The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-19

TIIE MURPHY MOVEMENT.
This SIeubenviIlG Evangelist ON
ISls TFRVeIs-IHe DIseOurses
beautifully 60 the Yankees.

nan In our TOuul ~ WV hvteil "thhIh bht
WE I hour, who has been prominent II
~" community, but who has now become
wv ",s,rhrd and degraded by reason Of rum
=, he Told me hiS story | was impreSsed
new ~ with the hOrrorP Of rum.drinkiDg.
Mare than ninety-Ave per cent Of all onr
s,imiDsl classes and pauperS are there
\ b.o.nse Of intoxicating liquors. Rum ID
,s,nonsibIe. intemperance has sent out
az" army Of more than six hundred thou.
end men generally denOminAted tram pa,
IS dealing with this subject there are
ANY classes Of drinkers TO contend with.
There /. the moderate drinker. IRtirm
'.SphaticoIly that there is no such
,bisv a. the moderate use Of this
Ss,j " beverage. Any use Of 1t ID
an iInoderate indulgence. Then there
A.. those who say, 1 don't propose 10
ZONE a drunkard. ] can drink or can
s s lei it alone" You cannot drink
.,jJon or often; you cannot drink
n the morning or in the evening; you
e,anol drink socially or alone; you can.
mol drink anywhere or ut any time or un-
jsr any circnmStanCes-witbout being In
DANCER Of becoming drunkard. Rum
buinyadel the Law, the bench, the church,
tbe u1nstty, and the home, and has ioun I'D
i. shining marks in every rank and cal.
linz Every tramp and vRgabond on
Gods green earth il due directly or in.
directly 10 rum. My parents were afllic.
,edvith the common disease Of poverty.
/ Va, one Of your smart boys. up to eve.
rthinv aud in for good time. / was
gradually drawn into the use Of drink.
THE speaker here drew n vivid picture
d bis own desolatC home, and the misery
oithe Use Of liquors felt that all the
world WA against NE. 1t was
lick Of sympathy which keeHly felt.
No one ever said to me, "ld like to nee
,ou In the church, nor ever tried to set
me on my Ieet again. shall never for.
rat nv last drunk, nor the struggle Of
nv wife to save me. The past doomed
ND in blackness, butt resolved upon one
more attempt. 1t was the love and pray.
sf. Of my wife that saved Inc. One thing
| remember with pleasure. In all my
dsbluChery | never was drunk on Sun
d,y. had too much respect for the
religion Of Jeaus Christ to show myself
intoxicated before his followers on that
DAY. In all this experience ! was like
other men. These men want sympathy.
They want to hear Good bless you
my boy know you can be a man."
D. moi think Of them a. oulcasts, nor
button up your coat and shoot across
the street when You meet them. No one
can conceive the struggle they undergo,
and they need genuine sympathy.
Sympathy il dangerous weapon when
10! properly used. No man ever died OF
TOO much encouragement. Some churches
viii baptiLe a rich man, aud not 10 loo
particular about his character, while II a
poor helpless sinner offers himself, some
Eood deacon will get up and say, "Better
look out for that fellow. He wont
amount 10 much" Don't condemn .
man utterly until you are satisfied that
be can't he saved. II God so loved the
EOrId can't we give these unfortunate 1
oarloye and bel Up them to be men again :?
Wemust adapt ourselves to men as we
did them. There is no use in talking
Christ to man on an empty stomach.
ltcintbe done.
This temperance reform is the grand.
ct movement ever inangurated since
that which was inaugurated on Calvary
BY the Releemer Of the world. This ia
not moral suasion movement. 1t ia a
CrIsiaa suasion movement. Many have
PfOPhesied that this movement would
,oOndis out, These prophets OF failure
have proved to be as great failures as are
Iheir promises TO man and their allegi.
iHce to God, With our reliance there is
y such word as fail. The speaker here
nlated in an effective manner All anec.
doIe showing the value OF everyone's in
dealing which side be was on. He ended
bl demonstrating the absurdity Of the
sliin that in signing the pledge u person
signs away his rights.
Gen. Love is a man Of ability and faith
tOd great earnestness. When his theme
nnters him he speaks too rapidly and
100 loud tor the best effect but he is evi.
tsEtIy man Of power for good.
BOW THE GENERAL cor TO NORTH
ADAMS.
The way the great "seige gun" OF sleu-
OenTiIlehsppens to be at North Adams, ia
sPIained in the following letter from
Troy, New York. II will be found interes.
'ius and we append it as follows
"The fifth week Of Francis Mdrphy's
ignorance revival closes without appar.
'aIly reaching the elimination OF inter.
vt Throughout northern New York
he work ia going on with increased vigor;
.ad it has extended into Massachuse tts at
North Adams, where Btigadier General
Robert Love, otStenbenvilIe, Ohio, holds
he fort, and into Vermont at Burling.
loo, The elder Murphy chooses his aids
With reference TO their effectiveness "a
popular preachers, prcferring reformed
ttuukards like himself. One OF these Ia
Col. Caldwell, formerly rumseller, who
!.cOnducting the meetings in Greenwich,
Washington county. He ia an original,
Entertaining orator, The Frost brothers,
EAO sing rs well as e1hort, have been sent
IOGloversville to labor among the fac.
H'y hands. Peeler and Ellis are in
ShayIervilIe, and Ecc!es aud Robinson
lie in Harris Falls. To many other places
iPsakers have been assigned. All the
Missionaries work in harmony with the
i0tlI clergy men, and, generally, the meet.
inl' are held ia churches. Singing Ia an
Important feature Of the exercises, enlist.
hg the local vocal talent, and promoting
ssaaIhusiasm. Col. Caldwell haa turned
" hand to song writing, Tho following
IitIy illustrates his literary style, and
NO the conspicuousness Of the blue.rib'
'On Insignia in the movement:
uVI helping inc, The urluSet said,
And mbIlng signed the Murphy pledge:
for Feier cIied: "0h Jesnl, SaVu,
Etir | sink benRalh thE wave /"
uh blessed pledge, oh holy word,
1t has IN sorrow Oft been heard.
he Saviour litp POOR Peter up,
a Aed '1Ves The dT'utsr from hls CUP
uGd helping me "by faith cry,
Anu Iae dear Saviour cOmelh niHh;
80 the blue ribbon which We wear
snail 10 dgnAi and prayer.
ine loving hand, dear tsus. give,
S SpI Did ihc illlen brother live.
W W gracious lord, come near each day,
l0 lead US 10 the better war;
And the blue ribbon Ger shall DO
AhinlI that God Is helping me"
lhe phrase God helping me" is quoted