William Booth's Telegram
In 1901, William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, needed to send a message to rally his workers scattered across Britain. Telegrams charged by the...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 58:1-12.
In 1901, William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, needed to send a message to rally his workers scattered across Britain. Telegrams charged by the word, and funds were scarce — every penny could feed someone. Booth composed the shortest motivational message in organizational history: a single word. "Others." That one word captured everything Booth had learned since walking the gin-soaked streets of East London in the 1860s.…
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