Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-05

but our Father is pleased with the eff
and not displeased with our failure.
Disbursements there are, but with this
precious promise, why. Fear thou not
for am with thee: be not dismayed for
am thy God. | Will strengthen thee, yea, L
will help thee. yea, | will uphold thee with
the right hand of my righteousness.
In this grand, broad work of ours there
are so many waysides that we find our
selves wondering sometimes which particu-
lar one needs our ministry.
Are we looking by the wayside for the
weary ones who fallin Do we point them
to the Saviour who has promised rest for
for the WAYS in which we, as Union, have
been led: that our loved President, who
has been lust at the rivers brink, Just in
sight of her Saviour, has been so nearly re
stored to US. And though she cannot be
with US. we know that prayer from her
heart is ascending TO the throne In behalf
of this Convention.
When we have seemed to be in deep
waters. comfort has been given, and the
hand of loving Father laid gently upon
US.
AS we welcome you, dear sisters, to our
hearts we ask that grace and wisdom may
be given 10 guide in even step that may
be taken. "a. let us measure ourselves by
Christ not Christ by ourselves We are
not sure that YOU will be helped by coming
among us. but we are sure that inspiration
will be given us heaped up, pressed down
and running over, and we expect such
spiritual uplift rs we have never known.
We need YOU as a Union, our city needs
YOU, and we hope that your coming may
not be altogether protitless TO yourselves
And now in conclusion, letus be up and do
ing. We have all the time there
is, let US use it as God IN
His wisdom shall direct us, never passing
by the opportunities that come TO US,
| though they seem ever so small.
Lost for want of word.
\ word that YOU might have spoken
Who knows what eyes may be ann.
or what hearts may be aching and broken
Co scatter beside all waters.
Nor >icken at hope deferred;
Let never a soul by thy dumbneSS
BE lost for want OF "a word.
O, NAV we. dear White Ribbon sisters,
never have occasion 10 mourn such neglect
as this. Once more, bid you welcome
The address of welcome on behalf OF the
citizens was delivered by Rev. DR.. {. W.
Gushing. who began by saying, after listen
ing to the excellent address Of Mrs. Miller,
ANYTHING else would be supertiuOus. He
said:
Il NAV as well be frank, and say ! am
not authorized by the citizens OF wheeling
10 offer you a welcome laughter, but l
will say am authorized by this church,
and NAV add that | am authorized, also
by the other churches and all good cltlzenS.
| am sure YOU are very welcome. tnlnk
the Importance of your visit will justify
me in welcoming you to our city and TO the
proyerbial hospitality of Wheeling. 1t has
been looked upon generally as blessing 10
have a few hundred of these Christian Ia
dies settle down in any city for few
DAYS. am sure if a company OF gentlemen
would come here TO deliberate as
TO the best methods of getting the
ores from our hills, or on any other kin
dred work in the arts and sciences, they
would be welcomed; but you, ladies, are
engaged in much higher and more impor-
tant work. They benefit the citizens rs
they find them: but your work is calculated
to make the citizen what he ought TO be-a
nobler and better being
Again he said:
your work is one which challenges the
admiration Of every lover of that when IS
good, and entities you TO a royal welcome
without asking for it.n
And again
you have had a single mission-as II
seems to me | know of no other organlz "a
ton which has more truly single mission.
II is impossible for you to be mercenary,
but it becomes YOU TO stand for the prohl-
bition and absolution of everything stand
ing in your path, and all men should stand
ready to give YOU praise and welcome. APP
plause. Imbued with this high aim, as
YOU are, assume upon myself the authorl-
ty of saying for the good people OF Wheel
ing, that the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union is heartily welcome, and God
bless you in your work
The response was by Mrs. r. l.. Ken
DALI of Parkersburg.
She said she esteemed it privilege to
respond on behalf of the Union, to the kind
words of welcome which had been spoken.
More than one very delicate compliment
had been paid the organization she repre-
sented, and the obligation OF herself and
sisters should be in keeping.
LESS than four years ago meeting IKE
this would have been considered quite a
novelty. a convention of women, for a
great public good would then have been
Remarkable thing; but so quickly do the
people of the present day become acous-
toned to strange things, that it now ex-
cites no comment
She said the women of the land viewed
with alarm the ever-rising tide of drunken
ness and the ever-increasing number of
man-traps. In their sorrow they had wept
and prayed before the Lord. Like Joshua,
they had cried out against the iniquity
which was swallowing up so many of the
best young men in the land
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