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W.T. Stead, Ed [ W.T. Stead, ed. (Oct. 01, 1890). In Darkest England and the Way Out by William Booth, Book of the Month, Vol. II, No. 10, Sec. IX (09), pp. 382-397, 492-507. The Review of Reviews. Reproduced for educational purposes only. Fair Use relied upon. Source: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt? id=mdp.39015056039723&view=thumb&seq=1&skin=2021 and https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3293831 [ This POSTER accompanied this set of articles: William Booth (b. 1829, d.1912). (Nov. 01, 1890). In Darkest England and the Way Out, supplement to The Review of Reviews, Nov. 1890, W.T. Stead publisher and co-author with Booth. Review of Vol. II. OCTOBER, 1890. No. 10. Reviews. Source: https:// digital.library.corne ll.edu/catalog/ CONTENTS. ss:3293831 NOTE: -Autograph Portrait. Frontispiece. H.R.H. the PAGE Leading Articles In the Reviews, continued. page. "THE COLONY Prince of Wales. ... 312 What Influenced my Life. Dr. Hale 349 ACROSS THE Should Wives be Penniless? 349 SEA" is South I. Progress of the World ... 313 The Jews in Russia 350 Africa. ] Portraits of Sir Frederick Abel ... ... 313 Spanish Women 300 Years Ago 350 Evangelical in Russia 351 „ Miss M. M. Dowie ... ... 314 Religion How to Make Feather Books 352 „ Mr. Fen wick, M.P. ... ... 315 The Youth of Rembrandt 352 „ Mr. Rhodes ... 316 A French View of Fielding 353 „ Mr. John Dillon, M.P. ... 317 from Point 354 „ Canon Liddon ... 318 France a Foreign of View The Responsible ty of Philosophers 354 „ Mr. Birtwhistle ... 319 „ Mr. Dion Boucicault ... 320 IV. The New Laws of 1890 355 II. Character Sketch : Boulanger General V. The Reviews Reviewed:— (Illust_„ted) 323 Paternoster The Inside of Boulangism. Cartoon by Moloch... 323 The Review 356 The Contemporary Review 357 General Bonlanger. Autograph Portrait ... 324 The National Review 358 The Duchess D'Uzes „ „ ... 325 The Nineteenth Century 359 Portraits of Prince Napoleon, M. Rochefort, and The Fortnightly Review 360 M. Mermeix 326 The New Review 360 Autograph Card from M. Mermeix 328 The Forum 361 „ Contradiction by Louise Michel ... 33! The North American Review 362 Shorter Notices of Magazines 363 III. Leading Articles from the Reviews. Canon Liddon. By Canon Scott Holland VI. The Foreign Reviews :— and Others 334 French 366 Cardinal Newman. By Father Lockhart, French Books 367 Mr. B. H. Hutton and Others 335 Italian ... ... ... ... ... •■■368 The King and Queen of Houmania (Illustrated) 336 Russian 369 How to Reform Our Hospitals. By SlH M. German 370, 371 and 372, 373 Mackenzie 337 Belgian Scandinavian Foreign Military Periodicals 374, 375 Moses in Massachusetts 337 Mr. Meredith's New Novel 338 VII. Diary of the Month 376 The Ideals of the Masses. By the Hon. R. B. Bbett 338 VIII. The Photographs of the Month ... 377-378 How Science supports Scripture. By Mr. Portrait of Queen of Roumania 379 Gladstone 339 Amateur Photography at Ober-ammergau ... 380 English Gifts to Indian Children 339 The Kodak at the Passion Play 381 Poetry in the Periodicals — Mb. Swinburne, Hon. Roden Noel, Aubrey de VEBB.etc.... 340 IX. The Book of the Month :— Mr. Rudyard Kipling, from Several Points of IN DARKEST ENGLAND AND THE WAY OUT ... 382 View 341 The Booth Family (Portraits) 383 The Bad Manners of Some Women 341 Booths by Marriage (Portraits) 385 The Christian Law of Marriage. By Count Commissioners of the Salvation Army (Portraits) 387 Tolstoi ... 342 Salvation Army Centres 389, 391 Map of Ticino 342 The War Cry and its Branches . ... 393 Christianity and Women. By Col. Inoersoll 343 398 Down with the Bill-Stickers 1 344 X. The Musical Magazines ... How to Strikes Suppress 344 XI. New Books and Blue Books Exit Mr. Goldwin Smith 345 Is Canada going to Pieces 1—Yes. 345 XII. Indices ... 403 A Chinese Verdict on Christianity 346 Contents of Leading Reviews . ... 403 'Gymnastics as a Branch of Christianity ... 347 Art and American Magazines ... 404 How Long should a Man Work ? Dr. Richardson 348 Notable Articles ... 405 •Count Mattel, pro. and con. 348 General Index ... 407 Reviews. 382 The Review of [ This review of General Booth's book of the month, "In Darkest England, and the Way Out," was written in 1890 by W.T. Stead (b. 1849 - d. 1912), proprietor & editor, The Review of Reviews. Stead also ghost wrote the book with Booth. Therefore, one must read carefully to determine when Stead is actually reviewing Booth's thoughts and when he is otherwise, in fact, promoting his own socialist, Imperial corporatist, spiritualist necromancy disguised as Booth's thoughts about Christianity. Did Stead hijack The Salvation Army for Cecil J. Rhodes' "Society of the Elect" through this book? This writer believes he did. The Society became the Pilgrims Society in 1902. ] THE BOOK OF THE MONTH. IN DARKEST ENGLAND, AND THE WAY OUT. BY GENERAL BOOTH. accentuated in the "Latter Day Pamphlets." All the* O-DAY, to me, the horizon is radiant with a new distinctive Carlylean doctrines are given practical em Never since my life began, now more hope. bodiment in General Booth's startling manifesto. ago, have I seen as much cause than forty years a now Carlyle's voice has sounded such confidence. For half century I to confront the future with of n and in our ears, proclaiming in accents passionate which, under the influence of Mr. Carlyle That earnestness what must be done if modern civiliza Elliott, the Corn-Law rhymer, 1 have dreamed Ebenezer tion in this democratic age is to escape perdition. and worked for since my youth, of since I was a boy, all listened, but we have sighed as we asked, nearer, and I rejoice with the ex We have now seems appreciably "Who is there who dares even to propose to do these of one who, having passionately longed " ceeding great joy things ? And, lo ! now, after all these years, at last unattainable good, suddenly finds it for an apparently a clear, strong voice rings out above the Babel of party within his reach. brought jargon, saying, "Here am I, send me!" That is for this new hope, the grounds of this new The cause Genera] Booth's Book. Ami the more I think over all stated. I have read the MS. of the confidence, are soon it contains and all it implies, the more convinced am which General Booth sets forth the determination book in I that it will be the most epoch-making book that the Salvation Army to grapple with the social question of the world has seen for many a long day. Our children lines on which, 1 believe, there is any chance on the only and our children's children will not see the end of the No such book, so comprehensive in its of its solution. chain of transforming influences that will be set in motion in its audacity, and yet so simple and scope, so daring this month. its proposals, lias appeared in my time. Even practical in 1 am aware that to the most, probably to nine-tenths whatever were to follow immediately on the if no action readers, this prelude of mine will seem exaggerated ; Booth, it cannot fail to have of my lines laid down by General of them be simply inconceivable that, For General Booth it will to many the most momentous consequences. — anything General Booth could do or propose to do could little work— it will not fill more than 300 ]>ages in this either deserve the attention or possess the importance for the Condition-of-the-People question the does secure which I ascribe to his new book. To all of these my on the orders of the day, with urgency voted. first place readers I have only to say that they, too, if they will modified and amended before they His proposals may be facts, soon discover what reason there or other they will but look at the may are finally accepted, but in some shape over this new de will is to thank God and to take courage and with their success a new and brighter era pass, parture of the Salvation Army. begin to dawn for mankind. — Year, "The Salvation Army that is in itself enough to dis of the Month, nay, the Book of the is " The Book credit the whole scheme, whatever it may be ! is an Booth's forthcoming w.irk, "In Darkest Eng General exclamation that will burst from many an impatient Out."' Bu* as it is not to be published land, and the Way reader. What is the Salvation Ann}' that it should be 20th inst.. must postpone till the November till the I deemed capable of doing such work ? That is the ques full analysis of a work in which is sounded number the tion I am about to answer in this article, which may be a note that will reverberate round the clear and loud regarded as the prefatory preliminary notice of the me to say something by way world. But it is permitted the Month, a full analysis of which is reserved enable my readers Book of of preface and introduction which will sig for the November number. the better to understand and to appreciate the full OF TO-DAY. nificance of its content*. A MIRACLE is Salvation Army ? It is a miracle of our A NEW AMU MOKE PRACTICAL CARLYLE. What the time. It is the latest revelation of the potency of the have read Professor Tyndall's account of Those who the visible, the concrete manifestation of his character, will remember invisible over the influences winch shaped this there are of Carlyle's the power of the spirit over matter.
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