The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-15

are composed principally OF men
who are not addicted to the use OF
strong drink" and q drunksrd meet
inc With them would feel that be WA
among men who considered themselves
his superior In every way. This may
be the feelings of some men, but it is
quite different with the lovers o hu-
mainly, for we are "taugbt that we are
all brethren" 1 do wonder il Prot.
Pendletonhas any feeli pgs Of superb
ority over sinners when they are taken
into the Christian Church, for they
were once objects Of pity, as much 30
as the drunkard who is taken into the
temperance societies. 1t is source OF
great rejoicing to the good templar to
know that he has been the means.
of redeeming the brother who has
spent the greater part OF his lite
in the great evil Of intemperauce. The
Professor Gays "that pledges will not
remedy the evil, for through persua.
sion men sign the pledge when they
have the lie in their hearts" This is
judging Unfortunately with ven
geance, sir. Do you believe that all
men who sign the pledge, do not pur-
posely intend to keep it2 know
many young men and old ones loo, who
have signed the pledge and who have
kept it, and If it bad not been for the
temperance cause they would have
been drupkards to-day. l wonder if
these men had the lie in their hearts
as the Professor alleges. It is said the
Professor was making g temperance
speech. Ii is queer way CT making
tempera nee speech. when he ~
nores every means that has been en-
ployed. He says these men bought
the right to sell liquor and paid high for
the privilege, in fact, fulfilling the law
the same as a merchant pays for his
| license, to sell other articles"
Suppose the law does license men to
do wrong 10 selling liquor to make
paupers and drunka-ds, the most fruit
ul source of distress, unhappiness and
untold miseries, has not our good Prot
lessor q right and is morally bound
and so is every other man 10 sneak out
and throw his Influence against the
| evils OF intenperauce end the dlsannul
ng Of all laws that keep alive this &C.
cursed evil. According to the Pro'es-
SOS logic we are TO lay supineIy on
our backs and say aDd do nothing to
stop the progress OF drunkenness
| in our land because the liquor
dealer has paid for the privilege
Of making drunkards. The Professor
| seems to think that every means are
| inadequate to bring about the desired
object. He says legislation has tailed
We presume he has reference 10 the
legislation OF the West Virginia Legis-
lature, which enacted very stringent
laws on the liquor question on last
winter. II it was true, as he aflirmss,
that most O. the legislators were drunk
at the time they passed tine law, 1t
shows the great necessity OF a reform
alton in that direction. just think tor
one moment OF sending men to iegis-
late for the people who are druukar
1t is time for the American people TO
put an end TO it at once, before we be.
come nation OF drunksrds. What will
those legislators ssy when they hear
that Prof. Pendleton heralds abroad
the views that they are all drunkards
What a great pity the Professor can
not find come better means to put a
stop to drunkenness, as he knows It is
q great sin.
There bas been great effort put
forth to lessen the evil, and the labor
has not been in vain. As to the last
resort in trying the weapon OF prayer
we think it is a very good MEAS foi
putting a stop TO this great evil. II
has done good and it will do good II
not hiudered by such men as Mr.. PEN
dleton. "Christ says he that is not fol-
me is against me-" Do let the women &c
on in their praying Give them your
counsel and your prayers. They have
been the sufferers.
God has heard their bitter wsil!ngs
their cries and their sorrows have come
up before him, aud their prayers will
be heard aud answered. He will ar
rise and deliver their drunken husbands
and their sons from the slavery OF in
temperance.
wonder, Mr.. Editor, il the temper
auce cause was more popular if all the
politicians of the land would not be-
come good temperance mer.
Much has been said about the wo-
| men blockading the streets. Mayors
have issued their edicts to stop 1t. II
| is not the women altogether who are to
be blamed, It is the liquor dealers and
the roughe, who thropg the streets. The
mayors had better disperse the men and
let the women alone in their good
work,
Twill here close this article OF re-
viewing Mr. Pendleton's temperance
lecture as it is called. by a few passages
from the scriptures.
Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow
Who hath contentious? VINO hath
babblings? Who hath wounds without
| cause Who hath redness Of eyes
They that tarry long at the wine.
Look not upon the wine when it is red
when it giveth it's color in the cup,
when it moveth its self right. At tfs
last it biteth like serpent and stingeth
like an adder. Thine eyes shall be-
hold strange women and thine heart
shall utter perverse things.
Yea, thou shall be as he that lieth
down in the midst OF the sea or as he
that sleepeth upon the top Of q mast.
They have stricken me. Shalt they
Say, and l was not sick, they Lave
beaten me and ! felt it not. When l
awake ] will seek it again. w.
P;ys5urg6. ApriZ IL, 1874.