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difference IN the size OF the audience Wnicn
assembled at the sixth temperance meeting,
at the First Baptist Church, last night, but
there was no percepdble diminution in the
enthusiasm Of those present Albeit, there
were several disadvantages under which
the managers labored. Aside from the ab-
senee of Mr.. Murphy, there was no organist,
the eornetist failed to put in an appearance,
and the choir, for the most part, was CON
spicuous by its absence. However. with ali
these drawbacks, the meeting was opened
with its old-6me spirit and continued until
the usual hour for closing.
After the hymn, Come Ye Disconsolste,"
prayer was offered by Rev. Hart, pastor Of
the Disciples church. Hon. G. W. Akin
SON then addressed the audience, prefaeing
his remarks by saying there were two reasons
why the audience was small. One was the
unavoidable absence OF Mr.. Murphy, and
the other was that it was Saturday night,
and great numbers Of people were compelled
to devote it to other affairs. When Eliza
beth was crowned Queen of England, he said,
there was erected in Cheapside msgnih'
cent tableau representing a young woman
typical OF England, emerging from dark
cave, bearing in her hands q Bible, and
when the Queen passed BY the book was
presented to her. When she saw what it was
she kissed it aud pressed it to her heart,
snd. thanking the multitude Of people for
their gift, promised that it should ever be
her guide in the administration Of public
affairs. She kept her word. For eighteen
hundred years that book had been as q
lamp to the feet Of the human
race. Between this world and the
world to come there Was wide ex-
panse. and in that volume were contained
the guides and directions necessary to reach
thst farOf land. Mr.. Atkinson then read
q portion OF the first chapter of Paurs Sec
oEd Epistle to Peter, following it with
brief statement OF the object OF the meet.
ing, and saying it was due 10 Mr.. Murphy
10 keep the cause moving in his absence,
and prepare the way for the genuine work
OF the coming week.
81 need Thee every hour WAS sung, an
then Judge 0key Johnson spoke briefly
saying that few years ago. IN y distant
city. many hundred miles away, with 90,
familiar face about hin, the Benjamin Of
bis family lay dying. But strangers minis
tered unto him, and cousoled his last hours
and ever after be had felt the toll force
that divine sentence: "lnasmuch as Ye hav
did it unto the least of these. m,
brethren, We have also did
unto me" Those people who always
went shout, wrapped in their own individ.
na6,y MIGHT win b0pQs and riches in this
life, but they would scarcely have a hand
extended to them in the world to come.
Kindness should be freely bestowed byeVery
man and every woman upon all who came
in their way. He illustrated the power OF
kindness and humanity by relating several
incidents of the late war, aud said the same
principle should be carried into this temper.
snCe movement. Fallen men were all
about US, and it was the especial province
of Christian men and women to lend q help
ing hand. Encourage those who were in
need Of Encouragement, and fail not to sup
port them, even though they failed again
and again in the great struggle for better
life
Mr.. John Woods was then introduced.
Sixteen years ago, he said, he was a great
drpIkard, and he was here to testify to the
curseOi whisky and the value of sobriety.
One night, along in 1869, he went home
very drupk; in the morning he felt very
bad, as men always felt after debauch, and
he thought the matter over and determined
that he would quit. That was an old de-
termination with him, however, and his
family paid little attention to him,
but he went up stairs TO his
room, got down OF bis knees, and
asked God to help him. He talked to the
Almighty as he would to an old friend; be
-ecitcd the efforts he had made Of his own
strength to abstain, and bis failures, and he
saked for help at once lie did not want
10 quit tomorrow, or the next day, but at
once, and God heard bis prayers, and from
that time he was a sober, honest Christian
man. He had lived in Wheeling for sixty
wears; thirty-fve years of that time he had
been a drunkard, but now, thank God, ne
was free
Mr.. Polk Welsh was the next speaker in
vited TO the platform. He said he had
never made temperance speech in his life,
bot he Could tell Of an experience in his
life which was full of sorrow, and Of another
experience which was full OF glsdness and
happiness for himself and family. He had
no recollection of taking his FIRST drink; ne
was too young for the fact to have made ar
| impression on his mind, but be
could remember when he first had
10 retail out liquor 10 other mel
over q counter, and he was so small that ht
had to stand on stool to be high enough
He had passed through much misery from
the habit so early formed, From the time
he was eighteen years Of age until he wa
wenty-three. he did not think he had beer
sober one day. One morning he sWoke at
ter terrible debauch, and resolved to pu
an end to such q career, and he asked God
drunk as he was, 20 come to his aid. Hi
, prayer was answered, and Tor nineteen year
be had, by Gods aid kept On the High
path.
J. Melvin Richards then sang: HE Savet
Poor Sinner Like Me" and when he hs;
concluded, amid applause, G. W. Bagg
was called forward, and briefly related som,
portions of bis experiences, both before Ant
after signing the pledge, eight years ago
Among other things, he alluded to the ger
eral feeling DIR joicing there was when b
reformed. All over the city saloon keep
er's had large states or books, and on thos
states and in those books hi
name stood entered opposite larg
scores for drinks. These scores hst
habit of steadily growing, and when th
newspapers announced the fact that Wash
Baggs had reformed, saloon keepers AoOl
each 0iher BY the hand and rejoieed witt
exetefng great JOY ana ausc2g thoSe pee
ple who did not kaan saloors AID aid m