West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-08-22

Hand of Fellowship, by Presi-
dent of the council, DR., F. Elliott,
followed by the hand of welcome
by the presbytery.
Benediction by candidate, Rev
James E. Darby.
On Thursday evening came
THE ASSOCIATION TEMPERANCE MASS
MEETING.
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.
Your committee submit the fol-
lowing:
LIST. The whisky traffic still
works the abomination of desola-
ton in homes and human hearts.
Labor and capital alike suffer
from it's paralyzing touch: Gov
eminent officials, from policeman
to President, pandering to passion
for strong drink, dishonor the fair
escutcheon of our common country.
The cause of Christ is clogged in
it's onward march to glorious con-
summation by the curse of intern
perance.
The old tramp of 10000 souls 60
ing down yearly to a drunkard's
dreadful death, is still heard like
a SOULS death knell, like judg-
ment trump, throughout the land.
2. Moderate drinkers in our
churches. ought to be disciplined.
The Church must keep sober or
both the World and the Church is
lost.
By lecture, sermon, song, press,
public sentiment against the liquor
traffic must be educated.
Parents must ever make the in
quiry, "Where is my boy, to-
night?'
Voters must have grace and grit
and love of the right, the pure and
the good, to vote for no man who
will not, in public and in private,
by precept and by example, oppose
this devil-serving traffic.
3. We must continue to struggle
till the homes and property of our
own mountain State are protected
by legal prohibition.
4. We condemn the action of our
last Legislature, in refusing to sub
NIT the Prohibition Amendment
to a vote, as demanded and prayed
for by the Christian and temper.
ance people of the State, and we
proclaim that we will vote for no
man for State or county Office who
is not in favor of such omission.
5. We rejoice in the ability and
success of the w EST VIRGINIA FREE
MAN, the temperance bugle, blow
ing the blast Of battle in West Vir-
ginia. We recommend that our
people subscribe for it, and do all
they can to spread its indispensa-
BILE influence.
G. B. FOSTER, Com.
THE DISCUSSION.
The discussion of the report was
we'll arranged in advance, thanks
to the judicious committee, G. B.
Foster. Such wise forethought al
ways insures a meeting against
possible dragging or failure.
HOME INFLUENCE AGAINST THE
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.,
was the first topic, and the earnest
speech of Prof. Lyon, Of the Uni
versity, proved the happy choice. in
his appointment.
The speaker first drew beauti-
full and most impressive picture OF
the home, with all its worth and
sacred en6earments, and showing
the irresistible forces sent out
from the family circle, argued the
immense Importance of so direct
ing these influences as to tell most
etfectually against this most cruel
and implacable enemy of all our
homes, the liquor traffic. Children
should be early taught to under
stand the terrible nature Of this
vile traffic and it's crimes.
This blessed home influence was
never before SO potent against the
great evil as now, and the time is
not far distant when the rum-sell-
er, the man that sells liquor to a
drunkard, or to the boy to make
him such, will be looked on as a
felon.
The hope of the future is in the