New-York tribune., 1885-03-17
"1HE BIIIER CRY ~ YEW-YORK."
MIR. RAIssroRD AND OTHERS DISCUSS N BEroHs
1HK CoNnKEGAIIONAL CIIn

n. RAISSFORD AND OTHERS
THK CoSGREGATIoSAL CLUE.
The Congregational Club held its March
meeting last night at Carks After the broad spirit Of
philanthropy had been warmed up by hearty dinner In
the restaurant the subject Of The Bitter Cry In New
YORK" was introduced by the Ioy. Dr. A. H. Bradford
who spoke OF The Bitter Cry Of Oucast London TIC
publication Of which the beginning OF the present
revival OF interest the condition OF the oucast popua
ton OF England and America OF the schools the ques
ton he said Is whether the trouble Is overprcssre or
underreiing Hundreds .of children had not sufficient
TO eat Asking class III ono room how many nal come
without breakfast nine held up their hands. aud In
another eight. The bridge boys "swere an IN
sttntion OF London They had 40 fathers. no moherr
no homes they slept under the bridges three or four
lying lose together TO keep warm company OF Eng
sh gentlemen was organized 10 start out every saiur
day at midnight tramp the streets I'LL daybeak ana
question all whom they found sleeping in boxes and
under stoops bridges. II found deserving They were
given a breakfast check Two or three hundred were
found on every expedition Mrs Mearns. the wife OF
Andrew Mearns had hand for repairs 5000 suits
of old clothes numbers OF children shoeless
and when attempts wore made to provide them with
shoes they the fear that their fathers would
rswp them for rum. London Congregational Union
was stamped on every pair ana never was one lost
The Rev. W. g. Painsford Of st. Georges Episcopal
Church. who has been engaged In voluntary work at
Betbnua Green. London said there Il nothing In this
city 20 equal the poverty OF the London poor. Ia
aim muOssible To have here the hopeless squeezing
there l. IN London The tenement house growth ~ not
growth OF two three hundred years, but had It's ho
ginning almost within the memory of man. la thS
city greatest trouble Is that thc real estate ~ gcg
Into hands OF vino don't take high view 0f Tue
question The tenemcnt-hOuso difficulty Is the awfnl
thing tOday because of the csS hOOf that u ever
pressing poor down and does how they live
40 they paylthor rents. Women must take hold OF TINS
work They must not bc afraid OF Injection In "A tenc-
t-hOuSe when they are ia danger OF every tllc
they ride "a street-car the elevated road lbe
factory girl needs help There thousands OF them IN
the city who have hardly chance Tor ordinary morality
you ladies' will visit their homes will see much
that we cannot talk about To mixed audicncrS
found poor little boy In the street cold dark night
He told me he afraid Ia go home because ho Iad
cents; his iater would beat him. Iiefe
were two little conn anions with him :trying Ia comfort
arcaway. They thought there sany danger
of II they didn't homo at all so they stad out
all might. One great trouble Is with the churches i
1t. Georges Curch condition that IL was maze
free Tho OF the working people not at nome
churches We have neglected them for sixty years
and We induce them To In with suddenly.
The gulf between rich aud poor In wide aud deep and
dark and II ought TO he brdged There needs TO be one
Ilace earth whore we can to rich and poor mere
Iuect a level -"
Chhlcs r. Wngae said IL forty years since the nrst
teDement-house built, there $4,000 There
hundreds OF houses In this city In which average
Of three persons have died for twenty years
There house In which 600 persons have died III
had the vice,
has been reformed.
Mrs Josephine Shaw Lowell said there 5j.2tt
families who occasionally sought charity aud 22O9I0
who asked for outside help ana all the fault OF
pe-indscnminae contributions to the poverty stricken
and impOsters.
The Rev John Dooley of the Bowery Mission, and the
Rev. nr. Lyman Abbott also spoke.