Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16

conditions and upper social life in the land
of Brother Jonathan. But until she mas
studied the question more thoroughly
Mrs Ward will not express any views
about settlement questions in this coun-
try. She deeply regretted that lack OF
time prevented a visit to the Hull House
of Chicago and more intimate acqualnt-
ance with Jane Adams. But. like all
new Incidents Mrs. Ward will make a
prolonged visit to this country just as
soon she can arrange certain matters
at home. That most OF her time Is TO De
passed in Washington is foresone con-
clusion. where the great Union may be
studied in separate phases. yet viewed as
a great composite whole.
Settlement work. said Mrs. Ward,
talking over the question with some wom-
en- in Washington who are laboring along
ton just now as though 1t were some
thing novel and undescribed. Yet it is
almost fifty years since Joseph Mazzini
aroused the world over the shocking con-
ditiOns described in the white slave
traffic" as relating to the Italian work
ingman.
English Sociologists.
There is nothing more instructive than
to read what the great intellectual mas
tiers of England have written on the sub
ject of social and university settlements.
Charles Kingsley, one of the foremost
preachers of the new gospel. says that
the neighborhood is. after all, one of the
most human as well as the most divine
bond. since every man you meet Is your
brother and must be for good or for evil,
as you cannot live without him and you
must mutually help or injure each other.
That great teacher. Thomas Arnold. re-
way, again and again bewailed that peo-
pie could not possibly be aware of the
nonstrous state of society. absolutely
without parallel in the history of the
world: the poor population, miserable and
degraded in mind and body. slaves when
then are called freemen. Ruskin was one
of the potent teachers of the new philos-
ophy, and his teaching sent out hundreds
Of men from universities and seats of
culture ready to aid in the work.
las early as 1864 Edward Denison. an
oxford man of excellent family. had
settled in a poor quarter of London and
began what is now SO widely known
us neighbOrhood work. In 1871 Arnold
Toynbee, to whom Is generally conceded
the first idea of this sort Of labor. came
as lecturer from Oxford. and gave
several addresses before workingmens
clubs In London and the provinces.
Canon Samuel A. Barnett, rector of St
Jude's, Is always mentioned in terms
of praise when social topics are dis
cussed but his work in the Whitechapel
district of East London is too well
known Tor more than mere mention.
The university hall which ! have the
honor of serving as a director and one
of the founders, was opened in 1890 a s
neighborhood settlement among the
wretched and hopeless poor of st. Pan
cras parish. Begun in the most modest
way. the hall has now Il fine home near
Tavistock Square. erected by PassmOre
Edwards. The work done here has some
original features. but in the main 1T
may be counted among many of its
class.
English Settlement Methods.
University men and special workers
live in the hall and organize various
movements which are beneficial and
uplifting to the neighborhood. These
workers live in the hall for varying
lengths of time and are assigned spe-
cial kinds of endeavor. 1t only means
that in England there is growing
sense of social duty and responsibility
and that those favored by fortune mus
take heed of the social unrest of the
times and must strive to ameliorate
the existing injustice and inhumanity
which cry to heaven for redress.
Mrs Wards labors for the University
Hall settlement, which sprung from the
impetus given TO social and religious PROB