ith　a　hot　drying　oven；　so　that　he　could　wash　his　shirt　over　night　and　have　it　returned　to　him　dry　in　the　morning。　　Only　those　who　have　had　practical　experience　of　the　difficulty　of　seeking　for　work　in　London　can　appreciate　the　advantages　of　the　opportunity　to　get　your　shirt　washed　in　this　wayif　you　have　one。　　In　Trafalgar　Square；　in　1887；　there　were　few　things　that　scandalised　the　public　more　than　the　spectacle　of　the　poor　people　camped　in　the　Square；　washing　their　shirts　in　the　early　morning　at　the　fountains。　　If　you　talk　to　any　men　who　have　been　on　the　road　for　a　lengthened　period　they　will　tell　you　that　nothing　hurts　their　self…respect　more　or　stands　more　fatally　in　the　way　of　their　getting　a　job　than　the　impossibility　of　getting　their　little　things　done　up　and　clean。
  In　our　poor　man's　〃Home〃　everyone　could　at　least　keep　himself　clean　and　have　a　clean　shirt　to　his　back；　in　a　plain　way；　no　doubt；　but　still　not　less　effective　than　if　he　were　to　be　put　up　at　one　of　the　West　End　hotels；　and　would　be　able　to　secure　anyway　the　necessaries　of　life　while　being　passed　on　to　something　far　better。　　This　is　the　first　step。
  SOME　SHELTER　TROPHIES。
  Of　the　practical　results　which　have　followed　our　methods　of　dealing　with　the　outcasts　who　take　shelter　with　us　we　have　many　striking　examples。　　Here　are　a　few；　each　of　them　a　transcript　of　a　life　experience　relating　to　men　who　are　now　active；　industrious　members　of　the　community　upon　which　but　for　the　agency　of　these　Depots　they　would　have　been　preying　to　this　day。
  A。S。Born　in　Glasgow；　1825。　　Saved　at　Clerkenwell；　May　19；　1889。　Poor　parents　raised　in　a　Glasgow　Slum。　　Was　thrown　on　the　streets　at　seven　years　of　age；　became　the　companion　and　associate　of　thieves；　and　drifted　into　crime。　　The　following　are　his　terms　of　imprisonment：　　14　days；　30　days；　30　days。　　60　days；　60　days　（three　times　in　succession）；　4　months；　6　months　（twice）；　9　months；　18　months；　2　years；　6　years；　7　years　（twice）；　14　years；　40　years　3　months　and　6　days　in　the　aggregate。　　Was　flogged　for　violent　conduct　in　gaol　8　times。
  W。　M。　（〃Buff〃）。Born　in　Deptford；　1864；　saved　at　Clerkenwell；　March　31st；　1889。　　His　father　was　an　old　Navy　man；　and　earned　a　decent　living　as　manager。　　Was　sober；　respectable；　and　trustworthy。　　Mother　was　a　disreputable　drunken　slattern：　　a　curse　and　disgrace　to　husband　and　family。　　The　home　was　broken　up；　and　little　Buff　was　given　over　to　the　evil　influences　of　his　depraved　mother。　　His　7th　birthday　present　from　his　admiring　parent　was　a　〃quarten　o'gin。〃　　He　got　some　education　at　the　One　Tun　Alley　Ragged　School；　but　when　nine　years　old　was　caught　apple　stealing；　and　sent　to　the　industrial　School　at　Ilford　for　7　years。　　Discharged　at　the　end　of　his　term；　he　drifted　to　the　streets；　the　casual　wards；　and　Metropolitan　gaols；　every　one　of　whose　interiors　he　is　familiar　with。　　He　became　a　ringleader　of　a　gang　that　infested　London；　a　thorough　mendicant　and　ne'er…do…well；　a　pest　to　society。　Naturally　he　is　a　born　leader；　and　one　of　those　spirits　that　command　a　following；　consequently；　when　he　got　Salvation；　the　major　part　of　his　following　came　after　him　to　the　Shelter；　and　eventually　to　God。　His　character　since　conversion　has　been　altogether　satisfactory；　and　he　is　now　an　Orderly　at　Whitechapel；　and　to　all　appearances　a　〃true　lad。〃
  C。　W。　（〃Frisco〃）。Born　in　San　Francisco；　1862。　　Saved　April　24th；　1889。　　Taken　away　from　home　at　the　age　of　eight　years；　and　made　his　way　to　Texas。　　Here　he　took　up　life　amongst　the　Ranches　as　a　Cowboy；　and　varied　it　with　occasional　trips　to　sea；　developing　into　a　typical　brass　and　rowdy。　　He　had　2　years　for　mutiny　at　sea；　4　years　for　mule　stealing；　5　years　for　cattle　stealing　and　has　altogether　been　in　gaol　for　thirteen　years　and　eleven　months。　　He　came　over　to　England；　got　mixed　up　with　thieves　and　casuals　here；　and　did　several　short　terms　of　imprisonment。　　He　was　met　on　his　release　at　Millbank　by　an　old　chum　（Buff）　and　the　Shelter　Captain；　came　to　Shelter；　got　saved；　and　has　stood　firm。
  H。　A。Born　at　Deptford；　1850。　　Saved　at　Clerkenwell；　January　12th；　1889。　　Lost　mother　in　early　life；　step…mother　difficulty　supervening；　and　a　propensity　to　misappropriation　of　small　things　developed　into　thieving。　　He　followed　the　sea；　became　a　hard　drinker；　a　foul…mouthed　blasphemer；　and　a　blatant　spouter　of　infidelity。　　He　drifted　about　for　years；　ashore　and　afloat；　and　eventually　reached　the　Shelter　stranded。　Here　he　sought　God；　and　has　done　well。　　This　summer　he　had　charge　of　a　gang　of　haymakers　sent　into　the　country；　and　stood　the　ordeal　satisfactorily。　　He　seems　honest　in　his　profession；　and　strives　patiently　to　follow　after　God。　　He　is　at　the　workshops。
  H。　S。Born　at　A…；　in　Scotland。　　Like　most　Scotch　lads　although　parents　were　in　poor　circumstances　he　managed　to　get　a　good　education。　Early　in　life　he　took　to　newspaper　work；　and　picked　up　the　details　of　the　journalistic　profession　in　several　prominent　papers　in　N。B。　Eventually　he　got　a　position　on　a　provincial　newspaper；　and　having　put　in　a　course　at　Glasgow　University；　graduated　B。A。　　there。　　After　this　he　was　on　the　staff　of　a　Welsh　paper。　　He　married　a　decent　girl；　and　had　several　little　ones；　but　giving　way　to　drink；　lost　position；　wife；　family；　and　friends。　　At　times　he　would　struggle　up　and　recover　himself；　and　appears　generally　to　have　been　able　to　secure　a　position；　but　again　and　again　his　besetment　overcame　him；　and　each　time　he　would　drift　lower　and　lower。　　For　a　time　he　was　engaged　in　secretarial　work　on　a　prominent　London　Charity；　but　fell　repeatedly；　and　at　length　was　dismissed。　　He　came　to　us　an　utter　outcast；　was　sent　to　Shelter　and　Workshop　got　saved；　and　is　now　in　a　good　situation。　　He　gives　every　promise；　and　those　best　able　to　judge　seem　very　sanguine　that　at　last　a　real　good　work　has　been　accomplished　in　him。
  F。　D。Was　born　in　London；　and　brought　up　to　the　iron　trade。　Held　several　good　situations；　losing　one　after　another；　from　drink　and　irregularity。　　On　one　occasion；　with　#20　in　his　pocket；　he　started　for　Manchester；　got　drunk　there；　was　locked　up　and　fined　five　shillings；　and　fifteen　shillings　costs；　this　he　paid；　and　as　he　was　leaving　the　Court；　a　gentleman　stopped　him；　saying　that　he　knew　his　father；　and　inviting　him　to　his　house；　however；　with　#10　in　his　pocket；　he　was　too　independent；　and　he　declined；　but　the　gentleman　gave　him　his　address；　and　left　him。　　A　few　days　squandered　his　cash；　and　clothes　soon　followed；　all　disappearing　for　drink；　and　then　without　a　coin　he　presented　himself　at　the　address　given　to　him；　at　ten　o'clock　at　night。　It　turned　out　to　be　his　uncle；　who　gave　him　#2　to　go　back　to　London；　but　this　too　disappeared　for　liquor。　　He　tramped　back　to　London　utterly　destitute。　　Several　nights　were　passed　on　the　Embankment；　and　on　one　occasion　a　gentleman　gave　him　a　ticket　for　the　Shelter；　this；　however；　he　sold　for　2d。　and　had　a　pint　of　beer；　and　stopped　out　all　night。　But　it　set　him　thinking；　and　he　determined　next　day　to　raise　4d。　and　see　what　a　Shelter　was　like。　　He　came　to　Whitechapel；　became　a　regular　customer；　eight　months　ago　got　saved；　and　is　now　doing　well。
  F。　H。Was　born　at　Birmingham；　1858。　　Saved　at　Whitechapel；　March　26th；　1890。　　Father　died　in　his　infancy；　mother　marrying　again。　The　stepfather　was　a　drunken　navvy；　and　used　to　knock　the　mother　about；　and　the　lad　was　left　to　the　streets。　　At　12　years　of　age　he　left　home；　and　tramped　to　Liverpool；　begging　his　way；　and　sleeping　on　the　roadsides。　　In　Liverpool　he　lived　about　the　Docks　for　some　days；　sleeping　where　he　could。　　Police　found　him　and　returned　him　to　Birmingham；　his　reception　being　an　unmerciful　thrashing　from　the　drunken　stepfather。　　He　got　several　jobs　as　errand…boy；　remarkable　for　his　secret　pilferings；　and　two　years　later　left　with　fifty　shillings　stolen　money；　and　reached　Middlesbrough　by　road。　　Got　work　in　a　nail　factory　stayed　nine　months；　then　stole　nine　shillings　from　fellow…lodger；　and　again　took　the　road。　　He　reached　Birmingham；　and　finding　a　warrant　out　for　him；　joined　the　Navy。　　He　was　in　the　Impregnable　training…ship　three　years　behaved　himself；　only　getting　〃one　dozen；〃　and　was　transferred　with　character　marked　〃good〃　to　the　Iron　Duke　in　the　China　seas；　soon　got　drinking；　and　was　locked　up　and　imprisoned　for　riotous　conduct　in　almost　every　port　in　the　stations。　He　broke　ship；　and　deserted　several　times；　and　was　a　thorough　specimen　of　a　bad　British　tar。　　He　saw　gaol　in　Signapore；　Hong　Kong；　Yokohama；　Shanghai；　Canton；　and　other　places。　　In　five　years　returned　home；　and；　after　furlough；　joined　the　Belle　Isle　in　the　Irish　station。　　Whisky　here　again　got　hold　of　him；　and　excess　ruined　his　constitution。　On　his　leave　he　had　married；　and　on　his　discharge　joined　his　wife　in　Birmingham。　　For　some　time　he　worked　as　sweeper　in　the　market；　but　two　years　ago　deserted　his　wife　and　family；　and　came　to　London；　settled　down　to　a　loafer's　life；　lived　on　the　streets　with　Casual　Wards　for　his　home。　　Eventually　came　to　Whitechapel　Shelter；　and　got　saved。　He　is　now　a　trustworthy；　reliable　lad；　has　become　reconciled　to　wife；　who　came　to　London　to　see　him；　and　he　bids　fair　to　be　a　useful　man。
  J。　W。　S。Born　in　Plymouth。　　His　parents　are　respectable　people。　He　is　clever　at　his　business；　and　has　held　good　situations。　　Two　years　ago　he