The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-22

llDltlou AaAbulplI ~ w.
to-day, and all who have attended join
in saying that in a literary point Of
view, as to the quality Of the speeches,
tits the greatest meeting OF all Satur'
day was FarmerS' day, aud the afternoon
service found tho largest day audience
assembled that has been present at any
meeting. Thomas 8, oSEskadou
spoke, as did also Homer L. Castle OF
Pittsburgh. Both speeches were very
eloquent and earnest, though Mr.
Ca,tlo excslled himself in the manner
in which he delIusatsd the horrors oil
the drink traffic,
AT night George W, Balm, the "lllyer
tongued" orator from Kentucky, spoke,
giving his popular lecture, 1.-THE Coun.
try's Bill OF Fare" He spoke frat OF
The Immigration, second, Political and
third, Drink Bill. Asa lecturer, Mr.. Balm
is eloquent, humorous, ,pOthet'e,- in
short, he captures and holds his aHdt-
encs from first to last. Fully 300 peo-
pie listened to the address, aud ho was
frequently %applauded. This large nn'
dience assembled in the face OF a threat
ened storm, showed that those who
know Mr.. Balm will hear him in spite
of the warning elements, Yesterday
morning was all that the most sangulne
Prohibitionist could have wished, ex'
cept that 1t was intensely warm, Tho
shower OF the evening before had laid
the dust and the leaty grove never look
ed more beautiful than it did when the
frat rays OF tho bright Sabbath Il
sIreamed through the branches OF those
old trees that have stood as suntsnels on
these grounds since thoy were dedlca'
ted to the worship OF the Creator
Moundsville camp ground, Including
the assembly grounds, Is Que OF tho very
best places Of the kind in the country,
and, was it known how beautiful II Is
this year, tho population would be
doubled. As 1t 10, the greater numb Der
OF the cottages are occupied, either by
their owners or by renters.
The morning services opened With
the Prohibition love feast, followed by
public services at 1880. George W.
Balm, OF kentucky, spoke on the sub
iect Of temperance instead Of the SER
mon By John G. Woolley, as an
nounced in tho printed programme. It
was a mastery effort, brimtul oil tom
perancee truths e~loquentty expressed.
This 10 aboutthe fourteenth or fifteenth
speech delivered by him in this taber.
nacls, aud still the vast audience seemed
not in the least disappointed when the
change OF programme was announced.
This in itself is a compliment to Mr.,
Balm, for hundreds had como pur.
posely to hear Mr.. Woolley, while all
had come expecting to hear him. Ken.
lucky is famous for her orators, aud
among the very foremost OF themiS Geo.
w. Balm, OF Lexington. There were
from 1900 to 1000 people in the audito.
rum.
IN the afternoon m audience Of fully
$500 people assembled in Assembly
hall. DR.. Woolley spoke on the subject,
"Church Resolution" The bOwIldor.
ing paradox OF the Christian reformer,
he said, is that he must speak Of poll.
tics without mentioning politics. 81
should deSpise myself il | were to make
my argument on the line Of policy,
while Just outside lies Gods illuminaolO
ocean o ftruth." He held up a facsimile
OF a retail liquor dealers license. and
made the point that we in giving IL
make the business legal and respectable.
It has a right TO enjoy the privilege
given, and We cannot legally prevent
We can do nothing unless the law Is
violated which regulates the sale. Tho
Temperance people ought to come to-
Rether on this question, but how?
Every month some one come ont with
some compromise or other with tho
saloon.
He is willing 10 be called n fool for
Jesus sake. and to call wrong wrong,
wherever he finds 1t, whether in tho
church, politics, NORWAY or hell. High
license is n failure; tho Norwegian sys.
TEN is q failure; low license is o failure.
Why, then, has 1t not been voted out OF
existence? Simply because the ruling
politician would not allowit. It 10 time
that the Christian people Of this coun.
try stand up and lot the politicians oil
the country know that they are no
longer to be dominated by them. 1t ia
time for the Christian minister to quit
apologiEine when he speaks Of temper.
ance. The defeat OF the church, tho
hindranCo OF all reforms, Is the suDsti.
tuition OF parlyiSm for patriotism.
The evening service opened with
singing By the qHaEtette, prayer by
Colonel Balm, song aud chorus by Miss
Lucille Donley. OF Morgantown, assisted
by the quartOtte. Mrs. Mclaughlin
then spoke.
She said she had a long timo been
talking for God and humanity. She
spoke oil the difficulties aho had expert.
enced Ia speaking in Now York, Just
ailor the defoht Of Blaine for the pfoHi.
donCy, when the Republicans Wofo all
mad because St. John had beaten Blaine,
how God helped hor and how we'll sho
was received after oil. Sho spoke to
temperance workers, calling upon them
to remember that tho power OF God ls
behind all this work. It'll Jesus Christ
In the heart that will cause you to work
as you ought to work. Gods command
ID Just the same to-day as II over has
been. II Ia our duty to rescue the per.
ilhing, to lift MP tho fallen.
We all have our rOasona for opposing
the liquor traffic. The business man
opposes II from n business point Of view,
It costs too much; tho %BcIontiBt, DO.
cause hO knOWa II ruins tho aystom.
Ho insists that children ought to DO
taught to Hhun II, Tho statesman now
and th0n finds that II ought to DO nut
away for tho sake ri good government;
tho philanLhrOplBt, because II Injuries
humanity. Tho ClrlBtian opposes II
because II 10 wrong. II dishonOrB
Christ and iBa sin. Her OnlirO talk was
full OF truth. IL was not u political