At first I could hardly see who were the occupants. Advancing into the centre of the room I declared that I came to sell the word of God and announced that I would give the whole Bible for threepence, the New Testament for a penny. For the most part all in the room were under the influence of drink, and although many were girls and boys they were wild and beyond control. I presently found myself on the ground with the flat part of the table pressing upon me, its legs being in the air, whilst several of the biggest lads leaped inside it, dancing a 'devil's tatoo' to my great discomfort. The Day Schools, where the scholars pay 1d or 2d per week, has 250 children present.
Evening schools are free, well attended, conducted by two paid masters and two paid mistresses.
Sunday Schools - morning 180 scholars, evening 700 to 800 present. Conducted in separate premises is a Refuge for boys employed in wood chopping. Three houses in Hope Place and one in Commercial Road are used, a fourth in Hope Place is about to be taken. The whole is the energetic work of a young man, Mr. Barnardo, a medical student. Jim Jarvis showing Thomas Barnardo where where homeless children lived in London.