West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-29
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
"BET1ER FURTHER ON"
Only Three Years More of Lii
cenSed Death.
Cheering News from the Nail City.

DEAR FREEMAN Ever since your
entrance into life and usefulness,
you have each week made your APP
pearance in our sanctum with the
same CHEEKY, bright, sunshiny face,
and as we laid you down we would
mentally calculate, THAT is the
best number yet" Now we say of
you as we do Of the grand old cause,
at is better further on"
The question of Temperance is
the great question of the age, 1t
has become the watchword of dear
old West Virginia, and for this we
thank God and take courage.
There has been wondrous
change in the last two years on the
question of Prohibition; great
public sentiment has been awak-
ened in its favor, and this is very
largely due. dear FREEMAN, to your
indefatigable efforts. | travel the
length and breadth of the Sta &c
and know whereof / speak. Yes,
your name is rapidly becoming a
household word God bless you, as
you go forth to bless the homes of
our people.
| have CHEERING NEWS for you
from the Nail City. God has again
proved that he is a prayer-hearing
and a prayer-answering God, by
blessing our city with an old fash
ioned Temperance revival. Large
and enthusiastic meetings are held
all over the city. The Parkers
Hail Gospel Temperance meetings
are becoming more popular every
Sunday. Last Sabbath the meet
ing was unusually interesting. A
gentleman was present from New
York, who related an Incident that
occurred in Pittsburg. A gentle
man went into Il shoe store there,
and while making a purchase
talked with the proprietor about
various matters, and at last he said
to his customer, you seem to be II
travelling man p "Yes," said the
purchaser, 81 travel from Maine to
California" What are you sell
ing?' inquired the proprietor. II
am selling liquors." was the reply
'Liquorsl Do you like that bust
ness 2" No, | hate itp "Then
why do you continue in business
which you hate ?" "Well, | can
make more money in it than any
thing else, and | have
ONLY THREE YEARS
to be in it," What do you mean by
that p was the next inquiry. u
mean just this. AS l travel all
over the country | notice the signs
of the times point to hasty clean
ing out of this whole business, and
| have given myself just three
years to earn all | can in it."
This, dear FREEMAN, is the testi-
mony of a liquor dealer. In thre,
years to throw off the shackles of d
bondage more cruel hundred fold
than slavery ever was-O, wouldn't
it be glorious?
"! W tHIllh vi TIE IjOUlCS Oh OuI
land being pure, holy and sacred a.
God intended them TO be, how
blessed!
Last night was held a very
LARGE MASS MEETING AT CHAPLINE
NJ. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Geo. E. Hite, our noble
Temperance champion, presided
with his usual grace and dignity
The speaker Of the evening was
DR.. J. E. Smith. the new Pastor Of
Fourth Street NJ E. Church. For
nearly two hours he held the vast
audience as if spell-bound Every
one listened with breathless atten-
ton, as if fearful of losing one
word OF the rich burning eloquence
that fell so rapidly from the lips of
this peerless orator. You sit and
listen with wonder and admira-
ton, at his intensely enthusiastic
Temperance utterances, yet you
never find him extravagant in ges-
ture or metaphor. Every action is