The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-12
MagdaIens OF Lond ON.

your NOLttu -NtkCbaAlnk AiStcD alu
tremb,S In the midst Ct our great city
twelve thous@-a shddrens are Graded by
crime, sucked by vice, aud are, as it were
reinforcements destined to perpetuate the
great system Of iasqnity. la the midst Of
our city are upwards Of forty thousand men
specializing in the depravatlon OF morals
four thousand persons are ARpually sentenced
10 hard labor, and we have h London mors
than twenty thousand swindlers, tbiry
thousand thieves, and forty Thousand beg
CARS. And this terrible army Of vice, which
never ceases TO commit its fearful ravages,
spends annually upwards Of three millions
Of pounds sterling foF. spiritueus liquors
Twenty.three thousand scIsiefs Of THU
are every year picked up dead drank At th,
doors Of the grog.shops; one hundred and
fifty thousand are gin drinkers, and TIVE
hundred and fifty thousand more live in de
hatchery"
This is certainly not very fattering pic
ture. In order not to be charged with par.
TALLY, have preferred to yield the floor I,
Clergyman, who, according to his solemn
declaration, derived all the figures which hs
mentioned from the most authentic ofEicia
documents. For a long time past thes
dreadful statistics-haye made q profound i'm
preston upon public opinion in England
and British charity have never ceased it
benevolent operations 10 the presence OF thi
excess OF wee and wretchedness but it j,
only since 1860 that the efforts made [,
combat the evil have beer organized IN
systematic manner. Societies were formed
and missionaries were sent 10 combat tn,
evil on the spot.
"NI6nr STAR" MISSIONARIES
The city u London has it's rnissionarie,
as well as the hots Of New Zealand on To,
island Of Borneo.
II missionary were permitted TO despair
of the spiritual state Of any body, iG would b,
iainly in regard TO the class Of person.
which Will occupy Us to-day. | refer I,
these members Of the fair sex who have s9lt
their honor and their virtue. The CONVEX.
son q these blsek sheep is a matter Of i'm
nense difficulty. Nevertheless there ar,
men courageous enough not to shrink from
% arduous . task. The missionaries whs
have devoted themselves 10 this work Of
chsE.ty and pity have reeetEea -begutlfu
name They are called night stars" M
CAUSE OF TRE EVIL.
They tried in the first place TO discover
the principal cause Of the evil 1t is easy to Sc
what It is. IL IS the extreme misery of tht
poor creatures who have 10 live on the labors
Of the needle. Every year FIVE thousand Of
the unfortunate women succomb to the task
and ten thousand yield to the vice in order
not 10 die Of hunger. Lord Shaftesburv as.
sures us that the most renowned establish.
ments IN London compel their seamstresses
to work for eighteen or twenty hours with
out interruption. To keep them awake cot.
'ee and often more stimulating beverages
are gwen them and what wages do they
receive Tor such extraordinary toiIsf
Come up with M into the attic" said a
missionary. Contemplate this young wo-
man whom you see now before you. Her
couuteuance, once fresh and rosy, was then
animated with gentle smile. She was ra-
diant with tue joys Of maternity. Look at
her now; notice her cheeks, how wan they
are-how fatally colo!ed with hectic fever
She wceps; her tears, heavy and scaiding
like the hrst rain drops of thunderstorm,
tel you that she is fallen woman She
has not chair to sit on no bed To sleep in
She must make twelve collars 10 earn three
halfpence Do you perceive IN yonder dark
corner package wrapped in an old rag AZ
my on the straw Take eff your hat. That
package contains baby that hunger has
It's mothsreis too poor, to have il
or the rest, she has no time to
ink OF ii she must work she must try
TO grt her twelve collars done, Otherwise she
VIII not get her three half-pence, and must
dig Ike her baby
ncERE THEY CONE FROM
The statisticIans sought not onl, FOR the
cause OF the terrible evil which ruins 40
many unfortunate girls, but they took re-
guar census Of this grand army of vice.
Most OF the prostitutes Of London. before
raining, were seamstresses, milliners. gov
ernesses, and teachers there are also a
great many chLdren's nurses among them
but-Very few cooks. As 10 tie ronntr;es
which fuTD ish most recruit 20 rnissionarias
FL gland, Scotland and Ireland. Of course
take he FIRST p ace. Next follow Italv. Ger
many, America, France and Switzerland.
EVery country furnishes it's contingent.
EAGDAsS SERMONS.
Such hearers, Of course, REQUIRE a pecus
liar sort Of preaching. The sermons az The
missionaries are only brief addresses. a few
phrases, words whispered into the ears Of
thesoniortunate girls, improyised, without
any preparation whatever. Generally these
Simple addresses struck me as exceedingly
pointed, eloquent and impressive. One day
heard one Of these preachers ON the corner
OF leicester Square and Cranbourne street \
Among the auditors noticed about twenfV
girls 10 CAV dresses, sneering and addressing
obscene Jokes to the preacher. The mis-
sionary Immediately raised bis voice. and
exciaiI6sG with an indignation which ima
arted radir @alssty 20 his miad. and
Intelligent cuuntenapce: II
"Ah, you vainly paint your heart and |
J our eheeks-I see your soul, neyerthalsssl |
Your sins are there see them ,d6Aply, en- |
graved on your forehead, aud the blood Of |
the Saviour alone can eGacea the brand Of |
your infamY, Eainly DO 700 -try 70 cultivate |
your tody, like gardeh, and keen il by all |
sorts Of artikees, IN a state of spring: Les |
one Of your loathsome diseases 6efail Won.
and you viii look as disgusting ~ ranking
These words we're uttered In "a solemn /.
tone that the audience Of the mission arv ubs |
served breathless silence. md nllo~ed Rim |
to finish bis sermon without farther inter
rupticn. 80 - 80
xKAsUREs on KEToss. -
But IL isnot suficient 10 ezAofk these wo. |
men, They must besides, - furnished With |
the-Insans OF Occupying again respectsble |
position m society, btter they have lent |
willing ear 70 tbs Appeals Of the anissiona- |
ries. 0pport1aities for 90 doing have been
provideff them. Numerous 6ouses haSe
been ersct sad new ones arc being spsh.
ID all the time, for the purpose u receiving |
he pressitutes Whemthe missienaries in ths /
siSsts have psrsaadsd @ follow them. The +