The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-18
MEETING At THE
COURT HOUSE.
Speeches by Revs. Dr.. Reilly and Mr..
Thompson The Movement Not
Dead; But Will Sueceed--Friendly
Inns to be Established.

Last evening, according to previous
announcement, an exceedingly quiet, or
derby and sober assemblage large pro-
portion of which were ladies, comforta-
bly filed the Court House to discuss the
temperance question in all its phases.
At ten minutes before eight, the meet
ing was organized by Rev. DR.. Reilly,
and services commenced by singing the
HYMN, "There is a fountain filed with
blood" which was followed by prayer
from the Rev. Mr.. Barnitz.
After this, Rev Mr.. Thompson was in
troduced to the audience, and proceeded 10
make few remarks, in substance as fol-
lows: He stated that the object of the
meeting was 10 revive interest in the
temperance cause. That the papers and
pulpit had both said the cause was dead
but if so, it was very lively corpse
Original expression,) for it had poiled
$4,000 votes against the license clause
of the Ohio Constitution, defeating it by
5000 majority. If it had died once, 1t
ought to die twice more, ssand then it
would grow so strong that there would
be no resisting it. That Jesus had died
too, and was pronounced dead, but the
day of resurrection came, and he arose,
and the effect Of his revival was felt over
the world; 50 temperance would be res
directed with like power and effect. He
alluded to the cases VI the liquor
dealers recently tried. and said that while
he regretted that there, in that same tenn
pie of justice, justice was not, in their
cas- es, upheld; still he felt encouraged. for
the lawyers who defended these cases al
wavs promised their remarks by stating
that they could not defend either the
characters or traffic of their clients.
That there was not half sufficient energy
Displayed; that they have power to en-
:orce these dead moral laws; that they
would be enforced, and the liquor traffic
nut down. because it was God-hatcd and
God and when the fighting
commenced in earnest, there would be Il
full surrender on the part of the liquor
dealers. He then asked what was the
root idea upon which temperance reform
was built? Upon the sacrrdncss Of the
individual man. He regretted that he
was such poor historical student; but
that, So far as he had ever read, this
principle was the motive power
in all determinations or revolutions.
Every mans mind, conscience, and
freedom Of action WAS his own, and did
not belong to either monarch, priest nor
rum seller. Onr republic was founded
on this idea, and there the speaker logged
in Il few abolition scntiments,) the
rogroes wcrr nil freed in spite of the old
fory ideas of the +. +. vs., and this idea
WAS fine root causc Of their freedom. The
slaves of the South and the Scrts of Russia
were free, and the slaves of rum shall be
free, too. He concluded by telling Il story
of his experience where poor woman
had buried three children, and was in
such ahjcct poverty that she was too poor
to have the last of them baptized until
on its death bed; that she herself would
certainly die in year, and that whlskey
was at the bttom Of ali her troubles. lie
registered, at that time, VOW to Heaven
that he would wage Il relentless warfare
for temperance, and cXhortcd his hearers
to be encouraged, AMI victory will be won.