New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-03
THE WA1ER-Sr pRAYERMEETlNG.

At the close OF the ehouse prayermeetng IN water
IT. Yesterday and In truth the exercises par'ooR more Vi
The nature of what the Methodiss call Love Feast
than Of m ordinary prayermeetng. The same mNeu
srowd Of sailors hrcmen, ongshoremen clerks portei5
merchauts ministers. and strcetlOafcrs mternlhsle1
among whom were the former inmates OF the house
though is reported that the propuetors OF many tHd
these places have forbidden their employees 20 To
the mcCtug-and halta-dOzeh Christian l1uI's' I'LL
went there 10 encourage by their peseI &c ny Ward
that has been inaugurated IN the totith s, W.
ton and the hot fetd air OF the place. breathea over @
again, and laden with Precipitation, sJ" sidcwaIks
and on lie opposite SIDE Of the street were eeIT6
many WHO vcrc either unable on account OF tue ct"Nu
or md not t moral courage % within Nearest Lo
rurbsOnes stood Of dirty children rom tmo Sd
old aud upward, and some OF me oder vi 'In
shout i'm their arms infants hall as large as
and whose faces bore tie marks OF qsease. nv d
their inmates with their heads thrust out watSheu VIII
great apparent interest tue Grove rs ~ T6 n
the door, while the patrons OF ucSe Il.CS Iuu5C" ,t
empty barrels or gathered IN small knots making Ou'
Long before noon the people began to gather and the
time occupied in singing cainpncetng
runt1d by eXclamatlons Of amen" "Glory be to Goa
for that" Yes yes, Situations free ana no ~, ,ycr39
Mr. Allen very assiduous III mlkkuR ,Ii aytP
Srations for the accommodation OF OLE - f6e
losing, as ne himself remarked, InHch Ul IN ~
meeting while he acted the Pai, oi Mned the exer.
minutes after u o'clock Mr. ,b cdDter of the
Chronicles and eXhOrtmg the attention OF MS %
sfteT Which Mr. Van Meter made eloquent appeal TO
all present TO "scck the LORD Whle ne may ~ rrIcd
man whose sunburut face and foreign accent Sno~c
him To be a German sailor, made most iGINet Pi"gi
beseechnC God 10 convert John Aeh anu ny ia ~ ,jcE
to all through WateLst utIl no NOR u' IN
sdness could found there TINS PRAYER seelneI 10
rouse the pcopleand the tears rolled down rougn IT,
beaten checks NIIe lle apIoss @ ,a ,yio formerly
the ewes OF nearly every one OF the women WIZ W
inhabited the house. A gentleman well known III VIZ.
et followed and drew vivid picture of his own cohVer
sion, when," as lie SAID the LORD c9he u INN " ~
place Of business and touched his heart er.
roughly dressed man, but whose lace was LUZ Va
preston, aud voice trcmuIous win eIo'ion' 5 IN my
,vbo loan lofue q.
S6n,rt man tet Jolly drunlF used to wander from
one of these house, to another and commit an kinds OF
sin and many is the time that have spent inc haIu
md blasphcmcd and when good Christian men trle9 10
turn my attention. 10 holy things salG tRat IiE ,s
well 20 TO HI as any one else ausHS1 WEN , a nor
shipnae tired to turn my attention TO CHRIST Du' per
severed, and at length was stricken On oo S ins
in the midst Of The Atlantic Jesus then IoleaHe ny &
and I've been irving to him ever since. l uoh
drink any rum, and have neither "ah'eu lot an!
thing nor been unhappy since =, ~,
In subsequent speech this same sailor said "J3h pm
j know mat he ISN'T Tommy Hadden is a great deal
wckeder than John Allen ever was He keeps sailors
shanghai's them, aud don't give em any chance NOW
want You all 10 pray for Tommy liaduen' LOT poUap
that shall yet have him keeping temperance oo"iu-
N Dyer who was present started in astOnshment OF
the announcement that there was wickeder man IN ne
rty than John Allen, and profound sensation was pro
duccd in the meeting. Mr.. Arnold of the Howard Mis-
sOn offered prayer for Tommy Hadden, and a1ter tHe
Close OF the meeting there general inquiry as W
who this TOmIay MADDEN was aud from the conversation
n was apparent thar Tommy may pcct visit from
the missionaries Tommy has long been known as one OF
the most desperate characters othe Fourth ware, M
unfortunate sailor entered one Of his
Tommy always became his banker, informing MN Ina' ~
unsafe tOT him to keep his money hhseti' ,o. In
the place, the seaman had no chance OF esGapo IN
few hours he senseless from the Dau liquor WIN
which he freely Piled ana with the earh,sP2 " I"
whole voyage ~ the possession OF the shark he W0u!t
awake to consciousness the deck Of some strange yes
Sci, and beyond the reach Of aid lie had DeGn
haed" Since the passage OF the Excise law, tommy
The Commissioners refused grant him license and u
was necessary FOR him TO conduct his operations NOR
ITa sfrn
beng the darudest scOundrel in the Fourth ward ,
wellressed young man sad that ne Wl'meG 1i piS
one minute 10 relieve himself of load that was weighing
him down He said that during the PenlISuar caml3s5
OF the late war as one a4 VI M o,st trc.
blingiy asked, "WhO will be neNtt NJ twilight one glt
he said to ms companions in aims, Lets 90 out under
those trees and hold a prayerineetng," ana about 40
accompanied him. After the meeting h9d beeh some
in progress and the interest began 10 nc geueIa ne
told the boys" that lie had proposition 10 MAKE ana
that was that all who wished to lead better me sAoeu
raise their hands, and every one manu- WE ~ ,o6o
one knows" said he, 1.-The good that that resoulo Iae
under those circumstances 4 ana da NE GP Here T6o
interest in the meeting now at It's ngnt ana WhtlI
the question asked nearly every hand III Tue Ioo
man in the midst of the crowd, whom our reporter
a well known rumscler. who accompanied the speaker 10
the meeting on Tuesday, after leaving the place an
Immediately and engaging in an honorable calling
After the close OF the meeting, le people sSCI9u u
ewshoys WHO offered their papers with Here's yer
avsrig 'papers-ail about the 'wlckedest man one
O'Clock edition fun account OF Brother Johns meetings.
Tfr Alien stir saws that though he has given MP ms
business, ana viii enter it again. that no hquo,
cigars or anything OF the KIND could De bought hcIV m
short at lie had converted lis house into pTIyale
dwelling: vet he had not become converted or hau ne
yet made Up his mind to JON any church; ne speah55
sisters and says consideration for them strongly
invites the public 70 attend another prayermeeting at
noon to-day.
SPIRITUAL GOODNESS IN LOW PLACES
TO the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: have Just returned from noon-day
prayermeeting held at the Empire Hail. the business
place Of the Waerst daucehouse king In the light OF
the teachings OF Divine truth, feel constrained 10 eX-
ross my convictions OF the utter incfcicncy OF the
TmetIods empoved by the spiritual advisers of John
Allen for the conversion Of himself ana ms hOusehod
ia II moi bcSn that was firm in the faith delv
Ila9 ~ ~ "a ac,airred with tho plan OF sal
VatOn as revealed in the New Testament, the demon,
re IN inguire seriously whether mat ftiH were
the belief Of any Spccdi tuH Or U"t SURF
ton were based upon any special pun From the mass
81 homogeneous facts stated plans proposed, experiences
related and petitions offered the worldly would hatur
ay conclude that mans conversion was inhaImOhlous
with his nature and at variance with every other IA
fional process Of his life. These spiritual leaders seem
never to have discovered that the Gospel plan consists OF
facts 10 be prcached and becccl comGdS 10 be obyG
and promises 10 De CyOyed. Have Johh Alen anu NE
Household had these facts presenedi DO lhey becNe
Them Are they truly peuitcnt, prlcked in Their heart
aud have they said unto Peter ana the rest OF inc Apos
ties" Men and brethren. what shal we 40 nave
Peter and the OF the Apostles at the prayer meeting
answered themi acts % chap, 3th verse, O. seq II
that answer correspond with the, reply, OF
the great Apostle as recorded IN Aos' 10 Cn 81 V, ,
Have they asked John Alien 70 MAKE me eoGl
required by the Word OF Godi Have thoy directed nm
60 the teachings Of the Apostles so tllt ne t Igdu
words whereby ne and his house might DE saNeVt Ids
his understanding been enlightened; II so Dy WHAT
means employed az those pray el,neethssi 49, ,o.
For nearly two hours to-day did the GOOD men aDon5
him boseech the Father that John and ms family ana
the girls should be converted should pc @ Il c
20 these appeals TO the Throne oI Grace ana YET o - oI