Though, of course, death had long threatened him, he was caught suddenly at the last, and died in Berlin on the journey homewards to Sweden from South Germany, at a time when his wife could not be with him.
It will be readily understood how much more trying this was to The General than if he had been near to comfort his daughter in all her sorrow.

And yet this blow, falling upon him when he was seventy-nine years old, found him no less resolute than ever.

He sent this widowed mother out into Denmark, where she was a stranger, to persevere in the fight.

She had showed herself, like her father; able to plead at the very grave-side with the crowd, for God.
In connexion with the loss of Mrs.Booth we began a system of special Memorial Services which have been wonderfully blessed.

The first one, held on the first anniversary of her death, in the Agricultural Hall--one of the largest buildings in London, was altogether too large for any speaking to be heard.