The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-16
THE REV. DR. LEONARD
Delivers an Rloquopt Address on
the Drink Traffic
At THE PROHIBITION ASSEMBLY.
Tho Exercises Increase In Interest,
aud there was a'Good Attendance
Yesterday in spIto OF tho Heavy
Ralu-A Very Good Paper by a
Bethany Lady-DrllIng q Choir for
Camp Meeting


The Prohibition Assembly at Mounds
vile, of which three days have passed,
grows daily in interest, and there Is a
good attendance right along,
There was a change in Mondays pro-
gramma from that announced IN the
printed ono. As DR.. Leonard was forced
10 leave OF noon TO reach New York IN
time to attend the meeting OF the board
OF managers Of the missionary society,
OF which he Is secretary, his lecture was
delivered at 1850 a. m, instead OF Up,
m. lie delivered his great lecture on
the subject; "rhe Upa+ Tree"
The tree symbol ia one that is often
used in the scriptures. In tho garden
OF Eden we ind it wearing tho fruit Of
good or evil. We find II used In Reve'
lation, the tree wearing twelve manner
OF fruit for the healing OF the nations.
The saviour uses il; A good tree bring
eth forth good fruit.
We might represent many thlnRa oil
the present, under the symbol oil q
tree, Tho tree OF agriculture brings
forth fruit for the feeding oil the nation,
the tree oil manufactures to supply US
with other neceasaFies. Our treo OF
commerce our educational tree repre-
ssnted BY our public schools, and higher
institutions OF learning, tho we'll oil
Christianltv, the first OF which is tho
virtue OF the nation. Then there 10 the
tree of the great republic itself on
which is to depend tho growth OF all
the others.
Suppose IL wRs intended to plant a
tree that would destroy all oil these,
Could such a movement have u follow
Ing? Would all consent to the destruc-
tion Of our school houses? Would we
allow our churches to DO deGtroyedY
Would we allow the great tree oil the re-
public to be destroyed? This was at
tempted in 1860, and all know the re-
silt.
There is a tree growing in our land
whose influence is tending to destroy
these trees. II iS the deadly upas tree
ofstrong drink. 1t 10 parasite grow.
ing on aud sucking out the vitals oil all
these other trees The speaker then
described the upAI tree and its furnish
ing the poison in which i1 dipped the
arrow, after which the slightest wound
will be- fatal. The deadly poison Of the
drink traffic is reaching everywhere.
He then traced tho temperance move
ment, beginning with the Washington
ian movement, down to the present..
Suppose there never had been drop
Of liquor sold In all the land, never
drunkard seen in all our streets, aud
suppose that tomorrow morning We
could awake aud find the diStillerles
and brewerios as they will be seen to-
morrow morning, what would be the
result? They would DO torn down boz
fore night. We are used to them and
We do not realize the great harm done.
he next spoke OF the political root oil
the tree. 1t runs down into both par.
ties and carries thom into the saloon
camp. Another root is the hard times.
This causes business men to not touch
the temperance cause, because 1t Will
iniuSo their business. But We cannot
have good times while 100000 Of our
people arc being robbed by the saloon.
When thesaloon is destroyed good times
will come and not till then. God can
not give us good timeS until then. Not
one good thing can come out oil tho So
loon, but everything mean, low and des-
picable. Then this deadly upas tree
must be cut down. But howl Legalized
prohibition is the axe TO do it and this
Is the only axe.
In the afternoon the devotional meet.
ing was led BY Mrs. Jennie McClurkin,
OF Mich. She read lesson from the
Old Testament concerning the deliver
ance OF the Children Of Israel from bon.
dago by the Lord.
Some time was spent in reciting
promises from tho Bible.
Miss Mathews, oil Bethany, sang
solo which was greatly enjoyed by the
audience.
Mrs. Anna Albert, of Bridgeport, O.,
read paper; subject, Influence oil
Dress and Cooking upon Character"
Dress is representative OF character.
The man who COOS continually without
q collar is said to be without character.
Good clothes are not representative oil
character, but the style Of dress lie.
The dress should look to the health,
the comfort aud grace Of the wearer.
The care Of the body should be part
OF our religion. II 10 o well Established
fact that civilized man cannot do with.
out cooks Food should be well pre-.
pared for his boiling, for be has not
iIme TO cat 1t. To work, to eat, TO sleep
and to droIs are all some live for.
Whether We eat or whether We drink
let us do Rll for the glory Of God.
At the close OF the reading OF tho
paper the question drawer was opened
and a short time was pleasantly spent
in asking and answering questions.
Mrs. Morrow presided at tho meeting.
An hour alter this was spent BY
MesSrs. Mead and Chambers In drilling
\ choir 10 sing at the camp meeting
next week, and this will be continued
Overy day during tho week.
Taking into consideration the wet
weather, the attendance has boon very
good. The meetings are expected 10 In.
crease In interest from day TO day. Last
night the English hand boil ringers
dEOW large crowd.
Tho Assembly Programme.
The following Is tho attractive pro.