William Booth Army Quotations

I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind that God should have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.

If there is anything of power in The Salvation Army today, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.

I will tell you the secret. God has had all there was of me.

... you cannot make a man clean [simply] by washing his shirt.

Why should the devil have all the best tunes?

I am for the world's salvation, I will quarrel with no means that promises help.