Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-22
CNARLESTON'S WAR.
The Sailor Preacher or ths Marine
temperance Advocate.
His Modus 0perandi in Charleston --Ap'
peaIing to the BOycott---The Fight
For and Against Prohibition
Notes.
- corr.,nopt.nc, Of Ms R.aller.

CHARLESTON, W. Va April l9.-Some
three weeks since Rev. ). Bettes, who
travels under the sobriquet OF The Sailor
Preacher" insugurated series of meet
ipps. Sometimes he held forth at the rink,
the rendezvous of the SAlVstiouists, and al
other times at the various churches
throughout the city, the Southern Presby'
terrain, Episcopshsn and Catholic churches
excepted. HIS orstory eloQuence and Pc
cuhar method of attack upon the devil, oil
combined to insure him good crowds " hen
ever he spoke. All classes went 20 hear
him, including the lawyer and retail dealer
in iutoxicants, the latter OF whom II alter.
wards appeared was his special OBJECT Of
attack. .,
After the revival 80 to spesk, had
reached q great altitude, and apparently
much good was done il the ascension, the
PROHIBITION question was taken up. The
Sailor Preacher grew particularly elo'
ouent in dealing With this question. Ere
Gueut meetings were held in the various
cburcbes The local diviues spoke upon
the subiect and encouraged the marine
advocate of temperance all they knew
how. The prohibition lesders IN the city
l.ll into HAe, and now a regular war was
manipulated upon the saloon keepers Re
titiong we're placed in the hands OF the
lady enthusiasts, and the town was thor
ouSbly canvsssed Tor signatures for the
petition against the granting OF license
Before reviewing the situation tartne''
it would be we'll to explain that TINS ID 'ne
season Of the year when the saloon keepers
annually make application TO Council, sno
and tia County Court for permission TO
pursue their calling upon the payment Of
the license. Il.
Each dsy after canVsssiaa the town, the
se, eral workers made report to the Leaders
their progress in receiving Games. IL was
At one ofthese meetings where the heV
Be,tes-manY friends oil the movement, to
,sy nothing of the opponents and those VINO
up 10 this time remsined neuirsl-ttougnt
he had over. stepped the bounds CT propr'etY'
In his address ne referred TO the business
men who had refused to sign the petition
10 Council. thus: Il say that II those thir'
- merchants or any business men IN
Charleston will refuse to sign this pstllon
for fear of losing q few dollars they are
towards and contemplate sneaSs ihey
.neak away from right and from principle
Snob men are towards and should have
their Goods rot, if they will not come out
boldly 10 help crush out this siGantlc evil,
wb;c6 is numbering hundreds OF fathers
and brothers aud breaking poor mothers
hearts"
When it had generally become Known
that the visiting preacher made these re-
marks great indignation was felt among
,bs merchants who had refused to sign the
peti,ion. Many Of The friends OF the
cause thought the remarks lL-umed &no
ilLsdvised.
Subsequently the leaders OF the move
uent appeared in the CouIcii chamoer
and there argued the cause. The hquor
men were represented as we'll, aud TWO
.sssions of Council were held before the
opsstion was disposed Of Prosseutlpg
Attorney Burdett Lawyer Kennedy, Rev,
Bettes ]. Z. Williams, formerly OF Lewis
county, and Capt. McHhortSs, advocated
The MENTION, while NJ. Mollohsn, Hon. D.
NJ Brown, and Sam l.itrlepaGe spoke
AGAINST il. As heretofore reported 10 your
columns. the petition was defeated ard per
mits passed upon iavorably as q whole
Previously grand temperance mass
Meeting was advertised for Saturday OF lh'
rink.
Bv this time no little excitement h1'
nsaS crsstsd and the interest become gen
srsI Prior to the action OF Connci! oil
Fr;dsv night, il is said Rev. STANLEY, o
the KanaWhs Presbyterian church. al a
afternoon temperance meeting, called GpC
his hearers not to pstronizs the hrm OF a
p Rand & Co., the leading dry goods me
~ tsa town. who had refused to sign ID
nstit;on. AM sdvised them to buy els,
there This. Of eoaTss, snRered the friene
oFPen5 soms Of whom have he-stotol
l;5aDt,6eS themselves with the Prohibiuc
moTsnent. The same day Mr.. Stanl'
and wife met DR.. 6. Carr, 9 GounclimA
The reverend gentleman and we seeoSt'
MIN and very uncesenoniousiy called nj
! - acconnt for his vote against the patllt
. - riobt before. AS DR.. Carr h'Rself
49, i he never received such gross
i NJ from the toughest chsrset
81; sun ,own Mr.. Stanley told I
A. thai in all the saloons "
{ J .SS ;U.c-;ntion, "Dr. Lawrence Carr, VOL
) inc for hell" DR.. Carr anS tssliiy
4 msmbsrs Of the Southern Presoytsu
= %sm-cS These happenings we're distul
inc elements in the prohisIti0n cay
sha- than aids. The promulgated Of
E. ~, a. il was termed and the onslsuG
= IN Dr. Carr were the subjects o. scussi
5 ,srasgsOut the entire day; The inter
& in the campaign % suddenly Inaugural,
/ and unrslsntngly vsgsS VS. ineFes'