The General Says “Goodbye” - 1912
“General” William Booth.
Introduction
On this day, 9 May, 1912 (the year of his death), at a belated celebration for his 83rd birthday, General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, spoke to guests assembled at the Royal Albert Hall.
Quote
“And now comrades and friends I must say good-bye. I am going into dry dock for repairs, but The Army will not be allowed to suffer, either financially or spiritually, or in any other way by my absence, and in the long future I think it will be seen—I shall not be here to see, but you will, that The Army will answer every doubt and banish every fear and strangle every slander, and by its marvellous success show to the world that it is the work of God and that The General has been His Servant.”
Railton, George Scott. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth. George H. Doran, Co., 1912.