Australian Woman Named to Head Salvation Army
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LONDON — Eva Burrows, a 56-year-old Australian, was chosen Friday as the 13th general of the worldwide Salvation Army.
She is the second woman to lead the Salvation Army. The first was Evangeline Booth, daughter of William Booth, the founder of the movement. Burrows, of Fortitude Valley, Queensland, will succeed retiring Jarl Wahlstrom of Finland on July 9 at the organization’s London headquarters.
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