LETTERS TO THE "TIMES" 



ON THE 



"DARKEST ENGLAND SCHEME/^ 

 I. 



The " Times,'' December 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 Salva- 

 tion Army has propounded, if I thought it worthy 

 of support. The responsibility of advising my be- 

 nevolent 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 judgment; 



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