Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-12
L0ND0N'S WICKED WAYS.
THEEDIToRST STHREATENEDA AND
PRAISED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

a Request that the Pulpit To-day Bonn
bard the Foes of Morality Church
Men and Civilians Promising to Sup
port the Paper in its Fight-h undreds
of Letters Received.
LONDON, July 1.-THE PdU HdU Ga
sette, in a leading editorial this afternoon
on the subject Of Its revelations, says;
''We are going on undeterred by the wall
of the Right Hon. Mr.. Bentinck and the
much more serious meuaces Of personal
violence by more frankly brutal consDira-
tors of silence. 1t isonly natural that the
latter should seek TO silence our unwel-
come voice by the simple and efficacious
methods of the bludgeon and torch" The
editorial concludes by appealing to the
pulpits 10 speak out tomorrow, and asks
church goers to send to the Gazette postal
cards detailing their opinions Of the results
of the Gazette s, work and promises to pub
lish these verdicts next Monday after
noon. The paper also asks prostitutes
and others possessing information re-
spectiDg the subject of the revelations TO
send statements confirming what they
know to the Gazette, promising TO treat all
sucn correspondence conhdentially.
LAUDED BY SENIOR BISHOP.
DIR. Gregg, senior Bishop of the Re-
formed Church of England, writes to the
Pail MAJ Gazette as follows: GAS min
lister of the gospel and physician l
thank you for your heroic treatment of
London's social evil. Speak and hold not
thy peace. Lift up thy voice like a
trumpet for the exposure of wickedness
and the defense OF its victims"
Sir Frederick George Miner, Bart. Lib
eral-COnservatiVe member Of Parliament
for York City, asks the Gazette to issue to
the public statement on Monday ne Xt
expressive Of it's views as to the most fiji
cacious amendments possible to make TO
the present criminal law OF England, and
says that he thinks the law should protect
girls until they are II 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 cru
sade.
IN ACCORD WITH THE SCRIPTURES.
One prominent clergyman writes thus;
81 am filled with burning Indignation. |
bless the daring hand which pours the
light Of day into the foul and cruel re-
cesses where innocence is tortured and
childhood ruined. You have ample
scripture grant LOT your COURSE anu nccu
not mind the objections of men,"
Another clergyman 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 1t pos
slble for Almighty God to bless us as O
Christian nation If we allow such enor
mites to c0ntinueP'
FEMALE SUPPORT.
"a Widow with Young Daughters.
"An English Mother" and other ladies
write, calling uyon God to bless the Ga
zette for breaking the awful silence that
80 long shielded these horrible crimes,
and suggesting that the Gazette open a
subscription list for the general benefit OF
rescue societies and similar charities.
Another lady says "pray accept my
heartfelt thanks for the brave, courage
GUS and chivalrous battle you are
doing on behalf Of my poor,
dOwn-trodden, morally-murdered sisters,
and therefore on behalf OF our sex"
THE LETTERS VERY NUMEROUS.
The Gazette publishes thirty-tive letters
similar to the above, and says that the
batch is but a small proportion Of the
vast numbers OF the same kind it receives
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