The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-13

the business reputable and respectable.
and whec drinking it will be the ex.
ception and not the rule.
Iappeal to our business and Chris.
tian men TO come cut and refuse to
Weld 10 your fears. Do not smother
! your convictions of personal, social and
public duty. Organize your prayer
meetings and otherwise act az auxil-
liaries 10 the wonsn's movement
r II is q moral conflict of right against
] wrong, of peace ard good order against
riot and disorder.
1t is better to be right and poor, than
| to be wrong and rich-better for this
word and for the next. This traffic
will attract and lead our sons and neigh
bors into forbidden paths and ruinous
habits. If you cannot approve all
the methods adopted by the women,
give them aid and couute nance in what
Won can approve.
As to the street movement advise
nothing. will not say approve it.
1 believe an intelligent christian wo-
man is just as capable OF Judging OF the
proprielies of the time and place for
prayer as any other person whether he
be preacher or not. The sight OF a fer
vent, devon woman praying to God
while knee.Iug On II curb stone is much
more attractive aud ennoblipg than to
see men ard boys knocked down in sa-
looms and dragged TO the streets in o
drunken condition. AID this leads me
to remark that II it is legally wrong to
sell 10 man when intoxicated, why is
lie not morally wrong TO sell
him the means 10 intoxlcate I
| should hate to see the day when a
Christian mother or woman OF our city
would be arrested and closeted with
the Migrants and visitants of the police
court Tor praying to God TO touch the
hearts OF men and save them 10 himself,
their families and society.
But however you women may differ
as to methods, agree to disagree, and
! cooperate in all things possible. There
is much vet to be done, YOU must not
yield TO discoursgement-keep up all
| desirable xerc!ses-walch and wait
and work and pray. Keep up your
union prayer meetings and your organ
ization. Obey the laws; remembering
always this fact-that strict obedience
to law is death 10 the liquor traffic
Your meetings are melting away the
lev deuomiuational lines which have
kept YOU apart and upacquainted with
each other. Your c0urse is right; It
is approved by God and by the sober
judgment OF all mankind, and as sure
as right must triumph over wrong and
truth over error, 60 sure will be your
ultimate triumph.
At the conclusion OF Judge Cochran
address, the doxology was sung and the
benediction pronounced by the Rey.
James Mofatt.
SUNDAYS MEETING.
Yesterday afternoon the Hall was
} completely filed with the friends OF
temperance. Alter the opeuIng exer.
cjsea the
REV. JAMES MOFFGTT
was introduced, ard delivered an elo-
quent sermon.
The following is g syn2psi4 OF Mr..
MofIels remarks:
I have selected as tex! appropriate
| 10 the present occasion, the prayer Of
Saul OF Tarsus at the time OF his con-
version-"Lo what wilt thou have
me to do?' commend this text 10
YOU az an appropriate prayer for every
Christian and an appropriate inquiry
for every friend OF humanity IN the
mids. OF the present temperance revi-
val.
|. Becau.e it identifies da;y in any
moral couflct with the will otthe Lord.
AS Nelson said to his men when about
to enter battle, England expects every
man TO DO his daty," so may we say
to all men in the prospect Of any NOR
al conflict. The Lord expects every
man to do his duty. To preach against
drunkenness is as much part OF
preaching the gospel as to preach
against dolatry, heresy or murder, for
it is mentioned in the same catalogue
of the works OF the flesh" which de-
bar men from the Kingdom OF Heaven.
1t is the will Of the Lord that every
man array himself on the side OF right
and truth and do battle against every
species OF wrong and error.
| ,. Because no one can
sincerely olor this prayer
without virtually pledgiug him.
eelf to do what be Lord in HIS provi-
dence may indicate to him TO be duty
1t implies a desire TO know our individ-
ual duty in order to it.
| Now this is what we need to carry on
the warfare but just lnaugurated. We
need men and women fully resolved to
do anylhing which God in HIS provi-
deuce may indicate as necessary; meu
aud women who will not ialter nor
turn aside however irksome or disa'
greeable the task 20 be performed may
appear, who will not suffer their efforts
to flag however long the war may con-
tinue, who will not permit their courage
and hope'ulness to give way however
discouragipg the prospect NAV become.
Only those who will coDsecrs.e them
selves 10 the Lord, who will enlist for
lite 10 this war are or can be relied on 10
perform effective service.
8. In the third place, the text is ap-
propriate because it directs attention to
methods. For weeks our atteuton has
been especially directed to the subject
of intempersnce and its evils have been
wildly set before US in speeches brist-
ling with facts and figures, and it may
now be deemed appropriate 10 ask what
can we do in view of this widespread