West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-02
WEyTVIRGINIAFR FREEMAN.
T'emperance I'm the Union AssO-
clatiOn-A Fat Country and
a Big Crowd.

The early morning train, We'd
nesdsy, August 26th, 1885, carried
the FREEMAN representative east
ward to Bridgeport, Harrison
county, where he arrived just IN
time to hear the Union Assocla-
ton called to order. The annual
sermon was preached by Rev. VIM.
NJ. Davis, Of Grant county. Mr..
Davis is @ man of marked ability
and preached strong sermon.
The Association was we'll attend
ed, and the work in advance of
that of any former year. Our
friend Arthur Sinsel, of Grafton,
was made Moderator-an honor
we'll bestowed, and Jno. 7. Whites
carver was continued as Clerk.
What a fat and glorious coun-
try around Bridgeport More
stock is shipped from here than
from any other point on the road,
east of Cumberland. Much dam
age has been done by grasshoppers
this season. The aforesaid grass
hopper was much abused during
the meeting. On the second day
Of the meeting there must have
been three Thousand people pres
emit, and at least thousand horses
on the grounds. And such dinner
as was spread out from hundreds
of baskets, that day! Surely the
grasshoppers had not ruined the
country.
The Report of the Committee on
Temperance was not so advanced
as some other reports have been,
but it was sound and uncompro-
missing.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TEMPER
Tue liquor traffic in many parts
of cur country, is growing in vast
proportion, and seems to be max
ing increased Efforts to blight our
homes-to destroy the lives of our
citizens aad ruin forever immor-
tai souls.
Therefore we believe it is the
duty Of every christian and every
lover of home and country, to put
forth increased efforts in opposition
to this most ruinous curse, so full
of misery, poverty, crime and death.
We believe that every interest of
our Homes, Church and State, is
making loud appeals to our better
natures, demanding at our hands
that we increase our efforts and
prayers for the eternal destruction
of the rum power. We believe
that the temperance cause is Gods
cause; therefore we need not fear
though the struggle be long and
fierce; we shall win at last. We
say right here, that there can be
no compromise between US and the
rum seller; that nothing short of
this unconditional surrender of the
enemies, of the whisky traffic, will
aatisfy us.
We demand again for the people
the submission of a prohibition
amendment, to the vote of the
State.
Respectfully submitted,
H. LANGFoRD,
j. E. Coon.
Rev. Langford, spoke of the
ferceness of the struggle, and that
perseverance would bring the vic.
tory. lie referred particularly tc
the Weston fight, aud how the foe
had been compelled to surrender.
But he Was not confident that the
old enemy is dead, even in Yves.
ton He had noticed the same old
screens, and other signs of former
daye. &ud could "smell it, though
he couldn't see that liquor was
sold.
Dave D. johnson Endorsed the
resolutions, and if they did not &c
far enough to suit him, yet they
set forth common ground upon
which all of US can stand. Let
not only our resoJoes be here re.
solved, but let the spirit of the res
oiutioos govern our actions, as
citizens, at the polls and elsewhere
Revs. 2. H. Murray, l.. W. Hol.
den and L. e. Peters also spoke