Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-19
BEFORE Us.
Which Must Be Solved Before the
Kingdom Of Heaven Comes.
TIE ANNUAL ". c. T. U. SERMON,
Preached at Cleveland, Yesterday,
by President J. ". BashfOrd, Of
the Ohio Wesleyan University.
Some Of the Timely Topics He
Touched Upon in His Discourse.

Touched Upon in His Discourse.
CLEVELAND, o.. November 1S.-BUs-
iness was laid aside to-day by the dele
gates and officers Of the National Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
Convention. The hours were devoted
10 worship and re9s. Many Of the visi-
tors spoke in Duipits thrown open 20
them by the city pastors
A mass meeting was held In Music
Hall at o'clock To- the afternoon.
President. w. Blshf5rd, Of Ohio Wes-
leyaD University, was accorded the
sermon, which Office has hereto
fore been filed oy women. His
utteraCces we've preceded Jy an
in,r0ductioo Of Miss Willard, 10 which
she called attention 90 the Innovation.
Applause was created oy some oi Dr.
Basbford's sentences. The preacher
took for his tex, Mat. VII i, Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done, on
e,--,u as 60 Is To- heaven"
He said that The aim OF the w. c. 7.
Z. was 70 bring TO
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
on esr;u He thought it applicable
tina, the subjects for the consideration
oftle hCurShou be The Problems %
BE Solved tn Bringing 10 tue kingdom
and "Ile 3 50 Solution Cf the Prob
lens Nlicl Confront Our Civil zati0n.'
one az the problems be regarded 70
be The growth OF the cities. With the
iucrea To- population mad also come
an increase no. t1e FAX rate. 10 the
early par. W his address DR.. Basliord
Iurled 20 discussion OF
Tauuany. eve have al just
witnessed" SAID be. the humi.ia-
ti1E revelations Of municipal corruption
in the chief cry Of the land. 10 Is asti-
mated tla; the Tweed ring during the
entire period in which 10 cOutr1l'ed ths
CITY Of New York s,oie six million del
lars. THIS was
TIE MOST ENORMOUS THEFT
discovered TO- municipal aim.uistration
d0w1 20 tba, time. Blt It is uow es-
Ja5ishei thar Tanmsly has been
stealing fifteen millions year.
The question OF municipal gov
erumeCt is national prob
lem. IL the corruption OF our
cities grows with the cities growth dur
ing the next hai century, aad 10 our
urban population becomes larger ana
larger than t1e rural population, the re-
public is doomed.
"D0 We not need 90 pray earnestly TO-
day, Thy kingdom, cone, Thy will be
d01s Ou earth as 10 is boz hsayen.'"
Dr. Basuior1 s1vertsd % jLs distr.-
button Of wealth, commenting upon
assertions made 5y Dr. Strong To- tbs
NCr Era s1d upon conclusions reached
by others in study % ile subject.
TIE speaker held that inequalities eI-
listed which, unless rsue1ied, ,hrea-
tened tbe civilization OF The day. lodi
v.dgal freedom. he sad, was great
boon, bur iadiyiiuaIsn had
BEEN CAEBIED TOO FAR
"Our ua,sr.aus.Ic philosophy" he
remarked, "las Crysta..Ea1 iu trs sa-
tau.c motto; Every mau for hIui Sc 10 aud
the devil take the l.llu1sl' UufOrtl-
nate.y. even. ttat motto Is not true.
When every man is Tor himself SATAN
gets all OF u.s.
Worldwide relations were next dis
cusse6. "Ne are spiritually asleep
sad the preacher; dreaming the self
same dreams 90 race supremacy
shat has wrecked the cr4atssi
nations of the world. Nea1y1ie
J0b0val IS saying ll Us as Zee SAID %
The Jews OF u.c. Either serve
the word or lsr.>n. America o The
twentieth century must say to aI men,
even TO the lagos and -l tls G-itsaus,
d "a.
.Ws are brs,hr-l' anu Ei, them 90 20
argelbo01, or tne Ca -aus vii. h1a-seiy
has il our e8-s. we are brethren, aud
viii
DBAG Us powN To EEAsTLIyEs~.
Toeu Dr. Basafo-5 addressed him
ss.f 20 the question, %. .ui-mpera1ce.
sour strange au- violent poltca.
changes, be sl.-, ''at east Indicate tie
strar-s unrest Jt che people.
The Republican garty, after the
passage OF the ta-.I OLD, net With an
ovsrwlsluiug defeat because tls ueo-
dIedid not dud --a- Measure the
financial r., si tlsy expected. TIE
Democratic party uet w.ta s,... more
Oysrw1elmiuz defeat because t1e gs0-
U.s have u0- found ism jls relief tleY
are c.u5ly ss-sioE.
BE held that t1s Prohibition move
rers would 5s the ultimate remedy,
and .hat this could be brought about
much quicker by placing ils ba'.0, in
TIE hands of WCUel. Es Cr-ed The
women 90 influence tle.r husbands
ar1 brothers % ATTEND poi-cal eau
cuses and pat themselves o. re brt as
believers o. woman suffrage
After the sermon r0-s.cz 5rsEs
neeua. was held, pres.ls- oyAr 5y
Scsaa B. Anthony, AID l-.s evening
uss.IuFs OF the N's we're bel d in differ
ent PARIS % t1e c.ty, presided over 5y
secretaries OF ths Orgal.Ill0a from
different states
win Es Grand AEair
80. r- .-s E----
E1N6wooD. W. Va, November Is
One ot ths most ta,1.11ao weddings
t1at has taken Place ic our toEa l0r