The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-23
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Wa. Done Last M,ghk-The temperance
people are still "holding the fort" and
making strenuous endeavors to convince
Incorporate man that his habits are not
what they should be, and that unless he
be converted and sign the Murphy
pledge, be is liable to get wrecked. This
being the case, Zane Street chulca was
crowded last night with people. and the
usual services held.
On opening the meeting it was an.
nounced that Mrs. Mary Byron Reese, 3
lady temperance lectures OF note, was
expected to be present and address the
meeting, but that as no advice as to her
whereabouts had been received, ii she
was In she would please step forward to
the pulpit and make herself known. No
response being made Hon. Judge Fer
glson, of Kanawhs, was Introduced as
the first speaker.
Judge Ferguson regretted exceedingly
the absense of Mrs. Reese. He said that
although there were many who objected
to ladies speaking in public in the inter-
ests of temperance or religion, and
believed them to unsex themse Ives by 30
doing, he thought to the contrary, The
ladies had the same right to talk temper
ance as men, and not only accomplished
great good by talking, but were emil.
nently qualified to take the lead in such
movements as the:pressnt. The speaker
referred to :he Murphy movement as the
most effective of any yet attempted, with
the exception of the Crusade" and he
believed that it was but the otfshoot OF
that movement. Further remarks were
made by Mr.. Ferguson IN general way,
appealing to the people to not falter 10
the work before them, but give
their energies to the cause, and that,
although the struggle would be long
and the battle hard and fierce, in the
dim distance victory was assured.
Mr.. Benjamin Dillon spoke enthusiast
tically in favor of temperance in few
briet remarks, which were concise and
terse.
SQUIRE VIM. Phillips, convert of q
few moments, said that he had not come
to make speech, but as he had signed
the pledge be intended keep his obliga-
tor inviolste.
Mr.. Murray gave his experience as a
| drinking man, enumerated the hardships
encoun cred Will, ende-voring to control
MS appetite, but said that with Gods
help he had mastered tho arch tiend, and
was now sober man.
MIR Jacob Kemple said be had talked
in the Fourth ward before, on the sub
iect of politics, but his remarks
did not SAVIOR of the spirit OF tenn.
perance, though he was bo(stered
up with spirits of another nature. He
referred to the rumors that come to him
that $50 had been wagered on the result
of mis- signing the pledge, and sad that
such reports only made him irner In
his resolution. In conclusion, Mr.
Kemple than ked the people for their at
tention, and said that this would be the
last time he would address them on the
subject, as duty called him to his native
heath, and he was going to Marshall
county to talk temperance to the people
of his carly youth.
Rev. Reilly then announced that
Patsy Aiken, Frank B. Mellor, Jas
Bartlett, VIM. Speidel, and Louis
Han kne, nndLes Oh Tue COUNTY jail, uhu
requested HIM to have their names
added to the roll of honor, and to have
plec yes sent them, that they might sign.
Following Rev. Reilly, MIR. Thomas
Hornbrook was introduced and spoke at
length of the great good to follow in the
wake of temperance, relating the
troubles he had encountered in his lie
by near and dear friends beirg addicted
to the use of liquor, and earnestly ap-
pesled to all to come forward and sign
the pledge.
In conclusion, Rev. Reilly paid beau
tiiul tribute to the ladies Tor the good
they had done and the good they are
now doing, appealing to the young Ia.
| dies to be cautious and encourage the ut.
tentions of none but sober men.
The benediction was then pronounced,
and the meeting adjourned. During the
ever ing there were slxty-nine additional
signers to the pledge.
A meeting was sso held at the North
| street church last night, but no report
has been given us.