The state herald., 1894-12-14

southeastern corner OF England a
young girl went out to service when
she was but IA years of age Only IA,
think of 1t, you mothers, think OF that
poor child going out In the world at
that age. Ignorant Of herself and men,
she fell. Deceived, seduced, robbed of
all she had, she was left alone to fight
the battle by the scoundrcl who be-
trayed her. By and by she was Obliged
to so to the workhouse. She came out
with baby, being then 10 years of
age. Think of 1t, sir. With her child
In her arms she sought her former
home. She begged her father to take
care of her child, and she would go out
and work for money to pay for Its
board. What reception did she get?
DID that father take her in? No; he
closed the door In her face: GO away,
you hussey,' he cried. GO away. You
have brought gray hairs on your IA
TIERS head. BegOne! With her child
In her arms she knocked ut every door
In the town, and met with the same
reception. 'Begone, or We'll put the po-
lice on YOU they cried. What did she
do? With her child in her arms she
sought the woods, and laying the babe
on the ground, with plying glance
said: oh, my darling. they shall never
serve you as they served me. God
knows She killed the infant and
buried 1t in the woods. Then the
prison, penal servitude for life, includ
Ing solitary confinement. For six long
years she walked her dark and lonely
cell, and then n couple of our sisters
heard Of her condition. We brought
the case to the home secretary, and he
| said nt,,1. ~
eral Booth, If you'll take charge of
her. And he did, and to-day that
woman has come up, and she is
going up, up, up, and she'll soon hayQ
climbed the ladder. to the. vcx3
Bless the Lord"
Here the general stopped to regain
his voice. With his gray hair stream
ing like n meteor and with his eyes
blazing like Goals of fire, he might
have been n verltable Daniel come to
Judgment. There was hardly dry
eye In the house. The general con-
| tinued:
eve have In London 5000 hungry
people. They have been fed tonight.
and that without very great cost To
charity. Tonight there will be sleep
ing in our homes In that city no less
800 womcn-mostly men; men who but
for this would be in the workhouse, In
the prison, committing robberies or dy-
ing, sleeping on the entertainments or
| the streets. We take them In for
. cents. and for 4 cents we give them
something better we do not allow them
to beg from us: he would get nothing
for his trouble II he did We make
| . A t- fy,t
II he cannot either beg. borrow, or
earn. or steal cents. If he brings his
. cents. what do we do with him? In
the first place we give him a nice, we'll
lighted warm room in which TO sleep.
For 4 cents we give him a nice comfort
able bed, so he can put his head down.
In addition that a piece of bread that
takes of the gnawing of his hunger;
We give him clean water In which he
can wash himself.
'And then, IL he wants bath, for
another cent we give him n hot bath.
and IL man has not been washed
since his mother washed him 1t is n
comfortable sensation and makes him
feel quite religious. And then, while
having his bath, he may find that his
clothes have gone away without hands.
1
mate them, sir. am not friend of
the ordinary crematory. but | am a
friend OF cremation of this principle.
SO that II he goes in 10000 strong, he
comes out Il single man.
Think OF these poor wre,ches, how
horribly depressed they may be. You
must 10 make 1t a success, make them
partners. make them cooperative In
| 90 tl.at,. Inlf
ministers will bear me out In the case
of the redemption of the soul and do
| Just the same In regard TO the body.
! They must work out their own sfi-i-
ton, and must work for themselves.
You must rouse them to It. You must
reform them. Without that 1t viii
not be success. The principle OF my
faith is that II Is the heart you must
reform. There Is only one way. and
that Is by rcf0rmation-a change Of
heart.
I'VE have kept an account OF this In
stltution on twelve months trial,
and In this we have found that GO per
cent. OF our criminals have turned out
well. As to drunknrds we have made
them sober. and as to idlcrs we can
make them work. | think we save ~
|
our hands upon the work and give
them work at laborlous tasks. We
have had. since the beginning. some
thing like 10000 girls pass through our
hands: something like $500 pass
through out hands every year. and the
number IL rapidly increasing. because
We are opening new homes every
month. In England | will give You
| Al eta les hp. LA,
longer at work there and are able to
more carefully analyze the result. And
when | say TO you that OF every 100
/ girls we have taken ont OF the street,
every one OF these merry, laughing,
vlcIous-hablted girls who come to us
out of every hundred so per cent.
can safely say-my later rctcurns show
so per cent, after three years trial.
are found TO be walking the paths OF
virtue. and that we save these girls n,
a cost OF no more than CO shlllings,
or SIG Sixteen dollars Is not a great
cost NJ which to save girl from on
the streets. II Is not more than niiny
n lady spends for n dress, or even for
n bonnet.
"You ask me how this work " done.
Well. II Is done by loving hearts and
loving hands and sclf-sacrlAcing PEG.
plc. Ten thousand and nifty officers
have within these four years ben
raised UP and trained for thisb work.
and they are increasing every year.
aud ! am In hopes that we will ret a
large host 10 10TH thls ws.-..,a,.-.'' s.'
i'"'s. ".stroy"l Ia ibnnmerablac' ny he
..I"ea hy III" s''.r'nNI OF the Holy Ghost,
We fall back upon God for the saliva.
tlon OF these people.
Just In conclusion; when started.
l asked for fi0o,0O0 In or.icr tt,.worL
out this scheme. The public generous.
~ gave 1t To mo with the greatest Of
pleasure. They ran after me with II.