General Burrows' life honoured in new book
The Salvation Army's world leader, General André Cox, assisted with the launch of a book, The People's General, subtitled "A tribute to General Eva Burrows", on 29 November in Melbourne.
General Burrows, an Australian, was international leader of The Salvation Army from 1986 to 1993 and now resides, in retirement, in Melbourne. Apart from her service in Australia, she had appointments in England, Scotland, Sri Lanka and, for 17 years, in Africa.
The book was released to mark the 20th year since the General’s retirement from active service and includes more than 200 photos from her life as well as a previously unpublished 60,000-word interview.
"The interview was filmed over three days by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia for a website called Australian Biography that features the stories of prominent Australians. We obtained permission to edit the original transcript of the interview and it is the most intimate and insightful interview with General Burrows ever completed," said The Salvation Army's National Editor-In-Chief, Captain Mal Davies, who launched the book. Many of the book's photographs were previously unpublished and from General Burrows’ private collection.
After sharing his admiration for General Burrows, General Cox then presented her a copy of the book to a rousing ovation from the congregation.
The People’s General can be ordered from Salvationist Supplies in Sydney for $35.
This article first appeared in the January edition of Pipeline.
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