The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-11
TEnPERANcE MAsa MEETINe


Ing-Speeehes or senator BRPbee and
Or. George r. HHyE-An Enthusiastie
Meeting.
A large audience was present at the
Fourth Street M. E, Church last night,
the lecture room being allied, and the class
rooms occupied by those who could not
find seats in the audience room, The
temperance people have reason to DO en-
couraged by last nights turnout, aud es.
peClally so from the fact that large num-
Der Of Legislators countenAnced the cause
by being present.
Rev. ]. D. Moffat, Of the Second Pres
byterisn Church, opened the meeting with
prayer, alter which Senator Bsrbee, who
was the presiding officer of the occasion,
arose and addressed the audience as fol-
lows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN be called from
"labOr TO refreshment, and complimented
and honored as the presiding officer OF this
yery large and highly respectable audience, Is
indeed an epoch IN my life's history, by
which am deeply impressed, and which, In
after years | shall recall with feelings OF
proudest recollection. l am aware that Gus
tom has made 1t obligatory, that he who pre-
sides over the deliberations Of such an august
body as presents itself on this OCCASION should
make some preliminary discourse, but | trust
that such Is not demanded or expected OF me-
The object for which you have gathered TO-
gether here is too well understood and highly
appreciated by all to need any comments or
explanatory remarks from me.
Suffice TO say that 1t Is for noble and
glorious purpose, and permit me to unite
with YOU in the ferVent wish, and earnest
duplication, that 1t may be productive Of
great good. Let me congratulate you, and
with YOU rejoice at the manifest interest In
the great work before us, as demonstrated by
this immense, enthusiRItio gathering. re-
ioice, too, to find the clerical and legal pro-
fession going hand in hand in this great work
OF reform. ! rejoice too, and am proud 10
bear the intelligence hero, that among the
large number OF able and distinguished law
yeFs in both branches Of your Legislature,
quite number Of them are heart anu
soul with you In your great enterprise, whilst
msiority OF the nOn.proie.sionHl members
are with you, bidding you GOD speed"
In the Two houses, there are Just IN even
half dozen members Ofthe medical profession,
and am prouder still 10 tell you, that they
are sOiid-all with you, and whilst ithas been
theirs to lcglslate generally for the public
good, they have been legisating specially TO
protect, preserve the health, and prolOng the
lives Of our whole people.
The labors, investigations and experiments
Of medical men was not ended when Harvey
published to the world his discovery Of the
~ Nha blood TnH whan lamar
made the discovery that Bovine Virus was a
prophylactiC to that fearful, horrible and
toathsome disease, smallpox, nor when
Morton made the grand discover oianesthetics
by which the once dreaded pains incident to
surgical and obstetriCal operation, are "felt
and fea. cd no more" or our Mcdowell, who
so long contended and maintained, aud finally
demonstrated that certain operation could
be performed by which the despaired life Of
mother or wife could be restored,
Tho medical faculty have not halted-their
mission Is not yet ended. There are still
heavy and fearful responsibilities resting
and imposed upon them, Faithful to the
trust repOsed in them by their respective con.
stituents, and with knowledge Of the gensr-
al wants of suffering humanity, have, by the
aid OF the intelligent and liberal minded
members OF both houses, Of whatsoever pro.
iession or vocation in life, together with The
encouragement and assistance OF your able
and distinguished corps Of city physicians. o..
ready passed bills regulating and eleyatng
the standard OF Dentistry, Pharmacy, Medi.
cine aud Surgery, aud have now pending a
bill to establish Estate Board OF Health"
which they are fully persuaded will soon be.
come law, by which, when accomplished, they
trust and believe they shall be able TO u great
10, az RaU af
les and'epidemics Of diphtheriA and scarlet
fever now sweeping over our State with such
destructiveness; and further, too by the op.
Grafton OF this State Board OF Health 10 be
able TO prepare for, and fortify against chol.
era, smallpox, yellow fever and other infec.
tlous and contagious diseases, which threaten
the health and the lives OF our people In the
very near future.
But ladies and gentlemen, The mission Of
Physicians as Good Samaritans and legislators,
does notend with what has been done-there Is
work, yet To do, and with the "favOr Of God,
and fear 81 the deVil,n we are concentrating
our minds, souls, intellects and thought upon
tho ''ways and means TO stay another and
not less fearful and dangerous disease which
seems To be prevailing as an epidemic, not
onlytin your own City OF Wheeling but also
In my own little town OF Point Pleasant, as
well as elsewhere throughout the State, cut.
ting down In It's onward march the rich, the
poor, the high, the low, the young and the
old, without respect 10 race, color or previous
condition, numbering among the wounded and
slain some OF our rarest, brightest ornaments,
and most gifted int llectual gems, cOnsigning
them without number TO jail houses, correc.
ton houses, work houses, poor houses, Penl.
tentIaries, insane asylums, inebriate asylums
H1,al lFf m a ~ n b..
ards grave.
by the everything God here's our hearts
and here's our hands, to encourage, aid and
assist you In your lariable efforts 10 destroy
the deadly miasma which generates this fatal
disease and then, with willing hearts and
hands, gently, kindly and tenderly, help you
bind MP the wounds and ease the pangs OF
hearts incised, confused, lacerated md torn
10 pieces by thisdamnable demoniac bachtetia.
RetrospeCting an active professional career Of
oyer thirty years, were an artist, and dared,
could give you q panoramic view Of fearful,
horrible and heartrtnding scenes which mine
ewes have beheld, and which were incident 10
the fruits and effects Of intemperance, which
would make
HThe Eayest heart have sorrow,
The biishtoIt day haYenIght,"
Or were tan orator, as Prlltus Is, and not
hForbid
To tell The secrets Of my prison.house,
| could tale unfold, whose lIghtest word
Would harrow up thy SOUL freeze thy young blood
Maks Thy two eyes like stars start from their
Thy kn0tted and combined locks 10 part,
nd each particular hair 10 stand on end,
Like quilts upon the ftetIul pOrcupine"
We have q bill before our two houses, intro.
luCed upon the petitions and signatures OF |
near thirty thousand Of the brave men |
aud fair women Of West Virginia, asking |
,titntinnni Amendment, 'iprobibitinP the |