The Bishop of Stepney, speaking at the annual mooting of supporters Of Mrs. Gladstone's Convalescent Home for tho Poor, said that comparing Bast London now. with what it was when lie knew it 27 years ago it struck him as definitely poorer. The more important .trades wore decaying. The burden of povorty, want, and wretchedness was becoming more sovorc and harder to bo borno, but it had not deteriorated in quality. Tho same heavy struggle was fought against extremely trying circumstances,, but tho courage of tho poor, was undiminished,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 506, 13 May 1909, Page 4
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89Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 506, 13 May 1909, Page 4
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