, 1865-11-06
SUNDAY IN BRKDEwELL.
IDstEucGfnE the PFtsoners-The Work
OF Grnce among the ADAM
doned Ones.

It Is one Of the best evidences of the value Of
Christianity that It's pospesaor, bound BY the COM
msnd Of their divine Master, 10 preach the Gospe.
10 every creature, deem 1t their duty to carry II
among the poor, The outcasts Of society, those who
although they certainly need ts elevatine influence
arc get apparently more hopeless subjects Tor et[ost
orr Bridewells and Peultenuaries. 1t requires no
special ead1ce to preach In 1ne churches 10 tash-
fouab{e audiences, or even to those who, II NOT
aGs to P e sfe sna
caftp. those whose debauchcries or crimes have
inside them social pa,inhs, there ie no stimulus sare
the hope Of doing eooa and 70 hspe o. 1ha, ,s.s
the ptcci0ns seed shall not be lost
There are men In Chicago as IN other cities, who
devote their spare hours to The work OF ende,yor-
ing to reform the y1leNt nnonC rs. ORr city bride
well ia Waited every Sabbath day by these meescn.
gers Of mercy, In the mornitg By tho OF three gen.
,!cnen who hare gone there regularly when In the
oil the Young Mems Christian Association. We
cannot pay how much of good is accomp!shcd
through theirnnstzat3ons. the ascent to mosal re-
pss .Vs s e seep s@ @ sss sess
ifno.hIng short Of i miracle wonld ever work the
reform: yet in several known cases the reform has
been effected, the dsunSard has gone out from that
lead life Of purity. Doubtless many cases Of such
reform have occurred u Nhich Will never be known
tn the day when the gram shall be gathered into
weeping, bearing The precious seed, comes again
jewels IN the crown OF the laborcr in the Goapel
fed But t,o It i fHddsn1n$ ,nna$ to hlnk t5.t
visitors, Eeepsnr on 10 their eril courses and r.
tuning agan and again TILL ther sink Into the grave
sen, 10 ihe Pcnitentsy. It is doubiy ed 10 think
ea'ried 10 t6cm, hardening lhelr hearts, where Ie.
s nase is t6emselyes mi Wonhy :, doabls coneana I %
tIou.
Our reporter paid a visit to the city Bndcwcll
yesterday %SsnR 9S aoent ,ns n,as oetos and po
provided with benches, and parsInoned along The
centre go 10 separate the o eeSes. yet to allow
both to zee a9d hesr The speaker, he found about
ended, ii. Earvell offered d short prayer to which
Ill listened attcutlye1y II not devoutly, and then
prtsonere were then addressed more
Il length Bye. J. Hull Esq, who In the connse OF
hIs epecch, took occasion 70 ssy tha. as ho wss
The origin OF the work among them. Iwcay Jears
ago, when he came into the CatT stranger, he
wandered. the first Sunday morning, TO the county
jal then plank building On the corner Of LASalle
and Eandoifh streets, and spoke to the prisoners.
He had continued to visit them eycr since. Twelve
scnrs ago the present Bsidewell was e'tablishsd-
and then hc visited them there, speaking 10 them
Al rst through The cell door, md Afterwards gath
ering them in the hall. About seseu years ago,
they procured the erection Of the Chapel and thence
they gradually lef1tIl' abou,
two years ago, only two or three Of them were len
Those, however, had pezscYered, and taught TIC
p 4, ;he e&oasluson & Of MI. TIuis address, Mr.. Far
parting advice, and The distribution Of religions
matter to each Of lhe prisoners by kola A Law. the
back to their cells.