Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-15
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wse,uvra March A.-The Temperance
r,ae,;.ea that have been conducted q tfe
NIX Gurch daring the7 week und9 the
m.,ssenest of Mr.. Edxard Murphy, wefo
brourht - Z Close. on Friday evening Inc
bouse va comfortably 6nsa but the attsnd'
ance was not 50 hrge as en other esenicS-
The admittaace fee probably beng ~
reason that Axer turned out. The sno
epce had nearly aIl been wait'ug tor aoou
An hour before Mr.. Murphy made ms aPr
n.,rance. which was about eight O'CLOCK;
and after the patience Of the people had
been fairly tried.
MICH might BE- said Of the god work
that the ". C. T. Union. Mr.. Merpdy and
otbe- good people have dsne for the town
and Community during the past week.
Scoree OF persons ere wearing the badge
NJ blue-an insignia, Of having signed the
njedoe-vho have bccn heretofore known
as tippleYs and even fopers; and 1t Is noPeo
the Good that has been done will be lsse'ng,
and doubtless it will - ,
Mr.. Francis Murphy came up from Wheel
mo one evening and TOOK the place or his
son Edward. Both OF these gentlemen are
earnest. eff. ctive workers in securing HgIefs
of the pledse, and the work at Wellsburg Is
a compliment to the efforts OF the younger
mon. -,
There are some things in which the
Younger man is scarcely the equal OF his
father, and there are some points and traits
that portion OF our people, and respect
able people, too, could scarcely approve OF:
II is possible that the word Murphy appeared
\, little too often in the addresses where the
rord temperance might have been used with
aood effect, and as it was understood tnat
politics are in no way connected with the
movement the attempt to instruct people
how 10 vote and to hold up the departed
syi,it Of John Brown "a a beacon to be fol-
lowed in tie werk OF temperance, and the
touches of political sentiment were not well
received by all classes Of persons.
TLen il ia not at all advisable in COM
munity like. this Tor any public speaker to
single out respectable and sober citizens
and either call to them to come up and sign
the pledge or to attempt to drag them by
main force TO. the platform. Several OF our
citizens were indignant at being treated IN
that manner by Mr.. Murphy.
On more than one occasion Mr. Murphy
took the ministers present by the hand and
oulhng them on to the platform urged them
70 sneak On Friday night, after some
Others had spokes, Rev. Nolan was urged
so make speech, which he did, and an
able, interesting one it was, urging the
Christian people and ministers to take up
The work and keep it going, and added that
reformation it founded on morality, and that
ethics and morality should go hand in hand
the work of reformation.
The remarks Of the Rev. gentleman we're
ably presented but did not contain the name
Murphy in them enough to tackle the fancy
of the gentleman Of that name, so he took
occasion to infer rs much in his subsequent
emaaks. Much good work has been done
and with all bis faults, the younger Muir.
ply will be remembered by the greatful peo-
pie of Wellsburg, as man OF strong in
pulse possessing an eloquence that brings 10
SraaA success TO his work Of temperance e
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