, 1874-02-09
IN A BILLIARD HALL.

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announcement to hiB curb-stone congregation,
that he would not be able to address them in the
nvonfrc at Tra,r1t,a Billiard Hail, l,o WINS not
ason ~ raa. .,at a1rnoi,v a., ~, oroa. +, ,a
a"Ato sA1 aaeS s..1 ~, ,a. s,,,so1 =, .ho
now departure HUI ocol. "toudea IN sao
breast Of Barney Haight, and that
while tho announcement was making,
nnrnev ,xas weighing the proB aud cons of
a,,o,, ~. ~o,,,, y, ,,I,v tbo roo or annct,,arv
] +as ~ H,r ua ~ ao tra ~ stt @ eeu did lo know at
"the boys" Ind tackled the victorian btllnrdiss
md voro fast converting him into the belief
lint n was Its luty to allow the loclcl-out min
;stnr to address his lockotl-out congregation
"luoHe m,.s 80 r.,.,ir.1 ,ovorthe,caa TINT
room. Ihe LUCE l'a'unea' ~, .,snonl,, ;.a.a
Barney not only sent tho NeS. Mf' aeoaf'ny "oio
TINT le might hayo tho lao Of his hail. but he also
aant fnr n Hirt,-vriter and by o'clock In the nf-
tornoon pjeu bearing tho following legend
r9 ont o tic e oil oor de of the o
Sl:''' SSalk: '''''''' ' " "
1.-THE REV. FLORENCE MCCARTHY WILL
ii'f.aon' - 49, 49, .A' .,.o',;aas.a.. ,n,,
Tie effect OF tnlh Hmp'o nayefIaenlenT .9 ,s was az
thnt OF ha4''pass Ill tno e'en'ne' '''0 ps'i'"4o
hall was :,
sono Ct whom came for exeitonlsnt, aomo f tor to
pyramids, pin pool, nna hlllalds, WITH tne uaaal
accompalliments, Tug latter pofslon 1: woatlng
disappointed look aud forming dlH6ontehted
faction Of tho audience, upon which the revival
izug words Of the preachpr fell with but very
little effect. Il Ii Just possible that q billiard
hall in use us church presents
AS 1EcoSonuous AN APPEARANCE
as any other 1niBapplied or unemployed thing IN
the world. It waa hard last evening to fasten
the mind upon tho subieot-ma5ter Of tho rover
end goutlonlun's sermon, or join, with anything
like respectable foryor in the royiyal hymns
which were sung o. tic OCCASION. Tie mir in
tho room did nofhayor oxulusiyoly OF the odor
Of sauctity. It WAS somewhat impregnated with
the smoke OF GrabiolaB and Henry Clays, and
tho fainteat suspicion i'll tho world of
to subjects which are generally Buprosod to be
incompatible will, that fervor which il the ono
Indispensable element OF Il successful revival.
nEp1rArIoNs OF H1I.L1AnDlsr.
Of tho game Of billiards to glance along line Of
cue-raczs at the preacher standing on q 91i11
bevelcd billiard-table (Phelal, Il Col
lender cushion), and speculate, when, aa
his fervor got tho upper hand Of
him, upon how foarfully out Of plumb thu tab!c
would be pext game, after tho energetic stamp;
then tho different loticeB stuck around the ROOM
how could any one bo expected to iaste,n hla
nounoemonta as tho following g!!arng ut him III
invidlous yellow from all parts OF the room:
Gambling, playing billiards for money, lop!lug. or
loungtng round this hail, is atr!ctly prohibited.
r. m.; evenings, 10 cents PEE hour
THE pAn.
And tho bar, although wit1 aeli:acy aud
patriotism which does Mr. Aalght 1,lHtit Q, 1t hati
fho Mn naoks and siyor ebss Of
bottles and f'asks whose appearance. although
perhaps not to MI present amazing or santai.
tzing, did not add to tue devotional feelings OF
lOY. O1aer tAe ercnmstunees, no"eVer, Tue
n
Of the audience quite u fully, aH might bo ex-
pected with no many things to DISTRACT attontlon
u the room. Az tio Aa''ah Oh LUG eaocA IN
dcated
HALF-pAsT
The preaoliorolt tho ilttlo yo61ry "lteh has been
hnproyisoa for him III the southwestern corner
of the room. and entered lib pulnft, or rather
mounted his billiard-table. By tGlH time tho
hull was crowded with spectators, WHO were, how,
lvor, remarkably woll-be4aved, unit Who beyond
sho peculiar luttor aud tondencTto cough and
sneeze neryously, which always sGrve aA safety
valves by which pent emotions aro calnled In tue
progress of unusually intoiessfing sptethcios,
they were very quiet and orderly during the
eyeniug.
THE sERv1cEY.
Mounted on the greon cloth OF Lis eccantrlo
rostrum, tho preacher pr}caedeu at once to
business, and gavu out tho iirht hymn, which
tho assembly. Ihis oyer, he prayea. aud thon
:ording to 1T, John. AAter more siug'ng ant!
praying the preacher ;anhonncoa tl!e test OF
bis Sermon, which was tho ntty-elgiith verso
of the sixth chapter OF tho Gospel accord
ing to st. Jphn: "1i'ls is the bread TINT canse
down from heaven; not as your fathers dsd cot
mnuna, mud arc tleaa he TINT cateti or this
bread Blgll live for: eyer me sermon consist
I'd Of likoning OF Jesus Christ to tho manna
Ehich fell from heaven in tue Wilderness, and
Fas caten by tho Israelitost and was a worry fa!r,
but by no means . remarkable, discourse, with
We cxceptlon ct dE1ess'ol made inr tue bene-
,bly like tho preachers romar1s OIL tho same
Iubjeol in the morning.
>. THE GOVERNOR.
The part OF the discourse Which peaBad the
audience nlost wus. tho preachers description Of
bis iat!lcr. IIo nRid that he himself Wnn I. lo1u-
perunco man, ,--ho Ind no appetite for liquor
aud, though lae once had weaknosB for swcot
cider, eveu that Ind boon conqllered and Ae was
now il dyed-n-tlo-wool toototaller. Ills father
WIS as good nau as eyor Iyod, without being
Christian. lie did not smoke, did not swear,
did not drink. didn't ra'nl>le ut night daughter.