This second version of Prayer Meeting is more polished than the first and the figures
are mirror images. This second version is a stronger composition due to the fact the
figures read more dramatically left to right. Bellows has changed the atmospheric
quality of the lithograph, giving it an overall smoky tonality. The oil lamps on
the walls appear to give off an actual glow, emphasizing the frantic gesticulations of
the orator, Deacon Smith.
