East London . its, be an economical , if we consider, every one of these men, if left to himselfand his own promptings, would cost the country, includinghis maintenance, without counting the loss of his labor andincluding the expenses of prisons and police to take care ofhim, at least fioo a year. We have, therefore, a very simplesum. How much can the colony afford to lose every year,and yet remain an economical gain to the country? On aroll of 250 there is the gain to the community of £25,000 ayear. If, therefore, the colony shows a deficit of £3000 ayear the country is still a gai
East London . its, be an economical , if we consider, every one of these men, if left to himselfand his own promptings, would cost the country, includinghis maintenance, without counting the loss of his labor andincluding the expenses of prisons and police to take care ofhim, at least fioo a year. We have, therefore, a very simplesum. How much can the colony afford to lose every year,and yet remain an economical gain to the country? On aroll of 250 there is the gain to the community of £25,000 ayear. If, therefore, the colony shows a deficit of £3000 ayear the country is still a gainer of £22,000. Any one maycarry on this little calculation. Suppose, for instance, thateven fifty per cent, of the cases prove failures; the remainingfifty save the country £12,500 a year. And, what is muchmore, they, being honest themselves, bring up their childrento ways of honesty—their children and their grandchildrenfor generation after generation, and who can calculate thegain in a single century?. The Bridge of Hope, a Well-known East End Night Refuge. THE HELPING HAND 357 T do not speak here of other branches of the SalvationArmys social work. To receive the discharged prisoner, tofind him work, to train lads to steady work, to give back tothe soil the wastrels who were devouring and spoiling honestmens goods in the cities, to restore to a man his pride andhis self-respect, to give him back his manhood, to fill himwith new hopes and a new purpose—this is surely a greatand a noble work. On more than one occasion I have publicly testified to myown belief in the efficacy of the social work of the Salva-tion Army. There is one point on which it contrasts withevery other effort either of philanthropy or of religion. Thework is carried on by a vast multitude of eleven thousandofficers, men and women, young men and maidens. Theyare bound by no vows; but they might, if they chose, wearthe rope with the triple knots of the Franciscans. For theyfollow, without vows, the
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