Minnie Lindsay Carpenter

Minnie Lindsay Carpenter (born Rowell, born December 12, 1873 or 1874 , † November 23, 1960 ) was an Australian writer and an officer in the Salvation Army (The Salvation Army in Australia, "Salvos"). She authored more than a dozen books on the history of the Salvation Army. She also helped found the Salvation Army International Nursing Fellowship and served as World President of the Home League . She married George Lyndon Carpenter , a Salvation Army soldier who became the fifth general in the Salvation Army in 1939.

Life

Minnie Lindsay Rowell's date and place of birth are given differently in different sources. According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography , she was born on December 12, 1873 in Bombira , near Mudgee , New South Wales . She was the fifth child of Nicholas and Sarah Rowell. The Historical Dictionary of the Salvation Army writes that Minnie was born in Bridgenorth , Shropshire , England in 1874 and that her father was a farmer. He died when she was a child. Her mother, Sarah Rowell, worked as a teacher; after the death of her husband, she emigrated to Australia, where she settled in Mudgee, New South Wales. She joined the Salvation Army, which had been founded in Australia just a few years earlier (1880).

Minnie Rowell became a Salvation Army Officer and dedicated her life to working for the Salvos. She worked for the Salvation Army Publishing Company in Melbourne , where she met George Lyndon Carpenter. At the time, Carpenter was the editor of The War Cry , the Salvation Army's main magazine. The couple married on June 21, 1899. They were married in Melbourne by Herbert Booth , the son of William and Catherine Booth , co-founders of the Salvation Army. Minnie Carpenter had children Stella (1901) and Irene (1904) and George (1908).

Stella wrote a biography of her father in 1993, Man of Peace .

Salvation Army

Minnie grew up in the Salvation Army and decided to pursue a Christian career. She attended the Salvation Army Training College in Melbourne in 1892 and became an officer in 1893. Even then, the Salvation Army allowed both men and women to become officers, a position equivalent to full-time ordained ministers in other Christian denominations . Training is required before anyone can be commissioned.

After her picking, Rowell was briefly assigned to a corps in Victoria before being posted to Western Australia. She became Corps Officer of the Perth Corps , the local organization of the Salvation Army, and served in that position from 1893 to 1896. She was then called back to Melbourne and was appointed to the editorial staff at Salvation Army headquarters. She achieved the rank of Ensign and acted as the editor of The Young Soldier , a publication for the youth in the Salvation Army. While at work she met George Carpenter, who was also active as a writer.

In 1911 the Carpenters moved to London , England, where George Carpenter worked as the Personal Assistant to the General of The Salvation Army Bramwell Booth . Minnie Carpenter, valued for her literary skills, was appointed Assistant Editor to The Officer and began writing books on the history of the Salvation Army. In 1921 she wrote a biography of Kate Lee , The Angel Adjutant , which became one of her best-known books. She also authored Women of the Flag , God's Battle School , Commissioner John Lawley and Miriam Booth .

The Carpenters returned to Australia in 1927 when George Carpenter was dispatched to Sydney to publish the War Cry . The reshuffle was seen as a demotion and came as an order from Booth, whose relationships with Salvos leaders had deteriorated significantly over the years. The couple moved often in the years that followed, as George Carpenter held various positions. In 1933 they moved to Buenos Aires , where George Carpenter became Territorial Commander for South America , and in 1937 to Canada . In 1939, George Carpenter became the fifth general in the Salvation Army, after which they moved back to London. The couple traveled extensively during his tenure, even during the war years.

In addition to being the general's wife, Minnie Carpenter was a leader in her own right. She served the Salvation Army with her special talents. Among other things, she helped found the Salvation Army's International Nursing Fellowship (1943) and served as world president of the Home League . She continued to write books. Their biographies are famous for their contributions to the historiography of the Salvation Army.

Minnie Carpenter returned to Australia with her husband and daughter in 1946 when his term as General of the Salvation Army ended.

Death and legacy

Minnie Carpenter died on November 23, 1960 in Undercliffe, near Sydney, New South Wales. Her husband had died in 1948.

factories

• Miriam Booth
• William Booth
• The Angel Adjutant
• Commissioner John Lawley
• God's Battle School
• Three Great Hearts
• Notable Officers of the Salvation Army
• Women of the Flag
• In the Land of His Love

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} George Hazell: Carpenter, Minnie Lindsay (1873-1960). In: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra, National Center of Biography, Australian National University, July 1, 2021
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} John G. Merritt: Historical Dictionary of The Salvation Army. Allen Satterlee, Rowman & Littlefield October 6, 2017. ISBN 978-1-5381-0213-8
3. ^ Renate Howe: Booth, Herbert Henry (1862-1926). In: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra, National Center of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
4. ^ ^{A b} Gen. Carpenter, Salvationist, Dies Aged 77. In: Sydney Morning Herald. NSW: 1842–1954, April 10, 1948: p. 3. Accessed July 1, 2021.
5. ↑ Visit of Mrs. General Carpenter. In: Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser. NSW: 1876–1951, Oct. 5, 1950: p. 8. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
6. ^ The Salvation Army Australia: Structure, symbols and terminology. salvationarmy.org.au from July 1, 2021.
7. ^ Death of General George Carpenter. In: Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser. NSW: 1912–1955, April 22, 1948: p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2021.