"I am going to heaven. Meet me there." --G.S. Railton On This Day In History: In 1913, Commissioner George Scott Railton, second in command of The Salvation Army to Founder General William Booth, at age 64 died in Germany en route to Switzerland. He was the first commissioner of The Salvation Army. His faithfulness and devotion to the Lord and the Army is evident in this note that he had written if ever found: "To the police: G.S. Railton, for years, since 1898, suffered from heart weakness. Address: 101 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC If found anywhere dead or unconscious please: If dead- bury on the spot as quickly and cheaply as possible, reporting as above. If a church close by will bury, good. If not, do not trouble, but report. If found unconscious, get into any hospital. I do not want to burden anyone. You can rely on The Salvation Army to pay any really needed costs, as of a poor man, no flowers. 101 will report to my dear wife and family; but I do not want any of them to have the cost and misery of coming to bury or nurse me. My love to everyone. Amen. I am going to heaven. Meet me there."
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 02:35:33 +0000
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