The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-08-07

heart stirring hymns. After awhile they struck
into old CorUuation:--
.An hail the power Of Jesus' name,
Let angels prosIrate fall,
Bring forth the royal disd<m .'
AMI crown him Lord Of alLn ...... "A
As they concluded the hymn q noise was
heard In Aliens bar-room, and Mr.. Towns ex-
Hush, Gilbert! there's some one In there!
1T Ia only me, Towns said Allen, opening
the door aud stepping to the threshhold In his
night-rig. bitter cold ~ II Ws i heard you
humming old Coronation. and had to get up
and come down. could not stand It with that
old tune bulzing In my ears. Old Coronation
will always fetch me at any season OF the year.
aud at any time OF the day Or night.
On the third Of July last, as DR.. J. VI Ward,
we'll known Christian philanthropi:t, was
passing Aliens saloon, st about 10 o'clock In
the morning he found him sitting near the door
With copy Of Paokard's Monthly for July In
his hand, iniently studying our sketch Of him.
On socosting Allen he Was kindly greeted In re.
turn; and, after some conversation about the
sketch, DR.. Ward spoke to him, as 10 bis custom
ON every ft occasion, about bis souls welfare
and the salvation of his children.
IN response to this Allen called out,
Chester, come here. and his son came to his
side.
Now, Chester said he. sing "Nearer my
God, TO Thee" for the Doctor
And thereupou Allen led Of, aad father and
son sang:-
ar.. Nearer my Gcd, W Thee,
...l ... Nearsr 70 Thee,
t..f Zen though IL he cross
That raiseth mel ..
H SIN all my song shah be,
-r 7nr Narer my God, 70 Thcs,
I'D, .-.J Nearer my God' r. ... ...r
And there thst strange man sat In his dance
house, on that thirt day Of July, with the door
open 70 the street and his little son standing by
bis aide, aud led the child In song through the
whole Ave verses OF that hymn, In a. devotional
aud rsvcrent |. manner, Dr.. Ward says - be
ever witnessed. .... a.
HORROR or IsYIDEurr. -
Allen Is solicitous that little Chester should
not have his mind poisoned by any thing verging
on iu6delity. On one occasion, when visitors
were present, an infdel came into the dancing
saloon, about eleven O'Clock at night, and began
n ventilate his belief, or rather his unbelief.
lie was 81, prised at being at once taken up by
Allen and demolished. The unbeliever was no
match for the Wiokedest Man. In theology PHI
rather orestfaiien, and after the door had closed
on him Allen turned to some OF those present
aud exclaimed, In tones Of grief and bitter
ness
MY God! gentlemen, to think Of . mans
coming into my house aud uttering such senti-
ments as those! Why, wouldn't have had my
family heard that man for auy thing! And Ches-
ter, especially -
Here, seeing the looks Of astonisLment on his
visitors faces, he exclaimed:-
4 know what you're thinking OF You think
that Chester hears worse than that. But he
don't. lie hears me swear, and he hears the
girls when they get mad or drunk and they edn
talk bad enough when they get agoing, God
knows; but don't care for that. That isn't
anything. That don't kill. But to have Chester
ret the notion that the Bible isn't true, or to
have him hear any man deny the existence Of
God or attempt TO make God nything less than
God-.why, damn It TO hell. gentlemen, would
mt have such notion as those put into Chesters
head for oil the world!'
Was there ever another such man rs this in
Water street dance-house keep.
er!
BESEv0LEscE.
Allen Is hearted towards poor children
He gathers them into his internal den by dOsens
and scores during the inclemcnt weather, and
especially 10 the winter, and often mot only feeds
but clothes them; he also sends them to Bah.
bath school. Sometimes he gOes into the street
ON the Sabbath and gathers them up the va.
grant children in squads, and marches them OF
to the Mission Sabbath S,hool In Dover street,
or TO some other similar institution elsewhere.
And he looks to their behavior, too, after he
gets them into Sabbath school and takes fath.
erly interest In their welfare. ..p.
This man takes especial pleasure In helping
the most helpless classes. Licensed vendors
come In for goodly share of his friendly at
tentions.
According to my view Of the matter, the pre-
eminent wickedness OF John Allen comes from
bis wilful perversion Of his own original excel
lence OF character, the prostitution uf extraor.
dinary talents TO base uses, and the pers's!ent
violation of divine laws, the truth and 6ipdlng
forcs of which be clearly perceives aud stead
fastly believes.
There is q plentiful supply Of men in New
York Who are far more vile, beastly and repul-
siye than this Wickedest Man. In point OF tact,
he h not repulsive; be does not impress one
who knows him a. vile follow, but - bold.
cbilvsrie emissary VI Pandemoniuu, who has
good points enough to enable him To serve hu
satanic ehieftsin With . force and efficiency
which no mere bestial sstrsp Of hell could ever
achieve. 80.
Ala O'Clock r. n. on Friday. the 10th day OF
July, We had an interview With John Allen, In
the private room OF Mr.. Acton, anu IN hir. Ac-
tons presence, at Police Hesdquarters, No. 700
Mulberry street. Allen protested against be-
Ing called the wickedsst Man In NsW York.
Said he:
Il am not the wickedest msn In this city.
There are lots Of worse men than am-uen
who never help the poor nor poor children, nor
do anything TOR anybody; and Mr. Acton here
knows that spend hundreds OF dollars in that
way 40. -, a..
.Wleisisss Man In New York. quoting the par
aSraph above, In which We embody our views
on that point. This seemed to be new view OF
the subject TO him-And on our Offering TO state
anything, - coming from him, which he wish
Cd 10 have said, hs replied:
well, just cay thst have some good points
and thai sm not the Wickedest hsa IN Nsw
York BY along way
Mr.. Acton then tackled him sbout keeping
such den and sent the truth homs TO his heart
that, BY staying there, he would blight the NE
'Apd now. Jo6a.' sontipusd Mr: Acton. y
want you TO promise 10 that you w! qut tnat
place, and give your ehildrsu fair chance
Allen hesitsted and demonstrated tor long |
time, but finally ssid:
well, promise 20 do IT,
When win you quiti' We asked.
'rhs art Of May.' hs rsplisd. f
Bay Bsptsnbsr. said Nr. Acton. 10
Il csst do u impoeibls. You could not
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