The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-13
JUBILEE.
First Anniversary OF the lnau.
RurntlOu OF the Murphy
Movement.
Anniversary Exercises 1T Wash
ington Hall Last Night.
InterestIngAddresses by Reform.
ed Men.

Gu nAGbs
Washington Hall was the objective
point Of hundreds Of our citizens last
night. So much had been written and
said about the grand temperance jubilee
OF the followers Of Francis Murphy that
the interest Of the community in the
event became stimulated to an en-.
thusiastic pitch, and many who had
never been inside Of a "Murphy meet.
ing" developed a curiosity in the
approaching event which wa as unex.
pected as Il was extraordinary. These
auel was shown Ia the immense audience
which assembled last evening, for tho pnr.
pose nf witnessing the exercises incident
10 the celebration OF the first auniverAary
Of the Inauguration Of the Murphy
movement in Wheeling. In order TO de-
fray the expenses, an admission fee OF ten
cents was taken at the door, yet long be.
fore the opening OF the exercises every
seat was occupied and many persons were
turning away, unable TO even obtain
admittance.
The stage Of the hall was occupied by
some forty or so singers ofboth sexes, vol.
unteers from the different church choirs
Of the city, who sang the simple hymns
selected for the occasion, under the lead
ership OF Mr.. A. II. Beach, with ino eff
feet, Miss Johnson presiding at the organ.
There we're also on the stage n dozen or
so Of those noble ladies Of the WomIn's
Temperance B land, who are always fore.
most in the temperance cause, and anum.
Der Of prominent citizens, among whom
We noticed Henry K. List, Esq, Rev. s.
B. Barnitz, Rev. James Moffat, Rev. A. j.
LYDIA, Capt. Joseph FariS, Melvin Rich
ards, George o. Davenport, E. ]. Cracrafl
s. B. McColloch, and others whose names
we cannot now call TO mind.
The hymn, II Hear Thy Welcome
Voice" was sung, after which Mr.. Mel.
vim Richards with n few Introductory re.
marks, opened the exercises OF the ven
log. Mr. Richards took q Retrospective
view OF the labors Of the past year and
the good that had been accomplished, re.
ferring to the speakers who were about
to address the audience as men who had
suffered much from intemperance, having
one year ago been under the bau Of the
curse. He then read a selection from the
Scriptures, and announced that Rev.
Barnitz would offer a prayer. The rev.
erend gentleman delivered an earnest and
eloquent appeal to the Throne Of Grace
fer Divine assistance in the good work,
and at the conclusion the choir sang
"Are Your Windows Open Towards
jerusalem
Mr.. Jacob Kemple delivered the ad-
dress OF welcome. Mr.. Kemplespopu.
larity was shown by the cordial recep.
tion which was rendered him. After the
applause had subsidized Mr.. Kemple said
that the large aSsemblage had gathered
together for the purpose OF celebrating
the anniversary Of the Christian tenn
perauce movement, and he had been au-
thorized to give all a cordial and gener-
Gus greeting, The demonstration he
thought a peculiar one, with a peculiar
significance. It's object was to prove that
the grand work begun a year ago Is not
dead nor sleeping, but that it ia recog.
nized as an Institution OF Wheeling. He
then referred 10 the commencement OF
the Murphy movement, lis progress, and
It's condition at the present time. From
that start, he declared, the number has
been augmented to at least one.third Of
the voting population Of Wheeling. In
closing. Mr.. Kemple paid a glowing
tribute to Mr.. Thomas Hornbrook, whose
physical inflrmities prevented him from
being present, and his labors IN the tenn.
perance cause, abiding 10 him as the
anobIest old Roman OF them all.o
A temperance rallying song was then
sung by the choir to the familiar air OF
John Brown" the audience joining in
the chorus.
Mr.. g. W. Bags was the nextspeaker.
Almost a year, he said, had elapsed since
he frat appeared before az audience Of
this kind. No doubt many present re-
membcred the condition he was in when
he signed the pledge few, II any, thought
he would keep it. The next night after
he signed the pledge he spoke in the
Fourth Street Church, and said that he
had been sober for tw%enty-four hours.
Now he could say he had been sober for a
whole year. That night, for the first
time 10 twenty years, he had raised his
voice In prayer, and he felt that his
PRAYER was answered. He did not know
what others would say, but he was salts
fed that he was a better man than he
was a year ago.
"Let the Lower Lights be Burning
was sung, when Mr.. Wilbur Trueman, oil
Bridgeport, Ohio, delivered a brief but
eloquent address. Mr.. Trueman possesses
no ordinary talent as 4 speaker, and his
effort last night was o OF his happiest.
He spoke with feeling and earnestness,
rs a representative Of the class Of men
who have been reformed by the Muir.
ply movement. His description OF the
d~esolation, ruin, misery and blighted life
OF a victim Of intemperance was a thrill
ing picture, and one Of the finest speci.
mems Of word.painting we have ever
heard.
A piece Of music entitled "stain Not
the Lips With Ruby Wine" sung at the
Noble and Driver temperance meetings
in the West, and inscribed TO Hon. Thos.
Hornbrook, was the next feature in the
musical exercises, Miss A. Tracy, OF the
Wheeling Female College, singing the
solo part.
Mr.. 4. L. Noble, who has been laboring
in the cause in the West for some time
past, spoke briefly Of the success Of the
movement 10 that locality.
Mr.. Cracraft next read q letter from a
friend OF Mr.. Hornbrook, which stated in
substance that Mr.. Hornbrook, exhaust
ed BY his labors In the temperance cause,
had found il necessary to absent himself
from the city for a brief period, and
would shortly leave for Hot Springs, Ar
kansas.
The entire audience joined in singing
the "Reformer's Battle Hymn" to the
popular air Of "Marching Through Geor-
gia,n after which Messrs. Cracraft, Bags
and Hiram Young were appointed a com.
mittee to solicit funds from the audience
with which 10 carry on the temperance
work. While the gentlemen were passing
through the audience, Rev. Barnitz was
called 10 the front and delivered a stirring
address, which had the effect OF bringing
several persons forward to sign the
pledge.
Nj. GO. Davenport, who was the next
speaker, met with a perfect ovation from
the audience, the applause continuing for
some moments. He thought the city Of
Wheeling ought TO congratulate herself
on her first temperance jubilee. Upon