New-York tribune., 1868-09-12
THE WATER-ST. REVJVAL

JOUN ALLEN AND TOMMY HADDEN-TOMMl ,
UOusE-TIIE MEETING THERE-GREAT EA-
CITEMENr ALL ALONG THE sTREEr-JohN
ALLEN TO STUDY FOR THE MINISTRY
John Allen has always been known in Water
ST. as sort Of daring, dashing, basphemous SINNER VINO
sopdwiched bawdy songs and indecent jokes with camp
meeting melodies and scriptura quoationsior the enter
toinment OF his customers and one who had the most
supreme contempt everything holy His conversion
however was only change OF spirit. Tho same words
which he formerly spoke In basphemy ne now Repeats IA
nraver He sings the hymns as before, nut now
they alternate with eXhortatlous, ana Chflsah men ana
women join with him. instead OF aeahd1neu ore aGies d %
passages to persuade others TO seek Starvation tat no
formerly repeated for the @ O b9 55 bH cDm
acters IN the city. Tommy HaddeD nas ma ~ to epua %
ton OF being wicked man IN an enre{ dHtreht sense.
Willie john Allen cursed, Tommy Knocked men doWh;
while John dragged the NiclliHs Oh HIS pon.in. IN
whisky INTO OutOf-the-way corners ana tn,re
left them TO recover consciousness, tommy nHuucu
gagged them and placed them on shpboard
10y f0rce while John Allen made every man VINO ehteed
his place plank down" his money for whisky or dancg
Tommy stole all the money poor seaman might happen
TO have aud then slanghaied" him Ionn,ys 8 nosso %
latter was dance house, and though wandering sea
man a stranger In the city might not know the Tcpnta-
densr usually were and might avoid IT, but who would
suspect that IL unsafe 10 enter licehsou poa"s
honse Profound, therefore, was the helhdon pro
duccd IN Wntcr-st when John Allen closed ms honse
invited Christian men aud women 20 eo1e iu @ pny
with him greater surprise was OccaslonD1 ''o ""b"
ration OF prayer meetines al d9wy -. Wir and ns one
makes his way along tho filthy thorougfare from John
ALIENS Mace he is constantly stumbling against the
dirty screaInng children that block up the sidewalk, ana
his oss are greeted ny fon scnches that rise from inc
guss or come out of the narrow acyways Just before
fGseng oG w c 'S s hung o5sr With old chairs Of ropo
and odd pieces Of iron While WITHIN, inc was anu oo,
ing rerd one OF Dickenss dcscllpuon oi 's oo >"
Little Nell. Dance hoiscs aud lanor soeiea' s Ware
houses aud sailors odgisg houses NJ UP IdT ,,re
Haddcu3 house. itself, ~ low, Hano s"un, ~, stn
very similar TO JOHN Aliens and s ihteryr ,s si sun
ilarly arranged OTer the ortsdo door Is large sign
containing Mr. HaddcDs name n fuli ana lle announce
raent place r. sesinens PAINTED
IN, bold letters Withn the first room was the paIoon
tbomgb The u0uor hsi bee moved fram sight yoster
day. On the walls hang number oi cheap ptnt IrPt
q, "oIptnons looking women over the shelves Of tins
~ sbp. large saher and several other Articles btlnu
~ Wv h " "ce not very brutalIo0kng Irau dispensing
ice.water TO the aweerug crowd that lled the pace
Jhe interior room somewhat smaller Than te Que AZ
iobp Aliens is low and very poorly ventilated In one
ing utensils showed that the place was pob"Dy ua lo
tbe combined purposes of kitchen. dining and sitting
room Around sides ef tine room there s row ol low
benches and ia the wac small table Ile Ctowd
the toughest that has yet been congregated
at any Of the Waier-st' meetings, though
those who Oiled the house were OF more luspVhpI ap
pearance. Many Of thOss who stood IN fo 1l to ool'
seem to have gone down ana down IN t" sraic o1 b
reporter heard there, tey had about re'hed lhe
OF TO- 90 go years OF sin and dissipation stood
thu curb stone and made their comments as Tue people
passed n The presence Of several p0heenen
'iheun some: but made such as Wei ts
MI n1 tr e "hq s G ne az has
Tommy Ifaddcn at last" "Why don't you 80 Ia, J".
and get yer soul saved T. &c. a., ~. -.
within the crowd consisted principally OF thoSo VINO
have been AT Mr. Aliens during the past Two WerhS
Pie exercises were conducted by Mr. Arnold OF VIC iDp
ard Mission whO after reading passage "l o'ptuie
sad that they oamc there company OF shNc
by thcI good friend Haddcn - tpchd AN noun ~ Pt9i,
and he asked them forget the things OF the pS tho
the place. ana 10 think OF ~ ohiN as
tle house of God. Mr.. Arnsd was Followed oS "-'IS
,.ho smoke and prayed Chrnc.ty. gohiamal. az
,,ouuccd that Young recently released uolu slle
pr-nn wag ina the roou and akcd the prayers oi toso
rcscnt s,ntJcous wore offered for s salvation, and
On benr Invited TO speak he sd that ne ao rclaNes IN
The city-a father motbcr, aud sisters Dut ut ne lr
ashamed home. He AfrrWaid caled on Mh AthOiu
| at the Howard Mission -,-.., --,-,- 4,
In John Aliens house the audience consien mainly OF
persons. the majority of whom we're
ministers and protesting Christians. The Rev Chester
Van Allen, brother az tho Nickedeht NAB, opened me
meeting but was unable 10 proceed o account OF III
health The speeches here were all brtI, ana muc fet-
| YVr manifested
During the meeting. John Allen visited the meeuhg ~
Tommy Hadden's ami his return. finding many per
sons I'm the street Organized an ont door meeting, which
he placed charge Of Boston Coret who waA present
conversation with lady Mr. Allen haid that ho was
going study fug the clergy ilBht alOS' Ailer tho
meeting he stood at the door aud took tn hand OF each
one passed out, inviting them 10 come again. ana
| pronOunCing blessing upon thom
Interest IN thcse meetings has spread into every por
ton OF the city, aud tho managers are receiving INVITA-
tiOna tO hold meetings In other wards West side
warehOuse keeper said OF the coTCymen, am
not "A religious man. but want you 10 come over aud
hold meetings my warehouse" Tho meetings NJ John
Aliens will be continued every day for the present
After the meeting number OF ministers and others met
at tho Howard Mission to consult to thr best methods
OF conducting the revival.
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