The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-16

Open Air Preaching 1t yhe Tive P~iufts.
6EKA0F6 ~ FEE REV. Dr. R00x, OF THE brink
CnUHon, FfFTH AVENUE, AND REV. Or. Hrsoox, or
STANTON STREET BAPTIST OHUAoN-AnpRn6S 10
THE ITALIAN ORGAN GRINDERS, MACY sKLIHss
AND RAG PICKKRs, HfC., BY MR.. MAsAlDR
Yesterday Wa commenced = series Of open sk sev.
mems, which will b continued thrown tie sun.sr
months, ON rhs 1Ahsrnass lot, corner Of Wsrh sess
and Cow Bay, adjoining Tia Five Points Hsuss & In
dsstry. Mr. = Halliday superintendent Of that AsAs-
ton, has BEEN tbs originator Of this measure which y
calculated - Do vast amount Of good in That neigh
bsrhsod.
Rev Dr. HocE, Of the Brick Church, offered his services
for yesterday morning There not very largo "a
denoe, owing, in part, 70 the weather being remazka
bly, csA and this being The fret sermon & tho ssrss
The haA net yst spread through the Psp.loss ods
hu n rUa's' ..@ twenty were prssens n ~
morning the nsjsy sf whom were children, auaaaes sf
the House Il Industry; large number q ths sAu .Ahi
tans locked from respectable distance seeming y
be AFRAID Of compromising their character BY close
prsxily 10 the Minister The services were coumanssd
with prayer; afser which was sung the hymn con
nsAcng-
Conc, let ~ jsla our cheerful song
With angels round the throne.
Ten thUusand thousand their tongues,
And all their joys are sne
Rev Or. HoGx then read tho sixseenth chapter Of o.
LAKE, containing the parable q the prodisal SON. He
pleasure p not such pleasant thing, After all sought
after In wrepg way; and though many Il those before
him had gone astray like the young man OF whom
he had been reading, tho way OF salvation was
open to them all and he hoped that God
would put IL into their hearts 70 CRY cut, al
Will arise aid 90 70 my father, and win say unto HIM
"Falher have sinned against heaven and before rse
and am more worthy 70 be called Thy soa II does
not mean their earthly father for perhaps the sod may
be green above his grave perhaps he died when they
were little children but 1t WAS their Father In heaven
who able 70 save all those who cry unto him With s
cerhy, matter Of how deep dye their SIN has heen
Or Hoges remarks listened to with very great
attention. and u the conclusion he thanked his audience
for their attention and quiet behavior and hoped they
would assemble together again In the place In the
afternoon, and bring ~ many Of their friends and
quaintances a. they possibly could
The audience In the afternoon rather smaller thaa
in the morning The services Of the nature
those IN the fore part Of tho day, somnene-
ing with singing and prayer Rev. DR.. HIS
COX then delivered Q short address, Intended
chiefly the children pointing out 70 them the dangers
they encounter aAd the evil eecs which re-
suit frsm bad company The excitement In the neighber-
hood much greater IN the afternoon than morning,
large number Of the Inhabitants collecting at the gate
Of the encissure but no persuasion could hduce them
venture any further.
Many hundreds Of Italian Image sellers, organ grinders,
ragpickers So, &C. live in the vicinity Of the House OF
Industry The majority Of these cannot speak word
q @glhh. Mr.. Aasarde, q cOuntrynen & theirs, I'D
dressed them yesterday IN their language Hs au-
dence was net very large, but he expects that whe1 these
meetings become better knswn, there will not be any
difficulty finding audiences in the Five Points beth Wi
ing and capable Of receiving instruction from them