While women weep, as they do now, I'll fight;
while little children go hungry, as they do now, I'll fight;
while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I'll fight;
while there is a drunkard left,
while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets,
while there remains one dark soul without the light of God,
I'll fight-I'll fight to the very end!
(William Booth)
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I just love that quote!
I'll Fight!
He was an incredible man. I wish more people knew his story.
I'll fight! Have been for years! William Booth spoke that quote over 110 years ago. I'm not sure of the exact date. I'll have to research it.
Booth lived to the ripe age of 83. He was a Christian activist who saw his twin objectives as the saving of lost souls and righting the social injustices of his time. He never lost his zeal for the Gospel, his love of his Lord or his heartfelt compassion for the poor. This is an extract from his last public address given on May 9th 1912:
While women weep as they do now, I’ll fight; while little children go hungry as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl on the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight – I’ll fight to the very end.
Three months after that speech, on 20th August 1912, William Booth was ‘promoted to Glory’.
I'm so sorry! I gave the wrong link for more info and photos for Booth and his qoute.
Here's the correct one.
http://www.salvationarmy.org/heritage.nsf/36c107e27b0ba7a98025692e0032abaa/cdc6918c833e9a3d802568cc00539b8f!OpenDocument
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