Sorrow's circuit, or, Five years' experience in the Bedford Street Mission, Philadelphia . h the Holy CatlwlicCliiirch, and entrjisted to Mm the care of their souls andtheir money. 60 sorrows circuit. CHAPTER III. CONSISTENCY A JEWEL. During the progress of our meeting one evening, Iobserved in the congregation a fine-looking young woman,whose heart seemed to have been touched by the DivineSpirit. On approaching her, and inquiring concerning herstate of mind and her place of residence, I learned thatshe was an inmate of one of those wretched drinkinghouses, with which this place abounds. On th
Sorrow's circuit, or, Five years' experience in the Bedford Street Mission, Philadelphia . h the Holy CatlwlicCliiirch, and entrjisted to Mm the care of their souls andtheir money. 60 sorrows circuit. CHAPTER III. CONSISTENCY A JEWEL. During the progress of our meeting one evening, Iobserved in the congregation a fine-looking young woman,whose heart seemed to have been touched by the DivineSpirit. On approaching her, and inquiring concerning herstate of mind and her place of residence, I learned thatshe was an inmate of one of those wretched drinkinghouses, with which this place abounds. On the followingday I went to the place designated in pursuit of her, tosee if I could not induce her to go to a place where shewould have an opportunity to reform. On entering, Ifound the room full of respectably-dressed women, sur-rounded with ale and porter bottles, the contents ofwhich they were freely drinking. Some were alreadyquite drunk, and the most of the others seemed to be ina fair way to occupy the same position very soon. On learning the object of my visit, they assailed me in. CONSISTENCY A JEWEL. 61 no very polite terms, cursing me to my face for attempt-ing to interfere with them or their friends, while in-dulging in their sensual enjoyments. I however paid no attention to their abuse or theirthreats, but continued to plead with my fair auditor, andurge her to leave at once that den of vice. After muchpersuasion, she at length consented to go with me to theMagdalen Asylum, and I turned away to seek a jpermitfor her admission. As I left the door a brewers dray drove up, and leftin that very house a fresh supply of that sensualizingbeverage that had already degraded its unhappy I passed the dray, I read on its side the name of thebrewer, and the place of his establishment, but thoughtno more of the matter for the time being. On I went inpursuit of the Managers of the Reformatory Institution,anxious only to secure the safety of my valuable at l
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