New-York tribune., 1868-09-07
RELIGIOUS.
49, II rRAYER MEETINGs.

SAID-INTERsE EXCITEMENT
The strange scenes that have been wltnesseu
IN watert during the past week have become the TOPIC
:, osatjon IN every part OF the country and, as the
the meetings day by day increased the fame
AZ o has spread wider and wider throughout tho lana
gentleman from Rochester m conversation at one 9
she meetings yesterday ssd tnat ~ seemed as aper
abe people Of that city talked OF nothing else HCn
fron tho country would balance ms peck OF poa,9ts o
she abOard" Of his farm-wagon, while he senee % En
All absorbed attention 10 the latest news Ho oo I9dv
Aliens Prayer MeCtings," as related ny eulo ,cJ
customer standing the curbstOne 10y the wagon Niee
with tin pan under her arm ana nel wan" az 60 necbhors
her hanl the farmer Ietailod the story 70 ~ ~ ~; 90
Gs they drew up their horses m the middle oi tno
little chat, called in tho Veng I4f n - TSa S foJc
converse; mcrchau stopped IN ue Us t % .Id Iybat
y yud irvcr meetings held mp for the admira
siop of their hearers tho example Of the good men VINO
arc WORKING fo the conversion Of the wicked people or
W. %S'e EsTYoE 3 5oho i'rSSaa SSa bis '% family
Iadics discussed their needew0rk and indeed J
nt that The subject Of the Wckedest Man" was intro
dnced and this the report that comes lrom every O'
In this city an equal interest felt all classes,
and the Fourth Ward into which tins foreign eleu9 0t ~
Stse at all" Our reporter spent three hours, ai'r nm ~
eclock on saturday night among the dGSe % % rSrtitv
holes, sailor boarding houses, d in water
5ng distnetes and other low dens tlat aDounh III of
ot % ne, bc toiy1d existinc there. The hquordcaers
seem 20 the excited over the great ~ n+ti"
now imminent there, ana say inaV ~ - ~
hto their business fnghtfully, The pIupte,Ol "a
pne OF the largest "buCkctshopS, ~, lHo ~ 'a. 49,
.T.trt
iIT6 dnIing the past week, and that ~ ms tllls
wasn't stopped before long but went on a is sI S ,
gSeks he ~ ght wen shut mp shop aud throw up the
Ips "a, & dance house keepers who had always been
20 bssf storuers mad hardly crossed his threshold du
sing the past week that they bought galOS ot HISS
whore tcy formerly purchased barrels, ana that some
even sent around pitcher 20 supply the wants Oh sol.
tayy customers. and 10 show ms appielduon "a VI I t
iRe Whole herd of Mchodss wno" he said were
iskng the honest bread right out Oh orotors Ta"
mouth" Business with the danee-h9use Pf9plled Pf9plletos IS Is
nO better Ia all that region 0ly thiee "lt, ~,
make any show OF business, ahd III thesS, I5 -
music went ON, the hooIs We're dlnosl eh.,oS -
dancers the bars were unpatonzed, ana Ins oNhIle'
with their elbows their counters, ana their heads oe
tween their hands look as hOugh tneS men
20 get discouraged and meditated turning their aIehon
m. oft@npt m dsnay OF business was made the keep
Of them mingled on the street with the sss OF lo
and with the air Of injured men, receiYedth the confidence
of those who ghthered around them SlocGm; WHO leN
20 Allen was perhaps the most successful daneehouse
proprietor in Waterst exclaimed 10 Knot 0i sylnl@
thzne friends that the street e WASH rnb since
John Allen shut mp 10 pay his rent "somctlln mas
got to be DONE or we saii an go up 'DS ' sentenre
with the rOundest oahs and the most dreadful curses
The frOwzy who nhablt these dens seem 20 10
eversbadOwed by depressing influence for wIlch
Sbcy account; gathered on the sidewalks OF o!o
corner OF dngy room they talk in low, subdued tones
though dead body was in the house or OF tney & ex-
hive port wander aimess through the streets hardly
Knowing the old place and all classes down TO the niue
"gutter snipes ." seem to be under spell
Meantime the meetings daily increase IN interest Inc
the Union who said that having read the accounts OF tle
and hear for themselves. Yesterday morning MF. van
Meter preached at John Aliens to dense crowd com
posed OF an entirely different set OF people from thOse
who were present on former occasions hluy q
Eery men and boys who attempt to look ltte better
on Sunday than other days and who therefore, DIush
Sbe nud n their shoes don comparatively clean linen,
md min mn thc rims and tears their dilapidacd gar
meuts; women in their llmsy, hashy hheIy, irelnen
iaborers welldrcssed ladies ana gentlemen, and minis
ters nled the place OveIAOwing. After the sermon
Ehort speeches made by sever present ana among
them were three sailors one on tnese,& & m U' d IA tbe
3years spoke eoQuenty OF his conversion anu ,Ie
happiness he had since experienced, that ne oIVusn
tears 10 the eyes OF nearly every ono present con-
Vercd prlc-hghter who, years ago. entered the ring
with Awful" Gardener related bow, %nen ne ~Ss as ln
The very act OF drawing up articles OF agreement I9i
fght like Saul OF Tarsus he was suddenly convicted OF
the error ways, felt that his sins were pardoned
and went home with tears OF joJ in MS eyes HIS VIC
and children whom he had been accustomed 10 nDu-t
when under tho influence Of liquor thinking MIN ino1l-
Gated were great tubulaon and II was long before
he could convince them Of the change when ad taken
place IN him. This speech was listened 10 lmOuAhou'
The greatest meeting that has yet taken place held
I'm the street I'm front of John Aliens house a o'clock
in the afternoon As many as l.1U persons hIou tly
street between Dover ana ROsevctsts, and comprised
Of the most heterogeneous crowds ta ever gaeed
Newlork city Nearest the SPOT where 'ie speS4els % @
stood was wcdiessed, epcclDe iOOAl.s C,s - VI ~
PIE mostly churchgOers, who were there IN great mum
bcrs encourage by their presence the good WORK mat
has been commenced IN Water-st, ana 10 one VINO min IN
gcd With this portion OF the audience Do seemed gar
different from what would expect To see gathered IN
tbat place Around these was circle OF those residents
az TIC Fourh ward who have been most cOn ant III Their
Christians, aud none OF them have that nar.
tnarEs Re FonrIh Ward Tough" This last class. how
over was eXtensively rcPesented by mu.sCis, % uoS
meetings and their black eyes and bloody noses formed
promnet feature Of the scene, but they hung on the
out lrt OF thc crowd rather l00kcrs0n than forming
component part OF the meeting IheIo was also the
usual variety Of scAy-looLuS children. whose faces
long since lost acquaintance with that purifying health
giving oicmcut-clear water and many Oi whom are
Gathering for the ss Of heii fathers TO the third and
Fourth generation There they stood, the smallest ~
front, their uEkrmpt heads rising one above the other
like the seats IN an amphitheater The ~mdoNs ana
doors ighbOrng dens were all open but tho
houses seemed deserted. more careful 0b-ervalion
pcorcd through the h.clOscd blinds evidently desirOus
oi cVddmg observation Het5cmeAt ny oi tnC - iVliCe me
was on the ground, ana the Dest OF of9el was So iav
served. general gloom seemed 70 nave spread
over that section Oi thc Guy o'uSe. py INC ov VI ,,
,ueeng was opened by Mr. Van Meter, and earnest adj
STesses Tf S made any & he N WAS oSGG oSed b caP SIP
pen for 80 years sailor Both these gchiic SPOKE
sTeatost attention Mr Graves, Mr. Marks, and others
IlsO addressed the sing Altogether tins was one o
lhe missionaries under whose direction u was conducted
hope that much good may result from H. The daily meet
tnes are 10 De continued to-day, at Il O'Clock H.
DEDICATION OF TIE CHURCH OF "OUR LADY
OF sORROWs'-ADDEEsS ~ ARCHBISHOP
M'CLOsKEY.
The new Catholic Church in Pitt-st, be-
ween Stanton ana Riyngton, intended for the German
catholics Of th neghborhood under the PASTORAL care
fthe Capuchh frars was dedicated yesterday, TO the
Torship Of Almighty Cod under the invocation Of the
iuessed Virgin rs "Our Lady OF s0rrOws-Hotcr DO0
,osa the most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey ocatmg as
dcdicatOr This stately edltce which has Just becn com
pleed of the Byzantine order Of architecture from dc
signs by Mr. Euelcbert. The materials OF which II j.
as caps siils and ntes former constituting the
main body Of the building Its size IS 20 by 100 icet ana
the centre OF the ceiling large dome
with diameter OF 60 feet and exteEdtng @ feet from ne
10 the base, rises upward from the Lever OF INC
side walls. This dome hats circular stained glass wi