The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-20

Lad N;qht.- The meeting last night assne
Fourth Street Church was rouser: MT.
McMaster's being absent at MoundsViiie
with Geo. U. Davenport, Esq, CONDUCT
ing . temperance meeting, Bob Love- .ne
Steubenville .siege gun" conducted tne
exercises, and nobly did he perform tne
duty assigned him. Promptly at 7:So ne
mo1nted the rostrum and announced the
opening hymn, No. 8, commencing =.
aWbat means this ger, anxious throng.
after which he read the sixth chapter OF
Paups frs, epistle to Peter. Mrs. HOODS
then offered up fervent prayer
for the success OF the cause OF temper
ance At the conclusion of which the choir
sang
"There is a fountain filled with blood.
Mr.. Love then delivered speech OF
about fifteen minutes duration, which
was full of power and eloquence, holding
and swaying the vast audience at WILL
while he told them of the fearful rsvages
which intemperance was making
throughout our land and nation; the des-
olated homes, the beggard children anu
heart-broken wives; the .squaliiiness ana
poverty everywhere visible, and all from
the effects of this blightlng, whitening
curse "rum." The speaker cautioned
the Young men OF their danger In being
luIed and wrecked on the shoals OF SIN
and iniquity, by the false beacon lights
visible here, there and everywhere
throughout the city.
Attne conclusion of Mr.. Loves remarks
the choir sang, "Rescue the Perishing,"
after which Mr.. Love in very happy
manner introduced Z. 6. Cracraft, Esq,
who appealed to all 70 put
their shoulder to the wheel and help to
push on this noble work which would
bring happiness and joy in this life, and
Joy and happiness in the worid
to come. Mr. Cracratt was followed
by Thomas Lindsay, Esq, former resi-.
dent of Steubenville, who related several
cases of moderate drinkers who mad
turned out to be very "immoderate" be-
fore they were through.
Wash Baggs, from the Island, was
then introduced and related his exper-
fence as drinker, and the experience of a
number of so-called "gilt edge drinkers,
whom he knew. Mr.. Bags said man
might commence as gilt edge drinker,
but he would finally get lower and
lower until he couldn't get it in saloon,
and then when all other means had
failed, in order to get 1t he would get
degraded enough to drink out OF a
"nigger's' bottle in the market house,
after which he was prepared to rob his
own carpet sack.
VIM. Lounge was then introduced, AN d
stated that he had been q drlnker
for number of years, and
Yesterday while under the IN.
fluence of liquor, he was taken hold
of by young man who he supposed was
going to take him to some lager beer
saloon, but instead he landed him in u
temperance prayer meeting. He was
then drunk. Now he was sober, and
with Gods help he Intended to die a
sober man.
At the conclusion of the remarks OF
Mr.. Lounge, Mr.. Love called Oh the
audience to rise and sing the Long
Meter Doxology, "Praise God from
whom al blessings how," and to
sing it not as a mere matter OF form, but
to sing 1t as il they meant it. The audi
ence then arose and sang with an earn
estness that lett no doubt on the minds
of anyone but that they were prsising
God Tor the bountiiul manner in which
they had been blessed during the pro-
gress of this great reformation. After
singing the doYology the audience was
dismissed with the benediCtion by Rev.
Which. The audience and the choir
sang several pieces during which
time a number came forward and
signed what Mr.. Love calls their
"Cards of Emancipation" which frees
them from slavery terrible IN its effects
and which is like the generation before
the food: aEvil only and Evil Continu.
ally" During the evening some forty
signers were obtained to the pledge
Another meeting will be held at the
same place this evening at half past sew.
en- o'clock, at which Messrs. Love and
Nc Master will both be present.
There will be no temperance meeting
in the Fourth Street Church On Wednes-
day evening, that being the time select
ed by Rev. Riley for the delivery OF
his farewell sermon prior to his
departure for Baltimore.
Arrangements have been made for
holding temperance meeting at Full
ton, to be addressed by Messrs. McMss-
ter's, Love, and others, and also at the NJ.
T.. Church in North Wheeling.
The MONDAY prayer meeting at the
Lutheran Church was not as largely at.
tended on yesterday as usual, owing, no
doubt, to the very Indictment s:@'e of the
weather. The meeting was lei " Robt.
Love, Esq, of Steubenvi!le, y.
Interesting addresses We're made by
Messrs. McMasters AID Love, and a
very good spirit prevailed throughout
the meeting. These meet .ngs are being
held every day; in tho above named
church, from II to l o'clock.
AT MoUNDSvILLE.
A temperance mass meeting was held
in Moundsville last evening, at which
addresses were mode by Mr.. George o.
Davenport, Esq OF this city, and Gilbert
McMasters, Esq, of Pittsburgh. Judg-
ing from the earnestness of these gentle.
men in the cause, and their well known
ability, we predict that the people were
highly entertained,