The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-12
Letters of Sympathy and Encouragement Re.
ceived by the Editor from All Glasses of
People Throughout the Kingdom.
RumOr of q New Convention Between
England and Russia.
Che Coming Marriage of Princess Beatrice
The Tories Apparently Gaining Ground
King AlfonsOs Trip to Aranjuez.
LONDON's yvICKEDNESS.
The Pail Mall Gazette Continues Its Revela-
tions of Iniquity.

1he Pail Mall Gazette Continues AUS EteVela-
tions of Iniquity.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette, in
leading editorial this afternoon on the subject
of its revelations, says: eve are going on unde-
tered by the wall of the Right Hon. Mr.. Ben
timex, and the much more serious nenaees of
personal violence by the more frankly brutal
conspirators of silence. 1t is only natural that
tue latter should seek to silence our unwelcome
voice by the simple and eficaclous methods of
the bludgeon and torch"
The editorial concludes by appealing to the
pulpits to speak out tomorrow, and
asks church goers to send the Gazette
postal cards, detailing their opinions
of the results of the Gazettes work, and prom
ises to publish these verdlcts next Monday
afternoon The paper also asks prostitutes and
others possessing information respecting the
subject of the revelations to send statements
containing what they know to the Gazette,
promising to treat all such correspondence conf
dentally.
The Backing Which the Gazette Is Receiving
LONDON. July IL The Pail Mall Gazette, in
a late edition, commenting on the result of its
revelations, says: Letters Of sympathy ar
rive by every post large proportion of those
who write promise to subscribe sums varying
from s.. to E100 to defend the Gazette in the
event Of prosecution by the officers of the law
1t will, however, be time enough to think Of
defending ourselves, when anybody shall be
foolhardy enough to attack u.s."
The Bishop of Chester writes the Gazette
urging the paper to use its influence on members
of Parliament to induce them to hurry through
the amendment to the criminal law designed for
the protection of females by raising the age at
which they Can give legal consent TO criminal
intimacy.
DIR. Gregg, senior bishop of the Reformed
Church, OF England, writes: "As minister of
the gospel and physician, I thank you for the
heroic treatment of Londons social evil. Speak,
and hold not thy peace. Lift up thy voice like
trumpet, for the exposure of wickedness and the
defense of its victims"
Sir Frederick George Miner, baronet, Liberal
Conservative member of Parliament for York
City, asks the Gazette to issue to the public a
statement on Monday expressive of its views as
to the most eficacious amendments possible to
make to the present criminal law of England,
and says he thinks the law should protect girls
from the awful results of ability to consent to
sexual crime until seventeen years of age, at
least. A great number of magistrates, clergy
men and secretaries of rescue societies write,
warmly thanking the Gazette for its exposures,
and promising to do all in their power to
assist the paper in its crusade. One
prominent clergyman writes thus II am filled
with foamng indignation. bless the daring with
which the Gazette pours the light of day into the
foul and cruel recesses where innocence is tor
tured and childhood ruined. You have ample
Scripture warrant for your course, and need not
mind the objections of men" Another clergy
man urges the Gazette to persevere in the work
of exposing the infamous iniquity which it
has already revealed and says: ''The
masses of the country will support
you How is it possible for Almighty God to
bless us as Christian nation if we allow such
enormities to continued" A widow with young
daughters" English mothers" and other ladies
write calling upon God to bless the Gazette ''for
breaking the awful silence that SO long shielded
these horrible crimes" and suggesting that the
Gazette open subscription lists for the general
benefit of the rescue societies and similar chart
ties. Another lady writes: Pray, accept my
heartfelt thanks for the noble, courageous and
chivalrous battle you are doing in behalf of my
poor, down-trodden, morally murdered sisters,
and therefore, in behalf of our SEX
The Gazette publishes thirty five letters SINH
lar to the above, and says the batch is but q
small proportion of vast numbers of the same
kind it receives every day