The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-20
ALKxANpRN T. STEWART.

United States shsll be with them support
ing the flag.
fonrs SC, ALExASosn T. STEWART.
An Hour at the Sailors Experience Meeting.
Having occasion, On Saturday evsn,ug, to
visi' the mot very httrac.'"e locality of Cherry
street. We were led to enter the Sailors Home,
hearing that an experience mestihg was in
progress. Never sh Ill We regret doing so, for
ons has 20 sec and hear these often ilIt-rs's
orators, to judge az all Of the force and power
with which their exhorta,ions tell upou an
sucience. As we cut. OIL the spa ;ious lecture
room, an oli Tar WAS giving his cSpc-
iicDce. TO most - mpathetic hearers We ar. TO
sup Use, from tue nature and frequency OF the
T,tpunses.
Besides the ilors, thee wee collected,
aga o. " the IN the : wiNc and I'VE. .h.ai,S
Ui many. ircsc joinoi heTtN Ia the bout
fu h! mn', # quou ly suns iuiins the uvoi-
ing.
As old man =. .sum"d hi, s,r' a more
you hiu r-p cs-n auv, OF the vat ruity takes
the floor IL, hJlis alht httl, hynn
TOOK, aud hrusun II CoSn with en-
e gy iuto Lis oshr hiruenJ VI palm, says
In Gear. iiuri = voice " This haI hs II
ito hAi pi,rr week VI NV lite md tn,s 18th h.st
nc ting ~ the wo Id Go M out or JssIStu
II
ou' MI A Gtmsn 'Iii"r ''ll1 nov be forgot
his IN 'th-r, was wild snd reckless tor yt,r- u
III last N"Yrmbsf how the nevil followed HIN
up ev II to the hcsp''n, wh'rs he saw men d..
Il the next bed to hin shh 81 away az lin
through n long and sckly voyage, till h, w.s
bIolgb back there a. H. thou Snt to d,c him
sli, when h1 spiritual ewes w-fc ubss.ei.
Here h. paused as II from feellnls ann looking
around upon t g up urnei faces, said in a l,~,
impr-s, We voice, "Oh, b, Y the Spirit does work!
1wiss blind all tha t,ns cou Il see nothing;
nov, raising his voice almost to = shout of
joyful exuitstion, al Can sea through an inch
piLki" GLORY to Ga sounded In all parts
Of the roon, and suLdry tasers ware applied
with quick, s~eep,nS movefneuts to westhsr-
beaten cheeks. lie had heard, b. said, OF good
tidings brought from foreign lands, but he
would now TAX. TO toregn lands, 10 his o IN
land, Ge many, the good tidings he had gather
ed Ia the sailors meetings hero. Ho Is happy
now, frce; for he can "go right through a
grog -shep and not look at the rum, or pass q
gambling table and not look on" Formerly on
board chip when men did not please him, he
would "knock them down" and was rsAdy
enough for row but now, all Is changed.
last Sunday, he remarked "ss stood on
the wharf, ono OF the preachers of the Bethel
cane up with the quss tiou: DO you love the
Lor jesus Christ + Il do says and the
shake he give my hand sbook right through
a S-edsh "a lor nov arose, and In broken
'cccnts sad 40 nj. ht . voice has been
rin. ling 10 my heart Of th.t time Whsn he
ths /. holy shall be holy still, aud hs that Is
ft' hail be filthy st'li." III. spirit had bean
ourhed by what hao becu said in this meeting
.nc h Wis, &C to sy what he felt was NJ true,
ID " Is the time for We do not know how long
", ma, live"
rs hs anisbes his rsmaks all join In singing:
"Now IL the soe. p,sd time,
The Savi, ur calls to day;
To.morrow II may be 100 late
Then why sh Iu you dslay"
Another now rises TO say "It has pleased
the Lord to give m, u good many Saturday
nights here, but nov thus may be the las for
tomorrow ! start on q long voyage. 90 VITA Ia
happy heart this time for | take Jesus WITH me,
and bs lies some low OF my sh pinates arc Gurus
tians and We val ,stabli III me ,tings will you
pray for u, brothers and sistersi IL Is limo
now, wh,n a ship ~ Lomsward b Iuud instsit Of
coli. citing about Duck, TO tax over where we
sill e. ne, I, or what We wall do ashore 60 be
sing:ns hymns, and speaking II the Lord. |
tell gu what, II strst r. hens mo TO talk OF him;
how hs has built me ~ couldu'I Leave
Without n word bu; now l 20 "a isaed since /
hayo spoken Of tho L,rd Oh this, ,hs last cvsr-
ing that may ev.r b. h,ra.'
Soms one Ia his exp irnce spoke OF sewing
the soldiers on tho 'o~ boat waving th-ir
ad eus I, tnsr fiisnds; and expTes sd pity tor
VIC poo' ',. 20, ,., ho ,n,nv OF ns
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