Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-06-26

Last nights meeting was held in
Inc Fourth Street NJ. E. church. At
E5O O'Clock standing room was at a
premium. and the ushers found chairs
which were placed in the aisles for the
accommodation of the delegates. The
ushers attended to their duties in an
able and satisfactory manner. The
officers Of the district sat behind the
pulpit.
The exercises were opened with
singing. which continued for a half
hour. 1t was in charge of Prof. Black,
OF Williamsport, and his recently pub
ilshed song book was used There was
not one person in the church who did
not join in the singing, and the effect
of the large chorus was pleasing in
the extreme. The singing will be a
notable feature of all the sessions of
the convention.
1t was after eight o'clock when the
convention was called to order, and
the Rev. F. N. Lynch, of Grafton, for
merly of Wheeling, delivered an ad-
dress Of welcome to the delegates on
behalf of the State OF West Virginia.
He said in substance:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
In the name of Him whom we serve,
we salute you on this occasion. We
are gathered from the bounds of this
great district to greet one another as
soldiers of the cross, to hear reports,
to discuss new plans and methods of
work, to consider means for improv-
ing our methods. To me has been as
signed a very pleasant duty, and l
greatly appreciate the honor of ex-
tending to this convention the welcome
of my native State.
We welcome you as the leaders in
the great young peoples movement of
to-day. The growth of this movement
is the romance of church history. Nine
years ago we came into existence; to-
night we are multitude more than
1000 strong. You are the captains
in this great host, officers in this grand
army of the young life of Methodism.
To you is committed grave RESPONSE
creased loyalty and devotion to Meth
odism; to hold up the highest ideal Of
Christian education; to solve the ques-
ton of harmless amusements; and
above all, around the affairs Of our
the spirit of the fathers, and to lift
UP the fallen.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
We welcome you for what the Ep-
worth League is accomplishing for the
great temperance reform. 1t Is sad
but true fact that saloons are multi
plying and drunkenness is on the IN
crease. AS DR.. Berry said a few days
ago In Baltimore, We have prayed, and
toiled, and sacrificed, but through the
Epworth League we must hasten the
time when to all this we must add our
Christian votes, and then shall come
the beginning of the end. We believe
that the League shall have conspicu-
GUS part in putting out the fires OF the
last brewery and distillery, and clos
ing the last saloon with the mighty
hand Of the law 1t seems at times
that our efforts are doomed to defeat,
but God is not in hurry. Behind this
movement stands the Lord God Om-
nipotent, who speaks and it is done.
Let us labor then
For the wrong that lacks resistance,
For the right that needs assistance,
For the future in the distance,
For the good that we can do
The women are with us in this
movement. and think they are worthy
to enter into the highest church coun-
ellis. If we are not going to do better
in our warfare against the liquor traf-
fic. we would better abdicate the throne
of authority in favor of blessed wo-
manhood.
We welcome you because the Ep-
worth League is destined, in the pro-
vince of God, to bring together the
| several branches of American Method
/ ism | was born on the border line,
and know something of the sectional
feeling, but / thank God through the
efforts of the League, the blue and the
gray are blended together. thank
God for this union of hearts and hands.
believe in an alliance-and in this
| speak only for myself-between the
mother and the daughter country, and
look to see the day when the Stars
and Stripes and the Union Jack will
| wave pIOtlu W oiuS' |AAAu -
lieve that the thunder of guns will only
| execute the mandates OF Him VINO
ruleth in Heaven and earth.
The Rev. Mr.. Lynch argued that the
Anglo-Saxon race should, of right, rule
the world. Continuing, he said the
Epworth League would put a new en-
phasis on the commission of the Master
to go everywhere and preach the Cos
pei With holy enthusiasm, and
faith, and courage, we must overcome
all obstacles and carry the glad It'd
ings of the Gospel to the ends of the
earth. He closed with brilliant per-
grafton, in which he welcomed the
| visitors to the State and city. He was
enthusiastically applauded.
PROF. JONES' ADDRESS.
The welcome on behalf of the city
was spoken by Prof j. McIIenry Jones
whose facetious remark that he was
present to give color to the occasion,
| provoked a storm of laughter and APP
plause He desired to supplement the
words of the Rev. MIR. Lynch in ex-
! tending a welcome to the de-
| legates from five States and
! the District of Columbia. He well
coined them in the name OF West Vir-
! ginia, the home of hospitality. and the
burning star in that constellation some
times called the New South
This is a time of great events. His
tory is being made every hour. Bos-