The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-12
NOTES OF DIR. PERM.

JOURNAL NOTES OF DR.. PERM.
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under the auspices of cooperative socie-
ties. where lecture was given by Mr..
Deans above mentioned. 1t was simple,
earnest lecture by typical Scotchman
on behalf of an educational campaign for
cooperation. Am growing much inter.
ested in the whole subject of CO opera
ton. both distributive and productive.
In the evening visited public bath in
Endall street, partly for the luxury of
bath and partly to make thorough in
vestigation of the bath house. Price for
bath, with hot and cold water, two
large clean bath towels-frst class, six
pence; second class, four pence. | am
told that there are many of these baths
1858 and pays expenses. A bath in ones
own house could not be cleaner or more
luxurious. There is also large swim
ming bath besides; there is laundry,
where poor women may 60 to do their
washing for two pence an hour. Oh. for
a few such bath houses in Boston! In
this regard we are very much behind
the Mother Country.
July &c. In the morning attended
church at Spurgeon's Tabernacle. I'm
pressions:-Room very spacious; two
galleries running entirely round the
room; people seated behind the preach
er as we'll as in front of him; must hold
1000 or more; probably $500 present;
pulpit located in first gallery, unique
arrangement; no choir. no organ, no in
struments of any sort, only precentor
with loud and not pleasing voice, but
everybody sang and sang with will
the best congregational singing, l be-
lieve, that have ever heard from any
congregation. Preacher. the son of the
elder Spurgeon; thick voice and rath-
or badly managed; did not read we'll. ex.
pounded much too long; told us that he
believed every word in the Bible; even
the parenthetical and bracketed portions
were inspired. The serm on was in no
way strong; it was orderly. rather inter-
esting, and upon the whole left whole
some impression. In the afternoon at.
tended great socialist demonstration
in Hyde Park. remarkable for its size,
for the splendor of the banners. for the
orderliness Of the people, did not see
among all the tens OF thousands drunk.
en- man, or disorderly man. The Trades
Unions banners we're almost numberiess
and very rich. 1t was disappointment
to everyone that rain set in as the pro.
cession reached the Park. so that the
speaking, 30 deliberately planned. did not
take place. While in the Park, met Mr..
Tom Mann, one of the Socialist leaders
"a black eyed, nervous little man, cour-
teous and evidently very popular. In
the evening. in spite of thorough wetting
in the afternoon, went to the house of
Mr.. Greenipg, who lives near Black
heath. some six miles out OF London.
Mr.. Greening, in addition to being one
of the pioneers in the Co operative
Movement. was one of the members of
the Emancipation League, or Union,
which did so much to win English pub
lie sentiment back to the cause of the
North in the days of our Rebellion. He
was present at, and gave me very in
teresting account of, the great Liverpool
meeting where Henry Ward Beecher
gave his most remarkable address. which
began in tumult and interruption, but
ended in complete triumph for Mr..
Beecher. This little visit gave me an
other glimpse into English domestic life
"a picture of more repose, fancy than
that to be found in the average Ameri-
can home.
July 81. Spent several hours to-day
among the Egyptian mummies. One
finds rest among the mummies after
the tremendous rush of London street
life.
July %. Have had a unique expert.
ence to-day; spent almost the entire day
at the International Socialist and Trades
Unions Congress being held this week
in Queens Hall, near Regent Circus. On
account of a row which occurred at the
first days session, yesterday, they we're
admitting no one to the galleries not
even for money-no one could enter
without ticket. AS / stood by the door
musing how could manage to get in.
happened to meet Mr.. Byles Of. Mans.
field House, whom l had met day oil
two before. told him my situation
"Ah," id he. n will manage that. You