The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-19

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. lS.-Business
was laid aside to-day by tho delegates
and officers OF tho Woman's Christian
Temperance Union convention. The
hours were devoted to worship and rest.
Many of tho visitors spoke in pulpits
thrown open to them by the city pas
tors. A maIs-meotine was held in
NIn,ic Hall a. 5 o 'cloc!, in tho afternoon.
President J. W. Bashford. OF Ohio
Wesleyan University. was accorded the
honor OF delivering the annual sermon,
which Office has heretofore been filed
by women. HIS utterances were pre-
ceied by an Introduction by Miss Viii
lari, in which she called attention to
tho innovation. Applause was created
by some OF DR.. Bashiord's sentences.
The preacher took for his text Matt
VI. l: "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be
done, on earth as It IS til tte2von."
He said the aim of the W. g. T. U.
was to bring in tho kingdom OF heaven
on earth. He thought it applicable
that the subject for the consideration Of
the hour should be: "The problems to
be solved in bringing in the kingdom"
and "the best s0lattoa OF the problems
which confront our civilization"
One OF tho problems ho regarded to
bo tho growth OF tho citiGs. With the
increase in population had also come
all increase in the tax rate. In the
early part OF his address DR.. Bashford
turned to discussion OF Tammaay.
"Nc have all just witnessed" said he,
"thc humiliating revelations Of munic-
ipal corruption in the chief city OF the
land. 1t is estimated that tho Tweed
ring during the entire period in which
it controlled the city OF New York
stole six million dollars. This was the
most enormous theft discovered in mu-
ricipal administration down to that
time. But it is now established that
Tammany has been stealing fifteen mill.
ions year. The question Of munich
pa government is national problem.
II the corruption OF our cities grows
with the cities growth during the next
half century, and ii our urban popula.
ton becomes larger and larger than
the rural population, tho republic Is
doomed.
"Do ye not need to pray earnestly to-
day THY kingdom, come, Thy will be
done on earth rs it is in heaven'?"
Dr. Bashlord advcrted to the Gstinc-
tion OF wealth, commenting upon asser-
tions made by DR.. Strong in the New
Era, and upon conclusions reached by
others in n study OF the subject. The
I.I ,I,H ,nau,,nI,,,a..
which unless remedied, threatened the
civilization OF the day. Individual free
dom. he said, was great boon, but in
diviualism had been carried too far.
"Our muterialistic philosophy" he
remarked, has crystalIized in the So
tanic motto. Every man for himsnlf
and the devil take the hindmost.' Un-
fortunately even that motto is not true.
When every man is for himself, satan
gets all OF US"
Worldwide relations were next dis
cussed. 1--WE arc spiritually asleep,"
said the preacher, dreaming the self
same dreams OF race supremacy that
has wrecked the greatest nations Of the
world. Meanwhile Jehovah is saying to
us a5 He said to the Jews of old:
Either serve the word or perish
America in tine twentieth century must
say to all men even TO the lagos and to
the Guiteaus, TO the LoBenGuias and
the Calibans: 'he are brethren' and
lift them up to angelhood or the Cali
bans will hoarse!y his in our ears: we
are brethren and will drag us down to
beastliness."
Then DR.. Bashford addressed himself
to the questions of intemperance.
"Our strange and violent political
changes" he said. "at least indicate the
strange unrest OF the people.
"Ihe Republican party, after the
passage OF tariff bill, met with an over.
wheImins defeat because the people did
not find in that measure the financial
relief they expected. The Democratic
party met with still more overwhelm-
ing defeat because the people have not
found in it the relief they arc blindly
seeking"
lie held that the prohibition move
men. would be the ultimate remedy.
and that this could be brought about
much quicker By placing the ballot in
the bands OF women. lie urged the wo-
men 10 influence ;her husbands and
brothers to attend political caucuses
and put themselves on record rs believ-
ers Oi woman suffrage.
After the sermon rousirg suffrage
meeting was held, presided over by Su-
san =. Anthony, and this evening meet
ings OF the G's were held in different
parts OF the city, presided over by Sec
retarios of the organizations from dit-