West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-06-25

Z surer plans for securing fund.-. AT
least three thousand dollars ought
| to be at the disposal Of the Com.
J mittee to meet the expenses Incl
/ dent to the work, between this and
, the time of the meeting of the Leg
islature.s Unless more adequate
means can be provided. the Com.
mittee will be greatly hampered in
its work.
The WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
, the organ of our cause in this State
:. should receive much more liberal
support and patronage. Sue, pa.
per is absolutely necessary if the
work is to be successfully prosecu.
ted. We recommend that special
attention be given the matter of
placing it upon substantial basis
! financially,
| As in the past, so now, we trust
that the Convention will be guided
by wise counsels and sound princi.
Piles.
There are many encouraging fea.
lures in the work.
The women are doing nobly, and
their influence will be felt in this
work as never before in the State.
The lines are being drawn more
closely in the contest between the
"A4ome and the Saloon" and the
Queen of the Home shall have the
victory. The church and the min
istry are On The side Of the Home,
and are speaking out boldly against
the enemy. The children-God
bless them!-are for the Homeland
the voter of the future will be right
at the polls. The issue is becom-
ing well defined, and every iDtelli-
gent person must take sides. Let
there be NO backward steps. Vic
tory is sure. Some Of US had hoped
for it in West Virginia more speed
lily; but while we hawe been COM
PEELED to wait, ours is not the Hope.
which being deferred "maketh the.
heart sick, "sut Hope" shat brings
eth the victory. What q shout oil
triumph shall be sounded out
through these grand old mountains
when in one grand chorus we shall
proclaim West Virginia carried for
Prohibition.
DAVE D. JOHNSON, Chairman.
On motion the report was re-
cewed and thesseveral recommend
atoms therein rsferred to the prop
er committees.
Aster singing and the Bsnedic-
tion, .Convention'took a recess till 8
p. M, the delegates repairing &C
once to the upper room off the
chuGrh, where they met in joint
session with the W. C. T. u. Con-
ven sion, to near she address OF Mrs.
Wells OF Indiana. (See report of
W. G. T. U. proceedings.)
FIRsT DAY-EvENHNG sEssIoNT-THE
CONVENTION 18Ass MEETINas
By 5 p. m. the large churcn was
filed with an aDdience eager to
hear ahe speakers of the evening.
With President McGregor in the
chair; the services were opened
with singing, and prayer by Rev.
F. B.. Carroll, of the M. E. Church,
South
By arrangements of the Corsmit-
tee, the Chair announced in order
the following
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS.
We,~ant Prohi55aSsiioa-Prof. ID. b.
Purinton, of Morgantown. -
Hoaato Get Observation-Disclosures
Pomeroy, of Moundsville.
Tbs Consequences, IF through aedy-
fereooaroe should fail to get PlnAiba-
tion-Rev. J. w. Carter, of Papkers-
burg ttt.a Es ft{tl @Ei.f
Thadiscussionof these assigned
topics was followed by. 15-manute.-
addresses by Hon. G. w. AAkin-
son and Capt. G. w. Basgs, OF
Wheeling.
AWs shall only take room 30 say,
in this connection, that tae an
nouacement Of the names oNthese
welhknown Temperance champions
was. sufficient to, assure In advance
the success of the meetinG The
audience listened with increasing
in ssrest to the. successive speakers,
as each adde<2l fresh fuel to the