The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-09
THE WORLDS FINAL CRISIS.
A Series Of Letters 10 Workingmen,
The Exclusive Mobility Of
Earth.
Ninth Letter,

"You that have tears to shed, prepare to
shed them now" ..,
Our last letter was one case in millions, of
state prostitution in the coal fields of Penn
sylyania. Our present letter is one case in
millions, of church prostitution that saw at
the same time and place, making in part the
personal experience promised in a recent
letter to give you, that should constitute the
strongest testimony ever presented to an
earthly tribunal of the damning guilt of this
united head of the worlds misruIe.
There was at the time of my writing in
the city of Scranton Christi0n association,
legalized by1state, numbering 500 members,
composed of the wealth. intellect and cream
of the churches and city. The general sup
erintendent was the city missionary, bnt
above him in, supreme authority was Rev.
s. C. Logan, D. D., pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, the religious mogul and god
worshipped in all that country. A citizen
of Scranton might believe the pope fallible
or otherwise, as hepleased, but if he believed
Dr.ALogan might make a mistake, he must
quit the city,. andsouId find it to his interest
to be lively about it, too.
BANDS OF HOLINESS" ,or,a, ,
from this association peddled their com,
pound through city and country and the
piety, popularity and possibility Of an in
dividual was guaged entirely by their stand
ing in this gang. Tive of their missionaries
had recently been gotten out of town hast
lily, on account of trouble with women Zone
in lumber yard). The wives of the chief
lights Of this institution were diseased by
their husbands vice. and met for treatment
in the parlors of an abortion hag, kept by
the association.
Exposure from these victims menaced the
immaculate. Rumor was rife on the streets
that this organization was the ''black hole
of city prostitution and the hot bed of vice
of the country, and feeling of general in
security OvershadoWed them. At this crisis
a council of 4uar+was called with DR.. Logan
presiding The doctor decided that their
emergency demanded the selection of a man
for missionary widely known for truth and
purity, and that he should wrap the asSOcia-
ton in the SpOtIess robe of his character, lift
it above criticism to plane so deVOut and
holy that the babble OF the rabble never
more would reach it.. This victim was found
in the person of H. h. Chaplin, who in utter
ignorance of the hell before him, on a salary
of Shopper month, entered upon the duties
of his OtfiCe-an excellent man.
INITIATION.
But, Great God! What is this that meets
him at the threshold? A spectre from the
bottomless pit, covered with chains and fet-
tiers to bind him. He flies, appalled,, resigns,
and in terror seeks to escape. He cannot
Every door of hope is barred; every outlook
guarded by these damned INTERVALS, whose
breath of flame and sulphur he breathes, and
falls like one dead at their feet. Don't be
alarmed" they say, "tis your initiation; you
must be pledged to the secrets Of our order
before you can be trusted with its work.
Here in this little dark rOom,. this holy of
holies,' Ostensibly for prayer with penitents,
you must commit adultry with this harlot,
and then we will trust you with our work.
There is no retreat; you will never 60 out
from here to expose us; serve us, or your
life is not worth cent We will report you
to your wife, the church, the world as taken
in the very act. Submit, and none shall ever
know-it We will make you rich and great
more powerful and popular than any man
that ever walked our streets, Your scruples
reveal your ignorance; all popular men live
this way; you have been raised in the cOun-
try, and don't know 1t"
He yielded, and his commission placed in
his hand ran thus: Rain cheap charity on
the poor, scatter old clothes and food broad
cast, visit the sick with prayers instead ef
potatoes, advertise work and help for desti-