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much of their poverty and distress。 But from early morn until the lights are out at night察all is a round of busy察and察to a great extent察very uninteresting labour察while the girls have察as a human inducement察only domestic service to look forward toof which they are in no way particularly enamouredand yet here is no mutiny察no objection察no unwillingness to work察in fact they appear well pleased to be kept continually at it。 Here is a report that teaches the same lesson。
A small Bookbinding Factory is worked in connection with the Rescue Homes in London。 The folders and stitchers are girls saved from the streets察but who察for various reasons察were found unsuitable for domestic service。 The Factory has solved the problem of employment for some of the most difficult cases。 Two of the girls at present employed there are crippled察while one is supporting herself and two young children。
While learning the work they live in the Rescue Homes察and the few shillings they are able to earn are paid into the Home funds。 As soon as they are able to earn 12s。 a week察a lodging is found for them with Salvationists察if possible察and they are placed entirely upon their own resources。 The majority of girls working at this trade in London are living in the family察and 6s。察7s。察and 8s。 a week make an acceptable addition to the Home income察but our girls who are entirely dependent upon their own earnings must make an average wage of 12s。 a week at least。 In order that they may do this we are obliged to pay higher wages than other employers。 For instance察we give from 2 1/2d。 to 3d。 a thousand more than the trade for binding small pamphlets察nevertheless察after the Manager察a married man察is paid察and a man for the superintendence of the machines察a profit of about #500 has been made察and the work is improving。 They are all paid piecework。
Eighteen women are supporting themselves in this way at present察and conducting themselves most admirably。 One of their number acts as forewoman察and conducts the Prayer Meeting at 12。30察the Two´minutes' Prayer after meals察etc。 Their continuance in the factory is subject to their good behaviourboth at home as well as at work。 In one instance only have we had any trouble at all察and in this solitary case the girl was so penitent she was forgiven察and has done well ever since。 I think that察without exception察they are Salvation Soldiers察and will be found at nearly every meeting on the Sabbath察etc。 The binding of Salvation Army publications ;The Deliverer察─ All the World察─the Penny Song Books察etc。察almost keep us going。 A little outside work for the end of the months is taken察but we are not able to make any profit generally察it is so badly paid。
It will be seen that this is a miniature factory察but still it is a factory察and worked on principles that will admit of illimitable extension察and may察I think察be justly regarded as an encouragement and an exemplification of what may be accomplished in endless variations。
V。Again察it is objected that the class whose benefit we contemplate would not have physical ability to work on a farm察or in the open air。
How察it is asked察would tailors察clerks察weavers察seamstresses察and the destitute people察born and reared in the slums and poverty´hovels of the towns and cities察do farm or any other work that has to do with the land拭 The employment in the open air察with exposure to every kind of weather which accompanies it察would察it is said察kill them off right away。
We reply察that the division of labour before described would render it as unnecessary as it would be undesirable and uneconomical察to put many of these people to dig or to plant。 Neither is it any part of our plan to do so。 On our Scheme we have shown how each one would be appointed to that kind of work for which his previous knowledge and experience and strength best adapted him。 Moreover察there can be no possible comparison between the conditions of health enjoyed by men and women wandering about homeless察sleeping in the streets or in the fever´haunted lodging´houses察or living huddled up in a single room察and toiling twelve and fourteen hours in a sweater's den察and living in comparative comfort in well´warmed and ventilated houses察situated in the open country察with abundance of good察healthy food。
Take a man or a woman out into the fresh air察give them proper exercise察and substantial food。 Supply them with a comfortable home察cheerful companions察and a fair prospect of reaching a position of independence in this or some other land察and a complete renewal of health and careful increase of vigour will察we expect察be one of the first great benefits that will ensue。
VI。It is objected that we should be left with a considerable residuum of half´witted察helpless people。
Doubtless this would be a real difficulty察and we should have to prepare for it。 We certainly察at the outset察should have to guard against too many of this class being left upon our hands察although we should not be compelled to keep anyone。 It would察how ever察be painful to have to send them back to the dreadful life from which we had rescued them。 Still察however察this would not be so ruinous a risk察looked at financially察as some would imagine。 We could察we think察maintain them for 4s。 per week察and they would be very weak indeed in body察and very wanting in mental察strength if they were not able to earn that amount in some one of the many forms of employment which the Colony would open up。
VII。Again察it will be objected that some efforts of a similar character have failed。 For instance察co´operative enterprises in farming have not succeeded。
True察but so far as I can ascertain察nothing of the character I am describing has ever been attempted。 A large number of Socialistic communities have been established and come to grief in the United States察in Germany察and elsewhere察but they have all察both in principle and practice察strikingly differed from what we are proposing here此Take one particular alone察the great bulk of these societies have not only been fashioned without any regard to the principles of Christianity察but察in the vast majority of instances察have been in direct opposition to them察and the only communities based on co´operative principles that have survived the first few months of their existence have been based upon Christian truth。 If not absolute successes察there have been some very remarkable results obtained by efforts partaking somewhat of the nature of the one I am setting forth。 See that of Ralahine察described in Appendix。
VIII。It is further objected that it would be impossible to maintain order and enforce good discipline amongst this class of people。
We are of just the opposite opinion。 We think that it would nay察we are certain of it察and we speak as those who have had considerable experience in dealing with the lower classes of Society。 We have already dealt with this difficulty。 We may say further
That we do not propose to commence with a thousand people in a wild察untamed state察either at home or abroad。 To the Colony Over´Sea we should send none but those who have had a long period of training in this country。 The bulk of those sent to the Provincial Farm would have had some sort of trial in the different City Establishments。 We should only draft them on to the Estate in small numbers察as we were prepared to deal with them察and I am quite satisfied that without the legal methods of maintaining order that are acted upon so freely in workhouses and other similar institutions察we should have as perfect obedience to Law察as great respect for authority察and as strong a spirit of kindness pervading all ranks throughout the whole of the community as could be found in any other institution in the land。
It will be borne in mind that our Army system of government largely prepares us察if it does not qualify us察for this task。 Anyway察it gives us a good start。 All our people are trained in habits of obedience察and all our Officers are educated in the exercise of authority。 The Officers throughout the Colony would be almost exclusively recruited from the ranks of the Army察and everyone of them would go to the work察both theoretically and practically察familiar with those principles which are the essence of good discipline。
Then we can argue察and that very forcibly察from the actual experience we have already had in dealing with this class。 Take our experience in the Army itself。 Look at the order of our Soldiers。 Here are men and women察who have no temporal interest whatever at stake察receiving no remuneration察often sacrificing their earthly interests by their union with us察and yet see how they fall into line察and obey orders in the promptest manner察even when such orders go right in the teeth of their temporal interests。
;Yes察─it will be replied by some察 this is all very excellent so far as it relates to those who are altogether of your own way of thinking。 You can command them as you please察and they will obey察but what proof have you given of your ability to control and discipline those who are not of your way of thinking
;You can do that with your Salvationists because they are saved察as you call it。 When men are born again you can do a