Sorrow's circuit, or, Five years' experience in the Bedford Street Mission, Philadelphia . ued during the warm weather, on thecommons, near Grays Ferry Road, below South has been a most interesting field of labor; the con-gregation has been invariably large and attentive. When we could no longer labor in the open air, weconcluded to curtail our operations during the winter,confining our efforts principally to the Mission Room inBedford street. In this place we have had preachingregularly, morning, afternoon, and evening, with butfew exceptions, during the winter. We also held a Pro
Sorrow's circuit, or, Five years' experience in the Bedford Street Mission, Philadelphia . ued during the warm weather, on thecommons, near Grays Ferry Road, below South has been a most interesting field of labor; the con-gregation has been invariably large and attentive. When we could no longer labor in the open air, weconcluded to curtail our operations during the winter,confining our efforts principally to the Mission Room inBedford street. In this place we have had preachingregularly, morning, afternoon, and evening, with butfew exceptions, during the winter. We also held a Pro-tracted meeting, night after night, for several weeks,which, we think, was productive of much good. Manyinteresting scenes have been witnessed in this the hardened sinner has been seen to tremble underthe power of Gospel Truth. Here the penitent has beenheard to cry for mercy, and here the language of praise hasbeen uttered under a sense of sins forgiven. Here thesaints of God have labored, and wept, and rejoiced toge-ther, as they have presented the penitent at the foot of. THE OLD BUILDIN., AND A F AI R SP ECIM OF TH E SfDE-WALK,W II BV TUG SOCIETY W^S ORG ANIZ ED, IN THE YEAR 1853. THE PAST AND THE PRESENT. 371 the cross; as tliey have implored Divine mercy in hishehalf, or as they have heard the shout of rejoicing ashe has emerged from darkness to light, and from thepower of sin and Satan unto God. The Mission-room is contracted in its dimensions,inconvenient in its arrangements, and altogether unsuita-hle for our purpose; hut we will not despise the dayof small things. The scenes here beheld have renderedit dear to many members of the Board. The Sabbath-school at this place was organized lastfall. At the commencement we had thirteen scholars ;the number has gradually increased, until now we havefifty, who are generally regular in their attendance. We have heretofore labored under great disadvant-ages, by not having a suitable room for the accommoda-tion of
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