The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-20
enough to jump that stream
:, ia reached. IL

saloops are proper pinCes 'of ueu W
n,aslitute their powers in, and to de-
bancb themselves, then it is q proper
place to 90 for reform. I kope that the
GOOD work will 60 on, and on, until
sucb a condition is reached as was
never before known, and but recently
hoped for.
Judge Cochran's remarks were greet
ed with considerable applause and
great satisfaction by the audience.
Another hymn WAS sung and q pray
er made, and
REV. Mr.. ROYCE
wss introduced. He said that he was
not ambitious to speak, but he was
ambitious 10 place himself on the right
eide. He said that we frequently have
times OF excitement, times OF religious
excitement, times OF political excite.
ment, times y. ioancial excitement, and
now it is temperance. The value oil
excitement is that it breaks up the
s,agnancy of our natures; the danger
of i arises from the letbargy that the
reaction CAUSES. But he hoped there
would be no reaction in this case. One
very pertinent question he put to the
audience was this:
What will you do with the people
when you h ave closed the saloons, II
YOU do succeed in your object? The
greatest thing that you have to labor
against lie, that the men who most tre-
oueut saloons have no other place to
20 to amuse themselves. The effort
was m ade in Chicago while l was there,
to close the saloons on Sunday. but 1t
was found i'm possible for tnis very rea-
son, You must provide and keep open
public Libraries and places Of innocent
amusement. And the providing Of
these will be the greatest aid you can
obtain in the prosecution ofyour work.
The hymns Am 1 a soldier OF the
Cross." and "Oh, how love Jesus"
were then sung, after which Rev. N. P.
Gaddis spoke, contloing his remarks
entirely TO the relation OF incidents Of
the campaign in Ohio.
The audience sang another hymn,
Rev. Mr.. LYDIA prayed, and
Mr.. BENJAMIN DAVENPORT,
came forward. He said : when ask
ed this afternoon by the ladies to speak
tonight, | merely besitated, because
in conversation with church members,
had expressed myself on the Ohio
movement 10 no terms OF expectation
1t isa characteristic of the men OF
Wheeling to be conservatives; to work
slowly and build on q solid toun 1ation,
and only hope that this temperance
movement in Wheeling will be built as
cold and enduring as the hills that sur
round the city The only permanent
work comes through God; He alone
, eau do what we are sll aboring for. |
know there is danger Of becoming TOO
much "euthused" amid the ringing OF
J bells, praying women, and the lightning
telegraph flashing the news from point
to paint, but still it is the mlghtlest
movement that has ever been in the
land.
Judge Cochran remarked that it is
time enough to jump the stream when
it is reached. This is true; and 1t Is also
true that women always act upon this
principle. have sometimes thought
| that this is the reason why God selects
women to do work OF this kind to To-
augurate reforms. They are impetu Gus,
and look to the present rather than to
future difficulties.
In Ohio the movement is different
There no one is licensed to sell liquor,
and the women: carry greater moral
force with them when they are attack
ing an evil not sanctioned by law
know there are many men in Wheeling
W ho do not believe they are doing any
wrong 80 long "a they are protected by
the Laws Of the State, while il no license
WAS granted they would Willingly give
| up the business
l do not believe in posting spies be-
tore saloon doors; and more, | do not
think there is q single woman here
who would SO disgrace herself. But
although ! do not believe ia street
work, yet / know there must be
organ zation in order to obtain
success. have been taught that In
political movements OF magnitude we
must have an organization. Ten thous-
and men unorganIzed are not as et-
ftciive as one thousand well organized.
Then let the ladies organize, aud il they
desire to pray in saloons let them do go
lit will do any good, for it ia prayer on
which they must mainly rely. l be-
liere there ia need OF more religion in
the church. Church members must be
more earnest, and labor more earnest
" Tor the conversion Of mankind
Church members who drink moderstes
ly must drink none at all must quit
their tipping before Ethey can hope
TO do sIl that they desire
in the cause OF temperance
Saloon keepers must be brought 10
Christ, not blackguarded aud held up
to derision. The latter kind OF work
will never accomplish much, indeed ii
will serve to make some more harden
ed and confirmed in their course"
Fifteen or twenty minutes was then
given up to three minute speeches and
short hymns. Several persons availed
themselves OF the opportunity to exE
press their sentiments. One speaker
said that it wss good to be cautious, but
it was not well to be overcautious; and
while it might be well to say that street
praying should not commence now, il
would not do to cay that it should not
be commenced at al. The favor with
which his remarks were received by
almost the entire audience, was indies
tive o! the fact that he had expressed
the sentiments OF the majority on the