The Happy Family: Charles Fry & the First Salvation Army Band

by Gordon Lewis

When Charles William Fry, a builder and Wesleyan Methodist evangelist from the Wiltshire village of Alderbury, chose to offer his family's support to The Christian Mission that had commenced its ministry in Salisbury during the spring of 1878, it led to the unintentional formation of the first Salvation Army band.

Selling up their home and business, the Happy Family, as they were known, travelled around the United Kingdom supporting General...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CWCTCG43
• ISBN13: 9798863152301
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"