Albert Orsborn (4 September 1886 – 4 February 1967) was the 6th General of The Salvation Army (1946-1954).
Born Albert William Thomas Orsborn, he became an Officer of The Salvation Army in 1905. Albert served as a Corps Officer and in divisional work in the British Territory of the Army. In 1909, he married his first wife, Captain Evalina Barker.
In 1925, he was sent to serve as Chief Side Officer at the International Training College. In 1933, he was farewelled to New Zealand as Chief Secretary. He then became Territorial Commander of Scotland and Ireland in 1936. In 1940, he became British Commissioner.
Albert Orsborn’s first wife, Captain Evalina Barker, died in 1942. This was a very hard time for him. Two years later, in 1944, he married his second wife, Major Evelyn Berry. They were married for just a year when she died.
In 1946, the High Council of The Salvation Army elected Albert to become the General of The Salvation Army. He married his third wife, Commissioner Mrs Phillis Taylor (a daughter of General Higgins), in 1947.
General Orsborn served as General for eight years. He was the author of The House of My Pilgrimage. He retired on 30 June 1954.
General Albert Orsborn died at the age of 80 years and 5 months.
Throughout the course of his Salvation Army life Albert wrote many wonderful songs and books.
One of the songs he wrote was In the secret of thy presence
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I was baptised by Albert Orsborn in early 1953 at the Chalk Farm Salvation Army Hall, just after the January 5th that I was born.
it was the months prior to his retirement, my father was a member of the band, and also who had received his commission from Internationsl Headquarters as bandmaster of the Highgate Citadel in 1950.
I became like General Orsborn, a songwriter and composed the music Skittles performed by me on the Internet.
His most famous song is In The Secret Of Thy Presence.
For my father’s part, he be ame the star Soprano cornet player in the 1957 Internation Staff Band tour of Canada and America, which wà recorded on 33rpm records when he returned Spring-Summer of 1957, that perhaps one of its more famous tours playing in Carnegie Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl.
My second father I can him was Rallph Reader CBE whom I visited and played to regularly before he died May 13th 1982
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when you say you were baptised? Do you mean with water. As this is not something the Salvation Army generally do?
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You are correct. I was born into the Salvaion Army & Dedicated to God
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