The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-10
FRANCIS MURPHY
rENs a iwEH1I,s eAoEMENT

OPENS "A wEEKss ENGAGEMENT
in this Oily Against Intenaps ranee-Last
Nights Intsrsstlngl aLsetin ut the FIRST
Baptst Church Tears and Laughter.
The Pledge and Bine Isibbon. /
b Last night Francis Murphy, the great
Temperance apostle, began series Of meet
in.s In this city at the First Baptist
Church LIST night For some time past
the temperance work in Wheeling has,
apparently, been tagging; true, meetings
have been held regularly by temperance
Organizations, but they have been quietly
conducted and have not aroused the In
terest that those in charge hoped for.
There was not the lively work OF four or
Ave years ago, and much OF the good done
then was being undone, Several promit
nent business men ntereated in the great
work Of temperance resolved that some
thing should he done 10 revive the old
time interest, and, according arrange
menta were made TO have Francis Murphy
again visit Wheeling and conduct o short
but vigorous ,warEtre against the liquor
traffic and it'd, evils. For several weeks
past Mr.. Murphy has been working in
Pittsburgh, his old field Of action, whence
started the great, Murphy moyement' Of
several years ago which swept over the
country with the most wonde rlul and ben.
eticial results. Everyone will remember
how II affected w heeling and how the
ehthusiasm ragged. During that period
Mr.. Murphy paid the city one short visit,
speaking for about half an hour one alter
noon in the Fourth Street NJ. ] E. Church.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
The Baptist Church, corner Of Byron
and Twelfth streets, held q large and inter.
Iested crowd last night. The broad laisles
were filed with chairs and the spacious
gallery was thrown open, but only, aifew
seats had been provided In the gallery and
Twill be put in to-day and the seating ar:
lrangement On the main floor 50 changed
that several hundred more people than
were present last night can be accommo-
dated with seats during the balance of the
meetings. -
The doorswere opened at q o'clock, and
tby!7 80 o clock ali the seats were occupied
and many were standing. A taaal! Y
| The meeting commented promptly at
the latter hour with the singing OF the
grand old hymn, 'Coronati ions. Mr.sVTill
4mick presided at the iorgan, Frank Kas-
| ley and George Kurner played comets
land the. choir, assisted by singers from
other churches In the city, under tie d.
feetion Of Mr.. Thomas Fl. Kasiey, led the
singing, the audience Joining in withSa
will. ,,,,,,i,T !. III T''i,ss.l4s ~
Avery large portion ,of the audience
was composed Of ladies and prominent
temperance people, but only o few were
there such as MI. Murphy and the temper
ance people desire 70 get hold of; and
these few were evidently there not for
any good that might be done them, but
simply out OF curiosity. Y, * /, ..5,5,.s a 4.
Mr.. Murphy said himself after; the
Injecting that itwas not the kind OF an au-
dience he wanted. He wants to see at his
meetings hereafter the q hoys and those
who have been made miserable by liquor.
He,wants, to use his own words, ito tell
themmy story, how 4 was nearly ruined
forever, but am now happy with a happy
family, growing happier, younger and
better looking every day" s,Ts
IN rng GREAT TEMPERANCE WORKER.
Mr., Murphy hasinot changed in appear
ance much since he was here years
ago. II anything he has grown a little
s ssSiss bstter looking y He hs San sSe
same kind smile, the same hearty
grasp Of the hand and greeting and