Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-17
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This VIII b ! Big Day % ths Camp
Grounds.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS WILL
ADDRESS THE LARGE ATTEND
ANCE ExPECTED-A RESUME OF
TILE EXERCISES YESTERDAY AT
THE AUDITORIUM.

This will be one of the big Sundays
at the lioundsville Prohibition Assem-
bly,, and such speakers as Rev. C. H.
Mead, DR.. D. C. Babcock and M. J.
flaming are on the programme. For
this mornings sermon Rev. Mead will
preach, and as he is so well known to
everybody he will be sure to draw a
large audience. Since he was at the
Assembly he has been made a full
fledged preacher, and he can be de-
pended upon to say something interest
ing.
For the afternoon sermon, COM
mencing at 2:30 O'Clock, Rev. D. C.
Babcock, who preached the opening
sermon Friday night, will deliver an
other address. DR.. Babcock has been
well received at the Assembly this year,
and if there ever was a speaker who
can define prohibition in its true mean
ing he can do it.
Tonight M. J. Tanning will deliver
lecture illustrated by stereopticon
views. Mr.. flaming has given this lee
ture in many of the principal cities and
he is we'll spoken of by the press and
public. Yesterday morning the pro-
gramme, as WAS given out was not
followed to the letter. A number of
the ladies who were to take part in the
exercises did not arrive in time and
the programme was changed. Mrs. N.
R. C. Morrow, of F'airmont, was pres
ent, however, and she took up the work
for over an hour in the w. c. T. U.
line Various subjects were discussed,
among which was the army camp
"Cantcen." She explained its effect on
the soldier boys and how much harm it
is doing. This, after some discussion,
was decided to be taken up later and
members expect to take some action in
regard to it before the meetings are
over.
In the afternoon yesterday the exer-
cises began at 2:30 O'Clock, the Daily
family opening by singing a beautiful
song. This was followed by brief
talk by Rev. Mead, after which Miss
Mary Kitchens favored the audience
with a recitation. After this w. I.
Bundick, of Virginia, was introduced as
the speaker for the afternoon. This
was Mr.. Bundicks first appearance on
the grounds, but his talk was we'll re-
ceived by the audience and he succeed
ed in capturing the hearts of all his
hearers. He said the cause Of prohibit
ton is one we all should be interested
in, as it appeals to everybody no mat
ter what or who he Is. No one can
take interest against it, for our children
should grow up sober and be respect
full. Even a drunkard looks down on
a poor, debauched victim, and saloon
keeper has just as much disgust. He
will not employ drunken bartender
to attend to his business and these
facts have their weight. He said we
spend more money for liquor in this
country than we do for church pur-
poses, school education, bread or meat.
Even our statesmen many OF them
drink their liquor over bar-room coun-
tiers and uphold the dramshop. He
stated that he was not here to raise is
sue with a drunkard, for he was to be
pitied as a very miserable wretch. He
was not here either to pick trouble
with the dram sellers on the same
grounds.
Many people, of course, say that they
don't want to be classed with the liquor
triff1c, but they are forced to say that
they are satisfied that we would be
better off if the business was abolish
ed for good. Our government wants
internal revenue and the rum seller
helps them out Once in the State of
Maryland l made speech on the steps
oe orA T ihoA tho rpSnPPf of
all my hearers. The meeting did con-
siderable good and l felt glad for the
kindly way I was treated. Many a
man boasts that he was never drunk
in his life, yet they take drink occa-
sionally and see no harm In it. This
is encouraging the whisky business and
should be stopped before it gets hold.
There are many people who have liquor
at their homes and treat their guests,
but at the same time they won't let
their own boys drink the stuff. Is this
right, he said, to give the liquor to
other boys and make drunkards of
them. He told of a good old Chris
tian brother who once sold a piece OF
land conditionally. 1t was never to be
used in any way, shape or form in the
liquor line, and if at any time these
conditions were not .obeyed to the let
ter the lease was to be null and void.
Well time went on and one day there
was to be an election in the city. This
same old gentleman belonged to one of
the other parties and the man who was
after an office was in favor of liquor.
The matter was explained to the Chris
tian gentleman, who refused to leave
his party to help down the candidate.
Instead he voted his ticket and thus 1t
was seen that he would not stick to
prohibition when his help was really
needed. All radical temperance people
were called upon to help in the cause
of prohibition, for action is needed now
as it was never before. Drunkenness
is disease and needs cure. Look at
the people dying to-day and half the
people do not realize what carries them
away Take people who drink to ex-
cess and when they die the physicians
simply name some disease which in
their belief kills them. l say to you
that drink kills them, and it only re-
quires time. Drink he compared TO
that of a midnight assassin, stealing on
his victim and we need plenty of help
to save our boys from a drunkards
grave Many illustrations were given
on this line and all his points were
well brought out. In conclusion ne
smoke very COMPLIMENTARY of the good