Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-22
THE PATRIOTIC MEETING.

The patriotic lecture at the First M.
E. Church last night was largely at
tended by an attentive audience. There
were many ladies present who mani
tested as much attention as the MEM
bers of the patriotic orders.
Rev. O. w. Holmes, of the Fist M.
E. Church. of Bellaire, offered a fervent
prayer, after which Captain Doville,
Of Toledo, Ohio, was intro
duced. The Captain thanked the
audience fer their kind reception.
and among other things said that some
years ago he would hardly have known
how to speak in a Protestant church,
as his early training had been in the
Roman Catholic Church, of which his
father formerly had been a prominent
member He laughingly said that
many times when given penny to put
on the plate he had kept it, and if he
had not left that church would have
been condemned to purgatory unless he
had confessed to the priest and re-
received forgivnesS. Uaughter.)
He praised the efforts of the Jr o. U.
A. NJ. and P. o. S. of A., whose efforts
had caused the great banner of freedom
to float over every school house in this
land. In the political situation he said
that the patriotic orders held the bal
ance of power in Ohio, and should
unite and elect people who would work
in their interests.
Rev. Cunningham then introduced
ex-Congressman w. S. Linton, or
Michigan, who said that he did not
speak for the purpose of criticizing de-
nominations or creeds, but drew the
line at the connection of church and
State. He spoke Of the Importance of
the sixteenth amendment proposed to
our constitution, relating to the spend
ing of money for sectarian purposes,
and called on every patriotic man to
vote for men who would work for the
amendment. He said that this same
amendment had been proposed in 1872,
which was then called a Republican
measure, but when brought up again
twenty years later was referred to as
that A. P. A. scheme. The recent
statue of Marquette controversy was
lightly touched on, as was the scheme
to erect a Catholic chapel at West
Point. He called attention to the fact
that there were 100000 foreigners in
the State Of Ohio clone, and that one
out Of each 1877 were paupers. In
speaking of the recent Hazelton shoot
ing, he called attention to the fact that
not one of the killed or wounded was
an American. In conclusion, he de-
livered a glowing eulogy TO our glori-
Gus banner Of freedom, and expressed
the wish that warship bearing the
stars and stripes would soon n on its
way south TO drive the old Catholic
government of Spain from the fair isle
Of Cuba. Great applause)
ROUND TABLES FIRST SESSION.
The Round Table Of the superintend-
ents and principals of Eastern Ohio
and Western West Virginia held their
first session at the Christian church,
on Belmont street, last night. com
mencing a. eight o'clock The first
thing on the programme was selec-
ton by a ladies' quartette, composed
Of Misses Ida Coffield, Lucy MeGregor,
Carrie and Gale Myers A discussion
was then opened by SuDt. E. NJ Van
Cleve, Of GAINESVILLE, on the question:
Which is the best material for sup
Elementary reading, the International
reader or real literature?' This ques-
ton was discussed further by Supt.
H. G. Williams, of the Bellaire schools.
After this the question, How much
time should be given to reading in
each grader" was discussed by Supt.
MertZ, of the Steubenyille schools. and
also by Supt. w. ". Boyd, OF Marietta,
| Supt. James Duncan, of Bridgeport,
and Miss Martha Kirkpatrick, OF Bell
aire. What constitutes good reading
| at the end of the first year," was
| discussed by Miss Martha Kirkpat-
| rick, of Rellaire. The last question,
How can we show boards OF educa-
ton the necessity of having trained
| teachers?" wa5 discussed by Supt. r..
E. Raymon, of East Liverpool Among
| the visitors present were A L. Wade.
] OF Morgantown; r. r. Raymon, of
East Liverpool: w. II. Gallup. OF New