The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-07
TRIPERANoE MATIERa.
Mass Meeting At Ihs Academy Of Music
YeIterdAy-NOIes and Comment.

Mass Meeting NJ the Academy Of huSie
YeaIerdAy-NOIes and Comment
The temperance people are improving
the time and keeping up the new interest
created in the cause by holding frequent
meetings, which thus far have been chArac'
terized by great enthusiasm and spirit,
They think it is best to strike the iron
while 1t ia hot, and intend to hold numer-
GUS meetings this week and pending the
discussion Of the prohibitory amendment
in the Legislature.
The meeting at the Academy Of Music
Yesterday afternoon was largely attended
by both sexs, the men, however, predomi'
mating, which Is not monotonous feature
OF these gatherings.
Rev. D. A. Cunningham opened the ser
vices with prayer, and was followed by
Senator r. s, Brown, who was the. pre-
siding officer for the occasion, in an intro:
ductory speech, in which he expressed
his pleasure in being allowed the privilege
Of presiding over such q respectable body
In 40 respectable cause. The Senator
continued at some length to define his po-
sition on the question before the Legisla-
ture, gratifying the audience by telling
them he was for the amendment body and
soul. :,
Judge Ferguson, OF Kanawha, who il
prominently identified with the temper.
ance cause, and who Is strong ally and
advocate OF the people in the House Of
Delegates, followed Senator Brown and
entertained and edited the audience on
the topic uppermost in their minds, max
ing one Of his concise and judicial argu'
ments in favor OF total abstinence. De
also took occasion to answer the card
which appeared in yesterdays Sunday
Leader advocating the cause OF the liquor
interests in the Stale, which he did in his
usual logical manner,
Hon. 4. G. Oracrsit, without whom g
temperance meeting can hardly BIO called .
success, addressed the audience In q torCl
BILE and eloquent style. When one Is
called upon to make as many temperance
speeches as Mr.. CraCraitis, 1t is difficult Il
present new subject matter, but We hud
him always equal to the occasion, and nc
matter how frequently We hear him he is
always entertaining and eloquent.
The audience, despite its numbers, wal
very orderly, and also very enthusiastic
applauding very generously the points
made by the several speakers.
The audience was dismissed with the
benediCtion by Rev, s. b. Barnitz,
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
Among those who occupied seats OF
the stage we noticed Senators MCGregol
and Dawson, Delegate j, W, Granthsm
and Revs. E, W. Ryan, W, B. Thomson
D, A. Cunningham, and s. b. Barnitz, and
Mother Holiday.
Rev. @. P. Masden, who is an earnest
worker In the temperance cause, intro
duCed the speakers yesterday for Senator
Brown,
Mack Kelley is generally depended upor
to start the singing at the Academy o.
Music meetings.
The announcements for temperance
meetings this week are as follows: Mon
day night, Zane Street NJ. Il. Church
Tuesday night, Disciples Church, South
Side; Thursday night, Fourth Street NJ. L
Church, on which occasion DR.. Geo. p
Hays, President OF Washington and JET
ferson College, will be present and deliver
an address.
Reys. @. P, Masden and W. B. Thomp
son and Mr., William Hastings have beer
appointed committee on Finance to pro
vide funds for the campaign.
Next Sabbath afternoon the Fourth An
niversary OF the inauguration OF the
temperance movement In this city will be
celebrated at the Academy oil Music
Prominent speakers will make addresses
among whom will he Rev. K. +. Swope, o.
the st. Matthews Episcopal Church.
The collection taken at the Academy OIL
Music yesterday afternoon Melted the
handsome sum OF 1856.
An incident occurred during the pro.
gress OF the meeting at the Academy Of
Music yesterday afternoon which, nc
doubt, escaped the observation Of many,
A colored man pushed his way up the
middle aisle, and pausing at the reporters
stand expressed bis desire to sign the
pledge, In very meek tone OF voice. As
the reporters didn't happen to have any
blank pledges with them they referred
him to one Of the officers Of the Working.
mems Union, who was seated in the audi
ence, who supplied him with card, after
signing which he slowly retraCed his steps.
Not more than dozen in the audience
knew what the mans errand was
The speakers for the meeting at Zane
Street Church tonight are Senator Nc.
Gregor, Rev. s. B. Barnitz and Hon. L. g.
CraCrait.
The temperance meeting at OTIS Hall
last night was a very successful one. Adj
dresses were made by Messrs. Marshall,
Laramie and E. G. Oracralt. Several sign.
ers were had to the pledge, and quite q
number signed the petition To the Legisla-
ture for the constitutional amendment.
The choir was in charge Of MIR. Hamilton
Hill. ...'