Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-06
MORAL AND MENTAL.
G,ttlng the New Moycnenton u
tC' Working Basis


Pursuant to the adjournment at tie
Fourth Street Church last night : week
ago, the movers In tho youngmen's mor,,
nj hnl mental Improvement plan ne'u
n general meeting In Mozari Hal! last
nisht, at which NIL might participate
There WAS quite respectable showing,
numerically, and IN point OF Intelligence
tho meeting was Gar above the average.
Many prominent business u,en, tue
clergy. the legal and editorial probes
sIons, were there 10 lend their assist
/ ance. ,,,
The meotlug was called to order hy
Mr. n 4, Bill, and upon motion oil Mr'J
Elwood Hughes, Samuel i'aushph, FISH,,
was called upon to preside. Upon mkins
the chair Inc said he had felt some ht'le
hesitancy in presiding over q meeting
composed OF men, many oi whom
could do better than himself, but 'hls
was a duty 10 be performed by all and
zach should extend helping hand:
Proceeding, he spoke OF tho cotnmercia'
Inportanca Of tho city whiCh had OK
tended her business over not only TINS
but adjoining States. aud ~ the very
| confines Of our sister capitals, bur
goods M, found on the shelves OF stores
| In every direction and the names nl
onr merchants arc found upon the
LrIynrs OF prominent business men
throughout the country, Following
ihis Was well worded oulosy ON our
ladies, our mothers, sisters, wives anu
sweet hearts, our religion, filling every
want and Including our sisters
of charity with hands hlled to supply
the wants OF the sick and dying stran'
GERS. Here was heritage and VINO
| we're the hairsp Here were our pos
Hcssious aud who were ~ DO our sue,
ccssorsi Can We CONSIDER any time aud
labor lost aud money thrown away
which were spent To bring our heirs, the
risiny urucration, to u condition 10 MY
administer tho wealth oi religion, com-
morrc and reputation which We must
lrnyo behind usI lie felt II to bn his
and every mans duty To join hands with
thosr who had inauguratcd this move
urut aud ho hoped II would receive the
,noat substantial aid. Young men
shnuld have place Of proper rcaorl,
when the day In done some place where
they MIGHT assemble without
Inc fear Of having their
characters insldously undermined,
while unsuspccllng parents were ENJOY
np the comforts oi their ilrcslitS'
place OF resort should Inc given, pleasing
and agreeable. open to all young mon
who would conduct themselves as gen
ilcmcn, where yicc aud dohauchery
rould bc barred out aud where sous
might meet parents, and where fathers
could have their sons beneath their
watchlul cycs
Mr.. Iaughin cluscd an interesting at
dress hy quoting Laugh Hunts beautiful
poem beginning:
"Abou Ryu Adhcm, -nNy his uiho lnctcvc &C. q,
Nwukc ono uight irum deep dream "i peace.
ON motion OF judge Craumcr, Mr.
Hughes WAS appointed Secretary. Tho
chairman chen named the following
grntlcmcn as vice presidents McssrT ~,
" Paxton, q. g. Dewey, |. II. WillianS
john ]. Jones, John Wagner, Henry n,
List. T. H. Logan, Goo, h, wheat,
Isaiah Warren, W. u Simpson, NJ Fol.
lock. q. u. Hubbard, NJ. L. OF, Capt
.John Mcclure. W. |. llcaruu, Judge
Cranmcr, ]. n Vance aud w T. Hub
bard.
The minutes oi the first meeting were
read Tor the benefit ol many who had
not attended that meeting and did not
know tho full object OF the meeting.
MIR. Btll called for u report from the
committee on plan oi organization, IN
response to which Mr.. w. l.. Wiley
offered the following;
Rcsuirci, That u stock company bo or
gaui6rd ut once tn carry out the pur'
poprs al this meeting.
Etsullcd. That invitation bc now CN-
tended to ull prcwnl 10 subscribe to the
capital stock OF the proposed company
i'm shares at ten dollars cach,
Rcsolrri. That Immediately after the
adjournment OF this meeting NIL persons
who have subscribed Htork shall meet
aud provide lur the organization OF The
company, 10y taking stops To procure q
charter. clccting board OF directors,
aud arranging all the details lor putting
the project In view into Immediate aud
successful operation.
Thus resolution being before the body,
long Discussion cusnel, Mi Bill at
pomc length. described the proposed
plan. puhliHhcd IN the REuiSrGR alter
the first meeting. Rev. Mollatl replied.
lie objected to the games aud wanted
the association 10 become n, or branch
o( the Young Mems Christian AssuCia.
sion. lie thought the plan proposed
would exclude Christ from tho assncin.
ton and il could not flourish, and he
could not see how games could elevate
the morals OF expand the intellect
Moreover. hc thought Il strange city
of Whcrliug's size should be without u
braach o( tho \. NJ. &, A.
Mr. VIM. Hastings wax Singled out 20
respond lie said hc did not propose to
exclude Christ and know his religious
views we're too well.knOwn 10 DO mis-
taken. hut this was To DO not u prayer
meeting concern. but was to give young
mon the social wants they sought a. GIL
in saloons, wthspt the latter'scyilS. II
was Ia bc halfway house between tho
saloon aud the church, II II were an.
nounCrd that this WAS to be u prayer
meeting, the very class Ol men they de.
sired ~ reach would not come, They
wanted 10 lure these mcn from saloons
aud educate them above such tastes
without frightening them of 10y show
OF religion.
Mr.. j. u. Stanton made very scusi-
bile speech oi u like tenor
Further remarks wero made by Col.
White. Bro. 5. H. BarnitE, William
Hastings, Rev !. u, Mollat, +. l.. Bill
and Rev. G. I. Masdon, when tho FOL
lowing resolution was adopted
RcNirci, That an association be or
ganiLcd Tor the purpose OF promoting
the welfare OF She young men OF our
city.
A committee OF eleven, consisting Of
the following persons, was appointed
for the purpose OF carrying out the OBJ
iects OF the above resolution: Samuel
laughliu, Hon. q. L. Cnnmer, w. 7.
Wiley, T.. l.. Bill, W. u, Simpson. ]. j.
Jones, John Brown, William Hastings,
q. q. Dewey, II X, List Hugh Sterling,
The meeting then adjourned subject
10 the call OF the above committee.
This committee had an informal
meeting. and voted 10 meet at the Office
Of Col. Hugh Sterling at the postoflice
at 3 o'clock this afternoon,
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