The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-30

The Convention reasaemblel at p. NJ
President Purinton in the chair. Prayer
was offered by Rev. D. II. X. Dix,
BY action Of tho Convention the report
Of the Committee ON Resolutions was
made the order Of the evening, and upon
the call OF President P%urintoD, Rev.
Walker responded with the following re-
port:
Resolved, BY the representatives OF the
temperance people Of West Virginia, as
sembled at Wheeling, June 30, 1881:
First-That the traffic In intoxicating
liqnors is the greatest evil with which our
people have to contend, In that It affects
ua 10 our politics, In society, In our
churches and in our homes.
SeCond-That legal prohibition is the
most available remedy for this evil
known 10 us.
Third-That to secure this we pledge so
much Of our time, Of our labor and our
money as may be necessary to accomplish
this end.
Fonrth-That we respectfully urge upon
our Senators and House OF Delegates to
pass the proposed amendment TO our
State Constitution at the coming session.
Fifth That In this work We inYlte the
cooperation Of all the people Of every
calling,
ReS0lyed, That the superintendent Of
Sabbath Schools be requested 10 bring
the subject OF total abstinence before their
schools, and the scholars, old and young,
be asked to Sign the total abstinence
pledge, provided their parents allow
them.
Pending the adoption Of the report,
Prot A. y. Wade, Of Morgantown, was
introduced 10 the audience, and spoke for
some fifteen minutes on the relation Of
LempeIGn and prohibition to education,
handling his subject very Akillfully.
The next speaker introduced was Hon.
Charley 4. Caldwell, II Parkershutg, VIII,
was announced aB a recent addition 10 the
ranks Of t~emperanCe-a noft OF a temper.
anCe Comet said President PurintOn.
Mr.. Caldwell spoke for some time on
the spirit OF The resolutions, and was very
earnest In his appeals to the people 10
fight the enemy with determination. The
gentleman was frequently interrupted
during the course Of his remarks by the
hearty approval Of the audience Of the
sentiments he gave ~utteranCe to.
Rev. Warner, OF ParkerBburR, followed
In a brieispesCh full OF plth and argument.
The question on the adoption Of tho
resolutions was called, and the motion
being put they we're adopted by a unahi
tnotis vote.
The usual complimentary resolutions
we're offered and adopted without dissent.
Mr.. Dave D. johnson read the following
letter, tho sentiments ] expressed being
loudly Cheered!
STATE or KANSAS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TOPEKA, May 81, 1881
DAVE d. Johnson,
ParkeSburg, W. Va:
MY DEAR SiR.-Youf letter Of the 18Th
inst, inviting me 10 address the Slate
Convention to be held al
Wheeling, on the 2Sth Of June next, has
been duly received, Tor which please &C
Cept my thanks with my regrets that other
engagements will render II impossible for
me 10 comply with your request; other.
wise | would gladly do 90.
With my hest wishes Tor the success Of
The work In West Virginia, and assuring
YOU that prohibition Is a grand success In
lam, very truly, your friend,
joins T. ET joins.
Prof. O. II. Payne, President Of The Ohio
Wesleyan University, also regretted that
be could not be present, being detained by
he commencement exercises. He ex.
pressed himself as In hearty sympathy
with the movement, and hoped the de-.
lbefations Of the convention would be
ACRIMONIOUS and successful.
The President announced that he had
appointed the following ladies members OF
he Central Committee for the distfibu.
ion Of temperance literature, all Of this
ity, viz. Miss A, TAYLOR, Mrs. Cant, John
)aflin and Mrs. Dr. HALEY Mccoy,
After d iefvent prayer BY Rev. ", OIL
.nodgtaas, the convention adjourned me
V.