The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-16
THE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
q Slim Attendance but Earnest ""rh
- The Opeuins Proceedings.

Convention met at the opera lousc
morning at 10 O'Clock. Inc
attendance was not very large but those
who were there Eeemed greatly in earnest
in their efforts to do what they think the
best for humanity. Quite number oi
well known ladies were present.
The Convention was called to order by
Rev. Mr.. Mofett, who nominated Rev
j. G. Armstrong as temporary PRESIDENT
Mr.. Armstrong made Il few remarks
upon taking the chair, and nominated
MIR. James Gilchrist rs Secretary OF the
Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Moflett, all persons
in the room, in sympathy with the tenn
persnce cause, were constituted delegates
to the Convention.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The Chairman appointed the following
committees:
Credentials. y. Ewing, of Mounds
yille;C. +. Manchester, of Wheeling
Captain John Mcclure, of Wheeling; ID.
McGrcgor, of Richie; John Parkinson,
of Moundsville.
Permanent Organization - homhS
Horn brook, of WheeIingi Rev. a. Hall,
of Petersburg; w. y. Stricken. oil
Ellrnboro; Rev. Mr.. Greer, of Elm
Grove; Qev. John Woods of Clarks-
burg: John MarIing. Of Ohio county
Rev, John Duncan, OF Fairmont.
Resolutions-Rev 5. Barnitz, Hon. T.
NJ. Bishop, OF Kingwood; Hon. Il. v.
Berkshire, OF Monongalai K. 3.
Browne; Rev. Tomlinson, OF Mounds
Vile; DR.. A. ). Todd. OF Wheeling; DR..
Kelley and Ed. Hobbs.
State Organization-Rev. j. L. Thomp-
son CbairInar; Rev. James d. Motfett,
John Mcclure, Henry X. List, Hon. H.
Berkshire, OF Morgantown; d. McGregor,
of Richie. J. ii. Atkinson, of Hancock.
Convention Programme-Revs. }. Ii
Thompson. j. Mex. Kelley, OF Wheel
ing; and Rev. l.. Il. Stewart, OF FAR
mont.
In delivering the address of welcome,
DR.. Kelley spoke as follows
81 do not know that have anything
to saw that will be very inspiring, but
permit me, Mr.. Chairman, as the repre-
sentative local committee upon temper
ance in the Wheeling community, to en-
press to these from other portions OF the
State. our hearty greetings and great
pleasure in meeting them on
this occasion. Their presence
here very clearly indicates that
they are not among those who are indiil-
erent to the operations OF the destroyer
in our midst; that they are not among
those who cry Peace! Peace! when there
is no peace that they are not among
those who are willing to agree to II truce
when the destroyer is at the door, faggot
in hand ready to burn us out,-when
banded capitalists, haunting their per-
mission from the State, are ready to back
up the terrible work Of the destroyer.
| have no intention OF dilating tsiS
morning upon the terrible evidences we
have of the prevale ice OF the destroyer
We meet men staggering on the streets
and through our thuroug We meet
them on our steamboats, and railroad cars,
aud III all our public places we meet
them in all the relations OF life, bearing
upon them the marks of debauchery OF All
ungovernabie thirst for strong drink.
MANY among those We thus meet are
men OF as generous sympathics ana KIND
" nature as you can find anywhere, and
by those very sympathies they are led
into dissipation or strong drink. Among
them YOU will find those who were for
merly the most industrious Of our labor
ers and thrifty of our mechanics and
tradesmen. Among them you will find
men who were regarded rs the most fal-
ented of our lawyears, the most able OF
our Judges, the most eloquent and pious
of our ministers. And who are we that
that we shall not fall by the hand Of the
destroyer.
And suffering from that YOU will find
ladies of refined feelings, ladies of noble
,ympathies, who are compelled to occupy
the position OF drunkarks' mothers,
drunkards daughters, drunkards wives,
and drunkards' sisters, and who are our
mothers, who are our daughters, who are
our wives, who are our sisters. II
bchooves us, then, that we shall use every
effort that they shall not be cursed by the
destroyer.
We see among them victims of intern
perance, young men, indeed some OF
them vet in their teens, overtakcn by 1t
before they have yet had an opportunity
to experiment on the problem OF life.
And who are our sons, that they shall
not be overtakcn? And rs we consider
our children, their welfare In the future,
We feel that we ought, if possible, TO save
them from the evil.
We are here to day, to inquire what
should be done to get at the best means
of nrresting the inrouds OF this terrible
DESTROYER upon society. We are not here
rs citizens of Wheeling, or this or that
part of the State, but rs citi Gems OF the
Common wealth. We are here represent
ing IA State whose natural resources are
sufficient to make her one of the foremost
among the sisterhood of States, provided
we do not start out with this dry.rot of
intemperance upon her.
| trust that we shall he enabled to eff
fecta State organization ana a county
organization in every part of the State;
that we shall be enabled to move forward
in social phalanX: that We may etlcciual-
" root out this evil from the State.
/ extend to you our hearty greeting,
and ask the blessing of God on this Con-
vention.'
The Rev. Mr.. Kitchens was then call
ed upon by the President, and said:
Mr.. CHAIEMAN:-On behalf of those
from other parts of the State should
say that we are very glad to be here
We are glad to come to Wheeling at any
time, but especially glad TO be here to-day,
because we are here 10 work for God. to
work for humanity. and | might say to
work four souls We are here to join with
You in the great conflict with the monster
evil OF intemperance. Let Us rs temper
ance men and women, and rs people of