The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-29
The Ladies' Temperance Union
League nj La Belle Hall-Their
SundnY Meeting.

Principal Of the Wheeling Female Col
lege, presided, and after the singing Of a
hymn and prayer, she read from the 9Th
chapter Of ID Kings, the story OF Naaman
the Syrian, coupled with few brief but
interesting comments. She was followed
by Mrs. Henry Hubbard in . few well
chosen wordsupon the Importance Of in.
stiiling into the minds Of the young,
sound moral principles which should be
the guide OF their after life.
Miss Taylor then. announced Mr.. Thos.
Hornbrook, a gentleman we'll known 70
be an. enthusiastic worker in the great
cause OF temperance, and whose name for
good deeds was household word among
the poor OF this city.
Mr.. Hornbrook then took the stand
and in his epigrammatic style proceeded
to the consideration, as.he said, Of truths
and facts. He referred 10 the ear "
movement in the temperance cause which
was commenced some two years ago by the
ladies. At that time he had been con.
suited by . lady who was very earnest in
the cause and he had promised with the
aid Of few friends 10 raise one thousand
dollars Us a basis upon which to initiate
the work, for, said he, there can be no
successful reform carried on without
money. Dollars are not only the sinews
Of war, but ot all else that has for its
object the progress OF the human race,
it's rescue from vice and immortality.
When what was known as the Women's
Crusade was organized, he recollected
that some OF the preachers, at a meeting
in Washington Hall, had thanked God
that the movement was one origin.
ating in and carried on by the
churches. This drawing Of the lines so
distinctly between the church and the
world at first made him feel as though
he was in measure cut of from partici.
pating in the work because the remarks
OF the preachers indicated 10 his mind
that they did not want TO recognize what
they deemed outsiders as having any
part in il. Still as business man and
looking at the matter from business
stand point, he consoled himself with the
reflection that these preachers would
find out that good as it is, prayer alone
would not accomplish much, because
there must be work as well as prayer, and
there could be no successful work without
money, and he had always found that when
money was wanted the church, yes the
church was willing to accept aid from
any who were ready to lend willing
hand. He had, however, all the time
held himself in readiness for work, he
had skirmished around on It's out edges,
closely watching the influence Of the work
that was being carried on by the women.
He had talked with the liquor dealers in
a half earnest, half joking way about their
business, how many drunkards they were
making, how many households they were
dragging down into depths of misery and
wretchedness. These men all know
Hornbrook.
THE INFLUENCE OF THEcHURCH.
While the church lad a large interest
in this matter, he felt that even there
there had been and even now are restrain.
ing influences which prevent the church
from doing its whole duty. The very
mouths OF the preachers were
closed to some extent. Why is it that
the church and the ministry are thus
hampered, that they do not set their
faces 'as flint against this great and
crying evil. II is because there are foo
many members Of the churches who either
manufacture or sell liquors, who are
renting houses for liquor stores, saloons
gambling dens, and with sorrow and
shame 6e, i. isaids sometimes even fo,
worse purposes? This il not as 1t should
be. Where may we look for the main
tenance OF the principles Of pure moral.
ity II not among professed Christians
On which side OF this great question dc
we find the influence ofthe church so fal
rs il is represented in the Legislative and
CITY Councils? Too often in the enact
ment OF laws favorable to whisky dealers,
on the side OF license TO carry on The in
fernal traffic. -
BUSINESS MEN,
even those who do not now nor never
did deal in whisky are afraid Of the in;
fluence which it exerts on trade, and
while many Of them recognize the grow
ing magnitude OF the evils connected with
the business, but few OF them dare lend a
helping hand 10 mitigate It's evils or
crush It out, and thus it rolls itself along
like mighty Juggernaut bearing down
everything In Its way. l hardly; feel
like letting it run over me without ut
least strong effort at resistance.
NY CONNECTION WITH THE WHISKY
HffgINTfS
Some men say, HornbroOk made his
money selling whisky, or at least laid the
foundation Of all that he. has made ID
that way. He got rich in the business
and now turns and kicks down the ladder
by which he climbed to position Of in
dependence; he can afford to do it be-
cause he has no fayorsto ask Of the pub
lie and We want the same chance that
he had TO make money. Well all have
to say about that matter is, s,thatat an early
day, when church members and preachers
and ministers kept their private bottles,
myself and brother, in one OF our trading
expeditions up and down the river, did
pick up q LOT Of twenty barrels OF the
meanest whisky reyerisaw. We sold one
barrel Of Il to tavern keeper down on
the borders Of Kentucky, and after
carrying the balance the round trip,
we gave It to u man in this city
TO sell on commission. That Ia the
beginning and the end Of my con-
nection with the whisky business.
When we consider the millions Of money
invested in the manufacture and sale Of
whisky we may well ask where does this
money come from. Do they make 1t?
II comes from the hard earnlpgS, Of poor
men, aye and OF poor women TOO, whose
money was earned over the wash tub. !
say when we reflect upon this matter il
may be truly said that our preachers and
church members are not as fearless in
their deuunciation as they ought to be.
When | did business on the river ! saw
much Of the horror oithe traffic as praet-
iced upon ,boatmen in the city Of Cincin-
natl, bnt have never seen buoh In Wheel
ing. The evils Of the liquor traffic are
wide spread. II has entered into the
Government and State offices. In banks
and business houses we see the fearful ei-
iects Of intemperance. l sometimes feel
iiI,o aavinV what IA Il NV hnatnaas and