LETTERS TO THE 'TIMES" 



ox THE 



"DARKEST ENGLAND" SCHEME 



I 



The " Tim.cs;' Dcccmhcr 1st, 1890 



Sir, — A short time ago a generous and philan- 

 thropic friend wrote to me, placing at my disposal 

 a large sum of money for the furtherance of the 

 vast scheme which the " General " of the Salvation 

 Army has propounded, if I thought it worthy of 

 support. The responsibility of advising my bene- 

 volent correspondent has weighed heavily upon 

 me, but I felt that it would be cowardly, as well 

 as ungracious, to refuse to accept it. I have 

 therefore studied Mr. Booth's book with some care, 

 for the purpose of separating the essential from 

 the accessory features of his project, and I have 

 based my judgment — I am sorry to say an un- 

 favourable one — upon the data thus obtained. 

 Before communicating my conclusions to my 

 friend, however, I am desirous to know what 

 there may be to be said in arrest of that judg- 



