Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-02

hs-1yOB ctWc w ia, Hu Soihc, What
shall it be z"
On being assured that we would not "trip |
it on the light fantastic, he asked as If we
(that is our party) would not favor the girls
with song, wlereupon Mr.. Arnold sug
gcsted that we should sing together, and
asked the girls what they would like best
Several of them Immediately responded in
favor of s.Thcre is Rest for the Weary"
..Do you know thatf one of the clergy
men asked.
''Ycs;" answered at least half-a-dozcn Of
the girls.
"Where, did you learn it?" asked another
OF the clergymen..
..At Sabbath school" was the reply.
We all looked at one another. Here was
q revelation. These girls had been brought
up to attend Sabbath-schools Perhaps they
were tho daughters of Christian parents
But we had not time to pursue this painful
speculation, for the girls began to sing
In the Christians home in Glory,
There Is land Of rest;
And my Saviour's gone before me-
To fuhl my souls request.
Cnonus: There Is rest for the weary
There is rest for you,
On the othor side of Jordan,
In the sweet fields of Eden
Where the Tree of Life is blooming,
There Is rest for you.
And oh, with what fervor and pathos they
sang--especiallv the chorus-which, at the
end of each verse they sang three times over,
some OF them, at last, weeping as they sang.
What girlish memories, those sweet, simple
strains evoked! Memories, perhaps, of once
happy homes, and aifectionate Sabbath school
teachers, and beloved companions, so sweet
ly contrasting with their dance-housc condi-
ton. And so, those soul-weary creatures
fingered fondly upon, and repeated over and
over again the lines,
Onthc other side OF Jordan
In the sweet fields Of Eden,
Where the Tree of Life is blooming,
There Is rest for You.
| Since that occasion we have repeatedly
visited the abode of the Wicke lest Man in
New York, for the purpose of studying
him up" and of trying to hit upon some
means of inducing him to abandon his
course of life, and Of saving his boy For in
truth we not only feel an interest in, but al
so like him, wicked as he is And so does
nearly everybody whom we have taken to
see him and we have taken scores-most
of them clergymcn.
| But all our efforts to get any vital hold
upon him have been in vain. lie is always
cordial; always ready to let the girls ebay,
a little spiritual sings" will even permit q
| little cxhoration to them in his dancing sa
loon; and he is free with his Observer ant
htltpenlent But he keeps on his way
with unyielding perlinacity.
On one occasion party OF us suggested
that he should let us hold q praycr-meetine
in his saloon. After u little reflection he re
plied
swell; no, gentlemen; l cant go that
You know that every man must have re
gard 10 his profession and the opinion OF hi
neighbors. What with my Observer ant
LadGpcalent, and you fellows coming her
and singing cainp-meeting hymns, am al
ready looked upon in the ncighborhood Il
being rather loose and unsound and, II, a
top Of all that, should let you hold u pray
cr-mceting here, should loose what littl
character have left"
But our friend Arnold, of the Howar
Mission, was determined to achieve the pray
er-meeting. And during the fourth week q
May last, when there were many of his clcr
icai friends in the city, Mr.. Arnold though
, he'd bringa heavy spiritual cannonade
, bear on Allen, and see what would come {
it. So, on Monday night, May 25th, aftc
a carefully conducted preliminary season {
. prayer, an assaulting party was formed, il
GLIDING six clergymen from different parts
the country, to marchupon the citadel OF III
,
4 enemy.
When VIC arrived it was half-past twelve
h the window shutters were closed, and W
: feared we were too late. But light shor
Y through the window over the door, and @
application we were admitted, and receive
n a hearty welcome. Allen was just then III
e dcrgoing shampooing process, for the pu
;, pose, as he frankly stated, of enabling hi
to go to bed sober. lie added
a. mn n
g business man to go to bed drunk, nor for
Is literary man either So, now, you just tai
N my advice, and whenever you find yourst
}, drunk about bedtime, you just take go'
,e shampoo, and you'll find the investment
1t pay abig dividend in the morning. But wa
l. into the saloon, gentlemen; walk In. ~
m girls ure in there, taking rest and smok
ID after the arduous duties Of the evenin
Walk in"
e. We walked in, and found the girls smoki
st pipes, and sitting and lounging about t
I'd room. In few minutes Allen came in q
I'd proposed to have the girls dance for us, |
mt we declined.
"Well then, Arnold, let's have a SOM
is he exclaimed.
he Mr.. Arnold, as usual, asked the girls wi
re they would like to hear, and they at OF
ms asked for their favorite-" There is Rest
b. the Weary"
lal Here, mother, give me my fiddle" s.
ho Allen to his wife, 'sand bring out
of books" meaning the Little Wandert
rec Friend, of which he keeps supply.
le- The books were got out by one OF
lrd girls, the fiddle was handed him by his W
and Allen led off on the treble, all hal
ry. Joining in. There were eleven girls in
liza room, and they sang in the chorus with
do usual fervor, even for them. AS soon as
our song was finished, couple of the gi
ter simultaneously, asked for =" There's a Iii
in the Window for Thee, Brother" wi
"" was sung with emphasis and feeling.
rls. At the conclusion of the last-mentio
re- song, Mr.. Arnold believed that the appo
scd ed hour had come, and, tapping Allen
vas the shoulder, he said
i'm "Well, John, old boy, give us your ha
fec l feel just like praying here with you'll"
Allen took the extended hand, and g.
hill ly said:
you "What-prays Do you mean pl
ou. No, sir, never!"
and aWcll, John" responded Mr.. Arnold
am going to pray here anyhow. If d
epy pray loud III pray soft. You shan't
to the prayer, at any rate"
,red swell, Arnold, mind now, if you r
ory, I auon't hear you mind that {
tied know anything abouti it. won't hear y
as And backing slowly out of the room,
repeating 81 won't hear you," over
over again, Allen went through the
me, leading to the bar, and closed it after hi
Mr.. Arnold then invited the girls to
yn. in prayer with him, which they did,
and of them knecling on the floor, as did
gor, visitors, and others bowling their heads
their hands, while Allen pcered throug