Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-18
At THE ASSEMBLY.
Good Sessions With Large Attendance.
Prohibition and the Sphere of Woman
Discussed


Moundsville, w. Va, July 17.-Devo-
tional exercises were conducted by MIS-.
Sisson, of Wheeling.
Mrs. Morrow gave a talk preceding
the reading Of the paper, topic, "Wo>
mems Place in Church. She said 1t
seemed necessary to have this paper
written and the subject discussed.
During her recent trip through this
State she had met a Southern Presby-
terian preacher who refused 10 intro
duce her from the pulpit because she
was a woman. On another occasion, a
Presbyterian minister's wife, when ask
ed to go to the meeting, said she hopeG
she may never see the time when q
Presbyterian woman would speak in
public.
The paper read on this subject PROV
ed conclusively that the Bible not only
allowed women to preach and teach,
but commended them to do so.
The questions following the reading
of this paper contained quite a number
of interesting queries which were eager
~ discussed by the sisters. Some Of
them were:
Which has more influence, the moth
ers teaching or the fathers example?
Is the responsibility equal?
What denominations will crdain wO-
men to preach?
Is prejudice against women preach
ers disappearing?
These questions were very satisfac-
torily answered by the chairman and
others. stating that the influence and
responsibility were equally to be shared
by father and mother, and that the eX-
ample of father with boys was greater
than mothers influence.
The denomination that allow women
to be ordained as preachers were, Uni
versalists, Congregationalists, and
Quakers.
Prejudice is fast disappearing against
women preachers, as seen by our re-
cent w. c. r. U. worlds convention in
London. Nearly all the pulpits Of that
conservative city were filed with w. c.
T. L. women. There are at present 215
ordained women preachers.
Alcohol in the Blood was the subject
Of very able paper read by Mrs. AL
bert
Volnay 3. Cushing, of Maine, lectured
this afternoon to an audience Of about
$50 on The Liquor Question as Po-
litical Question.
There are two classes of salOOn-keep-
ers the Prohibitionists have to deal
with The voters that vote to license
it is the first class. and the men that
sell the drink is the second class. but
it is the first class that the Prohibition
party are fighting to-day, for we will
never get the second class down until we
down the first class, and there was
never a question yet that the American
people failed to settle when they are
fully aroused; and We the American
people, mean TO settle this and in Gods
own way
Representatives are told by a certain
class Of men that the liquor question i4
not a political question, but that it is
merely a question for the church and
temperance societies to settle. When
the political parties are so deep in the
mire and filth that a man cannot take
his religion to the polls with him. he
had better be finding cleaner and bet4
ter party. and that party is the Pro-
hibition party, which first went into
politics in 1872 by nominating James
Black for President, and down 10 the
last election has not been without
political witness.
The homes are of more consequence
than the tariff.
The liquor men resolved at a meet
ing ii they were TO succeed in business
they must become active and energetic
in politics. and they kept this resolve,
and to-day they rule the great political
parties as in one Of the leading papers
of the Liquor Dealers Association
shows. After a Republican victory ap,
peareG this item: We have nothing to
gain by a Democratic victory. just as
we have nothing to lose by Republi-
can triumph.
Miss Nina Robbins of Adrian. Mich,
a graduate of the Boston Conservatory,
is here and will conduct the singing
for the w. c. r. L. meeting.
Rev. f. G.. Ford. Of Hundred, w. Va,
arrived this morning
Mrs. Crow, Of Littleton, is occupying
a cottage
Miss Mamie Salisbury, Of Martins
Ferry. has gone to her home on account
OF sickness.
Arrivals at the hotel: Dlr. J. N. War
den and Miss Maude Warden. of Man
nington, W. Va; W A. Williams, De
mos. o.: w. X. Cassell, Wheeling;
Frank Burt, Warrington, and B. r.
Burt. editor OF the Corner Stone, Of
Wheeling.
The ENGLISH Bell Ringers gave their
first concert last evening in the pres
ence of about 500 people. The Assem-
bly, are to be congratulated for provid-
ing such a rare treat for the people