Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-04

of thp PRESBYTERIAN Church was lnaJ
which rool, DIaca i'm Carnegie Music
Hau to-nigbt, The Importance Of the
occasion was emphasized by the ap-
nearenca as presiding officer of The
meeting of President Cleveland. Every
available spot in the hall was crowded,
and an overflow meeting was held IN
the lower hall.
The nlatform was crowded with
Drominent ministers and laymen of the
p,.,sl,,.- o,.ior Cburca
VIZ, proe;dert cleveland aDpeared
49, @ o,aiaoi- acoovonapied Inv Rev. DR.
-, an of tto MEN Avonue Presbv-
'o.;l 80. ii,Stl C,' VI ,'' a ,.ae rsceived with
.'Ii..,,'. ,-,,,,a,,,o tbo whole audi-
''o''9 -. to,,d1,orcbiofs
e"DC ii7'.is '-,V .,,',.1 "a -l,bsi5od mr.
w IN ~ o. - ,,Io,.r1oDd &c
~! ll'eI ol 0' -. ,,.horounon
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND oAlD'
81 desire to EXPRESS my appreciation
of tbe privilege of matchmaking in this
confereDca and of the ODportunity thus
afforded
and usefulness nj the work undertaken
bv the BOARD of Home Missions of the
Presbv+erion Church
NV interest in this subject and my
Familiarity with Home Missionary eff
fcr.s are NOT newly acquired. They
early came 10 me i'm the surroundings
or q Christian PRESBYTERIAN home. and
We're stimulated Inv fathers faithful
1abors in The cause
NV carly impressions are not. how
ever tbe only basis of the testimony I
give tonight in favor of Home Mis-
ions AS vour fellow citizen. interest
ed hone. in all things that deepen the
RELIGIONS sentiment of our people. and
eplarood Christian influence fully
ro.li1o tbo t,.orece,dan+ iD,nortance of
tbjs aoonc,, in ire oneration uDon the
bearts of mon for the salvation of their
eo,,Ie Tho Iong roster of those who
bave been led INTO the wav of right
eousnese through the instrumentaIitv
of boma missions are rich troDbies of
succeeef,,1 endaavor
"Rut if is not only as YOUR fellow
citizen. but as the chief executive Of
fcer of your government that desire
to speak, for L am entreiy certain 'naI
l serve well our enJlre people whose
servant i am, when l here testify TO
the beneHt our country mas received
through nome missionary eHorl' ana
when l JOIN you IN an attempt 10 eA-
tend ana strengthen tnaJ eH0rI.
NO one cndf6eu WIN 'Ae uuIie9 anu anu
respohsiolll'les Whlcu neCes|'''liiS
"eisn upon our 0i,iel eAeorIl,e '','t f
I",! " app III Cil,,i.til, ~,
lo't9 S,,'-'l,,1 satt1o5 rortiore of
U1,, VI 40 w ~ +i,oro ,,',,oro hot
oui 'o9' Guill''''i -, +oo
anu S'uOooI II Ia .;,' o,,ctoti,, -,
IoI O5S VI sUou 'li1 ~ - -
Nl'eu IN tneSe u"9 'ue 'ali7 '''I " ~.
Uo.',,tiGi' IL, ,.i,, ond n-ijnai eIe
rnont l','O Combiing houses and dram
ebors sre froonentlv among the first
est@bjisbments i'm a new community.
II must also he confessed that removal
from old homes and associations to a
new and more primitive home has a
tendency among honest and respect
able settlers.
tn CNrOTuER SCRT-PT FS
., ~. ,,u,,.l t,,oro+io,, os OWL and an
el'u ~ al,,.i,.tia,,i.li-,o, ond oIo-
80, oo,.,,;o rboso conditions if
- ..,,.,o,,.e5 "a oorroctod 6v mon tho
49, ',o ''-'i NV tboi oroytb and
nv" ..,,io ,G,,','' cb,.actor and disnoeition
- I,,,,o,.o,,.. 80 ,oaco ord
- - T., tbo oarlT stoee of settlement
'', ,odl,, ree,n'oted nnnicinaI-
go co,,.1,t and uneofo territories
-, ,5a-;raI,,o C2il e. 60, rhoeo oro serl
;,l,u ,,,. uil,,,;,, co. ~ oonnt ,boro
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Lue peopiS' So ~ ,.', I'll ,,t, b,.o
ueC"u' .io itI,i
IoI.I =" "o',,u ~. go
CO o,soo f 10 80 5,,d,, noiitic
Sc WA oo,,1d not homo tbat churches and
roIio;o,,s toacIi-,o would frono tba frst
ho %, Tho e,~o,nd to onnosa the evil
;ra,,a,co tIot ore ant 80 norvada the
-. ~ oro,,,i,o5 oa,,,,,,,,ritios
5-r Itt-o-' o1,,,,otoe and ~ rot;a.;o,,s.
-, - ,,o,.or 49,, ,,oodod ~
re',Oul., ~ fnn-tior -, ,',i, t
nrocese r,r of forming new states is CONG
on so raDidlv and where newcomers.
who are TO be the citizens Of new States.
are so rapidlv gathering together.
For these instrumentalities at the
outposts of our population. so vitally
/ important in the view of Christian men
as well as patriotic citizens. we must
deDend To q very great extent on home
missionary exertion. How can we ex-
cuse ourselves if we hermit This exer-
tion to laneuisb for the lacl, of nroner
suDDortq
"If we turn from the objects Of home