Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-19
TEX NINTH
ofths Temperance workers-Many People
Sign the Pledge.

Ofthe Temperance Workers-Many People
Sign the Pledge.
Again was the First Baptist Church filled
to OVERLOOKING last evening. on the occasion
of the ninth Of the series Of Murphy temper
ance meetings. The meeting OF the
Women's Christian Association, during the
afternoon, seemed TO have awakened q new
enthusiasm in the work, and everyone pres
emit seemed imbued with o determination
to push forward the work with the utmost
possible energy. The services of the even.
ing we're opened by singing the hymn,
Grown Him Lord Of ALI" followed by 81
Hear Thy Welcome Voice" those present
rising 10 their feet when the latter hymn
was announced and joining en- masse with
the choir.
When the hymn had been finished, Mr..
Murphy read from the Bible the following
from the First Psalm: BLESSED is the man
who listens not to the counsel of the uu-
godly." Blessed is the man" he said, who
follows that advice; blessed is the man who
listens not to the counsel of the unrighteous;
blessed is he who determines to do right for
the sake of the right; blessed is he who does
not gamble. II man be a gambler, he
CANDLES for the sake of obtaining some
other man's money. If there is a man in
this house tonight who is addicted to the
habit of gambling, for Gods sake let him
pause. How can he bear to waylay the
workiugman on his way home from work,
fleece him Of his last ten dollar bill
and then send him home to his wife
penniless." He appealed to the gambler
to sign the pledge against gambling, and
be an honest man. PRAYER was offered by
Rev. Mr.. Shott, and pending the taking up
of the collection the choir sang: "Sing OF
the Mighty One" Mr.. Murphy asking that
$2j might be contributed. While the
money collected was being counted, Rev.
Mr.. Shot delivered a sparkling little ad-
dress, ct the conclusion Of which MIR.
Murphy announced that but $3.50 had
been secured. Another collection was at
once started, and Murphy called for dollar
contributions, and the sum OF S25 was OBJ
tanned.
At the invitation of Mr.. Murphy, Mr.. G.
". Baggs spoke for a few moments, de-
railings portion Of his personal expert
ences, and then the great temperance
worker himself came to the front of the
platform and announced his satisfaction at
once more looking upon so many citizens
of Wheeling. He was glad to look deep
down into the eyes Of his hearers,
and know that in their hearts
they were glad the temperance work
was in progress. Take all the poetry, and
all the romance and all the pleasure out OF
drink and the drinking habit, and what re-
manned? Nothing but dishonor and suffer
ing and want. How many people there
we're Who, en- our back streets, were tremb.
ing as they wat ched the:.progress of this
temperance work, and praying that through
is instrumentality some one dear and near
% them might be brought to righteousness.
But men would hold up their hands in de
p~recation and say, whats the use Of try
ing to do anything; you can't reform every
cody See that great ship" said the
,peaker, "toiling on over the stormy ocean,
very shred OF her canvas torn from her
quiyering masts. In the forecsstle, n
>ailor is dashed to the bulwark as a lookout;
on the bridge the captain is dashed to the
mast; and on the quarterback four men
are dashed to the wheel endeavoring to hold
that vessel on its course The ship was
nearing the shore, a short time more and
she would be on the rocks,
dashed to pieces. The captain cries:
Stand close to the anchor. men; let
her co. and the great iron hook plunged
deep down into the sea and sunk its iron
arms into the rocks and earth, and the ship,
pursued as she was by all the powers of old
ocean, responded to the taunt cable, and
paused in her headlong career close to the
fatal rocks. But here the waves fercely
bent upon her, and unless help soon came,
he immense chip would be pounded to
pieces, and her passengers and crew swept
10 death. A crowd collects upon the shore,
and By and by a little lifeboat puts out from
The rocks-it will only hold three-and
through great peril the sailor who pulls it
reaches the ship and returns with two men,
and trip after trip is made, and dozens and
scores are saved. What would you say, fin.
stead of encouraging that sailor in his
work, the people on shore would cry to him,
with a shrug of the shoulders, whats the
use of going; you can't save them all!
That is the way with the temperance work.
We may not be able to save all, but we can
save dozens and scores"
The speaker vent on to relate incidents in
bis career in the fight with intemperance-
incidents the most psthetic-and closed his
lecture with an earnest appeal to the young
men to come to the altar and sign the
declaration of their independence and be-
come freemen, The response on the part
Of his hearers was q most enthusiastic one,
and a large number of additional signers
we're secured, bringing the total for the
series of meetings up to about seven hun
bred and fifty.