test 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
why was England called Victorian England
The time during the long reign of Queen Victoria is called “Victorian britain
at that time how was the class lines set up
they were very structured
the political and economic powers were in the hands of the wealthy, which were the smallest portion of the population
what is the MOB
the MOB was the majority of the population, the poverty stricken portion of the population, and William booth later referred to them as the submerged tenth because they suffered the most and didn’t have the power to change their circumstances
when was William booth born
april 10, 1829 in the Sneinton, Nottingham
what did William booth father did for work
his father Samuel was a building contractor and he had been ruined financially by the time William was 12 because of his addiction to alcohol
what was the relationship between William and his mother
his mother, Mary Moss Booth, gave him religious training as a child
what age was William when his father died and what was he forced to do afterwards
Williams father died when William was 13 and he was forced to quit school to become an apprentice at a pawn shop
how was William raised up
he was raised angelican
where was William going for church when he was 15
He began attending the Broad street Wesley Chapel when he was 15, this is where the holy spirit spoke to his heart. after much struggle he knelt in the basement class meeting room, confessed Christ as his personal savior from sin, and determined, God shall have all there is of him
when did Catherine move to London
1846
when did she start to attend the Wesleyan chapel
1846
what did Catherine become interested in
the Methodist reform movement and also joined them
when did Catherine meet William
1852
When did Catherine and William get married
June 16,1855
after they was married what did they continue to do
they continued with the Methodist New Connexion where William was an evangelist and conducted successful revival meetings
when did they had their first child
bramwell booth was born in 1856
when was their son Herbert Henry born
1862
when was there daughter Marian Billups born and what issues did she had
1864, and she had an intellectual disability
when was William ordained and where was he sent and how long was he there for
1858, sent to Gateshead and was there for 3 years
what did William wanted to do but the New Connexion wouldn’t allow him
he wanted to do revival work and was told that he could continue doing it before the year was out, but after the 3 years the promise was still unfulfilled
in 1861 what did the New Connexion suggests to william
that he stay in Gateshead and do revival work in his spare time.
when did William resigned
1862 during the annual conference
how did the Christian mission start
1865 booth started a branch of the Christian Mission in which he was trying to link the working rich class to the poor class
why didn’t the link work
the opposition from the working class to the poor people was discouraging to them so some people stopped following booth