The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-13

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Womans Band, after some other remarks,
announced that the crusaders were ready
10 90 forward. Messrs. A. G. Winchcr
and s. i. Faris then entertained the
meeting. Judge r, II. Cochran refuted
the idea Of revenue through the license
system, by giving statistical quotations
from the county records, by which it APP
peared that the expenses resulting from
The liquor traffic far exceeded the gross
income therefrom. The following meet
ings were then announced: Union prayer
in the English Lutheran Church, at 5!
r. NJ; ut ID Presbyterian Church, COM
mencing at r. NJ. March 2lst, and n
Sunday Washington Hall meeting March
ODD, at Ann. On the 2Gth day Of March
Rev. Fisher, OF tho LIST Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. Mcclure, OF the U. P.
Church, delivered addresses which will
be found in accompanying report "B."
/ also herewith send report "C' on Rev.
J. X. Thompson's Temperance sermon,
delivered by him at Washington Hall
on account Of special request therefor.
take this occasion Ito express re-
greet that the addresses OF the Rev. Doctor
Hayes, President Of Washington and JEFF
ferson Colleges; of Rev. DR.. Kelley, Of Alb
Street N. E. Church; OF Rev. Marcus Or
mond, Of West Alexander; Rev. VIM.
Grimes, OF Cadiz, O.; Rev. Stewart, OF
Steubcnville; and other ministers OF the
gospel, whose names cannot be distinctly
recalled, were not synoptically il not
phonographically taken, SO that they
might be filed with your records. A like
regret should also be coupled with and
concerning the efforts Of Ross j. Alexan.
der, Of Bridgeport, Ohio; and other legal
and mercantile gentleman who cast
in their lots with your cause and
dared, to tho detriment OF their pecu-
mary interest or political preferment,
ayow their sympathy with and adhesion
10 your cause. In the meantime you,
Mrs. President, had taken up your resi-
dencc among us, and on the 9TH of April
your election as Vice President OF the
Board is recorded. On the 9Th OF April,
Mrs. Hagans having sent in her rcsigna-
ton as President OF the Board on account
OF removal 10 Chicago, your election TO
succeed her was made unanimous one.
To refresh your memory l herewith send
report Of the City Council proceedings
at the time you presented the petition
against license, or for the taking Of
n vote in regard to the refusal thereof.
There are many other extracts, notices,
comments, &C., which might revive menu
cries, and perhaps stimulate all Of us to
enter afresh upon that work, but for
bear, yet in closing would again re.
mind the League Of their promises, for !
am almost convinced that the men have
failed in the Opera House organization
of last December, known as the West
Virginia State Temperance Society, and
call upon you 10 redeem this pledge-see
accompanying document marked "D"-I
"If the men fail the women will take it
up" Hoping for your success | hesitate
not 10 say that He whom you are serving
in this temperance cause will raise up for
You that friendship which He from time
10 time may will, and you may need.
Wishing for Heavens best blessings upon
your la6ors, and the accomplishment Of
your highest hopes thereby
am, &c,
IIl0S. llORNBROOk.
After the reading Of Mr.. Hornbrook's
review, Mrs. Kelley took the stand, and
after few remarks upon the progress OF
the enterprise from the time that she
"trcmblingly" accepted the position va
Gated by the resignation Of Mrs. L. A.
Hagans, she read an interesting letter
from the latter lady showing that, though
absent, she still maintained deep inter.
est in the cause in Wheeling, and bidding
her sisters to still pcrsevcre in The work
until victory should perch upon their
banners.
crock OF Ages" was then sung,
after which Mr.. MoiIat was called upon
and said that he had but n few remarks
to make, and they simply the inspiration
OF the moment. lie had been taught
when boy that there was no royal road
10 learning, that all man gained Of
knowledge must be acquired by hard,
patient labor. This would apply to all
else that depended upon human effort;
there can be no success Without great Ia.
Dor, earnest work. He was not one OF
those who even in the beginning OF the
womans' temperance movement expected
that it would Immediately achieve grand
results. As inauguratcd two years ago
it was grand and mighty work and no
doubt there were ladies who expected to
see the utter extinction OF the whisky
traffic accomplished at one blow. Some
OF these when the great reaction came
may have become discouraged and
,hnurht the work n failure
1t was an error on their partto expect
so much; they had no right TO do SO; but,
on the whole, good was accomplished, q
real advance was made. The progress oil
reform is not like the swelling Of
river, n steady upward movement. inch by
inch, without a single rctrograde move
ment; but it Is like the rising Of the tide,
every wave cast upon the shore implies
retragrade, and when wave OF more than
ordinary volume throws itself far upon
the beach the recedence is correspond
ingly greater, and yet, on the'whOle, the
tide steadily and irresistibly advances.
The temperance movement had created
great excitement and had suffered n cor
responding depression. The work was
now confined to new path, one that
leads TO the formation Of healthy public
opinion by the circulation OF literature
among the young, which in time will
have its effect. Something had been nc.
complished, the license had been doubled
by the City Council. Again We have the
action Of the late grand jury, who had
found large:number OF indictments. lie
would like 10 sec the license OF every
man who had violated the law revoked.
In insisting on this righteous vindication
OF tho law u good work may be accom-
plished. In speaking Of the temperance
convention held in this city last fall, Mr..
Motlat said it had been greater success
than he expected. 1t was composed Of
earnest representative men whose work
would result in good.
Some additional remarks were made by
the Rev. DR.. Prettyman, OF Huntington,
W. ", and the Rev. S. B. Barnitz, OF the
Lutheran Church, after which the meet
ing closed by singing the Doxology.
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Behold that pale, CmaciatCd figure, with