The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11

gave them o Singular directnoss and
! penetration. rho noge was nuuilnc. tho
lips thin, though the mouth was lnrgc,
and tho chin massive and somewhat pro-
i truding. The mobile face. lined and
] scanned By the strenuous life of It's owner
was very seldom In repose. 1t gowcd
/ and flashed continually with changing
/ expression. On those occasions when the
| play Of feature sank to rest for ~ mo-,
inent. Mt the giving of n beucdlction or
the saying Of a aolcmn prayer In church.
| ~ nobility and asceticisin transformed
] the face into something saintly. But In
the ordinary business of life the large
! humanity Of the man gave him n reader
\ iltle to the hearts OF his people than their
knowledge OF the underlying saintliness
! OF his character.
l "WhIskcyw he said. as Gortre asked
I lin to take some no, thanks. Tee
4 tptaier for sake OF example, always have
beeiF-1and don't like the stuff either.
never did But I'll have some coffee
and some bread and butter. II you've
got It, and some of those oranges I see
| there. Forgot to lunch and had no time
10 dine
| He began tavenously upon the oranges,
| and with little further preamble plunged
| Mt once into the business OF the parish.
| TO emphasize a point. he flung piece
L
| now and again.
| Our congregation" he said. lis Pc
| culiar to the church. You'll realize that
| when YOU get among them. l don't sup
pose in the whole of London there is n
| more difficult class of people to reach
| than our own. In the first place, it's a
! young congregation, speaking generally.
Good you'll say; ductible material.
| plenty OF enthusiasm to work on Not a
Il XII Ms.f rral
| liz the City as clerks upon n small wage.
| They are mentally rather small men.
| Their lives are hard and monotnous,
| their outlook upon life petty and vulgar.
| The lowest and the highest classes are
| far easier to get at because they arc
| teinperamcntally more alike The an
| archists have some right on their side
when they condemn the bourgeoisic! It's
| difficult to show n small brain big
thing. our difficulty is 10 explain the
stupendous truths OF Christianity to
Gabby and inert. machine-like fellows.
When we do get hold of them. the very
monotony OF their lives makes religion
more valuable thing to them. But the
temptations of this class are terribly
strong, living alone In lodging as they
do. The cheap music hall and bar at
tract them: dissipation forms their So
ciety. Their views OF women are taken
| from their association with the girls
OF the streets and the theatres. AS they
have no settled place in society. they
are horribly afraid of ridicule. They are
a far more difficult lot than their col
! leagues who live in the suburbs and have
| chances for healthier recreations.
Then much of our work lies among
women who seem irretrievably lost, and.
l fear, very often are so. The Blooms
| bury district is honeycombed with we'll
conducted dens of ilnpurity. The women
! of certain class have fixed upon the
parish their home. don't mean tho
starving prostitute that one meets in the
| East End; l mean the fairly prosperous.
utterly vicious. lazy women. You Will
meet with horrors of vice. marvellous
and stony indifference, in the course OF
| your work. To reach some OF these
! well-dressed well-fed. well-housed girls.
to show them the spiritual and even the
| economic and material end OF their lives,
! requires almost superhuman powers. II
/ an angel came some of them would not
! believe. And In the great and luxurious
| buildings of fats which have sprung up
| in all the squares. the well-known Lon
don demi-mondaines- who dance
upon the stage and whose pictures glare
upon one from every hoardlng-have
| made their homes and constantly parade
before the eyes of others the wealth
| which Is the reward of lust.
This Is n wicked part OF London.
Gortre. And yet, day by day In our
| beautiful church, where tho Eucharist
| is celebrated and prayers go up I'M
ceasingly, we have evidences that our
work is acceptable and that the Power
| is with us. A1agdalen still comes with
her jewels and her tears OF repentance.
| ask and beg OF you TO remember GER
| tain things-keep them always before
your eyes-during your ministry among
| us. Whenever man or woman comes
Ito you. either at confession or otherwise.
and tells of incredible sins, welcome tho