The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-13

l2.b, the date fixed, had come, the won
derful evidences of the interest felt oy
the community on the subject, surpassed
the foudest anticipation of its most enthu'
siastlc friends. Long before the hour
for commencing the exercises, the Atm st''
III. <. Church, was crowded 10 repletlon'
and many were compelled to go away.
The results were eminently satisfactory.
The first lecturers were Messrs. Duu-
bar and Stringer. They arrived on the
oh. and conducted series of meetings
which lasted nearly two weeks. Ihese
gentlemen were succeeded by DR.. ii. D.
Durant and Mr.. George B, Redrick; and
the latter in turn by Il. III. McMaster
and ID. +. Hall. These gentlemen, with
Robert Love, the lecturer who immedl-
ately preceded Mr.. Murphy, all came
from Pittsburgh. The first lecture by
Mr.. Murphy was delivered in the Fourth
Street Nj. Z. Church, on the 9th OF
March, to a more than full audience.
Sunday, the 18th, was an eventful day IN
the history of the temperance cause IN
Wheeling. Simultaneous meetings were
held at the Fourth Street M.
+. Church and the colored Church
and both were filed to overfowlng.
At tie Fourth street the officers OF the
church were compelled to close the
doors and it is estimated that at least two
TO three thousand persons were forced TO
go away, unable to enter the building
Capt. Jack Crawford and his combins-
ton troupe were playing in the city at
that time, and on this occasion the
Captain attended Mr.. Murphy's lecture.
| When the hour TO commence the meet
iag arrived the speakers could not get in
the doors and had TO go up to the second
story and down to the audience room by
/ narrow stair case behind the organ.
Between February 18th and March 22d,
/ 1877, from two TO four temperance meet
ings were held every week day in many
different places ard on Sunday
| from four to SIX and sometimes eight, all
being largely attended.
During the month Of February, Ham
ilton Opera House was procured aid two
meetings were held IN connection with
those in the churches. The church
trustees were very liberal in Offering
pei temperance meetings.
At these meetings an immense num-
Der of names were signed to the pledge.
The amount of money contributed by our
citizens 10 the Ladies Union League and
the Murphy movement and spent Tor
necessary expenses, in the space OF two
months, amounted 10 nearly one thou
sand dollars. During the latter part OF
1876 and the early part OF 1877, nesrly
fourteen hundred dollars were re-
ceived for carrying on the work, the
greater part of which was contributed IN
large sums by few of our leading tenn
perance men.
Numerous interesting incidents con-
nected with these meetings could be told
did time ana space not forbid. Wemust,
however, relate one. 1t was a. the col
ored church, and number of prominent
speakers had addressed them. When
they had concluded there was such
rush and so much anxiety manifested TO
sign the pledge that the space in front OF
the altar, the altar itself, and the aisles
were p cked with people sll wanting to
reach the table first.
Our report would be incomplete did
we not mention, in the early part OF the
movement, Rev. S. b. Barnitz, of the
English Lutheran Church, rendered the
use OF his church, which was accepted
and Union prayer meetings were held
there for several weeks every day at
noon, and great good accomplished by
this meats.
DoingS at the Hall Last Night.
Precisely at hslf-psst seven o'clock the
meeting was called TO order by j. Melvin
Richards, Esq, who announced ss the
opening hymn No. SO OF Gospel Songs,
Il hear Thy welcome voice." the sud-
ence being requested to join with the
choir in singing.
Before reading q selection from the
Scriptures, VIZ: the 5th chapter OF Isaiah,
Mr.. Richards
spoke IS follows:
Ladies and GentLemen:-We have met
this evening TO commemorate the ipsugu-
ration OF the Gospel temperance move
ment in this city, OF when this Is the
first anniversary. 1t is exceedingly
gratifying to be greeted by SO many OF
our co-laborers in the good cause, and the
lsdies-"God bless them'-many OF
whom by their smiles, by their prayers
and by their presence upon all occasions
have been so abundant in works Of tslth
snd lsbors of love. We are also greeted
by scores and hundreds who have been
brought under the influence and bene-
fitted By this Temperance work,
many of whom one year sgo were being
lured by the syreR song of this monster
10 temporal and eternal death, are to-
night clothed in their right minds and
are standing shoulder to shoulder IN
solid phalanI-determined BY sll honor
sble means IN their power TO stay the
further rsvsges OF our common enemy.
ln taking a retrospective view OF the
lsbors of the past year and the perms-
nent good that has already been ac-
complished, and the assurance we have
that its influence will extend through the
oncoming years, we thank God
and take courage" Some Of those
who will be called on 10 st-
dress you tonight with whose
names YOU are IaullIlSli NcO uaNe DteH
earnest, sctiye and zeslous workers in
the cause during the campaign, were one
vesr sgo under the ban OF this curse.
None know better than they the bends
10 be derived from life of sobrie,y, and l
trust they will be able 10 convince every
one within the sound OF their voice Of
the importance Of taking their stand
upon the side of truth snd right sud
against tbs, which Is eyi! only and that
contInuslly.
Brother kemple, who wss the first Of
OF our active workers TO unite with this
grand movement will be introduced IS
the first speaker OF the evening
after the choir shall have sung.
Prayer wss then offered BY Rev.S. b.
BsrnltZ, al the conclusion OF which the
choir sang new hymn, "Are your win
dows open toward Jerusalem. The
chairman introduced.
M. Jake kemple Who Said
LADIES AND GESTLEMEN-To-night
is the first anniversary OF sn important
event in the moral snd socisl history o!