New-York tribune., 1868-09-09
THE "WICKEDEST MAN. CONVERTED AT
LAST

THE wATER-sT. REvIvAL-THE INTEREST STILL
INcRBAsiNG-rHE LARGEST PRAYER-MEEr-
ING YESTERDAY OF THE sERIEs-JOHE AL
LENS CoNvERsIoN-THE METHoDIsTs ANB
BAPrISTs ESPECIALLY AROUSED -"KIrt
BURNS, TOMMY HADDAN, AND "sOJERs
BROWN IN THE FIELD-rHE EXCITEMENT
THREADING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
The MONDAY prayer-meeting, yesterday, al
John Aliens, was the most largely attended and the
enthusiastic of any OF the series throns
OF eager strangers pressing up to the front the
building vainly seeking admittance. Sometimes the
crowd OF disappointed reached clear across the
street We're the sufficient there would
be from 100 to 1900 persons preesnt daily.
The eliminating point of the prayermeeting yesterday
John Aliens public announcement OF his hope of
version to Christ and his prayer for divine help and
guidance. lie deeply moved, and spoke timidly a.
though he felt his unworthiness He John Allen Ia
the last, but modified and sOlemnized John Allen His
prayer simple, but direct The scene indescrib
able the emotion Oyerpowering Every heart seemed TO
sympathze with john and to put up prayer for his fun
salvation The enthusiasm 80 great that after thu
meeting had been dismissed a second was sponta
neously organized ana IL was Win difficulty that ths
house could be cleared.
John Allen has not been in haste to fee from the
wrath to come" he is evidently who must 20 his
own way and take his own time On Saturday morning
last he told few OF his most confidential friends that the
night before he put up the first PRAYER for his soul that
he had ever made that he would keep on praying; and
that he felt that God had forgiven his he
would make the fact known 10 them Since then he has
repeatedly requested his friends pray with him In
private but until to-day he did not seem TO have any
hope of forgiveness, and was d0wncast and dlsqueed:
but now believes has found that peace which pass
eth knowledge 1t is TO be hoped that he will be able to
hold out in the good work upon which be has SO deber
Tie Mehodsts and Baptists OF the city and vicinity
10 have taken this unexamped OutpOurin1 OF Gods
spirit deeply TO heart and many OF their most competent
| ei
of staten Island, in conversation with gentleman yes
trdav sad tbat tbe article In THE TRIBUNE OF last Mon
day week. giving full account Of Jonn Aliens course
peared i'm PacEgrds M5y for July was read the ne 1t
morning from grand stand Of the great Methodist
camp-meetng Cape May TO the assembled thousands
! i'm attendamce and listened TO with profound emotion
The excitement OceasiOned by the news that the wick
/ e1lest In New-1Ork' had turned MS
graf that from that time onward the campmeeting
practically resolved itself into AN auxiliary OF the water
ST. movement Similar news comes if9 al parts ol INC
ia Waterst carries his account of II back TO hs place oi
tn1cle1s In fact whoever vits the "Wckedest
Mans" prayermeetng finds himself To be an object OF
Interest wherever he goes aud he who tell most
abont he movement can collect the biggest crowd about
HIM in any city or village IN tne iahd a. A., ,,,,,
At the Weekly Conference Of the Methodist Clergy men
held in their MIsson-rOOms IN Mulberry ST, on Mon
] day morning last some OF the reverend gentlemen
Who had attended the Waer-st meetings made state
,ncnts i'm regard 10 the religious movement In the Fourth
Wad which affected the audience that the usual order
Of business suspended aud the Conference resolved
itself into a prayer-meeng-the objective being the
speedy conversion OF John Allen and singurly enough
the next day Johns conversion ANNOUNCED But tbe
truth s according to reports which daily reach u.s. III
cessant streams OF prayer for John Aliens conversion
have been going up the Everlasting Throne from All
| parts OF the land Tor a week past. a..
| 1t was announced at the meeting yesterday tna'
Tommy Haddan, who claimed by the sailors 10 oe
wickeder than John Allen ever was; ana o'9er
| derj Brown, who Is wickeder than Tommy hdd'
dam and Kit Burns who Is wckeder than S,9er BrO"n
have all sigihed their willingness to have prayer neee
nRs I'm their respective dvns SOON as they can get D
there will be the usual MONDAY prayer meeting Al
| .iohn Hens today.
10 Ne hu''~- NJ The Tribune.
| | wish to state, emphatiUauy that my arrest
for alleged attempt TO pick pocket entirely
warranted. The circumstances Of the On th
afternoon OF Sept In John Aliens dance house
having been attracted there by the announcement OF
prayer meeting which TO be held the premises
aud while standing quietly within the building, witness
ing proceedings. officer Mullen stepped up aud
rested and young man whose name believe, ~ 10
seph DANES but whom had before the after
question. had an examination to-day, az tn
Court OF Special Sessions and h0nOraby acquitted
and the officer who made the arrest. without the eas
grounds has received at the bands of the Court well
deserved rehuke. Mr. Editor. In justice to tho
rights of respectable cIlLcu viii gave th!s place
J in your paper. Yours respectfully,
CHARLES n. PAULES No IA Warrenst