The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-20
The ASSEMBLY,.
Prohibition Gathering ut Mounds.
willie Closes To-day.
THE SERVICES OF TIE SABBATH
Attended by Large Audiences, Morning,
Afternoon and Evcning-lIon. Homer
L. Castle, or Pittsburgh, aud John q.
Woolicy, the .'Joha, tho naptl.w or tho
Temperance Cause, were the Principal
Speakers

AT the Prohibition Assembly the sun
shine OF the bright Sabbath day brought
out large congregation to hear Hon.
Homer l.. Castle, OF Pittsburgh. The
Quartette gave a new song on the lines
OF an old favorite here, Throw Out the
Life Lines" Rev. McClurkin, OF Ohio.
offered prayer
The speaker of the forenoon. Hon
Homer l.. Castle, made his remarks on
the Needs OF the church to overcome
the liquor traffic" The necessity OF the
church doing something against the
liquor traffic was shown BY the efforts
our legislators have made to prevent
lesser evils, such rs hos cholera and the
Russian thistle.
The speaker claimed that We want no
more feeling aroused against the drunk
ardS and showed his sympathy for the
drunkard by saying he would cure by
faith such an unfortunate into the
Lords care. Again there Is enough OPP
position to the saloonl3t, who Is OpprcSs-
cd by the policemen. and can get
license only through the policenen's
Sood VIII. So 10 we have enough OF
resolutions by the churches against in
estimation OF the speaker, Is a stronger
feeling among the churches against the
liquor traffic; and let this policy result
in action.
The speaker next showed his strong
feeling against the licensed saloon, ask
Ing II n drunkard'S family would be con-
solcd by being told that the husband and
father got drunk at heightened
licensed saloon? or would mothers
sorrow over q first time drunken son be
lessened by knowing that her son was
made drunk at n licensed saloon? Let
public opinion be aroused against the
liquor traffic and the sentiment OF the
church be formed against It.+nnd It will
be driven from 1.-The country. Another
need Is that church members have sentl-
ment strong enough to make them come
out and take stand against liquor trat-
tlc, obeying Gods voice. rs did Abraham
obey when he was called to leave all be-
hind and stIrt In new cau3c, or as did
Elijah stand alone against the false
prophets.
AS Christ stood for our sins and bore
the cross for us. will we now not dare to
stand up for His Gauge?
More of the Holy Scripture Is needed
to endue Us with power TO do this great
work.
The small increase in the Church mem
bers in New York and other places In
comparison with their numbers and
wealth was attributed by the speaker to
the churches having put themselves Into
the power of the saloons. and they are
shorn OF thelr power, as was Sampson "
old. No great revival has marked the
progress OF the churches In late years,
as was seen OF old The church now re-
minded the speaker of n locomotive off
the track, apparently full OF noise and
energy, but doing nothing.
with n strong appeal TO all good peo-
pie to put themselves into such relations
with God that they Will be able to carry
out His work In this world, the speaker
brought his address to close.
A Noted Ornior.
The speaker OF the afternoon. Hon.
John G. Woolley, was greeted at p. m.
by the largest audience OF. this year, this
shows how high he stands in the cstIma-
ton OF the people Of this community.
The afternoon exercises were opened
with prayer by Homer l.. Castle; and
Professor Daley sang another OF his
pleasing pieces that have added so much
IL the music OF this, the seventh assem-
bly,. The solo was entitled My Record"
The speaker began by saying that he
expected to go on IN the line OF thought
expressed by the speaker. Of the morn
Ing. and, In part expressed sentiments az
follows:
Before taking any exalted Views Of the
spiritual duties Of the church. he ex-
pectcl tho church To bcperfcctly honest,
and the members should he ns good rs
the church; and we should Dr. OF those
who keep their word, on election and
every other day. We shall not make
much Roadway In all good things TIL We
learn to Nticl1 by the truth W.. don't do
as well as We know. We should live un
to our church vows In politics as well rs
IN the common affairs. It ~ not enough
for Il man to he simply az good nS Some
other man, we should makcan effort to
be better.
The failure Of the church and our own
weakness Is that We have been trying
to compromise with the political parties;
this was not Christ'S way. He never
compounded with evil.
The Christian voter In spite nc his
better sense. and In spite ofpthc church
teaching, allows himself to he used rs 4
tool by the 8aloonIst, he simply allows
himself to bs made tool 0f,it deSpiscd
creature. because he docs not under
stand his relation 10 the state aud hlH
fellow man. We shall never gct along
with our present blundcrlngs songs ana
talks, but these question: must BIO set
tied In the COINCIDENCE Of each voter.
Let the church first get Its hantls clear
OF any completely with the greatest
curse Of the age. the liquor habit. The
salVation of the country depends. not
upon It's high or low tariff, ,n0t upon gold
or silver standard, but upon the casting
OF pure bnllu,sGfOr christian men for
office, who viii make right laws and give
u8 Il true christian nation. WejnrG In
trouble now Aa n nation, mot because Of
the low tariff or. tho gold standard, but