Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-12-16

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ford university, England, began to spend
part Of their vacations working among
the poor in the parish Of st. Jude's,
Whitechapel, London. Among the first
was Arnold TOynbee, young man be-
loved by all who knew him. He felt
profound interest in the scheme to re-
unite mankind in one brotherhood, de-
stroying mere caste and wealth distinc-
tons. He believed that the means to
accomplish this was for men Of educa-
ton and refinement, belonging TO the so
called upper classes, to take up their
residence in the slums Of city, not TO
distribute tracts, or to be obtrusive or
patronizing, or yet to dispense charity,
but simply to meet the inhabitants on
equal terms and by degrees to interest
them in the things that interest all clean,
well educated and moral individuals.
So the slum people would come gradu-
ally to lead the lives of clean, well edu-
Gated, moral individuals. As TO the per-
sons of the alleged upper classes, they
would gain in their knowledge Of life
among the poor and lowly, and in an
other way would be benefited almost as
much as the slum people themselves.
Such was the scheme that brooded in
the brain Of the enthusiast, Arnold
Toynbee. His enthusiasm was of that
catching quality which drew others
within its current and carried them,
both the rich and the lowly, along like a
mighty river. At length it was found
best to have all the students gathered In
one house, where they might live to-
gether. By that time Cambridge gradu-
ates and those from other schools had
become interested, and there was MS
ing tide toward the "rediscoyered power
of union And at this time the gifted,
loving young enthusiast, Arnold Toyn-
bee, died, with his grandest work before
him. The college settlement plan was,
however, carried out, and the first house
for the student residents was named
Toynbee Hall.
Attached to the residential house are
now library, social meeting rooms and
study rooms. There are thirty clubs Of
men and women. They study natural
history, science, literature, civil govern
ment and political economy. There is
even Shakespeare class, and these
Whitechapel slum people know, some of
/ them, more about Shakespeare than the
intelligent American who reads this &C
count of them.
The members of the travel club save
their money for excursions to the CONT
nent Of Europe and elsewhere. One of
the trips Of art loving members of this
club was to Florence and other cities OF
Italy. There is little charity in the way
of money giving outright in the Toynbet
Hall scheme. The poorest are taught by
force of example to plan to get the most
out of their money, and save and spend
it for the things for which persons of ed
I ucation and refinement spend theirs
The best lesson that can be learned il
This life is that there are always ways o
doing anything one wants to do if h
will set himself to find them.
. Mrs. Adele NJ Garrigues, who write
Of this noble enterprise in the Philadel
phia Press, says:
East London il still-east London. and Toyn
bee Hall Is light In a dark place-a good dee
: In a naughty world. The rays Of this "littl
CANDLE are constantly increasing in thei
number and in their power to shine. For tn
Y poor, whose long hours Of labor and crowde
: rooms leave them no hope Of brightness /
/, their homes, q hand lie outstretched tina
touches theirs with warm human grasp.
voice Is heard that II strong in Its sincerit
and cheering in lie offer Of such help as on
friend may give to another with mutual r,
: spect and benefit.
q Since talking with the young men who mal
their homes In Toynbee Hall have thought {
i names and careers that are familiar TO Ii
l. worlds ear, but do not recall any that seer
more reasonable. more satisfying OF more ten
derby human than does this one Of holdin
b the lamp Of human love arm high unit
thoee who have been walking In darkness aha
and the world brighter and more hopef,
place for themselves and for their children