The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-05

TEMPERANCE Ma" MEETING At WASH.
iSGToN tlNLL.--SUldnm has Washington
Hall held finer audience than Assem-.
blei last night in mass meeting, in the in
terests nj the temperance cause. We no
ticcd among those present many of our
most prominent citizens.
The meeting was called to order ut $50
by Mr.. f. Il. Cmur:Iit, and after some music
from the choir, II Scripture lesson was
read by Mrs Mary a. Woodbridge, ii
ltavcnna Ohio, Secretary Of the W0mpn's
National Christian Temperance Union.
Rev. ]. +. Clancy, pastor Of the baptist
Church, then offered icvrrrnt invoca.
ton to the Throne Df Grace.
The choir sang M appropriate selection.
ut the conclusion uf which Mrs. WunI.
bridge came To the front nf the stage. Her
very presence inspired respect and rntlu-
SiASmI, Us WAS clearly manifested hv the
rounds Of hearty applause with which She
was greeted. Her touching and irrrsistu-
ble elOquencc interested the large audi.
enrc from the beginning To the end Of her
lecture, which occupied nearly an hour in
its delivery. Mrs. Woodbridge argues and
pleads for prohibition rs the most potent
means Of abating imtrmpCrancc, appealing
to aIl classes Of our people, male and f..
male, to labor increasingly with that end
il view In contrasting and illustrating
the past and present 0f the temperance
cause and work, she paila glowing tribute
To Charles SIMMER, abraham Lincoln rnd
Wendell Phillips, and their efforts in the
removal Uf the curse Of human slavery,
and prayed that Gud would raise up lust
such patriots and lovers Of humanity to
drive out the terrible slavery Of intcmper.
ancc, Her appeal in behalf Of mothers,
wives and sisters, was grand in its cOnCep.
ton aud clOqucntin its uttrrapCu. Through
her persuasive jealous and untiring
efforts, modest and Christianity bearing,
she liAS enShrined herself in the hearts Of
the people Of Wheeling.
In closing, Mrs. Woodbridge spoke in
glowing terms OF our noble philantllr0pist
and grand old war horse Of the TEMPER
anrc cause, Mr.. Thomas IIornhruok. Be-
sides his great laborS in the cause Of hui
mainly at home he goes out into the high
ways and hyways To help those in dis
trcSS. \ short time ago the Wnmcn's Na.
tiomal Christian Temperance Union start
cd Il paper for the diffusion OF mpcr-
ance ana temperance principles, from Il
wOman's standpoint, and Mr.. llornbouk,
with his characteristic generosity, was one
Of the first to tender substantial aid in
money and subscriptions. And, said Mrs.
Woodbridge, "it gives me Onu of the
greatest pleasures Of my life to tell you
people who know him but to love him,
that he helped To make and save Or Union
jthe name Of the paper and We shall
always feel grateful to him as n friend in.
deed and in need" Tho lady closed with
compliment to the temperance people Of
Wheeling and sincere hope and briirfin
an ultimate victory in this city.
Mr.. GrarrRft followed in an eloquent al.
'lruS" Of hall an hour. The n0yology was
sung and the bcHcliction pronounced by
the Rev. LYDIA, and lhcaudicncc dispersed
with the general expression: 81 never at.
tended better temperance meeting"
Mrs. Woodbridge will lecture ut Bridge.
port tonight, in the Presbyterian Church,
and WI predict for her large audience.