The tendency of fire is to go out; watch the fire on the altar of your heart. Anyone who has tended a fireplace fire knows that it needs to be stirred up occasionally.

William Booth (Preacher, 1829 – 1912)

Most Christians would like to send their recruits to Bible college for five years. I would like to send them to hell for five minutes. That would do more than anything else to prepare them for a lifetime of compassionate ministry.

William Booth (Preacher, 1829 – 1912)

You cannot warm the hearts of people with God’s love if they have an empty stomach and cold feet.

William Booth (Preacher, 1829 – 1912)

I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.

William Booth (Preacher, 1829 – 1912)

The Gospel that represents Jesus Christ, not as a system of truth to be received into the mind like I should receive a system of philosophy, or astronomy, but it represents Him as a real, living, mighty Saviour, able to save me now.

Catherine Booth (Co-founder of the Salvation Army, 1829 – 1890)

We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny.

Catherine Booth (Co-founder of the Salvation Army, 1829 – 1890)

What the law tried to do by a restraining power from without, the gospel does by an inspiring power from within.

Catherine Booth (Co-founder of the Salvation Army, 1829 – 1890)

Here is the principle – adapt your measures to the necessity of the people to whom you minister. You are to take the Gospel to them in such modes and circumstances as will gain for it from them a hearing.

Catherine Booth (Co-founder of the Salvation Army, 1829 – 1890)

Cast off all bonds of prejudice and custom, and let the love of Christ, which is in you, have free course to run out in all conceivable schemes and methods of labour for the souls of men.

Catherine Booth (Co-founder of the Salvation Army, 1829 – 1890)

The popular gospel of this day, is the laughing-stock of Hell; it dare neither damn the sinner, nor sanctify the saint.

Catherine Booth (Co-founder of the Salvation Army, 1829 – 1890)