The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-07
PnrlIersburg.


appropriately devote considerable space
to the religious revival going on in that
city under the auspices Of Rev. Ham
mond. A writer in the Sentinel expresses
the opinion that If they had house capa,
BILE Of holding 5000 people it would be
filled. Even the morning meetings have
filed one Of the largest churches Of the
city. Business men have given the meet.
ings much Of their attention. Men who
have not been to church for years have
turned out to hear Mr.. Hammond. On
some occasions no less than sixty requests
for prayer have been presented in writing
"Drunkards, inliiels, moralis.s, and even
little children have told the story Of
their conversion. Ministers from the
country and neighboring cities have from
time to time been in attendance, and re.
turned to their homes with renewed zeal,
some OF them to engage in earnest revi.
val efforts"
It seems, according 10 the Sentinel, that
among those who have taken an active
part in the success OF the meetings is
Hon. Okey Johnston, Of the Court OF Ap.
peals. He is zone OF the most powerful
and faithful workers cooperating with
Rev. Hammond"
The Sentinel notes the presence Of Col
Ben. Wilson in town. His visit, how
ever, had no connection with the revival.
It isa revival OF his chances in the Con-
gressional field next summer that the
Col. is looking after. And speaking OF
Congressional matters, suggests that the
Sentinel favors Mr. FAuIkner's aspirations
from the End district. After copying the
recent remarks Of the IETELLIGENCER on
the subject, il goes on to say that while
Mr.. F. is an "old man and full Of honors,"
yet he has "reully good health and
energy" and these "prove him good tor
many years Of future usefulness"
''As Congressman hc was among the
foremost, his admitted ability giving him
prominence not enjoyed by all. He il
much abler man than Martin and would
be more useful in the halls Of congress.
Notwithstanding the fact that Par
kersburg it so much taken up with Rev.
Mr.. Hammond, yet it il, We observe, still
gay sort Of u place. For instance, there
was a masked ball at the residence Of
Hon. J, n. Camden on New Years even
ing. This would indicate that the great
oil king is not cooperating Ss power
fully and faithfully with Mr.. Hammond
as the Hon. Okey johnson. However,
Solomon says that "there is time to
dance, ,"and New Years evening may
have been the proper time for it at Mr.
Camden'S. As the Latin poet says,
in regard to these matters, "de gustibus
nondisputandum,"
There ia another circumstance referred
to in the Sentinel that would seem to in
dicato that good deal OF attention ID
being given in PArkersburg, even at this
time, to worldly matters, especially to the
question, "what shall we eat" inaS-
much az we read that one single oyster
dealer down there, a party named ]. Il
Mehen, gold during tho week ending
last Tuesday, $50 gallons and 42O cans o
oysters" 1t occurs to us, and We volun
teer tho remark on behalf OF the good
people OF that city, that this apparent
devotion to the pleasures OF the palate
this exhibition Of gastrouOmy, ~ it we're
is not, SO unseemly as it may nt..drst ap'
pear to some people. 1t is not to be sup
posed that along with all these OYSTER
land many were sold by other dealers.
the usual quantity of ham and eggs
veuison, bear meat, pOssum, Switgerr ant
the like, were consumed, but that Oysters
being a sort Of fish, and therefore in the
nature OF a penitcntial diet, are largely
il not exclusively the sustenaucC Of The
people OF Parker'Lurg at this serious
time 10 their history.
This explanation Of this unprecedented
consumption Of oystcrs is, We conteSs,
little weakened by an announcement thai
Jane Coombs, an actress who is soon te
play 10 this city, is billed to appear al
Bank Hall in the character Of Juliet
This strikes us as out OF place under the
circumstances, and 40 it does the StH'iHs'
but for different reason, viz: "the alb
sencs OF stage properties at Bank Hall.
This purely professional objection indt'
Gates that the editor is not cooperating
very 1ealOusly with the Hon. okey John
SON and the Rev. Mr.. Hammond. We
presume that like as not he was at the
masquerade ball. 1.-The was in a becOm'
ipc frame OF mind he would not content
himself with an objection like the follow
ing at this time: