Introduction

Biography

Herbert was the son of Sal­va­tion Army (SA) foun­ders Will­iam Booth and Cath­er­ine Mum­ford.

He at­tend­ed Al­les­ley Park Col­lege, Cov­en­try, and the Con­gre­ga­tion­al In­sti­tute, Not­ting­ham, Eng­land.

In the ear­ly 1880’s, he was ac­tive in SA work in France, and wrote some of his ea­rly songs in French. In 1883, he helped found the SA mu­sic­al de­part­ment at Clap­ton. He went on to di­rect SA work in Eng­land (1888), Ca­na­da (1892–95), and Aus­tral­ia (1891–1901). Around 1902, he went on ex­ten­sive lec­ture tours in Am­er­ica, South Af­ri­ca, Aus­tral­ia, and New Zea­land.

Works

• Songs of Peace and War, 1890
• The Sal­va­tion Sol­dier’s Song Book, 1897