Chapter VII
Reading edition
ORGANIZATION OF A REMEDY.
Necessity of One Organization to Deal with Youthful Criminal Classes—Error made of using too Technical Religious Methods—Error of Following too much European Precedents—Asylums not so much Needed in America—Pioneer Work among the Dangerous Classes Twenty Years Ago—Captain Matsell's Report—Labors of the Writer in the Five Points—Numbers of Homeless Children in the Streets—Sad Sight of Child-Prisoners—"The Social Evil"—Mr. Pease's Labors—The Necessity Felt of a General Organization—Novel Method of Reforming Young "Roughs"—BOYS' MEETINGS—The Chaffing of Street-boys—Quick Repartees—Kind of Oratory Necessary—The Lads Open for Earnest Words—The Meetings only Pioneer Work—Succeeded by more Thorough Influences—The Founders of the Different Meetings…………pp. 74-83