I have also to acknowledge valuable literary help from a friend of the poor, who, though not in any way connected with the Salvation Army, has the deepest sympathy with its aims and is to a large extent in harmony with its principles. Without such assistance I should probably have found it--overwhelmed as I already am with the affairs of a world-wide enterprise--extremely difficult, if not impossible, to have presented these proposals for which I am alone responsible in so complete a form, at any rate at this time. I have no doubt that if any substantial part of my plan is successfully carried out he will consider himself more than repaid for the services so ably rendered. WILLIAM BOOTH. INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE SALVATION ARMY, LONDON, E.C., October, 1890. CONTENTS PART 1. THE DARKNESS. CHAPTER 1. Why "Darkest England"? CHAPTER 2. The Submerged Tenth CHAPTER 3. The Homeless CHAPTER 4. The Out-of-Works CHAPTER 5. On the Verge of the Abyss CHAPTER 6. The Vicious CHAPTER 7. The Criminals CHAPTER 8. The Children of the Lost CHAPTER 9. Is there no Help? PART 2. DELIVERANCE. CHAPTER 1. A Stupendous Undertaking Section 1. The Essentials to Success Section 2. My Scheme CHAPTER 2. To the Rescue!--The City Colony Section 1. Food and Shelter for Every Man Section 2. Work for the Out-of-Works--The Factory Section 3. The Regimentation of the Unemployed Section 4. The Household Salvage Brigade CHAPTER 3. To the Country!--The Farm Colony Section 1. The Farm Proper Section 2. The Industrial Village Section 3. Agricultural Villages Section 4. Co-operative Farm CHAPTER 4. New Britain--The Colony Over Sea Section 1. The Colony and the Colonists Section 2. Universal Emigration Section 3. The Salvation Ship CHAPTER 5. More Crusades Section 1. A Slum Crusade.--Our Slum Sisters Section 2. The Travelling Hospital Section 3. Regeneration of our Criminals--The Prison Gate Brigade Section 4. Effectual Deliverance for the Drunkard Section 5. A New Way of Escape for Lost Women--The Rescue Homes Section 6. A Preventive Home for Unfallen Girls when in Danger Section 7. Enquiry Office for Lost People Section 8. Refuges for the Children of the Streets Section 9. Industrial Schools Section 10. Asylums for Moral Lunatics CHAPTER 6. Assistance in General Section 1. Improved Lodgings Section 2. Model Suburban Villages Section 3. The Poor Man's Bank Section 4. The Poor Man's Lawyer Section 5. Intelligence Department Section 6. Co-operation in General Section 7. Matrimonial Bureau Section 8. Whitechapel-by-the-sea CHAPTER 7. Can it be done, and how? Section 1. The Credentials of the Salvation Army Section 2. How much will it cost? Section 3. Some advantages stated Section 4. Some objections met Section 5. Recapitulation CHAPTER 8. A Pratical Conclusion IN DARKEST ENGLAND PART 1. THE DARKNESS. CHAPTER 1. WHY "DARKEST ENGLAND"?