West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25

and all his depredations whether
he be licensed or not.
Men love party more, their own
children less; but they are now be-
ginning to realize that it were bet
ter to conciliate the great BODY of
christian and temperance people
than to pander to the thief.
They are becoming alarmed when
they see the thief robbing us of our
schools and setting up schools of
vice instead see him stealing away
our blessed Sabbath in the great
State of Ohio, as we'll as in other
States. Every way we turn in quest
OF our three cardinal constitutional
rights, "life, liberty and the pursuit
OF happiness" we find our way
blocked by this reckless, devastating
thlef-we meet him in our homes,
IN the church aisle, in business, on
the streets, everywhere. 1t is
high time his depredations were
stopped. Ten years ago the word
prohibition startled the temper
ance people in convention in Gin
elnnati; now it is our cry and
watchword all over the land, and
we will continue to give our own
active and earnest attention to this
great national thief, till he be ar
rested and destroyed.
REV. F. 3. CARROLL
followed in an earnest and effective
appeal, applying and sealing upon
the hearts of the audience precious
thought-gems, gathered from Mrs.
Reese's excellent address He made
most feeling reference to tomb
stone in our cemetery Bearing q
name honored by all our people,
with words expressive of bis intense
interest, while living, in the well
fare, safety, and honorable success
of his children. He lamented that
some of the children were victims
of this thief, and insisted with most
impressive fervor, that mo one is
safe while the thief is abroad"
Mr.. johnson, in closing the meet
ing, spoke of the encouraging pros
poets for the cause of prohibition,
calling special attention to the
State Temperance Convention to be
held at Wheeling, June 28th, and
urged temperance friends to talk it
up, write it up, and by every avail
able means, contribute to large
and enthusiastic attendance, and a
successful convention.
After the singing of "The Battle
Cry" with much spirit and power
by the choir, the meeting closed
with the benediction by Rev. J. H.
Burns.
From Methodist Aduocate, Atlanta.
Ca: Bishop Warren has appoin-
ted Mrs. L. M. Dunton to travel the
Greenville Districts, South Carolina,
with her husband, the presiding
elder of the district, as home mis-
sionary, to visit among families,
hold mothers meetings, do Sunday
school and temperance work. The
Bishop has kept Mrs. Watson thus
employed in this city during the
fall and winter, and Miss James in
Chattanooga. Mrs. Rust, through
the Home Missionary Society, has
also two ladies employed in this
city"
At regular monthly meeting u
the Congregational membersh' a . y
Wednesday evening, it was d ILL., .gdnl
to accept the resignation of Rev 60 I
H. Observation-Disclosures Lea9 rem .
We regret to learn that IN baaltl
is the cause of the r. Mfgnation q
our old-time brother class-mata
comrade-in-arms an d bosom friend
Joe Jenkins. We do hore ane
pray that rest End care ma v hrip,,
good health s.gain.
It's Curious fact, that a long with
the wonderful increase # interes
IN the religious cultureof the Young
as SHOWN in the develop nento of thu
Sanday-schools, there S Mould hay,
to come to be such str ange appsr
ent lack of sympat nv between
young and old, as seen in the child