The Life of Catherine Booth Volume 2 ; the Mother of the Salvation Army

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...of the wonderful illustrations I have seen of this. As a proud Congregationalist once said to me, after she had been thoroughly smashed up and humbled so as to go down at the penitent-form in a large, respectable audience, 'After I once yielded the point of controversy in my own soul all my objections fled!' This is the experience of hundreds, and would be that of millions if they would yield. But while the will holds out the reason must try to justify its course. It does not matter what is the precise ground of objection, for in the absence of one kind the rebellious heart will always find another. "Dear friend, be careful not to let Satan get an advantage over you where he has over so many. Let us not be more careful for the ark than God is; better have the ark shaken by oxen, with the Divine blessing and glory in it, than ever so steady and genteel--empty! I believe the Church has suffered as much from the interference of Uzzahs as from Judases. Perhaps God foresaw that this would be the case when He smote Uzzah with such apparent severity as to offend even David. Did God see pride and shame in Uzzah's heart, I wonder? Our critics would have smitten David, not Uzzah! Truly, God seeth not as man seeth. I don't mean you, when I say our critics. I don't think you could find it in your heart to smite us, even fora real fault; but I mean these'cold' people to whom you refer. "No, dear friend, we dare not do too much steadying, for we feel there is more need to go in advance shouting 'Hosanna' in the ears of this cold, Pharisaical church and mocking world, and you must help us--because you are a David at heart, and all Davids are enthusiasts for God! The Lord bless you with the hosanna spirit, and so fill you with His love that you will feel as a you...