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


ticket, make your way direct to the
Press chairs. take any seat, pull out your
pencil and paper, and remember thai
you are representative of the Confer
ence Record" To my surprise 1 founc
sitting there Mr.. Glenn Edwards, repre-
senting the London Daily News Il hac
also met him few days before). This
was special providence, for he seems to
know nearly every body. The discussion
OF the morning is a proposition to ex
clude the anarchist delegates, who are
here in considerable numbers from var
ious parts OF the world, chiefly, however
from Holland. The speaking is all Wig.
orous, sometimes eloquent; every word
uttered, whether from the platform or
Chair, is put into three languages,
French, German and Eoglish. l had an
opportunity of hearing Mr.. Keir Hardy,
Tom Mann, DR.. Edward Aveling, Mr..
Hyndman and others. The meeting was
very interesting throughout, but rather
large for easy handling, in three differ
emit languages. to say nothing of the
manageability of the average Socialist
II the meeting does not come to grief
before the end of the week, it will at any
rate come to naught.
july 30. Had it in my mind to 90 to
the Socialist and Labour Congress again
today; but the thing is so big and un-
manageable / was afraid of being bored,
and abandoned the idea. Went to Cnel-
sea instead to see the home of Thomas
and Jane Carlyle; in the evening went to
Toynbee Hall, at the East End. to dine
with Mr.. Billings. Met the head of the
House, Canon Barnet and Mrs. Barnet.
At this Social Settlement all dine at one
long table together, Canon Barnet at the
head. The latter impresses me as fine
old gentleman, broadminded and genial.
After dinner party of ladies and gen.
tlemen, including two American ladies
who had been studying 10 Germany,
went to the Peoples Palace, further out
on the Mile End Road, to see an exhibit
ton going on there at the time. Was
much impressed with the splendid plant
at the disposal of the institution, and al
SO with the slow easy-going manner in
which it was being managed. 1t is one
of the finest halls in London; rightly
used it might be made great power in
the social work of the East End.
july 3d. Went today in search of DR..
Clifford a Baptist minister of West
bourne Park, who is reputed to be en-
gagged in social work, in connection with
his church; but after going and going to
what seemed to be the ends of the earth,
found his house at last only to learn
that he was not at home, and would
leave town for his vacation tomorrow.
Nothing daunted, l went back couple
of miles to his church, where through an
assistant gathered up much informa-
ton about his work, taking all the docu-
ments my bag could contain.
July 81. This day has had peculiar
interest for me. 10 that AZ years ago to-
day, | began my earthly pilgrimage, of
which have not yet grown tired. Still
intent on gathering information which
shall give me better grasp of social
problems, made long journey to the
extreme East End of London. beyond
Canning Town. to Plaistow, to see the
Honorable and Rev. James Adderley who
is Rector of st. Philips Mission. Though
he is the son of lord. he lives there, in
the centre Of parish of 1000 very poor
people. a kind of community life. He
has associated with him three other
priests. all Of them wearing long gowns
as their community dress, who are called
"Father." A short distance away is
community of Sisters" working in con-
junction with the Fathers" The dis.
tricts in which both the Sisters and the
Fathers live are the poorest; their
houses and rooms are like those of the
common people: their devotion and self
sacrifice are unquestionable. yet so far
as l could learn, by very extended con-
versation with both Fathers and Sisters,
they have taken no very strong hold on
the lives of the people. doubt il they
are touching them in a really human
way. l may be wrong in my judgment,
but it seems to me that in their excess
sive ritualism they forget the human. /
was informed that besides their private
devotions they had in the church no less
than q services per week. When 1
asked how many people attended. he
answered that often there would be Is
or twenty at the morning and evening
week day services and $50 on Sundays
My verdict is that the conservation is
admirable, the self sacrifice of these no.
BILE men and women is beyond all praise,
but they are not human; they are not
virile. The world is not to be saved by
men in long gowns chanting prayers and
Psalms three hours day! l made a
call of thirty minutes at Mansfield House,
asking many questions; but did not go
into their work very considerably. but
received an invitation to lunch with
them next Sunday. Spent the balance
of the day in birthday celebration with
Boston friend.
AUGUST 1. During the forenoon had