The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-24

studying the causes OF their degrada-
| ton. and endeavorlng to understand
clearly their feelings and conditions. He
addressed workingmen on economic
subjects, attending their clubs and try
Ing to get az close to them as possible.
Toynbee had Infinite faith In the
people. He believed that they were
eager to know the truth about the In
situations end conditions Of their coun-
try. He knew that workiagmen were
prejudiced DUSTY he bel!eved) against
political economy. and he felt that the
only way to remove their pre1udices was
to teach them to give something def
| mite to reason from. MOTTO evade and
qu!bble. Not only did he give public
addresses to workingmen on such SUBJ
5ects as free trade. the law OF wages.
Industry and democracy, but he invited
them to his own rooms and talked 10
them Familiarity on economic subjects.
lie grew to be almost n saint In the
| eyes OF the workmen who, after his
death. would say, He Understood us.
| He would have done SO much for us II
he had only lived" Z
But Toynbee's physical being was
not strong enough to endure the strain
Of all the duties he eXacted from t.
College tutor, close student OF econom-
ic and social science. public lecturer,
each required the full strength OF a
strong man, and Toynbee, always deli
cate, was now unstrung from overwork.
He died. one might almost say. In the
harness, for he went straight from the
lecture hall to his death-bed. Even
there his mind. wandering and over
wrought from live years of intense
strain, turned again and again to the
NrA thAtt rri,t ~ r., q
suffering in the world. and those who
watched his life, still so young, go out,
knew that in his heart he was still
fighting the battles OF the poor, the
helpless. the despalrIng. He begged
that the sun might shine In upon his
bed. Light puriAes-the sun burns up
cvll-let In the light his friends heard
him say just before he closed, his eyes
forever on n world over which his heart
yearned as a mothers over her child.
a Beautiful Character.
Those who have read Mrs. Humphrey
Wards novel. "Marcella." will remem-
Der the beautiful character Of Edward
Hallin. who was such power for good
among the poor OF London. The orgI-
nal OF this character was Arnold Toyn-
bee. Mrs. Ward admirably portrays
his self-sacriilcing life. the wonderful
magnetic power OF his unseltlshncss. the
pathos OF his last Illness.
DR.. Raymond then summed UP Toyn-
bees services TO the world. He spoke OF
Toynbee's power as @ public speaker: OF
his clear and sorcible, writings on Polt-
ical Economy. His aim was to con-
struct new political economy which
should be related to actual life. He as
kal thnt i
with economics as practical science.
social reorganization. The old social
system had been destroyed by the In
dustrial Revolution. Society left to It
SELF" Toynbee declared. cannot right
ITSELF" Social readjustment must
come from organized effort having in
view moral ends. and guided by the
scientific study OF economic laws The
doctrine OF indtWduallsm, he declared,
most pernicious. Social Ills can never
be remedled, while all men are pursuing
their own individual interests. BE
tween men who are unequal in material
wealth, there can be no freedom OF con-
tract. Toynbee strongly advocated
action by the state In the interest OF the
whole people. controlling the excuses
Of competition and regulating the con-
ditions of labor and exchange In the
way best calculated to promote the
health and happiness OF all.
Like Kingsley and Ruskln. Toynbee
believed that the time mus. come when
citizens would be provided with water,
lighting and railways by the municipal
tiles. He believed In trades unions, in
the cooperative movement In all or
ganlzatlons which initiated against So
cial dls!ntegratior. E''E
DR.. Raymond then discussed in detail
the social settlement which wa; direct
outgrowtt OF the life OF Toypbee who.
by living among the poor. and learning
TO know their spiritual as we'll as bodily
needs. taught others tina. crime and
misery would not diminish until the Ins
telliNent and enlightened We're willing
to live. and II necessary to die for :heIr
less fortunate brothers. The first social
settlement founded In 1884. the year af-
ter Toynbee'T death. was known, as
Toynbse hall. and was situated In East
London. The residents of these settle
meats are university men. who give all
or q part OF their time to friendly Inter-
course among the poor OF the ne!ghbor-
hood. They carry on classes OF instruc-
ton in all departments o. education. the
sciences, literature, art. economics.
manual training. Their public. Rooms
have become meeting places for crers.
class OF people. Discussion OF every
subject Is welcome. Worlmen, students.
teachers. representatives OF every social
movement and class. mingle on terms OF
social and Intellectual equality.
Inspired by Toynbcc.
DR.. Raymond then discussed briefly
other social settlements which have
sprung from the inspiration given by
Arnold ToyHbee's life, noting especially
the NciShhorhool Guild OF New York
ard Hull House. of Chicago After de-
scrlbing certain distinctive features OF
these settlements. Dr. Raymond said,
'rhc social settlement Ia not an aims
house or CHARITY bureau. II is not an
institution" II !s rather q center for
sociel and Intellectual intercourse, with
leaven of the consciousness that we
are all. rich or poor, cultured or ignor-
ant, members OF one great family,
bound by social obligations, 10 make
HE little easier. II we may. for the
others. We say the age OF miracles Is
past. Let us rather say that we are
waiting for that golden age to come,
when moral Getorm,tics shall be healed.
when intellectual desttution shal! be
unknown: when men shall see that In
their own hands lies the sacred g!st of
cure for the sorrows and hcartaches of
humanity. This new age OF miracles
the, social settlement is trying to usher
In"
After rapidlT reviewing the services
rendered by the five men whose life and
work have formed the subjects OF dis
cussion for his previous lectures, Dr.
Hammond closed thug.
MIL and Kingsley, Carlyle md Rus
KIN and Morris, gave men revelations OF
INSTRUMENTATION which most men have
rs yet caught but dlmly Arnold Toyn-
bee caught these revelations. He was