The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
MEETING ATHYDEP PARK
A Monster Assemblage and Procession at the
London Morality Demonstration.
The Several Notices DisPIaved-SPeeches
Made, Etc.-The Bishop of London
Issues Pastoral to the Church.
of His Diocese.

LONDON, August 22.-The morality demonstra-
tion at Hyde Park this afternoon promises to be
attended by an enormous crowd. Contingents
for the parade have been all day converging at
various points with banners bands and number
less wagons loaded with women, all displaying the
greatest enthusiasm. The weather is fine and
thousands OF people assembled at the park TO
await the commencement OF the demonstration.
Later-At 4:2O o'clock the Hyde Park meeting
had equaled in number the greatest assemblage
which gathered al the same place some months
since to make a demonstration in honor OF the
enlargement franchise bill. Thousands of women
are in the crowd and ten times as many more are
on the way. In the procession to the park one OF
tie wagons in the procession carried one little
alOft banner bearing the inscription
"Shall the Innocents Be slain?" Another cart
carried large fac simile of the Queens letter
Mrs. General Booth approving the Salvation
Army's work in reScuing young girls from vice.
The east end contingent OF the procession started
toward Hyde Park promptly at p. m. fhis body
had three bands and carried sixty banners, all
having inscribed on them such notices, save
Our Daughters, etc. The cart which carried the
enlarged copy of the Queens letter was given the
middle place in the line of the east end This
body had in line no less than twenty fOur-hOrSe
wagons, with the exception OF the one bearing
the twentyfour girls under three years of age and
dressed in white. The wagons were laden with
women dressed in the deepest of mourning The
vehicles themselves were all heavily drapcd with
black Following the wagons were about 1000
men on foot. All traffic had to be suspended
during the progress OF the procession along its
entire route
The demonstration included Temperance so
cieties, Good Templars, Band of Hope Lodges the
salvation Army and various trade and friendly
societies. Ladies' National Societies in wagons, Y
VI. G. AS from nine sections of the metropolis
besides excursions parties from the provinces
numbering many thousands. Bands headed each
contingent. Numberless banners were carried
Ten platforms were improvised around the re-
formers tree in Hyde Park. A resolution was
passed simultaneously at all the platforms pledg
O he nro
visions of the Criminal Amendment Act. The
weather was brilliant, The affair was decided
success. A huge crowd was present, but the en-
tire proceedings were orderly.
The Bishop OF London has issued to be read liz
the churches of his diocese tomorrow a stirring
pastoral on the subject of the Protection OF
Young Girls Mr.. Stead. editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette, in an address before the National Confer
ence for the Protection of Young Girls, in St
James Hall, absOlved the Salvation Army from
all blame for the alleged abduction of Sarah Arm
strong. The girls mother publicly charged that
the salvation Army cOaXed the girl from home
and then detained her for the purpose of exhibit
ing her a victim of London vice reclaimed by
the army. Mr. Stead declared himself response
BILE for the taking of the girl away from home
and he said she was taken away simply because
her home was stepped in vice.