can only
see Mrs. Booth, I'll get her to pray for me, and get help from God.'
When I arrived at the door, she was just coming out to go off to the
North of England; but she sent her cab away and stayed for a later
train, to attend to me. She helped me up the steps and said:--

"'Now then, are you willing to follow God?'

"I didn't feel fit for anything; but I said, 'Yes, if God will only help
me, I'll go to the uttermost parts of the earth for Him.'

"Accordingly, after having some care and nursing I recovered strength,
and, soon after returning to my Corps, I, in a Meeting when my name was
called, forgot my crutches and hobbled to the front without them. How
the Soldiers all shouted! The Captain carried them after me on his
shoulder home that night.

"After I had been in the War for some months I was ordered to bid
farewell to Lancaster, and, whilst resting at a little place near, I
received order to go to Scotland. When I was at the station, however, on
the Saturday, I got a wire from The General, 'Orders cancelled. Go
King's Lynn.' Nobody at the station knew, at first, where it was, and
even the stationmaster said, 'You cannot get there to-day.' 'But I
must,' I said, 'I have to commence my work there to-morrow.' And he
found out there was just a chance, by taking an express part of the way.
When I got there, at a quarter to ten at night, I knew of no friend, and
found there had been no announcement made in the town. But, on going to
a Temperance Hotel to put up, I learned that a gentleman near had the
letting of a large hall. I at once went to him.

"'But,' said he, 'we don't let like that, out of business hours. And we
are accustomed to get payment in advance of the L2 10_s._ it costs.'

"As I had only sixpence left, I could pay nothing; but I said to him,
'The Rev. William Booth is responsible. You draw up an agreement. I'll
sign, and you shall have the money Monday morning.' Somehow he felt he
could not refuse me, and so I had got my hall for Sunday afternoon and
evening.

"After a good night's rest, I went out on the Sunday morning and spoke
during the forenoon in twelve streets, making, of course, my
announcement of the afternoon and evening Meetings. A poor woman who
thought I was out singing to get bread came and gave me 11/2_d._
saying, 'That's all I have; but you shall have it.' I had to do
everything myself in the afternoon Meeting, for I could not get anybody
who came even to pray. But they gave me