West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-23
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(The following from the Wheel
ing Register was on the hooks for
last week, but was crowded out.)
TEMPERANCE TALK.
Meeting Kesterdoy-Presentqtion-C Com
mandatory Resolutions.
On Thursday evening last the
friends of temperance held a very
successful meeting at Parker's Hall.
The Rev. w. B. Thomson was
chosen chairman, and the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year; President S. G. Baylitts,
Esq, Vice President, Miss A. Taylor,
Secretary NJ Dryden and Treasurer
Sam'l Taylor, Esq. Executive Conn
mittee-F. M, Hopkins, Esq, P. J.
Handy, Esq, and SAINT Florence
Esq, The officers and Executive
Committee were empowered to
carry on the good work, which has
been so richly blessed at this hall.
Yesterday was regular field day
for the temperance ladies of this
city. A large number were present
at their regular meeting held at
the Second Presbyterian Church,
and much interest and enthusiasm
was manifested.
Mrs DR.. Hupp presented paper
giving an account of the presenta-
ton of Mrs. Hayes portrait to Presi-
dent Garfield, and then the Union
had a presentation on its own ac-
count. Miss Taylor, President of
the Wheeling Female College, and
Vice President of the Wheeling
National Christian Temperance
Union, presented to the society in a
few choice and well-ftting words, a
very elegant as well as life-like
protrait of Hon d. McGregor, the
grand, noble-hearted champion of
the prohibitory amendment in the
Senate of our State Mrs. Capt
Carlin, President of the Union, re-
ceived the protrait for the society
in neat, eloquent speech, saying
many good and commendatory
things about the honored advocate
of so great and good a cause, hoping
as they all looked upon the features
of the noble Senator, they might be
inspired to redouble their efforts,
and take new courage in the fact
that great and honored men were
coming to their help right royalty
against the mighty.
Another pleasant episode of this
enthusiastic meeting was a very
strNng endorsement of Rev. c. e.
Hite, and the following compliment
tary resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the Union, and ordered
to be printed in the city papers:
WHEREAS, In the late effort to Sc
cure a prohibitory liquor amend
ment to the State Constitution, the
cause of temperance having met
with an able and fearless defender
in the person Of G. e. Hite, and
WHEREAS, By his exposition Of
the fallacies and weakness Of the
arguments of the enemies of the
cause, the Rev. G. E. Hite has been
made the subject Of unkind and un
just newspaper criticism therefore,
Resolved, That our warmest and
heartiest thanks are due and are
hereby rendered to Rev. Mr.. Hite
for his very valuable services in the
great cause in which ne are SO deep
ly and vitality interested
Resolved, That we heartily en-
dorse his outspoken and earnest ut
terances in his pulpit, as well as
elsewhere, upon this important
subject; and we congratulate our
selves upon having SO able, earnest
and eloquent an advocate for the
great cause Of temperance.
We feel that the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union has done a
nice thing in so warmly endorsing
this noble young clergyman in the
manly, straightforward course he
has taken in advocating the cause
Of right and humanity.