The morning call., 1890-11-23
I'm DARKEST ENGLAND"
The New Book by General Booth
of the Salvation Army.

| VI Sdlt6tIUu al
In Darkest England and the Way
Out" the book written by General Booth
OF the Salvation Army, and which has
created such profound sensation in En-
gland and on the Continent, has been re-
prod uced in this country by Funk & Wag.
nails of New York. 1t is an octave volume
OF over 800 pages, and is one of the most re-
markable b ooks Of the times on account OF
the matter treated and the authors scheme
for relieyin the distress which he depicts
as existing in Gre at Britain. The. London
"Review of Reviews" says of General
Booths work: mo such ook, so compre-
hensive in its scope, so daring in its
audacit y, and yet so simple and practical in
its proposals, has appeared in these times.
Even if no nation VIII atever were to follow
Immediately on the lines laid down by Gen
eral Booth, it caunnt fail to have the most
| momentous consequences"
The author presents in a manner that
draws att ention and sets the reader to
thinking vivid picture OF the darkness in
England of crime, of misery, of intoxica-
ton and restitution. and shows by statistics
the number of those who are charge to the
Government, in prisons, reformatorieS and
| aSylumS and the enormous cost of maintain
ing the same. He shows the existence of
great poverty and the distress of those who
| are forced to live on Just enough to keep
body and soul together. He says:
For Darkest England as for Darkest Africa
| there Is a light beyond. l think see my way
| out, way by which these wretched uneS may
| escape from the gloom Of their miserable exist
| ence into higher and happier lie.
Relative to his scheme Tor the ameliora-
ton of these people he writes:
| There is nothing In my scheme that will bring
1t into collision either with Socialists OF the state
| or Socialists OF the municipality with Individual
lists OF Nationalist or any OF the various schools
/ Of thought in the great field OF social economics,
/ excepting only those antiCtristlan economists
who hold that IL Is an otfense against the doctrine
| of the survival Of the ittest 10 Try aud save the
| weakest from going 10 the wall, and VINO believe
| that when once man Is down the supreme duty
| of i sefregarding society Is TO jump upon him.
Such economists will naturally be disappointed
| with this book. l venture TO believe that all
| others will find nothing In II 10 offend their IA
! yorle theories, but perhaps something of helpful
! suggestion which they may utilize hereafter.
| OF the proposed scheme for the benefit OF
| the distressed and the OutcaSt he says:
The moment that we take in hand this work
we shall be compelled 10 iurn our attention seri-
| ousy TO the question whether prevention is not
| better than cure. IL Is easier and cheaper and
| In every way better TO prevent the less of home
than 10 have to recreale that home. Ii is better
10 keep man out OF the mire tuan 10 LET him fall
III first and then isk the chance. OF pucking him
out. Any scheme, therefore, that attempt, to
| deal with the reclamation Of the lost must tend
10 develop into an endless variety vi amellOratlvc
| measures.
The FIRST essential that must be borne in mind
| as governing every scheme that may be put for
ward Is that II must change The man when IL Is
his character and conduct which constitute the
reasons for his failure IN the battle OF life
| The remedy TO be etfeclual must change the.
!, circumstances OF the individual when they are
| the cause of his wretcbe1 condition aud lie be-
! yond his control.
ANY remedy worthy OF eonside ration must be
on scale commensurate with the evil II proposes
| to deal with.
Not only must the scheme be large enough. but
| II must be permanent.
| But while Ii must be permanent IL must also be
| immediately practicable.
| The indirect features of the scheme must not
be such as 10 produce injury 10 Tie persons whom
| we seek 10 benefit.
must not seriously interfere with the interests OF
| another.
The author devotes great deal of space
| the explanation Of his scheme which he.
| delares is very simple one, although its
ramitication and extensions embrace the
| whole world. He says that he deyotes the
| bulk OF his book to what can practically 1e
| done with one of the most pressing parts of
the problem, viz: that relating to those,
| VINO are out OF work, and who, AS the re
| suit, are more or less destitute. He says h.
! has many ideas OF what might be dom with
| those who in measure are cared for by ih-
| State, but those ideas he does not deem
| necessary to discuss in this volume. He
| then writes: -
| The scheme / have TO offer consists la the
| formation OF these people into self-hepng and
self-su sustaining communities, each being kind OF
| c0-ODeratlve society, or patrlarcia family, gov
| erued and disciplined on the principles WHICH
| have already proved so effective in lie SalvalI9D
! Army.
These communities we will CALL for want of a
| better term. colonies. There. will be the ely
| colony The fam colony and the oversee colony:
| BY the city colony is meant the establishment, IN
! The very center OF the ocean OF misery Of when
we have been speaking. of number OF instiIu
n ~ ms hut nf afttu. nf all and any
| who have been Shipwrecked IN life. character and
| circumstances. supply the immediate pressing
| necessities OF those poor destitute creatures that
! have been gathered up. furnish them temporary
| employment, inspire them with hope for tue
| future, and commence at once Course OF Iegeu-:
| Grafton by moral aud religious Influence. From
these institutions, which are after this described.
| numbers would, after short tinie be tioaIed OH
TO permanent employment sent home To FRIENDS
| happy 10 receive them hearing OF their
| reformation. All who remain on our hands
would by varied means. be tested as 20 their stu:
| cerity, Industry and honesty, and as soou as sat
| isfaeiiou was guaranteed. be passed on TO The
| colony of the second class.
! This would consist of a settlement OF the colo
nlsts on an estate IN tile Provinces IN the culture
| OF which they would fnd employment aud obtain
support AS The race from The country to the
| city has been The cause OF much OF the distress
| We have TO battle with, We propose TO fnd a
| substantial part OF our remedy by transferring
these same people back to the county that is TO
"the garden." Here the process of eiormaion
| OF character would be carried forward by the
same Industrial moral aud religious methods as
have already been commenced IN the city.
especially including those forms of labor and
that knowledge OF agriculture which, should tie
colenist not obtain employment IN this country.
Will qualify him Tor pursuing his fortunes under
| more favorable circumstances in some other
land
From the farm as from the city, there can be
no question that large numbers, resuscitated III
health aud character, would be restored 10
friends up ana down The country. Some would
find employment in their own callings, others
would settle 10 cottages on a small iecr of land
that we would provide. or on cooperative farms,
bulk. after trial and training Hould be PASSED To
the foreign settlement, which would constitute
our third class, namely the over sea colony
All who have given the subject attention ar
agreed that In our colonies In south Africa,
Canada, Western Australia and elsewhere, there
are millions Of acres Of useful land TO be oh;
tanned almost for the asking, capable OF support
ing our surplus popuatiouin health ana coniuIt,
| were IL a thousand times greaier than II Is. We
| propose 10 $ cure a tract OF land IN OF these
countries, prepare IL Tor settlement, establish Is
In authority, govern IT by equitable laws. assist
it In times OF IL. cessity. settling IL gradually with
prepared people, aud so create home for these
| destitute multitudes.
| pared 10 a great machine louudaiioned upon tEt.
lowest sums aud purlieus Of our great cities and
| towns, drawing up into It's embrace tile deprayed
aud destitute Of all classes. Drawing up these
| poor Ouicasts. reforming them and creating in
them habits OF industry, honesty and truth is lie
| object.
The balance of the book is devoted to 4
detailed account of the scheme, which PIE
| sents many excellent suggestions which
may serve to solve the great social problem
| which has for so long engIossed and still
occupies the attention Of some of the great.
est thinkers. The book is one that for ~
long time will excite discussion, and it may,
be the means of evolving some plan that Will
| provide fer the needy. 1t is worth careful
! perusaL
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| mouser. Furthermore. he has young son
| who has shown himself shockingly deficien;
in the way of compassion for the suffer
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