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Evangeline Booth
General Evangeline Cory Booth was the seventh child of William and Catherine Booth. She is buried in Kensico Cemetery.
| General Evangeline Booth | |
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| Rank | General |
| Birth Date | December 25, 1865 |
| Death Date | July 17, 1950 |
| Relations | Booth Family |
Appointments
| Appointment | Rank | From | Until |
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| Corps Officer - Marylebone, England | 1887 | 1888 | |
| Field Commissioner - Great Britain | 1888 | 1891 | |
| Charge of Officer Training | 1891 | 1896 | |
| Territorial Commander - Canada and Bermuda Territory | Commander | June 27, 1896 | December 3, 1904 |
| National Commander - National Command | December 3, 1904 | November 11, 1934 | |
| General - International Headquarters | General | November 11, 1934 | November 1, 1939 |
Volunteers of America
In 1896, an American break-away group led by her brother Ballington Booth and his wife Maud Ballington Booth attempted to tempt American Salvationists away from The Salvation Army and into a rival group called Volunteers of America, General Booth sent Evangeline to New York. When she arrived the doors to Army headquarters on 14th Street had been locked against her. However, “she mounted the fire escape and climbed through a rear window. The dissidents hissed and booed until she literally wrapped herself in an available American flag and challenged: “Hiss that, if you dare.” In the stunned silence she played her concertina and sang “Over Jordan without Fearing.” Ballington's rebellion was quelled.