Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-21

Friday will be a big day at the
Moundsville Prohibition Assembly.
The exercises are in charge OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
and it is very likely that the attend
ance will be large. Each year the
meetings are held a day is set aside
for the w. C. T. u, and this year there
is no exception to the rule. The Ia
dies contribute much to the success OF
the meetings, for each morning while
they are held they have complete
charge of everything.
Yesterday the attendance, while moi
so very large, was made UP of noted
workers on the temperance line. Mrs
N. R. C. Morrow, of Fairmont, who has
charge, is doing great work in this de
partment, and she arranges the pro-
gramme each morning. She has long
been a devoted leader in the work in
this State, and she interests all who
are fortunate in hearing her.
In the morning exercises yesterday
the song service was in charge of Mrs
w. A. Williams, while a beautiful sole
was rendered by Miss Margaret Ham
mond and recitation by Miss Harris
All were well received. The rest Of the
programme was carried out to the let.
ter.
In the afternoon after a song by the
Daily quartette and prayer led by Rev
W. A. Williams, Rev. G. H. Mead de-
livered his second address. He took
for his subject "The Mills That
Grind" 1t was a good subject for q
temperance speech, and he entertained
very large audience.
In opening he said that P. T. Barnum
always told that the people were easy
to be humbugged, and he believed such
TO be the case, in the temperance
cause especially. Men believe thai
prohibition does not amount to any
thing, and You have to show them
facts and get them interested before
they realize what is right. Half of oul
people don't know the value Of a dol
lar, or what to purchase with it. One
man will spend it for bread and meat
and he knows what is good for his ben
eft. Others will spend it for rum, and
he gets an appetite for the stuff which
soon ends his career.
1.-THE rum lowers our boys man.
hood, and we need more people to real
lze the true value of money, so that
we can bring UP our boys as they
should be, and wipe out the saloons.
There are many different classes OF
mills, and they grind differently. ALL
of course, use raw material, and men
obtain their living from them. There
is also the gin mill, and its raw ma
terial is our boys. They take them
away from us, and grind out their
character, manhood, blood and finally
make drunkards out of them. This is
an awful thing, and many a parents
heart has been sorely tried in seeing
his or her son in this condition.
"Why do we close our eyes and Der
nit such things to exist? 1t is wrong
IN licensing saloons, and l believe
the time will come when the Supreme
Power above will decide against it, and
the saloons and this beverage Will be
wiped from the face of the earth"
Some years ago a lady come to me
at my New York home and asked me
to help save her son, who was a drunk.
ard. He was a boy that I had known
when he was young and I always took
a great interest In him. This boy. &C.
cording to the mother, had gone to Chi
cago, where he fell in with other boys
and commenced drinking From bad
he went to worse, and in a short time
he was in such a state that it was
really alarming. His parents went to
see him, but it had no effect. Finally
they appealed to me, and I went
to Chicago and there met this
boy. Prayers were offered and through
his pleading the boy took heart and
was saved. I brought him back to
New York and restored him to his
parents. The meeting was a grand
one and to-day this same boy Is back
in Chicago. He is now superintendent
of large Sunday school and is living
happy with his wife and two children
This is a true story, and Mr.. Mead is
proud of the fact that he saved him
from drunkerad's grave. The story
was very interesting all through and
many people were moved to tears in
hearing him giving this experience
Last night Lou J. Beauchamp delivered
his first lecture before a large audience
He is one of those humorous lecturers
and he kept those present smiling at his
wit and humor An effort was also
made by Mr. Daily to organize a chorus
Several young people Joined, but more