In
Darkest England and The Way Out In
Darkest England and The Way Out
In 1891 Booth's controversial book, In Darkest England and
The
Way Out was published. In it he presented his plans
for a program which helped the poor and needy. His ideas
were summarized in what he termed 'The Cab-Horse Charter' which read 'when a
horse is down he is helped up, and while he lives he has food, shelter and
work'. Booth realized that this meager standard was absolutely unattainable by
millions of people in Britain yet the fact remained that cab horses were treated
to a better standard of living than many people.
