constitute the
chief characteristics of this Kingdom, and instead of being
confined, as it had been hitherto, to a handful of people in
Jerusalem and Judea, it was to cover the whole earth.
"Now the subjects of that Kingdom must accept Jesus Christ as their
Master and Lord. No one can either come into that Kingdom or remain
in it without compliance with this law. You cannot be a son without
being a servant.
"But you have written yourselves down as His servants, and said you
will 'no longer live unto yourselves,' nor to please the world, but
to do the will of Him who has redeemed you; that is, to please Him.
Now the Master's province, everybody knows, is, not only to choose
the work of His servants, but to get it done, if possible, to His
satisfaction.
"He has appointed me my work. He has arranged that I should direct
the movements of this great Army, preach Salvation, write Letters
for you to read, save as many sinners as I can, and strive to get
my Soldiers safely landed on the Celestial Shore. Before all else,
I must do this Work, as nearly as I can, to satisfy my Lord--and
nothing short of the best work I can produce will accomplish that.
"And as with me so with you. He has chosen your work, if you have
put your life into His hands, just as truly as He has chosen mine,
although it may be of a different kind. I am writing this letter in
the train. I am a poor writer at best. When I was a child my
schoolmaster neglected to teach me to hold my pen properly. In this
respect he did not do good work, and I have had to suffer for it
ever since. Still, I am doing my work as well as I can, in order
that it may profit you and please my Lord.
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