Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23

seven years he has labored as curate,
vicar and rector in the East End Of Lon
don.
Canon Horsley is anything but the
typical rosy faced, jolly and rather STUPID
Church OF England parson. who thinks
his duty done If he breaches a couple or
sermons on Sunday and pays few visits
on week days. From the first day oil ms
arrival in the East End he saw that So
cial conditions there were responsible lot
much OF the vice and misery that existed.
He threw himself into the battle for bet
ter municipal administration. and he soon
became terror to SUM Landlords ana
keepers of disreputable saloons. The peo-
pie appreciated his work so much that
thew made him mayor of Walworth, and
during his term of Office he cleared away
twenty-three acres of slums and spent
81, $50 900 on better housing. He was re-
sponsible for the creation OF number
of parks and open spaces, and he headed
movement which resulted in the es-
Enlistment of school Fairgrounds all
over London.
But Canon Horsley was not only an
able municipal administrator. He was a
sympathetic friend to all his parishioners
as well. and although he was a magis-
| trate as we'll as parson. he didn't worry
much about a mans past record so lonG
as the man seemed genuine in the pres
ent At one period Of his career he was
a prison chaplain. and he keenly relished
meeting some Of his old prison acquaint-
ances outside. One of his hobbies Is col
lecting burglars tools, and his collection
is said to be second only to the BLACK
Museum" at Scotland Yard. The star OF
the lot is an exceptionally fine Jimmy
which was presented to him by parish.
Toner with the remark: Maybe it will
be safer with You than with me.
His long experience in the slums hash
made Canon Horsley a pessimist, and
while he recognizes and deplores the de-
cline of the church-going habit IN Eng
land. he admits that church-going isn't
everything. side by side with all this
seeming carelessness about religion. he
said the other day. there has been an
equally great decline in immortality. and
in every class in the community l can
introduce you to real Saints who make
no pretenSe of being religious | know a
! genuine saint in Walworth who gets his
living by selling bloaters in the street,
but I don't think you will find him at
church on Sunday. I know saints among
cabmen, cooks and maidservants who
would be very shy in declaring their re-
ligion. They are not open-mouthed ABOUT
their faith in God
Canon Horsley has radical economic
theories He believes that every work
ing1nan should be compelled TO belong to
a trade union and forced to abide by its
rules. and he believes that the state
should prevent strikes by compulsory
arbitration and by enforcing on employ
ers the payment of a fair wage.
Some people would call that grand
motherly legislation" he said. but that
doesn't frighten me. My grandmother
was a very wise old lady. Grandmothers
often are
But above all Canon Horsley believes
In the gospel Of hard work-for himself
and every one else. He has no patience
with the modern British workingman
who thinks more Of foot ball and bee1
than his work, and he believes that a
fair days work is an essential corollar,
to a fair days pay. His theory OF life
was summed up recently IN one of his
public speeches.
Ever since my ordination in 1870" ne
said. IT have kept before me two resolu-
| tions-never to have ambitions and never
| to have any time to myself.