Author: BEASLEY, JOHN D.
Title: The Bitter Cry Heard and Heeded - the Story of the South London Mission 1889-1989
Description: London, South London Mission. 1990. (ISBN: 0951327607). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy. 269 pages. Illustrated. Foreword by Lord Soper. The story of the South London Mission is very much worthwhile as an example of truly effective church action. The conscience of the Christian Church in England was disturbed in 1883 by the publication of 'The Bitter Cry of Outcast in London', written by the Rev. Andrew Mearns, this pamphlet revealed appalling conditions in London slums - specially in South London. S. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Keywords: Victorian Slums, South London Mission, London Social History, Rev. Joseph Hopkins 0951327607


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