The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-13
MuRPHY'S WATER CURE.
Inaururatfon Of ihe War ON DtstilI
ed Spirits Murpby's Band
Present-What Was Done
Last Light.

The Inauguration of the III urpby
movement at the Fourth Street NJ. T..
Church was not as enthusiastic as many
had been led to suppose it would be, al.
though the house was packed with peo-
pie, about three-fourths OF whom were
ladies.
The meeting was opened By the sing
ing of q hymn, after which passages
from scripture were read, followed by
prayer, calling on the Supreme Ruler to
lend his aid to the cause, that the hopes
of thousands of mothers, wives and
children might be realized, and
temperance reign within their
households. The hymn "What =
friend we have in Jesus was
then sang, and Mr.. Dunbar made a
short address in explanation Of his posi-
ton. He said he was not lecturer or
an orator, but had come to the city as q
temperance worker, under the auspices
of the Pittsburgh Temperance Union ,
better known as the Murphy
movement" When the movement was
organized ut Pittsburgh Mr.. Murphy
had no such audience as was here to-
night, but mere handful of people were
present. The attendance at the meetings,
however, increased nightly, and at pre-
sent over 100000 persons had signed
the pledge. The beauty of the move.
ment was that it was non-sectarian and
non-political, and all could sign the
pledge. 1t was unlike the old Washing
tonian movemeHt, which did great
good, but ignored God. The feature
of this movement was that it
did not ignore God, but recognized
him as the only medium through which
they could attain success. He wanted all
people who did not drink to sign the
pledge as we'll as those who did;
he wanted the ladies to sign it, and said
that if he were young lady he would
not allow q young man to 60 home with
her from church unless he had a Murphy
pledge in his in pocket.
The speaker then talked to the church
members, and said that he was afraid
many of them had barrel of wine or
demiiohn of liquor IN their cellars,
and reproved them tor the example they
b0I. n pOI5oh SoAiu NV oO q NM
and drink liquor; the moment alcohol
went in, the spirit Of God went out. He
signed tie pledge nine weeks ago, and
within fifteen minutes after signing the
spirit OF God took the place of the spirit
of drink, and he felt that he was new
man.
Mark +. Wilson addressed the meet
hi, h tho
demon intemperance, which he said had
spread like dark cloud of misery
throughout the world, causing the death
of thousands annually, who went to their
graves unmourned by any. He first
commenced drinking when boy
at school; frequently got drunk;
was rs frequently lectured by
his teacher, and was finally ex-
PEELED from school for inten {.
pearsnce. He returned home and Sc
cured a situation rs clerk in store; but
again the demon intemperance mastered
him, and night after night when ne re
turned home from nights dissipation,
no found his mother awaiting him, and
ne believed that his habits had driven
her to an early grave. This had no
effect on HIM; he did not leave of from
his bad habits, but kept on and on, and
finally forged check on his brother for
$50 while on drunken spree, and said
that he knew not what he had done until
Informed of the occurrence by his
brother. He had resolved, time and
again, to abstain from the use of intoxi.
eating liquors, but his spirit gave way to
drink, and finally he was taken TO tie
inebrIate asylum at Baltimore II raving
maniac, suffering with deliriuni tremens.
He emerged from the asylum feeble and
tottering. and again resolved to
leave off drinking, but again he fell
from grace, and at last became
q common tramp. On the tootpsth he
realized to what degradation he had de-
scended, and resolved within himself to
make his way to Baltimore, his former
home, and there procure employment
and become once more man; or, failing
in this, to end his life with his own
hands. But he did not reach Baltimore
At Pittsburgh he came IN contact with
Mr.. Murphy; signed the pledge and
commenced life anew working for the
cause of Temperance, in which work he
thought he could in part atone for the
past.
"Ring the Bells of Heaven" and "Hold
the Fort" were then sang, during which
several parties came forward and signed
the pledge.
The singing was followed bv Mr.. A.
NJ. Stringer and Row. Mex. Reilly, who
made stirring appeals to all present to
abstain from the use of intoxicating
liquors.
Altogether one hundred and eighty
six persons signed the pledge, and others
promised to do SO in the future. To-
night the meeting will be continued at
the same time and place,