With the history of the “Salvation Army” likewise the names of several women are closely connected. This religious body was organized in 1865 on military lines by Rev. William Booth. In his revival and mission work among the lower classes of England he found in his wife Catherine a perfect helpmate. Together they conquered with their revivals first London, then the province, then the United Kingdom, and afterwards country after country in every part of the world. [Illustration: CATHERINE BOOTH, THE “MOTHER OF THE SALVATION ARMY.” ] In England =Mrs. Booth= was the first woman preacher, and if she had done nothing else but vindicate the right of woman to speak in public and preach the Gospel, she would have done great work. But she did far more than this. By making her whole life, and every thought and action subservient to the cause of the Salvation Army, she brought comfort and happiness to many thousands of poor souls. The work of this “Mother of the Army” was continued by her daughter, =Evangeline Booth=, known in the history of the organization as “The Commander”; by =Emma Booth-Tucker=, known as “The Consul”; by =Mrs. W. Branwell Booth=, “The General,” and by =Elizabeth Swift Brengle=, known as “The Colonel.” The first woman in the Christian world to be ecclesiastically ordained was =Antoinette Brown Blackwell=, an American woman who had graduated from Oberlin, Ohio. She was ordained in 1852 in South Butler, N. Y., by a council called by the First Congregational Church. =Rev. Olympia Brown= was the next woman ordained ten years later. In December, 1863, the =Rev. Augusta J. Chapin= was the first woman to receive the title of Doctor of Divinity. Since the ordination of these women the number of female “clergymen” in the various denominations has increased rapidly. According to the Census of 1910 their number within the United States was 7395 in that year. The success of woman in the pulpit is no longer a question but an affirmation. This is what Rev. Phebe A. Hanford said on the subject: