BOOTH CENTENARY
SALVATION ARMY’S FOUNDER CELEBRATION IN LONDON British Official Wireless Reed. 12.1 S p.m. RUGBY, Wednesday. The 100th anniversary of the birth of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is being celebrated today in almost every capital in the world. . . In some European countries, including Britain, leading members of the Government are taking part in the celebrations. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, will preside to-night at a great meeting in the Albert Hall, which is capable of holding 10,000 people, and in addition to General Higgins, head of the Salvation Army, the Bishop of Willesden and Dr. Phillips, president of the Free Church Council, wall give addresses on the religious and social work of the Army.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 635, 11 April 1929, Page 9
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119BOOTH CENTENARY Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 635, 11 April 1929, Page 9
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