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William Carey 1761-1834 The father of modern missions. William Carey was born at Northamptonshire, England, and became a cobbler at the age of 14. He studied privately on his own, and mastered Dutch, French, Greek and Hebrew before he was 20 years of age. Two years later, at the age of 22, he joined the Baptist church, and began preaching immediately, mostly on the theme of missions. He helped organize the English Baptist Missionary Society and was one of its first missionaries to India. His services there were remarkable for their range and depth.

In addition to soul-winning, Carey founded the Serampore College, and, with the aid of other linguists, he translated the Bible into 44 languages and dialects. Through his efforts, the Bible was made available to 300,000,000 people before the American Civil War.

He was also instrumental in developing grammars and dictionaries in Bengali, Sanskrit, and other native tongues.

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William Bramwell Booth 1829-1912 Founder of the Salvation Army. William Booth was born in Nottingham, England. He was converted to Christ through the efforts of a Methodist minister, and soon became interested in working with the outcasts and the poor people of Nottingham. He preached on the streets and made hundreds of hospital calls before he was 20 years of age. From 1850 to 1861 he served as a pastor in the Methodist Church, after which time he and his wife left the church and stepped out by faith in evangelistic work in East London.

It was there that he organized the East London Chris- tian Revival Society. Out of this beginning came the Salvation Army, with its uniforms, organization, and discipline. By 1930 there were branches in 55 countries. Its main emphasis under General Booth was street preaching, personal evangelism, and practical philanthropy. More than 2,000,000 derelicts have professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ through the work of the Salvation Army since its founding by the general.

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William Carey, 1761-1834, Father of Modern Missions

William Bramell Booth, 1829-1912, Salvation Army