The Maréchale (Catherine Booth-Clibborn) — John Shaqi
The Maréchale (Catherine Booth-Clibborn)Strahan, James
Religion
The Maréchale (Catherine Booth-Clibborn)
Strahan, James
Booth-Clibborn, Catherine, 1860-1955
From Limehouse (1876): "We had dear Miss Booth and her brother, and a
blessed day. In the evening she preached with wonderful power, and ten
or twelve came out for God. May they be kept faithful!" From
Portsmouth: "Miss Booth’s visit was made of the Lord a great blessing to
us all. Very few who listened to her in the morning will forget how she
pleaded with us to present our bodies a living sacrifice. Oh, may God
bless her and make her a mighty blessing, for Christ’s sake." From
Whitechapel (1877): "An earnest appeal was made at one of our Sunday
evening services by Miss Booth, from ’Run, speak to that young man.’
Although in very delicate health, the Lord blessedly assisted her. The
word was with power, and eleven souls decided for Jesus, among whom was
the converted Potman. This young man was a leader in petty and
mischievous annoyances. The genuineness of his conversion was evidenced
by his giving up the public-house work to seek more honourable
employment." From Middlesbro’ (1878): "Miss Booth visited us for five
days, and many blood-bought souls have been blessed and saved. Her
first Sunday with us was a day of power, and it will not be soon
forgotten by those present. It was a grand sight to see a large hall
filled to the door with anxious hearers, while hundreds went away; but
the grandest sight of all was to see old and young flocking to the
penitent form." From Leicester: "Miss Booth’s services may be
summarised in the statement that she had twenty-two souls the first
Sunday evening, and increasing victory thereafter right on to the end."
At Whitby there was a six weeks’ campaign, organised by Captain Cadman.
On the first Sunday "the large hall, which holds three thousand, was
well filled, and in the after service many souls were brought to Jesus."
On the second Sunday "Miss Booth was listened to with breathless
attention. In the after service we drew the net to land, having a
multitude of fishes, and among them we found we had caught a fox-hunter,
a dog-fancier, drunkards, a Roman Catholic, and many others. In the
week-night services souls were saved every night. The proprietor of the
hall had got some large bills out announcing ’Troupe of Arctic Skaters
in the Congress Hall for a week,’ but he put them off by telling them it
was no use coming, as all the town was being evangelised." The
concluding services "drew great crowds from all parts of town and
country, rich and poor, until the hall was so filled that there was no
standing room." In a Consecration meeting, "After Miss Booth’s address
we formed a large ring in the centre of the hall, which brought the
power down upon us; hundreds looked on with astonishment and tears in
their eyes, whilst others gave themselves wholly to God.... Ministers,
like Nicodemus of old, came to see by what power these miracles were
wrought, and, going back to their congregations, resolved to serve God
better, and to preach the gospel more faithfully in the future."
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