The manifest poverty of so many in the most populous streets must appeal to any heart.

The language of the drinking crowds must needs give a rather worse than a true impression of all.
"The crowding pressure and activity of so many must almost oppress one not accustomed to it.

The number of public-houses, theatres, and music-halls must give a young enthusiast for Christ a sickening impression.

The enormous number of hawkers must also have given a rather exaggerated idea of the poverty and cupidity which nevertheless prevailed.

The Churches in those days gave the very uttermost idea of spiritual death and blindness to the existing condition of things; at that time very few of them were open more than one evening per week.