Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-18
COLD WATERITES.
Proceedings of the state Tenn
perance Convention, in Session
at Parkersburg.

The evening exercises OF the Stat,
Temperance Convention were opened
with prayer by one OF the attending
clergymen, and after music by the choi
of the Baptist Church the Convention
resolved itself into mass Temperance
meeting. The meeting was presided
over by ex-senator c. T. Scott in hi
usual graceful manner, and introduced
as the first speaker Of the evening DR.. 2
Warner, presiding elder Of the U. B
Church OF Parkersburs. The gentle
men is an earnest and entertaining
speaker and the broad and comprehen
sive view taken OF the subject contained
many fine points. He took the ground
that il the State grants man license tC
sell Intoxicating drinks thereby becom'
ing the author of the crime resulting
thereirom, that the State has no right tC
punish the criminal.
Rev. George Hite, of Wheeling, was
next introduced and entertained the au
dience for half an hour in fine style,
The address was pertinent to the occa.
sion, although a greater part OF 1t was
drawn from Imagination. Yet ii was
full OF eloquence, and the fancied visit al
the white-winged angel to the squaid
home OF the drunkari and the haunts OF
vice and our prisons and criminal courts,
and thence to the door Of the saloon,
thus tracing all lthis misery and crime To
the fountainhead, was beautifully por-
trayed. and the audience was perfectly
carried away with the speakers elo.
quence.
Mir. Hite was followed by Rev. Cabe,
of Monroe county, in his usual happy
manner, making many good points,
minglrg mirth with sentiment and
keeping his hearers in an excellent hu.
NOR.
Bishop Peterkin WAS observed in q e
audience and invited by President
Scott to seat on the rostrum. The
Bishop made few remarks appropriate
to the occasion, after which Rev. Wild
ing was introduced and after a short al.
dress said he thought there might be
one hundred dollars contributed by
those present, and after few minutes
solicitation through the audience one
hundred and ten dollars was contributed
towards deiraying expenses in the pros.
ecution OF the work on hand.
After prayer by Rev. Crosstie the
Convention adjourned until "a. N. to-
morrow.
SECOND DAY.
DECEMBER l6, 1880.
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after PRAYER resumed the regular order
OF business.
First was the discussion and approval
ofthe resolutions Tor the work in detail
OF the organization throughout
the State, and upon which
no satisfactory result could be reached,
il becoming necessary u rccommit to
the committee in whose hands the res.
olu,ions originated.
The report of the committee was
adopted with some amendments and
slight changes, a corrected copy OF which
will be- furnished the press by the Sec.
rrtarv OF the convention. The resolu.
tons provide for a State Executive
Committee of fifteen, to whose hands
will be committed the work mapped
out By the present convention The
temperance cause is to Ne agifatcd from
one end Oi the State to the other, and q
competent delegation is to be sent TO
Wheeling during the next session OF
the legislature for the purpose OF using
all honorable means to secure the
passage of an act submitting an
amendment to our State Constitution,
which will prohibit the manufacture or
sale OF Intoxicating liquors within the
State. The following is copy OF the
memorial 10 be circulated over the State
for signatures and To be presented to the
Iegisldturc next session:
To the Honorable !S'Haic and Hou~ OF
D.i,gdtss OF Wet I'Wghia:
Your petitioners hcreunto subscribed,
humbly pray your honorable body TO
pass an act during ycur present session
providing for the submission To the
voters Of West Virginia. an amendment
to our organic law prohibiting the man
ufacture and the sale Except for me-
chanical, scientific and medicinal pur.
poses), OF Intoxicating liquors within
the State, feeling well assured that a
proposition SO cmincntly democratic
and republican, will receive the favor
able commendation OF the representa-.
,iyes OF few people whose home is
their sovereignty, anu whose patriotism
lies in their ready submission to a..
rule OF the majority.
The Executive Committee is compos.
ed of the following gentlemen:
From the First Congressional District
Paul Neal, E.q Rev. ID. ii. X. Dix,
Rev. I. :. Wade. ID II. McGregor. Hon.
F.. G.. Cracrait. Elder Il Warner, Dan.
l.. johnson, Rev. q. G. Wilding, Rev. II.
l.. Quarrelis.
Second Congressional District Prof.
A. l.. Wade, David Powell, J. W.
Grantham.
Third Congressional Distri.t-J. ID.
Baines. Rev. l.. l.. Peters, Jas. Moore
After the adoption OF the reports oi
various committees, the usual resolu.
tions OF thanks T. citizens, trustees oil
the church, &c, were offered and ap'
proved.
Before adjournment Senator Scott
took occasion TO congratulate the mem
bers oi the Convention on the good work
mt in motion and felt that the future
result. OF their labors would be some
thing 10 bc proud of. and such il the
feeling Of all who attended or psrticipat.
ed i'm the deliberations Of the present
Convention. We might add that much
OF the success OF the Convention is due
to the worthy President, &. +. Scott
who, by his easy, graceinI dignity, mace
everybody feel at home, and his knowl.
edge OF parliamentary rules enabled tim
10 bring order out OF what al variOu:
times might have been worse lhan con
| fusion.
Thanks are also dre oCr genis. towns
man Dave y. Johnson and Col. TsEgari
Committee on Entertainment, for tie
very satisfactory manner in which they
discharged their duties. For farors rem
dered, J. H. Johnson. the Eli lent Sec
retary, will accept our Thank.
Atl2 O'Clock N. the Convention adj
iourned 10 meet on the fourth WeJnes
day iu June, 1851, the lace Of meeting
u be named by the State ESecnilv'
Committee. There will probably be
straiyh. out temperance ticket put II
the field for our municipal LECTION
which comes OF IL "a i-S seeks. r.