The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-01
THE WICKEDEST MAN.
He Makes Another Speech-The Noon
Day Prayer-Meetings at his Dance

He Makes Another Speech-The NOOn-
pay Prayer-Meetings at his Dance
The New York Tribsuae's instalment oil
1.-THE Wickedest- Man" literature OF this morning
contains the iollowing:-
The meeting oty esterday was densely Gro wded
with disciples OF both sexes. Indeed, the room
was sutfocatlng. 1t was couductei by DR.. J. M.
Ward, assisted by Albert G. Arnold, OF the
Howard Mission, who is the first person who
ever held prayer-meetng In a dance-house.
The very Spirit of God seemed to pervade the
meeting in tangible presence. Sucn heartfelt
earnestness we never before witnessed. Every
prayer, every address, was triumph OF good
sense, tact, and devot on. These hymns were
sung with camp-meeting uncton. Every heart
seemed to be melted.
Just before the close of the meeting it was
announced that neighboring dance-houss
keeper had declared that he would follow ALIENS
example, and close his house before the end of
the present week. This announcement caused
q great sensation, as 1t seemed to indicate that
the lines of the dauce-house keepers had been
broken, and that complete rout of the entlce
horde was close at hand. At this juucture John
Allen struck up hymn, commencing:-
"Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of GUd
This was participated in by all present. Some
difficulty was experienced with an inebria,ed
female, who. as soon as the word "blood" was
mentioned, kept crying out, Bloody my eyes !!
Bloody my eyes !" until she had to be quie Ted /;
but otherwise the ceremony went of smoothly
enough.
Upon being called on for speech, Mr.. Allen he
STATED, but finally spoke substantially as follows:
My Frienos:-There has been q good deal said
about the sincerity of my reformation. All I
have got to sav is, that am sincere, and that |
mean to do better than have done. won't keep
another dance house because think it wicked.
l DO not yet dare to call my self a reform ed m an
but l am going to try my best to be one.
hope you will help me to keep my good resolu-
As tar as l am able, you can count on me il you
want to rise up out of hell. am going to do
my best-L can't promise anything better than
this. will do all that God lets mel"
This speech was received with profound emo
ton, after which came the hymn
Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly"
Then, after further singing and prayer, the
meeting adjourned until today at twelve o'clock.
The New York Times OF this morning. says:-
Newspaper writers have dwelt in general terms
upon the filth and squalid aspect of Aliens
place OF business. 1t is, on the contrary, quite
clean, and in no way externally repuenant;
attic brick, with neat yellow shutters to the
windows. There are two rooms on the ground
floor. The one opening INTO the street contains
with red and black paper. The bar is painted
yellow, and the well whitewashed ceiling is
ornamented with many colored hy-catchers Of
tissue paper.
for dancing. 1t had tables around, where
sailors sat and treated Aliens syrens to hquor
The floors, OF course, were bare. The upoeI
part of the walls were whitewa but the
lower half was coated with yellow painted
wood. 1t might be supposed the pictures weie
of low order. On the contrary, the subject.
were of most beautiful children, painted and
framed. One was little girl with cat another
boy child of two years. rogulsh head of 9
King Charles spaniel, and most comfortable
looking tabby Cat, completed these works OF art
PRAYER meeting Will be held every day, Al
noon, throueh hout this week. The disposition
that Allen will make of his house is not fully
decided on,