The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
AT THE ASSEMBLY.
Attendance is Now Large aud the
Interest Great.
DIR. LAMAR'S TALK ON DIXIE"
9indc Great lmpression-The Texas Nan
Is Ono Of the Ni"st Eloquent Speakers
Ever lfrnrd Mt the Asscmbiy--Thc Chris
tinn Temperance Union Services were
Quite InterrstIns-To-,iny Is Prohib.
ition Day Mt the Assembly.

Wednesday night the high expectations
concerning Dr.. a. W. Lamar's powers
as speaker were not disappointed. The
subject OF his talk, Dixie Before the
War, as Boy Saw It," Is we'll chosen.
for the speaker simply relates the strIk-
ing Incidents OF his own life on Geor-
g!a plantation. Just before the great
war. His description of the black
nanny" % the white boys faithful
black companion, OF the truSty black
leader of the plantation workers. of the
life and manners OF these black people
on the plantation, and especially OF the
marriage ceremony. all were realistic
Representations. The simple religious
black preacher, was commended for
his goodness, and for the religious fer
vor that he caused to sway his dusky
congregations. The dialect sermon given
by the speaker showed the quaint Ian
guaEe and reasoning used by some OF
these simple people.
But the climax was reached when the
speaker both by words and actions.rcp-
resented an old fashioned southern
| coon hunt II would rouse any one
who had ever been at a coon hunt md
one could easily imagine the barking
Of the dogs and dancing eyes Of thu
darllles in the torch light as the speak
er brought down the 'c0oII.'
\ deserved tribute was paid 10 Har-
riet Bcecher Stowe and her wonderful
| book. The speaker said It was too true
| that all the dark pictures Of that book
| ha, hA In, no gIo 90 f.lg,
hut at the same time many, MANY OF
I the slaves were well treated, happy.
md contented: the objection given was
that the people OF the north looked only
a: thu dark side Of slave life, and sell
iOm considered the bright side. Yet
the speaker himself. saw enough OF the
dark side Of slavery to turn him against
| the Institution. and In early life he re-
| solved never to own slave.
Mrs. Ella Boolc, OF New York. had
| charge OF the Thursday morning de-
votional, choosing as n bible lesson. the
ninety-tirst psalm, showing the I'M
portarCe Of making God our fortress,
and of entire conservation u Him.
Mrs. SHSon. OF Wheeling, read an OK
cellent paper on THE Local Union" 1t
was full OF suggestions. and was fol-
lowed by discussion and questions, In
which Mrs. Boole, Mrs. Benjamin and
Mrs. Morrow took part.
An hour was afterwards devoted to n
parliamentary drill. by Mrs, Benjamin.
Wednesday afternoons meeting was
presided over by the state president OF
| the Wuman'S Christian Temperance
Union, Mrs. y. r. C. Morrow, of FAIR
mont. W. Va. The QlartettG rendered
two appropriate selections Mrs Benja-
min read n scripture lesson, and Mrs.
| MCClurkin, OF Syracuse, Ohio, offered
prayer.
The chairman. OF the meeting, with
some well chOSrif and earnest sentences,
introduced the Sneaker OF the afternoon,
Mrs. Ella Bool., OF New York. Ter
subject, Deborah In Battle" and the
thread OF her whole discussion were
founded on the inCidcnts'rclated In the
fourth chapter of JudgeSi! Deborah rep
resenting the women's"' organizations
against the saloon; Barak, the part talk
en- by the men against saloons and the
enemy representing the saloon Gle
mcnt.
Mrs Boole would have us view life as
a great battle. and 81 it'has been from
Adams time to the present. One Zoe,
slavery. has been met in this coun-
try, and ovcrthrown. Another and n
greater foe now faces rs, the evil OF
strong drink. The speaker enumerated
three great evils Of the l9galIzcd drink
traffic. a1't
| First-It destroys the home; as old
| topers are killed or, new recruits for
the saloon must he found, and these now
recruits nrc obtained by breaking into
what before were happy homes.
| Second--1t Is a soul-destroyIng busl-
ness: by II men are kept from our
churches and arc found In the saloons
| Instead OF being beside their wives at
church and In prayer meetings. In this
rivalry between church and saloon for
obtaining the men. the saloon Is out
stripping the church. 1t Is the duty OF
preachers u lend their mcmbcrs IN this
war ngairst salDons.
Third--lt Is Il law dcFyinG business:
contrary to law liquor IL sold generally
on Sundays; that the officers could en-
force H., law md stop this Sunday SELL
Ing Is well shown IN the Sunday closing
OF the snlOons OF New York. by Mr.
Roosevelt.
The evil Of the governments licensing
saloons to do that which 10 wrong, was
f0rCIbly illustrated by the supposed case
OF Il father. for n small fec, allowing
| his son to swear. l-s
MrR. II6oc Gayc n forcIhlc illustration
or the working together FOR good Of the
| different branches OF the Woman'g
Christians Temperance Union. By the
raising OF Il great tent BY many men
| pulling on different ropes. 10 each
branch Of the WOman's Christian ToIn-
pGrancc Union goes on IN its own work.
aud tho result Is the uplifting Of Il great
| Christian work IN our lnid., y,
| Again from tEy story Of Deborah
came tho hint Of the curse upOn those
| who refuse 10 tul;G no part IN IL Bood
work, M 5hid MerdZ The speaker
thought she could nee TINT since s9ld