With God on their Side

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<!--StartFragment--><p><spanstyle>The SalvationArmy is nowadays viewed with fondness, but William Booth''s evangelical crusadeof the 1880s and early 1890s sparked violent riots led by an opposition group,the Skeleton Army. These riots caused destruction to property, injury to manypeople and, on occasion, loss of life. Spreading across the South and West ofEngland, the Skeleton Army''s aim was to eject Salvationists from their towns.Rather than facing repercussions themselves, however, it was often the peacefulparading Salvationists who were imprisoned.<o></o:p></span></p><p><spanstyle>In <i>With Godon Their Side</i>, James Gardner follows the spread of violence in the contextof the popular conservatism of late-Victorian En