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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND APRIL 28, 1907.
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BT TV. B. NORTHROP.
London slumland now counts the
Duchess of Marlborough among its most
energetic social workers. While the news
that the Duchess ot Marlborough had
joined the church Army lia been cabled
to all American newspapers, little has
been said conccring the work this famous
American lady of title will be required
to do as a member of one of the most
peculiar religious bodies In the world.
Joining the Church Army as an active
worker is a far different proposition from
simply writing out a check for so many
thousand dollars to be spent for chari
table purposes.
The Inside story of just how the
Duchess of Marlborough came to join the
Church Army organization has not yet
been told. The Church Army, it must
. be explained, is a part of tho regular
Church of England: and is, in a measure,
the Church of England run on Salvation
Army lines. .
For many years the Duchess of Marl
borough has been more or less interested
in Indon social work and has done much
'to relieve the intense suffering which
usually lakes place In the Winter months
mong the unemployed. Four or five
years ago, she chanced to meet the Rev.
Wilson Carille, who practically founded
the Church Army 3 years ago.
Kev. Wilson CarMc.
Mr. Carlilo is one of the most unique
personalities in the Knglish religious
movement. Having the entree to the
moat exclusive circles of Knglish society,
lie never loses an opportunity to bring
before the rich the miseries of the poor.
Jjast year It was the Rev. Mr. Carlisle
who induced King Edward to open the
King's Labor Tents in the Strand. The
King not only lent his name to these
tents, but contributed largo sums
of money personally. Several Royal
Princesses oven visited these institutions
and witnessed woodchopping by the un
employed. Being a friend of the King and com
bining work among the poor with his
social functions' among the rich, it was
suit mttural that Mr. Carlile should meet
the Duchess of Marlborough. Ho was not
long in persuading her grace that it
would be a good thing to spend some of
the Vanderbllt millions in relieving hu
man distress.
Xmi year. It will be remembered, the
Duchess of Marlborough opened the
"Marlborough Relief Depot" for the pur
pose of helping married men with fami
lies. On this occasion, the Duchess only
supplied the money for the relief fund
and lent her name to the undertaking.
She did not engage actively In the work
until she recently met Mr. Callile at her
home in the Rcviera.
As one of this minister's '"unique
dodges" for raising money lie makes it a
point to visit the Reviera each year dur
ing the season and to get as as many
wealthy people as he can combining, as
ho sae s. business with pleasure. He pays
regular visits to Monte Carlo, Nice and
other places. It Ib said he has even ex
tracted money from the fnmous bank of
the great gambling resort.
How He Knitted the Iucheat.
During a recent visit to Nice he was
invited by the Duchess to stop at her
beautiful Mediterranean home, Beaulieu.
It was just at this time that the disa
greement between the Duchess of Marl
borough and her husband had reached a
crisis, and her grace was easily persuaded
to turn her attention to religious work.
Mr. Carlile brought before her the life
stories of many unfortunates and easily
showed her here she couid dp an Im
mense amount of good work. ' Some of
the touching talcs narrated concerning
prisoners' wives brought tears to her
eye.
The result of Mr. Carllle s visit to Beau
lieu was that .the Duchess of Marlborough
contributed a large check to the Church
Army Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society
and also promised to interest herself per
sonall.v In the wives of prisoners.
On her return to London recently she
placed herself In touch with Church Army
officials and has already begun practical
work among the poor. Though devoting
her attention almost exclusively .to dis
charged prisoners, and their wives she
intends to take up other branches of
Church Army work before very long.
Self-Imposed '"Tasks.
The tasks Imposed upon the Duchess of
Marlborough are by no means easy. Help
ing to find prisoners suitable employment
on their release so that they will be re
moved from the temptation of falling
again into evil ways is extremely difficult.
In England when a man has "lost his
character" that Is, "when he cannot get
a good recommendation it Is almost Im
possible for him to make a living. It la
very hard to find any employer who has
sufficient trust In human nature to give
an ex-convict a job.
Another extremely trying part of this
work Is dealing with the wives and fami
lies of prisoners while their husbands are
locked up. Hundreds of women under
such circumstances are too proud to go to
the workhouse or to beg, and the amount
of acuto suffering endured by them is al
most appalling. With little children de
pendent upon them and deprived sudden
ly of the breadwinner of the family
through some rash impulsive act, these
women are often driven to desperation.
It is often found that a person of sym
pathetic manner can do more good pri
vately among these people than can be
done by officials connected with a regu
lar organization. It is in this capacity
that the Duchess of Marlborough hopes to
make herself useful.
That she has taken up her duties In
earnest, is attested by the fact that she
has already paid a number of visits to
various branches of Church Army work.
The Women's Shelters In the East End
of London have particularly- Interested
her and she has come face to face with
some of London's most terrible poverty.
Mingling With Unfortunates.
One night not long ago the Duchess of
Marlborough attired In the garb of an
ordinary working woman, paid a visit to
the famous "Penny Sit-Up." This place is
In the Whitecliaped district and is a re
sort for women who have not the usual
4 cents required for the "coffin-bed" on
the floor in the night-refuge .for the poor.
The "Penny Sit-Up" consists of a large
room across which run a number of wooW
en benches. On paying a penny (2 cents
In American money) a woman is allowed
to sit up all night on one of these benches.
On cold nights In the Winter every avail
able seat is occupied. No one Is allowed
to He down on the floor, as there Is no
accommodation for this form of rest.
Occupiers of benches, by sitting close
toge'ther, ere able to retain an upright
position. Patrons of the Penny Sit-Up
must leave their wretched roosU by S
o'clock In the morning.
After visiting the Penny Sit-Up the
Duchess of Marlborough expressed her
horror at seeing so many old women com
pelled to endure the hardships of this
place. It is since visiting some of these
dens that the Duchess has realised some
of the terrible conditions which prevail.
It is a very singular fact that London,
with all Its splendid charities has very
few night shelters for women and young
girls. With the exception of one or two
large institutions, such as The Providence
Row Night Refuge, there are no places
where respectable women who may be
penniless can seek shelter, not only from
cold and darkness, but from the human
wolves who prey on destitute and home
less women.
Millions on Starvation's Verge.
Unless one takes the trouble as the
Duchess of Marlborough is doing to visit
personally many of these resorts of the
London submerged, it is impossible to
realize the depth of poverty In the world's
metropolis. Reliable figures show that
there are in England 13.C00.O0O people con
stantly on the verge of starvation. How
these people manage to live la a profound
mystery to those who do not come into
actual contact with them.
It Is certainly & novel experience for
the Duchess of Marlborough, with her
command of millions, to meet people who
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now 60 years old and a man of coneider
able weaith and moving in the highest
circles of society, believes In the sirapis
life. His bedroom at the Church Army
headquarters is only 4x9 feet and ia fur-
nished with the plainest of camp beds.
box that serves as a chair and a couple
of clothes pegs instead of a wardrobe
On the walls is the singular text, "Go
for the worst."
Received Princesses.
Not long ago Mr.' Carlile received 4
visit from two Princesses of the royal
family. They were accompanied by tha
King's equerry and and two ladies-in-waiting.
They Invited themselves tj
lunch, much to the reverend gentleman's)
embarrasment. as he was only able to
offer them some cheese and bread and
water, which, however, they seemed to
enjoy immensely. Doubtless the enter-"
prising Church Array director did not lose
the opportunity of getting a contribution
lor "his poor." On their departure he
remarked that the lunch had coat him
only IS cents. "Never before was royalty
entertained on so small a. sum." he said.
The singular hold which Mr. Carltl
seems to have on the upper classes of so
ciety enables him to exert a wide influ
ence among people who ordinarily would
seldom think of the poor. He is often in
vited to spend weeks at a time at their
homes and It was while on a. visit to the
Duchess of Marlborough that he was en
abled to induce her to join the army and
to undertake practical work in connec
tion with the organisation.
Friends of the Duchess of Marlborough
have been astonished at the great Inter
est she has taken in this work, for up tn
thts time most of her attention Has been,
centered almost wholly in society affairs.
London, April 32.
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cents for a night's lodging in the "Penny-Slt-Up."
It is truly astonishing how far a few
cents will go in London among the poor
est of the poor. In the Whltechapel dis
trict, sleeping accommodations may be
obtained for 4 cents per night the pos
sessor of this princely sum being privi
leged either to sleep in a coffinlike ar
rangement on the floor, or else in a box
lid, raised above the floor like the bunks
of a ship.
These raised-lid arrangements are pre
ferred by the poor as being less accessible
to rats and mice, which infest many of
these places. It 'takes a pretty nervy
woman to aleep comfortably while ro
dents scamper over the counterpane or
rather over what would be the counter
pane If a piece of tarpaulin did not take
its place.
Living on Ten Cents at Day.
For 1 cent a half a pint of so-called tea
and a fairly decent slice of bread may be
obtained In many of these places. Menus
among the poor do not vary greatly from
meal to meal. Bread and tea for break
fast, and tea and bread for dinner, oc
casionally graced by the addition of a
kipper a small fish, costing 1 cent con
stitute the usual daily food supply for
the average pauper. Many of the poor in
London manage to eke through the day
on this meager fare. It may be said
that a pauper can live in London for less
than 10 cents per day.
Despite the cheapness of living, how
ever, thousands of these people find it
difficult to exist. It is only through such
organizations as the Church and Salva
tion Armies that they are able to keep
body and soul together at all.
Since the Duchess of Marlborough
joined the Church Army her example haa
been 'followed by other members of the
nobility. Other aristocratic helpers of the
Church Army are Her Royal Highness,
Princess Louise Augusta, the Duchess of
Somerset, the Duchess of Sutherland and
others.
All of these notabilities have joined
the ranks of the Church Army directly
through the influence of Mr. Carlile who
merely calls himself the honorable sec
retary of the organization. As a matter
of fact, however. Mr. Carlile is the
Church Army. It is practically a "one
man show." Without him, it would prob
ably soon come to an end.
Preacher Who Plays the Trombone.
Mr. Carlile is a most interesting per
sonality. His methods of religious adver
tising would do credit to any enterprising
business concern, even in these push
ful times.
When he first took charge of his little
church of St. Mary-at-Hill in London the
congregation numbered 25. Mr. Carlile
opened up business by smashing all
church proprieties.' He began with a
lantern lecture on "Puncture-proof tires"
which he employed as an illustration for
a biblical text. The congregation jumped
from 25 to 809 the first month of his
pastorship.
His next move was to play a trombone
in the pulpit. Then he increased the
popularity of his services by giving
lantern lectures on every conceivable
topic from wireless telegraphy to votes
illustrated with very sensational pictures.
On one occasion recently he had "fake''
photos showing the escape of prisoners
from Dartmoor jail.
Mr. Carlile had not been in charge
of his church very long before it achieved
the reputation of being the most eccen
tric place of worship in. London. It was
hig custom on Sunday afternoons to
parade through the streets at the head
of a procession of surpliced assistants
playing on his great trombone. The City
of London police regulations do not per
mit the holding of open-air meetings so
the Rcv. Mr. Carlile was compelled to
deliver his sermons "on the move."
Undignified Advertising.
In this outdoor) work Mr. Carlile
adopted the novel expedient of address
ing himself to individual persons in the
crowd. He would single out young men
and ask them very pertinent questions
about their home life and other things.
He won many com'erts in thts way. Per
haps some were seared into a profession
of faith rather than be subjected to a
searching public examination.
Mr. Carlile's methods inside the church
were .quite on a .par with what took
place outslde. He depended mostly on
the lantern, phonograph and brass band
to get religion into his people.
No prayer or hymn books are required
at bis church as all hymns and prayers
are thrown on a screen; and even the
sermons are delivered by phonogroph.
He also holds from time to time In
his church at St. Mary-at-Hill a number
of unique' services. For instance, at
Easter there is an egg service at which
for women. Some of his lectures axe every member of the congregation is ex
pected to bring as many eggs as he can.
Those are pilled up on the altar and
distributed among the poor. The record
egg service brought in some 7000 eggs.
Another unique ceremony is one in
which members of the congregation are
expected to bring -dolls instead of eggs;
and these also are distributed among poor
children.
A popular scheme whjch won much fa
vor among the poor to the putting up of
memorial brasses which the poor can
have erected in the church at a cost of
75 cents each.
Tho Church Army.
By these original devices Mr. Carlile
has not only managed to fill his church,
but has attracted a very influential con
gregation. Some years ago he finally
evolved the Idea of establishing a church
army. x
This organization had not been in ex
istence for many years before there were
established in connection wlfh it prison
ers' aid societies, free soup kitchens, free
lodging-houees. workshops, labor colonies
and other departments of social work.
One of the most successful undertakings
in connection with the church army Is
a farm colony at Holmwood Dorking.
Here pioneers are prepared for taking up
practical life In the new world, and every
month large numbers of immigrants are
sent out to Canada, Australia and Amer
ica. The Church Army today numbers over
lOO.OOO men and women actively connected
with the work. This number is divided
up into members, associates and pioneers.
The head ot the organization, though
Woman and the Check.
(Denver Post.)
A woman stepped up to the window of
the paying teller in a Denver banle
Tuesday morning and pushed a check:
through the grating. It was for 4.
"Put your name on the back, please,'"
said the teller.
She did so.
"Is this your name?" he asked.
The woman sighed. "Yes," she. replied,
"that's my name. It sails for $4, doesn't
it?"
"It does." said tha teller.
While the man In the cage was looking
the check over the woman fumbled in
her handbag and then placed a five dol
lar bill before him.
"Take it out of that, please," she said.
"It seems to me I'll never get through
paying bills."
For a moment the' teller was puzzled.
Then he realized that the woman didn't
understand the check. "You don't have)
to pay me," he said. "I have to pay yi
He pushed back her five dollar bill anfl
gave her J4 in silver. The woman wa
very much surprised. "You have to pay
me?" she said. "Why, I thought it was
bill and that I had to pay It." .
Bill Jackson's Motor Car.
Judge.
Bill Jackion had an auto that was gentlS
swift and kind:
A rweeter piec of racing goods 'twould M
a task to find.
A lrttle child could ditv it. It was lowed bji
one and all.
Until one day Bill fed the thing denature
alcohol.
Xow, something in that aloohol was out of
whack. 1 guess.
For when Bill grasped the steering-wheel.
with lover-like carets.
And gently pulleU the low speed en, thai
auto gave a snort
And fell tn making circles like a llz-infeet-
ed sport.
The crowd looked on in wild amaze an4
loudly hollered "Whoa!"
As down the street like forty cats the ca(
began- to go;
AniVhtn Bill turned the squawker en, all
nervoue like and quick,
Inetead of sounding -Honk, honk, honkr
'-the thing went "Hie, hlc, hie:"
The'auto went plumb crazy. It was dancing
Scottish reels
And waltilnR carl)' down the "treet upon
Its two hind wheel.
And when good Deacon Potter accidentally
smelted its breath
He went home drunk with whoops of joy
and beat hie wife to death.
Tha auto threw Its muffler off and terrorized
the town.
It leaned on forty lampposts till each "on
of them fell down.
Until at iat. 'with awu-l leap, it landed In
a swoon.
Its front wheels throuuh the window of the
"Scalded Cat" caloon.
Bill sadly hut the power off and hauled
the wreck away.
He got It cobbled up at last, but ever since
that day
He's stuck to common gasoline. With cuis
m-orde that appal.
He 'lows hr'B had enough of that d natures?,
alcohol,