The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-19
THE OPERA HOUSE.
Manager n'sGsnsroas onsr
Draws Large Houses-rhs Tenn.
peranee Movement Last
Night-The H0use Packed
SO aus to Oserflewing.
In TRE MORNING.

yirulent form; the mslady is spreading,
And many have been induced TO join
Murphy's band and forswear the use OF
Intoxicating LIQUORS. Yesterday morning
Messfs. Dunbar and Stringer, who have
been leading the movement in this city,
visited,t The station house, and alter exhort-
ing the erring men at that place. pre-
sented pledges 70 them, prevailing on
twenty-five of the unfortunstes whose
die had not been cast in the right d.
rection. to sign the pledge. Among the
number were Joseph Logan, Edward
Kline, L. w. Allen, John McNely, Pat
Mcclure, Joseph Dickson, Pat Malon,
q. Sanders, VIM. Smith, John March,
Andrew Skater, Timothy Oorgan, Fat
I,ck Mead, James Kenney, VIM. Han
nan. John Havana, Joseph q. Kline,
Geo. Hibbet,s, d. p. UShea, Albert
Price, Samuel Robinson, VIM. Brown.
IN THE AFTERNOON,
through the kindness of Manager Ham
ilton. who rendered the use OF the Opera
House to the movement, tor the day, q
large aud enthusiastic gathering assem-
bed in the spacious auditorium OF that
building, and slxty-eight additional sign
| ers of the pledge we're recorded on the
| roll of honor.
The meeting was opsned with prayer
and singing, after which Messrs. n. d.
Dunbar, Capt. John Baggs, A. F. winch.
err L. L. Noble and others, made short
addresses and called on the people pres.
emit to come forward and assist
the movement by appending their
names to the long list com.
posing the roll of homo. Their appeals
were not without effect, as the number Of
signers TO the pledge will testify, and
they accordingly consider that q triumph
has been accorded them over the evil
they are combs!ting.s
AT NIGHT,
long before the hour OF Calling the meet
ing to order had arrived, the Opera
House was again packed with people;
standing room was not to be had, and
hundreds we're turned away from the
door unable to gain abundance.
y The services were opened by Mr..
Wincher in q short prayer, followed by
singing by the choir.
Mr.. Hugh Sterling then announced
that collection would be taken up TOR
the purpose of detraying the necessary
expenses incident to holding the meet
iDgs, and appointed Messrs. T. d. Hig-
gins, Pierce, Dillon, Reed, Kennedy,
Morgan and Max we'll TO act rs collectors.
The following gentlemen related their
experience with King Alcohol, and
earnestly exhorted erring man to depart
from the ways of incompetence and fol-
low in the footsteps OF Him who doeth
all things well.
WIN. GRAHAM,
president Ct the temperance organization
first addressed the meeting. He eulogized
the cause and lauded it to the skies;
there had never been, he said, a
movement which had caused so much
good as the Murphy movement. He had
been sufferer because of intemperance,
and had first began tipping when only
IA years OF age. During the course of his
life he had time and again resolved to
leave of the habit, but his resolutions
had as often been broken, until he final
ly became converted through the instru.
mentality of Temperance meeting;
signed the pledge and had kept it, with
the assistance OF his God and wife, and
to-day he was sober man.
Mr.. DUNBAR
here announced that 1000 names had
been signed to the pledge. and
stretched tho "roll of honor" across
the stage, asking that all who |
had not signed come for.
ward and add their names to the list.
q. W. KENNEDY
was next introduced. He said that the |
history OF his life was known TO all in the |
city, an / that il was unnecessary to re |
peat il, but now that he had taken the |
pledge, he proposed to keep it and be a
sober man He had set the example to
drink tor a great many who began
drinking when he did, and hoped that
they would follow his example and sign
the pledge. 1t was tipping that led
him sstray, and formed Tor him an
appetite for liquor which WIS hsrd to
overcome, but with the he p of God he
would abstain from into xicating liquors
henceforth.
JOHN WOODS
spoke of the immense revenues the |
hQuor dealers derived from himself and |
others, and OF the failure to declare div |
idcnds in favor Of the consumer; they |
had grown rich while he had grown |
poor, and 80 long as his money lasted |
only was he a III person to enter q
s.loon-a man without money was
elected from the premises, and not
allowed within the house. But he had
overcome the desire for strong drink, and
had renout ced it forever, and with Gods
help he would keep his pledge.
CAPT. JONI BAGGs
sand that 1t was through no desire
of his own that he appeared be.
fore an audience tonight; it was
only in accord with promise he had
given his Master that he would serve
Him on every occasion for saving him
from drunksrds grave. He was glad
that such large number of people had
become interested in the movement, ard
hoped their efforts in the cause would
not prove futile. For FIVE long years
he did not draw sober breath, but was
the slave OF alcohol, yet he bad been.
through Gods aid, and the prayers OF an
sfectionste wife, saved from drunk
ards fate, and stood before the people q
sober man
Mr.. DUNBAR
then read the following from Mr.. Muir.
ply. dated at Pitts burgh, February IA,
1877.
MY Dear Brothers-Go on and make
Christ the centre of all you do, and all
will he we'll. Love TO ali; we pray for
you. FRANCIS MURPHY
JACOB kKMFLE
was next introduced, ssd alter Q few
remarks. spoke of the man
ner in which the S'saIay Leader had re-
ferred to himself and Wis Kennedy in
connection with the movement. He
was proud, he said, TO be identified with
ha 81 al ha t