Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1889-10-19 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

BARKER AT BRIDLINGTON.  During the oast week, Mr. T. Barker, of Newoisettle, has been holding a Gospel Temperance Mission in the Temperance Hall, Bridlington, which has been largely attended. The mission commenced last Sunday, when an , address was delivered by Mr. Barker, insisted in the service by the Rev. P. Name. On Monday the chair was occupied by Mr. G. G. 0. Sutcliffe, on Tuesday by Mr. C. Gray, Wednesday by Mr. L. Mainprize, Thursday by Rev. It. b. Cambia, and this evening (Friday), by Rev. J. Foster. The mission throughout has been very sneeessful, many having signed the pledge. Each evening Mr. Barker sang solos of an amusing character, and some of the children of the Band of Hope recited pieces. Mr. Barker in his usual humorous manner placed before hie audiences the many evil fruits of the drink traffic he had witneseed. On Wednesday evening, his address was based mainly upon the destruction the drink had caused in Whitechapel, and said that all the tuts he gave that night were genuine, having obtained them from the police. Some lecturers related things they had not seen, his information wee not taken from reading literature, but from what he saw night by night when working in Whittle:dispel. He very often went with detectives and saw some of the most degrading scenes that could possibly be witnessed. He considered that there was no place in the world like London, it was a terrible place, a great place, and to some a beautiful place. The people in Wbitechapel are awake while every. one else ie asleep. He obtained from the police the following statistics, which showed them what was the cause of so much misery in the poor parts of London. Last year there were found in the streets of London 500 children under the age of ten drunk and incapable. In the year 1888, there were found 1400 children under the age of 14, and 1500 under the age of 15 years drunk and incapable. Would to God Chat the christian church would rise up and do their utmost to quell this great curse I Some people might say what had they to do with all this? Christ came down from heaven to redeem this lost world, and to open the gates of heaven to those who believed on Him ; he came to save others. In the centre of Whiteehapel, and in a radius of 300 yards there are 49 public houses open from nine until twelve. Sixty men and women were placed at these houses to count how many , went in. The following are the statistics for three hours, 7246 men, 4983 women and , 1718 children, making a total of 13,947 persons ' for the 49 public houses in three hours. For the results let the police-courts and the newspapers answer. The terrible atrocities in Whitschapel were the result of drink. Drink makes the publican a gentleman and the respectable men a pauper. Be sat in Mr. Spurgeon's Tabernacle last June, at the National Temperance League Meeting, and heard the Rev. John McNeil, that Scottish champion of the Cross, stand up and ask those to listen who only drank moderately. He then read a letter from the brother of Annie Chapman, one of those murdered in White. chapel, which said that she was of respectable parentage, and that drink was the cause of her disgrace. Thank God tor men like Rev. John McNeil who:could stand up and speak their own minds, and tell the truth in its entirety. A London newspaper and the Chief Secretary said that if Sunday closing was passed they would not be responsible for the peace of London. What did it mean? It meant that the drink traffic had become muter of the Government. When Ur. Cunningham Graham and Mr. Conybeare went into Trafalgar Square to address the working men, the police went to them and told them to move out. The police had at their backs 14,000 soldiers, who quickly removed them. The Government ought to be as anxious in regard to the drink traffic as they were about these. Let those who had never tasted drink, come and sign that night so that they might set an example to the others. Bring all those who do take it that you know, and thus show that you are in earnest about this matter. —A collection was taken at the close of each evening's address in support of the Society. There was an efficient choir present which rendered good service.