Course 301 Final Exam Study Guide
1. Who was the gospel rescue pioneer who exclaimed "Kate, I have found my destiny!"
2. Mel Trotter was converted at which mission?
3. After he founded the Water Street Mission, Jerry McAuley went on to found another mission in
an area he considered New York's "worst area" What was that mission called?
4. Who was the early leader who "officially" brought the message of Salvation Army to the United
States in February 1880?
5. Though they broke off from the Salvation Army, the Volunteers of America kept the military
dress and leadership style of their parent organization. Answer: True False
6. Who became the first female International General of the Salvation Army in 1934?
7. Who is A. S. Hatch?
8. The program for which the Volunteer of America is best-known is:
9. William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, wrote a published a book in 1890 that served as
an important source of inspiration and a call to action for many in the early gospel rescue
movement. What is name of this book?
10. Who were Sidney and Emma Whittemore?
11. Charles Crittenton, founder of the Florence Mission and the Crittenton Homes became an
influential leader in the gospel rescue mission movement. He claimed to have become
converted to Christ after hearing the voice of his dead mother, Florence.
12. How many years did Fanny Croby spend in urban mission work?
13. During the era of Prohibition, leaders throughout the gospel rescue movement were heavily
involved in the political effort to ban the legal sale of alcohol. Answer: True False
14. Who said, "Welfare agencies might bring girls out of the dens of vice, but only Jesus can get the
vice out of the girls"?
15. In what city was the first Salvation Army "Fresh Air" program conducted in July, 1895?
16. A fervent belief in the power of divine healing for physical afflictions was very common among
the early gospel rescue workers and leaders. Answer: True False
17. Which early leader of the gospel rescue movement was known as the "Brother of Girls?"
18. For what are Charles Cullis and Carrie Judd Montgomery best known?
19. Which organization inaugurated the "Boozers' Day" annual event on Thanksgiving Day 1909
which featured a free meal and the "Trial of John Barleycorn?"
20. What is William Booth's famous answer to the question, "Where will you get your preachers?"
21. What was David Nasmith's first endeavor in city mission work at age 14?
22. What year was the Glasgow City Mission founded?
23. The present day YMCA traces its roots back to the Young Men’s Society founded by David
Nasmith at the City Mission in Glasgow, Scotland. Answer: True False
24. Which gospel rescue leader is known for the saying "Everlastingly at it?"
25. For what profession was David Nasmith trained?
26. How old was David Nasmith when he died?
27. Maria McAuley was already married to Jerry when they were converted. Answer: True False
28. What was the Female Friends Society?
29. In Jerry McAuley's vision, what was on the sign he saw outside of the outreach station he felt
God was calling him to establish?
30. Who taught Emma Whittmore to work with girls?
31. Clemme Ellis White was a farm girl who became an urban missionary. Answer: True False
32. Who said, "The Rescue Mission is a soul saving place, a place where human wreckage is salvaged
through the making over of lives by the Gospel's power."
33. Fanny Crosby, though blind, wrote of hundreds of well-known hymns. She found her most
significant inspiration through her work at which ministry?
34. The Pacific Beer Garden became the Pacific Garden Mission. Who suggested to George and
Sarah Clarke that they strike out the word "beer" and add the word "mission"?
35. To Mabel Eberhart, the mission came first, then her family. Answer: True False
36. Who was the founder of the Night Rescue Association?
37. According to Delores Burger, what are the two reasons single women in urban mission work
often go beyond the call of duty?
38. How many rescue missions did Mel Trotter start?
39. Who is Bill Stiles?
40. In the early years of the International Union of Gospel Rescue Missions women were not
excluded from membership and from positions of leadership. Answer: True False
41. Today, the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions is no member rescue missions outside of
North America. Answer: True False
42. For which major league baseball team did Billy Sunday play?
43. Who said to Billy Sunday, "Young man, God loves you. Jesus died for you, and He wants you to
love Him and give your heart to Him"?
44. Who was Annie Chambers?
45. When he first setup a rescue mission in Madame Lovejoy's mansion in Kansas City's "red light"
district, David Bulkley decided not to take his family with him because the neighborhood was so
dangerous. Answer: True False
46. Marie Sandvik and Doris Nye were Lutheran missionaries to the inner city. In which Midwestern
city did they live and work?
47. Providing assistance to individuals working to establish new rescue missions is one of the
purposes of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. Answer: True False
48. Who is the current Executive Director of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions?
49. Who was Mel Trotter's "second mother"?