Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-23

HI addressed WORKING men u econo1nre
subjects. attending their clubs and trying
to get as c.ose to them as possible.
roynbee had irf1nite faith IN the peopse-
He believed that they were eager to know
the truth about the institutions and con-
ditions of their country. He knew that
working men were prejudiced 0ust1y, he
believed) against political economy, and
he felt that the only way to remove their
prejudices was to teach them. to give
them something definite to reason from.
not to eyade and bubble. Not only did
he give public addresses to working men
on such subjects as Free Trade. and Law
of Wages Industry and Democracy. but
he invited them to his own rooms and
talked to them Familiarity on economic
subjects. He grew to be almost a saint
in the eyes of the working men who, after
his death, would say, He understood US.
He would have done SO much for US il he
had only lived
But Toynbee's physical being was not
strong enough to endure the strain of all
the duties he exacted from it. College tu-
tor, a close student of economic and social
science public lecturer. each required the
full strength of strong man. and Toyn-
from overwork. H, died, one might al
most say, in the harness, for he went
straight from the lecture hall to his death
bed. Even there his mind, wandering and
overwrought from five years of intense
strain, turned again and again to the one
thought of his life the sorrow and suffer-
ing in the world, and those who watched
his life, still so young, go out, knew that
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ties of the poor. the helpless, the despair
ing. He begged that the sun might shine
upon his bed Light purifies-the sun
burns up evil--let in the light his friends
heard him say just before he closed his
eyes forever on a world over which his
heart yearned as a mothers over her
child.
Those who have read Mrs. Humphrey
Wards novel Marcella,' will remember
the beautiful character of Edward HAHN,
who was such a power for good among the
poor of London. The original of this char
acter was Arnold Toynbee. Mrs. Ward adj
m.rably portrays his selr-sacrificing life,
the wonderful magnetic power Of his I'M
selfishness. the pathos of his last illness"
Dr. Raymond then summed up Toynbses
services to the world. He spoke of Toyn-
bees power as public speaker; of his
clear and forcible writings on political
economy. His aim was to construct
new political economy which should be
related to actual life. He asserted that
morality must be united with economics
as practical science. He was convinced
of the necessity of social reorganization.
The old social system had been destroyed
by the industrial revolution. Society left
to ITSELF Toynbee declared, cannot right
Itself Social reimbursement must come
from organized effort, having in view NOR
al ends, and be guided by the scientific
study of economic laws. The doctrine of
individualism he declared most pernic.ous.
Social ills can never be remedied while
men are pursuing their individual inter-
ests. Between men who are unequal in
material wealth there can be no freedom
of contract Toynbee strongly advocated
action by the State in the interest of the
whole people, controlling the excuses Of
competition and regulating the conditions
of labor and exchange in the best way call
culated to promote the health and happi-
ness of all.
Like Kingsley and Ruskin, Toynbee be-
lieved that the time must come when cit
liens would be provided with water, light
ing and railways by the municipalities.
He believed in trades unions, in the CO.
operative movement in all organizations
which initiated against social disintegra-
ton"
DIR Raymond then discussed In detail
the social settlement which was direct
outgrowth of the life of Toynbee, who,
by living among the poor, and learning to
know their spiritual as we'll as bodily
needs. taught others that crime and mis-
cry would not diminish until the intelli-
gent and enlightened were willing to live,
and if necessary to die for their less for
tunate brothers. The first social settle
ment founded in 1884 the year after Toyn-
bees death, was known as Toynbee Hall,
and was situated in East London. The
residents of this settlement are university
men, who give all or part of their time
to friendly intercourse among the poor of
the neighborhood. They carry on classes
Of instruction in all departments of edu-
cation. the sciences, literature art. econ
omics, manual training. Their public
rooms have become meeting places for ev-
cry class of people. Discussion of every
subject is welcome. Workmen, students,
teachers, representatives of every social
social and intellectual equality.
DR.. Raymond then discussed briefly
other social settlements which have
sprung from the inspiration given by Ar
mold Toynbee's life, noting especially the
Neighborhood Guild of New York and Hull
House of Chicago. After describing GER
tain distinctive features of these settle
ments, DR.. Raymond said THE social
settlement is not an almshouse or a char
ity bureau. 1t is not an institution" 1t
Is rather a center for social and ntellec-
tual intercourse, with a leaven of the
consciousness that we are all, rich or
poor, cultured or ignorant members of
one great family. bound by social obli-
cations to make life little easier, If 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 deformities shall be
healed. when intellectual restitution shall
be unknown; when men shall see that in
their own hands lies the sacred gift of
cure for the sorrows and heartaches of
humanity This new age Of miracles the
social settlement is trying to usher in"
After rapidly reviewing the services rem
dered by the five men whose life and work
have formed the subjects OF discussion for
his previous lectures, DR.. Raymond
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