Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-26
TEMPERANCE.
Opening Of the Convention at
Mountaia Lake Park.
A Large Crowd Present-The Addresses
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Temperance C0nventlon, IOr Wnlcn ahAan6S-
ments have been making so long, under
the efficient sdperintendence OF Miss Jen-
ME Smith, opened its sessions here this
morning. Agentle rain through the night
nicely laid the dust, and gratefully cooled
the atmosphere. The bracing air and the
grand old forest unite in making this the
best time and place for such convention.
The early accommodation west brought
fully hundred, who came with baskets
and boxes, doubly prepared for the moral
culture and the physical wants OF the day,
The First Exearsion Train
arrived from Cumberland, bringing much
larger number of happy-faced exeursionists,
glad for run on the road and day in the
woods.
The children came with their parents,
husbands with their wives, and lovers with
their ladies. Gray haired men and prattling
babes formed an interesting element OF the
throng, drawn thither to enjoy briet re-
lease from household cares and business
tolls, and to hear the words of eternal life
and soul liberty from the lips OF t,ris emf.
nent Christian woman. Prominent among
the multitudes are seen many OF The men
who pilot the innumerable trains aud who
are employed in the various departments
of railroad business. As rule they. are
set of manly. looking men, with hne beards
and clear eyes, but many ofthem have, 10,
day, nobler bearing, for they have found
the Messiah, and are rejoicing III lope OF
the glory Of God.
When the hour arrived for the opening
service, fully.
One Thousand Strangers
were on the grounds and the vast auditori-
um, which seats 800 people, was crowded
to overflowing. =,
After the singing of the "Rock OF Ages"
Rev. J. B. Milford pastor OF the First Bap-
tist Church of Wheeling, opened the con-
vention with prayer. DR.. Logan, the
newly elected president Of the Association,
| in a neat and appropriate speech, intro
| duced Miss Jennie Smith to the waiting su'
dience. After few kind and touching
words of greeting, in which she referred to
| the youthful age of both the railroad
branch of the w. G. T. u, and of the Noun.
| tain Lake Park Association, neither OF
them being year DID, but each rich in
grand promises, she very appropriately
read the opening verses of the "SerIuol on
the Mount" beginning "And seeing the
multitude He went up into the mountain"
| With running comments upon the text,
full of
Intense Sympathy
and earnest longing, and closed with a
| heart-prompted appeal for individual con-
secration to the work in the interests OF
which they had gathered.
At her suggestion the balance OF the time
was spent in testimonies from, ministers,
| laymen, and converts. Miss Sherman, of
| Boston, Mass. was the first to respond.
| She is identified with this new movement,
and is associated with Miss Smith in her
work. She is fluent speaker, full OF pa
| thos and power.
She was followed by Miss Martin, super
| intendent of the Maryland branch OF the
w. c. T. u. Practical, pointed and pithy,
she instructed as well as pleased and was
heard with profit.
ing utterances gave God speed TO the work
| and expressed firm assurance OF its sue
| cess.
Mr.. Hilton, of Washington, d. c., and
| Mr.. Sheldon, Secretary Of the y. NJ. G. A,
of the B. and o. also spoke. Following
these
were made by the men who have recently
| been converted under the labors of Miss
| Jennie. AS they told Of their wicked and
unhappy past, and OF their peaceful and
rejoicing present, of their changed domes-
| tic relations and their happy future, scarce
| " an eye was dry. A strange power moved
upon every heart as these fearless men
stood up beneath the mountain oaks to tell
what the Lord had done for their souls.
With the doxology which fairly shook
the trees and the bepediction by DR.. Mas
| den, the morning services closed.
| At 3 P. NJ. the convention resumed its
business. In the absence of Miss A. Tay-
lor, president of the W. Va. branch, Miss
Smith took charge OF the meeting. A very
able address of welcome was made by Mrs.
| Mcleod of Baltimore, general secretary OF
Southern department of the union. which
| was feeling and with great beauty re-
sponded to by Mrs. John r. Thompson, re-
cording secretary for the State OF West
| Virginia.
Reports of the various State unions were
| then read and routine business attended to-
| Miss Martin, in telling five minute ad,
Tersely and Movingly
4 described the object and work of the union.
| She dwelt upon the fact that West Virginia
was the last State to enter the Temperance
| Union, and that now, ii, with all the others
was identified with the cause OF temper
ance.
This junctu re Miss Taylor appeared, and
| i'm her usual racy style made an impressive
| address She stated that she had just com.
pleted ride on the Baltimore and Ohio
| railroad and was more shaken up physical
ly than intellectually, and promised to let
us hear from her again.
At this hour the. convention adjourned
until l0:30 A. NJ. Friday. The evening
trains were filled to their utmost capacity,
| but all were safely carried to their homes.
Besides large number who brought their
| lunches, 500 were fed at the camp restau-
rant and 200 more at the hotel. With all
this multitude there was perfect quiet aud
good order the entire day. 1t was eminent
| ly Christian excursion.