The Harp and the Sword

The Harp and the Sword, book cover

The Harp and the Sword, book cover

Name/Title

The Harp and the Sword

Entry/Object ID

2025.47.11

Description

Book, The Harp and The Sword, containing the writings of Evangeline Booth. The volume is comprised of source material from the USA National Archives, USA Western archives, the George Scott Railton Center in Toronto, Canada, and USA Eastern School for Officer Training. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter One: Biographical Information Commissioner Eva Booth (as a young officer) General Evangeline Booth (R) A sketch from her funeral program Chapter Two: Catherine and William Booth Founders of the Salvation Army, united in wedlock and war A. The days of their youth B. Oneness of consecration C. London surrounded My Mother, the Army's Mother My Father, the Founder Chapter Three: The Booth Family Gone Home (Herbert Booth) My Sister's Sorrow (Emma Booth-Tucker) Bramwell Booth A. My Brother - An Appreciation B. What America Thinks of the General With Love to Marian A Message from the General in India Beloved Consul Chapter Four: Salvation Army Personalities Lt. Commissioner Richard Griffith He Stands Out A Figure Alone: Samuel Logan Brengle The General's Tribute to the Late Commissioner Mrs. Holz Colonel William Evans: An Appreciation Dearest Susie (Susie Forrest Swift) Grand Old Warrior-Saint (Frederick Booth-Tucker) Chapter Five: The Salvation Army Sacrificial Hands (Order of the Silver Star) Our Flags Victorious Guardians of the Covenant The Penitent-Form: Its Significance as a Sacred Place of Decision The Hereditary Principle and the Generalship of The Salvation Army I Only Want the Price of a Small Part of Our Battleship The World's Greatest Romance The Storm Chapter Six: Music and Musicians How Music Helps The Salvation Army To My Bandsmen (A Challenge in Two Parts) Physical Description: Paperback, both front and back covers are plastic coated, front cover has title printed in black on yellow and subtitle printed in black on red with a black & white photo of Evangeline Booth in center; 209 pages; table of contents, foreword by General Eva Burrows, introduction by the author

Acquisition

Accession

2025.47

Source or Donor

Cameron, Ruth

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Major Ruth Cameron (R)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Booth, Evangeline C.