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J。　W。　S。Born　in　Plymouth。　　His　parents　are　respectable　people。　He　is　clever　at　his　business；　and　has　held　good　situations。　　Two　years　ago　he　came　to　London；　fell　into　evil　courses；　and　took　to　drink。　Lost　situation　after　situation；　and　kept　on　drinking；　lost　everything；　and　came　to　the　streets。　　He　found　out　Westminster　Shelter；　and　eventually　got　saved；　his　parents　were　communicated　with；　and　help　and　clothes　forthcoming；　with　Salvation　came　hope　and　energy；　he　got　a　situation　at　Lewisham　（7d。　per　hour）　at　his　trade。　　Four　months　standing；　and　is　a　promising　Soldier　as　well　as　a　respectable　mechanic。

J。　T。Born　in　Ireland；　well　educated　（commercially）；　clerk　and　accountant。　　Early　in　life　joined　the　Queen's　Army；　and　by　good　conduct　worked　his　way　up。　　Was　orderly…room　clerk　and　paymaster's　assistant　in　his　regiment。　　He　led　a　steady　life　whilst　in　the　service；　and　at　the　expiration　of　his　term　passed　into　the　Reserve　with　a　〃very　good〃　character。　　He　was　a　long　time　unemployed；　and　this　appears　to　have　reduced　him　to　despair；　and　so　to　drink。　　He　sank　to　the　lowest　ebb；　and　came　to　Westminster　in　a　deplorable　condition；　coatless；　hatless；　shirtless；　dirty　altogether；　a　fearful　specimen　of　what　a　man　of　good　parentage　can　be　brought　to。　　After　being　at　Shelter　some　time；　he　got　saved；　was　passed　to　Workshops；　and　gave　great　satisfaction。　At　present　he　is　doing　clerical　work　and　gives　satisfaction　as　a　workman：　a　good　influence　in　the　place。

J。　S。Born　in　London；　of　decent　parentage。　　From　a　child　he　exhibited　thieving　propensities；　soon　got　into　the　hands　of　the　police；　and　was　in　and　out　of　gaol　continually。　　He　led　the　life　of　a　confirmed　tramp；　and　roved　all　over　the　United　Kingdom。　　He　has　been　in　penal　servitude　three　times；　and　his　last　term　was　for　seven　years；　with　police　supervision。　　After　his　release　he　married　a　respectable　girl；　and　tried　to　reform；　but　circumstances　were　against　him；　character　he　had　none；　a　gaol　career　only　to　recommend　him；　and　so　he　and　his　wife　eventually　drifted　to　destitution。　　They　came　to　the　Shelter；　and　asked　advice；　they　were　received；　and　he　made　application　to　the　sitting　Magistrate　at　Clerkenwell　as　to　a　situation；　and　what　he　ought　to　do。　The　Magistrate　helped　him；　and　thanked　the　Salvation　Army　for　its　efforts　in　behalf　of　him　and　such　as　he；　and　asked　us　to　look　after　the　applicant。　　A　little　work　was　given　him；　and　after　a　time　a　good　situation　procured。　　To…day　they　have　a　good　time；　he　is　steadily　employed；　and　both　are　serving　God；　holding　the　respect　and　confidence　of　neighbours；　etc。

E。　G。Came　to　England　in　the　service　of　a　family　of　position；　and　afterwards　was　butler　and　upper　servant　in　several　houses　of　the　nobility。　　His　health　broke　down；　and　for　a　long　time　he　was　altogether　unfit　for　work。　　He　had　saved　a　considerable　sum　of　money；　but　the　cost　of　doctors　and　the　necessaries　of　a　sick　man　soon　played　havoc　with　his　little　store；　and　he　became　reduced　to　penury　and　absolute　want。　For　some　time　he　was　in　the　Workhouse；　and；　being　discharged；　he　was　advised　to　go　to　the　Shelter。　　He　was　low　in　health　as　well　as　in　circumstances；　and　broken　in　spirit；　almost　despairing。　　He　was　lovingly　advised　to　cast　his　care　upon　God；　and　eventually　he　was　converted。　　After　some　time　work　was　obtained　as　porter　in　a　City　warehouse。　　Assiduity　and　faithfulness　in　a　year　raised　him　to　the　position　of　traveller。　　Today　he　prospers　in　body　and　soul；　retaining　the　respect　and　confidence　of　all　associated　with　him。

We　might　multiply　these　records；　but　those　given　show　the　kind　of　results　attained。

There's　no　reason　to　think　that　influences　which　have　been　blessed　of　God　to　the　salvation　of　these　poor　fellows　will　not　be　equally　efficacious　if　applied　on　a　wider　scale　and　over　a　vaster　area。

The　thing　to　be　noted　in　all　these　cases　is　that　it　was　not　the　mere　feeding　which　effected　the　result；　it　was　the　combination　of　the　feeding　with　the　personal　labour　for　the　individual　soul。　　Still；　if　we　had　not　fed　them；　we　should　never　have　come　near　enough　to　gain　any　hold　upon　their　hearts。　　If　we　had　merely　fed　them；　they　would　have　gone　away　next　day　to　resume；　with　increased　energy；　the　predatory　and　vagrant　life　which　they　had　been　leading。　　But　when　our　feeding　and　Shelter　Depots　brought　them　to　close　quarters；　our　officers　were　literally　able　to　put　their　arms　round　their　necks　and　plead　with　them　as　brethren　who　had　gone　astray。　　We　told　them　that　their　sins　and　sorrows　had　not　shut　them　out　from　the　love　of　the　Everlasting　Father；　who　had　sent　us　to　them　to　help　them　with　all　the　power　of　our　strong　Organisation；　of　the　Divine　authority　of　which　we　never　feel　so　sure　as　when　it　is　going　forth　to　seek　and　to　save　the　lost。


SECTION　2。WORK　FOR　THE　OUT…OF…WORKS。THE　FACTORY。

The　foregoing；　it　will　be　said；　is　all　very　well　for　your　outcast　when　he　has　got　fourpence　in　his　pocket；　but　what　if　he　has　not　got　his　fourpence？　　What　if　you　are　confronted　with　a　crowd　of　hungry　desperate　wretches；　without　even　a　penny　in　their　pouch；　demanding　food　and　shelter？　　This　objection　is　natural　enough；　and　has　been　duly　considered　from　the　first。

I　propose　to　establish　in　connection　with　every　Food　and　Shelter　Depot　a　Workshop　or　Labour　Yard；　in　which　any　person　who　comes　destitute　and　starving　will　be　supplied　with　sufficient　work　to　enable　him　to　earn　the　fourpence　needed　for　his　bed　and　board。　　This　is　a　fundamental　feature　of　the　Scheme；　and　one　which　I　think　will　commend　it　to　all　those　who　are　anxious　to　benefit　the　poor　by　enabling　them　to　help　themselves　without　the　demoralising　intervention　of　charitable　relief。

Let　us　take　our　stand　for　a　moment　at　the　door　of　one　of　our　Shelters。　There　comes　along　a　grimy；　ragged；　footsore　tramp；　his　feet　bursting　out　from　the　sides　of　his　shoes；　his　clothes　all　rags；　with　filthy　shirt　and　towselled　hair。　　He　has　been；　he　tells　you；　on　the　tramp　for　the　last　three　weeks；　seeking　work　and　finding　none；　slept　last　night　on　the　Embankment；　and　wants　to　know　if　you　can　give　him　a　bite　and　a　sup；　and　shelter　for　the　night。　　Has　he　any　money？　　Not　he；　he　probably　spent　the　last　penny　he　begged　or　earned　in　a　pipe　of　tobacco；　with　which　to　dull　the　cravings　of　his　hungry　stomach。　　What　are　you　to　do　with　this　man？

Remember　this　is　no　fancy　sketchit　is　a　typical　case。　　There　are　hundreds　and　thousands　of　such　applicants。　　Any　one　who　is　at　all　familiar　with　life　in　London　and　our　other　large　towns；　will　recognise　that　gaunt　figure　standing　there　asking　for　bread　and　shelter　or　for　work　by　which　he　can　obtain　both。　　What　can　we　do　with　him？　　Before　him　Society　stands　paralysed；　quieting　its　conscience　every　now　and　then　by　an　occasional　dole　of　bread　and　soup；　varied　with　the　semi…criminal　treatment　of　the　Casual　Ward；　until　the　manhood　is　crushed　out　of　the　man　and　you　have　in　your　hands　a　reckless；　despairing；　spirit…broken　creature；　with　not　even　an　aspiration　to　rise　above　his　miserable　circumstances；　covered　with　vermin　and　filth；　sinking　ever　lower　and　lower；　until　at　last　he　is　hurried　out　of　sight　in　the　rough　shell　which　carries　him　to　a　pauper's　grave。

I　propose　to　take　that　man；　put　a　strong　arm　round　him；　and　extricate　him　from　the　mire　in　which　he　is　all　but　suffocated。　　As　a　first　step　we　will　say　to　him；　〃You　are　hungry；　here　is　food；　you　are　homeless；　here　is　a　shelter　for　your　head；　but　remember　you　must　work　for　your　rations。　　This　is　not　charity；　it　is　work　for　the　workless；　help　for　those　who　cannot　help　themselves。　　There　is　the　labour　shed；　go　and　earn　your　fourpence；　and　then　come　in　out　of　the　cold　and　the　wet　into　the　warm　shelter；　here　is　your　mug　of　coffee　and　your　great　chunk　of　bread；　and　after　you　have　finished　these　there　is　a　meeting　going　on　in　full　swing　with　its　joyful　music　and　hearty　human　intercourse。　　There　are　those　who　pray　for　you　and　with　you；　and　will　make　you　feel　yourself　a　brother　among　men。　　There　is　your　shake…down　on　the　floor；　where　you　will　have　your　warm；　quiet　bed；　undisturbed　by　the　ribaldry　and　curses　with　which　you　have　been　familiar　too　long。　　There　is　the　wash…house；　where　you　can　have　a　thorough　wash…up　at　last；　after　all　these　days　of　unwashedness。　　There　is　plenty　of　soap　and　warm　water　and　clean　towels；　there；　too；　you　can　wash　your　shirt　and　have　it　dried　while　you　sleep。　In　the　morning　when　you　get　up　there　will　be　breakfast　for　you；　and　your　shirt　will　be　dry　and　clean。　　Then　when　you　are　washed　and　rested；　and　are　no　longer　faint　with　hunger；　you　can　go　and　seek　a　job；　or　go　back　to　the　Labour　shop　until　something　better　turns　up。〃

But　where　and　how？

Now　let　me　introduce　you　to　our　Labour　Yard。　　Here　is　no　pretence　of　charity　beyond　the　charity　which　gives　a　man　remunerative　labour。　It　is　not　our　business　to　pay　men　wages。　　What　we　propose　is　to　enable　those；　male　or　female；　who　are　destitute；　to　earn　their　rations　and　do　enough　work　to　pay　for　their　lodging　until　they　are　able　to　go　out　into　the　world　and　earn　wages　for　themselves。　　There　is　no　compulsion　upon　any　one　to　resort　to　our　shelter；　but　if　a　penniless　man　wants　food　he　must；　as　a　rule；　do　work　sufficient　to　pay　for　what　he　has　of　that　and　of　other　accommodation。　　I　say　as　a　rule　because；　of　course；　our　Officers　w