Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-25
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Ystsrdsy Was tho Largest Day in
Point Of Attendance
AND THE SERVICES WEIRD EsPEC-
TALLY INTEREsTING-AN AD-
DRESS BY JOHN G. WOOLEY-OTH-
ER SPEAKERS WHO WE'RE ON
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD TO-DAY.
Yesterday was, as predicted, the
largest day at the Ohio Valley Prohi-
bition Assembly. The day, while very
warm, was satisfactory in other re-
spects, and as result about 1000 peo-
pie attended the meetings. Many Wis
itors from all the surrounding towns
were present, while the list of country
people was also large. For the morn
ing exercises the annual love feast was
held at 8 o'clock This was attended
by quite a large crowd. principally
those living on the grounds. Follow
ing this John G. Wooley, the noted
temperance orator, delivered his first
address at the assembly this year. His
lecture was a fine one. and for one
large congregation took home with
them to think over.
For his text he took the; 18th verse
of the 18th chapter of Romans: PRO
vide things honest in the sight Of all
men," He said l shall speak to you
straight, and I hope l shall offend
none This prohibition movement /
have devoted my life, and / speak for
God.
Prohibition, he said, was not only
Christian but political as we'll. The
planks 1 shall use in this talk are
made of the following: Thou shalt not
steal, and Thou shalt not kill. These
form, think, a great part of the Pro-
hibitio1 party platform. The party
called the Republican, in Pennsylvania,
when 1t does not steal is libelous, and
this applies to the John Wanamaker
transaction. On this question l want
to say that one who takes thing be-
longing to another without their con-
sent is a thief Whoever carries away
another's property, steals a child Or a
woman's happiness, Is larceny. Many
of us do not fully understand this
question, but theft Is theft, and that
is all you can make out of it. The
person can steal by an agent the same
as a man can kill the same way, but
I need not dwell further on this sub
ject. In this land it has been said
that the Prohibitionists set themselves
up as being better than Others. This
Is unfounded, for the Prohibition party
looks down on nobody.
Our people love liberty, for the but
tons on coat lapelS prove that. The
American people hate slavery, and our
men 20 to war for anything like this.
We believe in the loyalty of our fellow
citizens, for they are all patriotic.
We have to-day a deadly enemy as
great as Spain. 1t is the liquor traffic,
and we must wipe it out Let our
people do away with this, and all Pro-
hibitionists will st.nd by the Presl-
dent who can teach Spain that after
400 wears she has discovered America,
and that name translated means man.
hood for all her citizens. Let them
tax chewing gum and all articles they
want, and l will pay my share so we
can set Cuba free. Yet we are slaves
to this liquor traffic. This, my friends,
is deserving of your careful attention,
and trust you will consider it. What
is the reason why saloons hold the
right Of way in politics, and why do
the churches relinquish the hold they
should have? Ignorance Of many OF
our people is the cause, and we should
wake to this terrible truth.
We can kill this liquor traffic, but
we don't do it. When Christians say
honesty in church it Is looked for
and belongs there The course OF
"Tammany' in New York politics was
touched up, and the same was said of
Thomas Plat. The Republicans asked
reformers for change, but it is as bad
as ever This last gold and silver cam
paign wcs rascally. according to the
rites of Jesus Christ.
The trouble now is that Christians
do not measure others by themselves.
The man who went to war for gold or
silver was not true to God, for the
Christian voter will not cast his ballot
only for Jesus Christ
Republicans and Democrats alike
who vote for their parties vote for the
liquor traffic, and shame on them
can't keep silent on. these things, for ]