Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-23
A RALLY FOR MORALITY.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TURN
OUT IN HYDE PARK.

twenty Thousand MarChers in the Pro-
oessiOn-Draped Wagons Filled with
Women Dressed in MOurnlng-YOung
Girls Glad in White Representing In
nocence-All the Societies Represented.
LONDON, Aug. 22.-A monster morality
demonstration was held In Hyde Park
this afternoon. At 1870 O'Clock the park
meeting had equaled in numbers the great
assemblage which gathered at the same
place some months ago to make a demon
stratiOn in favor OF an enlarged franchise
bill. Thousands OF women were III the
crowd, and ten times as many more were
on the way. In the procession to the park
one OF the wagons carried "a little girls
dressed in white. These girls held aloft
banner bearing the inscription: "Shall
the lnnocents be Slainp Another cart
carried large fac smile of the Queens
letter to Mrs. Gen. Booth approving the
Salvation Army's work in rescuing young
girls from vice. The East End contingent
OF the procession started towards Hyde
park promptly at O'Clock.
SIXTY BANNERS.
This body had three bands and carried
sixty banners, all having inscribed on
them such notices as "save Our Daugh-
ters" etc. The cart which carried the
enlarged copy of the Queens letter was
given the middle place IN the line OF the
East End contingent. This body had
in line no less than twenty-four
wagons. With the exception OF the
one bearing "A girls under l3 years of age
and dressed in white, the wagons We're
laden with women dressed in the deepest
OF mourning. The vehicles themselves
we're all heavily draped with black. Fol-
lowing the wagons were about 10000 men
on foot. All traffic had to be suspended
during the progress of the procession
along its entire route.
THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
The demonstration included temperance
societies, Good Templars, the band OF
Hope Lodge, Salvation Army and various
trade and friendly societies, ladies' ma
tional societies in wagons and young
mems Christian associations from nine
sections of the metropolis, besides
excursion parties from the pro-
vinces numbering many thousands.
Bands headed each contingent. Number
less banners were carried. Ten platforms
were improvlsed around the reformers'
tree in Hyde Park. A resolution was
passed simultaneously at all the plat
forms. pledging the meeting TO assist in
enforcing the provisions Of the criminal
amendment act. The weather was brill
liant. The affair was decided success.
A huge crowd was present, but the entire
proceedings were orderly.
A PASTORAL ON THE SUBJECT.
The Bishop of London has issued, to be
read in the churches of his diocese TO-
morrow, a stirring pastoral on the subject
of the protection of young girls.
Mr.. Stead, editor of the PdU Mall Ga
sette, In an address before the national
conference for the protection of young
girls, in st. James hall, absOlVed the Sal
YatiOn Army from all blame for the al
legged abduction of Sarah Armstrong. The
girls mother publicly charged that the
Salvation Army coaxed the girl from
home, and then detained her for the pur-
pose of exhibiting her as victim Of Lon
don vice reclaimed by the army. Mr..
Stead declared himself responsible for the
taking of the girl away from home, and he
said that she was AIKEN away simply be-
cause her home was steeped in vice.
One hundred and fifty thousand persons
attended the demonstration.