The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-20

THE PRISON RERORMERS.
SUNDAYS SESSION OF THE CON-
FERENCE OF
Charities and Corrections at st. Paul
Papers by Gen. Brinkerhon
and DIR. Milligan.

ministers attending the Conference Of
Charities ard Corrections preached in
the city chuiches yesterday morning
The only session OF the conference was
that at the Plymouth church last
night on the subject of prison reform.
OF the two regular papels the first was
a report by the Rev ]. L. Milligan, OF
Allegheny, Ps., delegate from Pennsyl-
vania 10 tue International Prison Re-
form Congress- held ia London In
1862 and also TO the second congress
held in Stockholm 10 1878 He said
President Cleveland, ss well ss the
National Prison Association, commits
stoned him to the third International
Prison Copg esq, he d at the co;e OF
last year in Rome, where it met on in
Walton Of The King Of Italy. Its SEES.
sion1 were open and held in the ball
o. fine arts. Prime Minister Deprelis
was made the president, aud spoke the
welcome OF Italy to the congress The
number of DELIGHTS from Europe,
Asia, England and America was
la,gs and made up Of experienced
men. The reception snd hospitalities
extended by the King ind Qneen in
perron, and by other nigh officials OF
the government were most charming.
The sessions continued eight days
The display Of the prison products OF
every conceivable manufacture occu-
pied nine large balls in the palace OF
fne arts. The congress was divided
IN three sections FIR morning work and
ia the afternoon met in general con-
VENT n to hear and pass upon the
work of the sections. The questions
treated and the conclusions reached
partained t. Grimm al Jurisprudence
and prison discipline, AID preventive
measures. The preceding viii make
TWO large vClu mes and cal be secured
through our Secretary Of State. These
only Can give fair idea OF the breadth
and mportsncs of this congress The
next one will convene at st. Peters
burg.
THE SECOND PAPER.
was one by Gen. Brinkenhoff, OF
Ohio. II emboiied such pTinci-
pes OF pison reform as are now
recognized as axioms by all leading
peno gtt, The dominant idea in
the creation of prisons should be thu
protection of society by refor nation,
or permanent deent on OF prisoners.
The old doctiiue Of reia lation or OF
yer geanCe is not lensbls under the
he Christian di5pensst on, and expe-
ence has shown that 1t is not effect
i've In the reformation of prisoners
the r quirements re: First-Clsgsifi
cation, Iefor,ua ion I prisoners with
all offenders in fssoc a ion with other
prisoners. W 8 as hopeless as puIifica-
ton Of fountain win n cesspool dis
charging mo il. For this reason
American jnils, with es han q dozen
exceptions sre school of crime, add
our peHitentiariss era not much bet
ter In il liz every prisoner should be
kept eat rely separate from every
other prisoner, and penitentiaries
should be regarded aud classified I'M
der the Cotton or Elmyra system.
Second-The indele inmate sentence
under which criminals ara sent to
pis>n a. moral hop as, from which
they sre not g. he discharged
uni Thy 9ra cu ed Third
Industrial empl YIN mt N which labor
should b aplvlege aud not pun
shment, ard in ~ eur iqgs OF which
prisoners should rec i've share. The
old slave sysiem OF contract labor
thould be 80 lshed aid he best suh.
sit0t' IL most eases would be piece
pitcs pan Fourh-No prisoner
fhouli be discharged until he has
been fully tested unde parole Of tickle
4 lave, with poic5 supervision
Fifth In prison a school is Just at
important a. a Worship, end no plis
onsr I'll uli be discharged until h'
can at less read and write. Sixth
Prs)n punshmens which infliCt
bodily torura should ba abolished
These are iijutions INST ad of helping
discipiue, and dgJaiei ma hood
Ssveuth-Religioua n true ion, anC
esp 3ciaIly Curistiap fpirit, sre re
epongble Tor res administration o
prison. Prson reform is a child o
Christ nifty ani viii ways need it
I. stenug care,
[ A pene al is uss IN 70 lowed, II
which a numb1r o delegates spok,