Show 1 i y f I 1 I 1 1 L 1 11 1 CO NIU J jjr 0 I 1 letter from oba Eo gland GREAT POVERTY among the laboring glasses the tha salvation army pleasant grove items editor ENquIRE lt haying having been went tieni arsam or acme a time I 1 thought I 1 would noy no drop you a few lines for pu publication bli cation on oa feb we wa hid had a fisit fron frn gingras booth of salvation irmy army fame became he cama on a visit of in spec tim ini there were 2000 0 M in procession procesa ion with fiala and flying also twelve bauda of music the general being sated it ii an pen open carriage car the tha procession in inar ar ched through the principal streets 0 sunderland the chief city of county durham the General wit h bat in ift hand band borad ird i r to the thiren 8 41 lina the streets in acknowledgment of ther enthusiasm there must have bee 10 tib bool ars among the spectator was wab ex mayor frink armstrong of cf salt like city bu meu ia on a coir toi r if f si bight lit saving baring the the army di die deep into the 10 er str tas of society from fram which ioury thy v derive anost of their recruit fc and aru no duurt duisik a KI eat deal ol 01 the licy e ef their ir reclamation tig gnp the poverty in this land is something to willesa it is ettima teci that in every 10 persons over oter 60 0 years A f age 40 are paupers haupers pau pers mr chamberlain jj M P is ia endeavoring to got get a measure passed for pensioning persons over 0 teara of a 0 o e the ben ficia fi ciares reb paying a stipulated amount in theu theil younger days daya the to do d the tae reat brebt many of your your rea reader re aJer deTi mr editor ini tiou chyall why all this the answer is ia plain in looking oval the statistics for 1891 on the lequoi traca of the united kingdom 1 lind that the tha enormous sum bum of 1141 to is ia annually expended expend ei in the trade or pr capita capi K the beer eold alone alon aggi gales barrels barre laor ga it buia provide for two armita and amite etith the civil service in I 1 thing mr editor that this will explain to a great degree i ee the pr mcinal val cause of the poverty in ia this countey diere is ii autv oste one public housa hous to gaery finety people n great gloat arii britain ain thia ahk burdea of taxation for maintain its arg thi hymy of f the united states ol of america per Bu su laior laier is ii 1000 in eng edg band haskit 1 IO 0 and other ila aa tiena in proportion there was produced prod aced acad in the ship 1 buil dice dite ind industry iada atry astry ot bi the tha united kingi dom who of steel and iron vessels mat macans the carrying capa city of the ye yesenia sesia chev do most ol oi ha ahe mercantile carry tarrying ilig of the world which is the nain reason of the tha cueni meas of ef goods bore by a systad of ex biange of with otner natia B 15 all nations taut pay a tribute to t areat britain the tha trade of this contay see seema ma to be on Q the wano wane the cost coal masters Bi ater of durham county are ar trying to enforce a rei rai of f 10 per cent in miners wages the mainers bunora seem bem determined on OB re regist list ance and a great strike it is imminent tiie masters having gone so far as ag to tivo give the einera two weeks notice botic the will throw out of ti eighty aty thousand men the coal caal min rs re federation of the midland coun countiss tits have ginex iven notice masters maiten that the bioti will cease aas work on march for ferons one or two week to lesson abe tb production of coal so that prices nay may be maintained this will throw eat at oi of work another sen men the miners minera claim that thir wit bazes es tro r small already the strikes will no doubt a infect other indas industries tries of f the tha chaltry cee itry as coal ceal and iron are the two main industries of the country on a do d pending apoi the othir strikes seem to be of inore frequent there is a great erent deal of through this country at present io in tho the forms of diphtheria fever in buenza etc the death rate lies baa recently heon been as a high as 60 to 1000 ef f the po population A word on missionary work the labors labor of the elders eldera in this land are chiefly in the ii of circulating ike written word and aad personal from house to ta house thia appears to be tho best mods mode of f rea reaching cLing tem fa pa pec pie I 1 would urge the saints of ef lioa to assist the elders by contributing beam and if they will do so the tha lurd lord will bless stud and rdward thera thene 1 X U Suni sunderland erland Engl england ancl feb 29 1992 |