Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-23
PROHIBITION ASSEMBLY.
But Three More Days Of the Session
Remain.
THE EXERCISES OF YESTERDAY
WERE OPENED AT THE USUAL
HOURAA PAPER BY MRS. NOR
ROW-A SECOND ADDRESS BY
MISS KEARNEY PROGRAMME
FOR TODAY

| ROW-A SECOND ADDRESS BY
MISS KEARNEY PROGRAMME
FOR TO-DAY.
Just three more days of the Ohio
Valley Prohibition Assembly remain.
and those who have not attended the
meetings will be forced to get move
on themselves If they intend hearing
any Of the noted speakers. This year
the Assembly has not been attended
by as large crowds as should, consid-
erning the fact that the programme
given is up to the standard of all
former meetings The rates of ad-
mission have certainly been low
enough, for where could you hear a
| ten days lecture course for less than
! one dollar? 1t seems as though the
1 meetings are not appreciated by the
public in general, and if the assembly
were moved away from its present
location the owner of the same could
hardly be criticised for the act. When
| the assembly hall was first erected
| the lectures were all well attended, but
| each year since the attendance has
| fallen Off Many of the noted Prohi-
| bitionists are astonished at the public
| for not turning out in stronger num-
| bers, and do not fail to criticise those
| in fault Now there is prospect of the
building being moved to Wheeling. A
location has been asked for, and until
that question is settled remains the
| fate of the assembly.
! Yesterday the exercises were opened
at the usual hour by Bible reading
service in charge of Mrs. Topp, of Sis
tersville. This was followed by Mrs.
| N R. c. Morrow, who read a paper
written by Mrs. Merrick on ''The re-
! sponsibilities of motherhood" 1t was
very interesting ard several of those
present took part ID the discussion.
After a song by Miss Very Long, Miss
Belle Kearney spoke on the mission
and outlook of the w. C. 7. U. She
| brought out many points on this work,
and the audience was well pleased
with her talk. She was followed by
Miss Harris, of New Athens, O., who
rendered a pleasing recitation.
In the afternoon Miss Kearney de-
livered her second address. 1t was
very strong ON the prohibition order,
and what she said was carried home
by all her hearers.
| In her opening remarks she stated
the temperance question is an unpopu-
lar one and SO is the gospel. The tenn
perance issue is not by any means to
| be given up, for as long as the saloons
are open and our boys frequent them
our women will never drop the issue.
| few centuries ago this world was
wrapped in paganism, but no matter
what is said about these things by
the men, the Lord is on our side. Years
ago there was no record kept of things
done in the prohibition line. Look
at this hour and see the difference.
| There is, / admit it, more liquor sold
than ever before, but look at the grand
meetings that have been held. Look
at the number of text books introduced
telling of the curses of drink. Look
at the number of ministers who are
doing what they can against it, and
so on. This is all on the line of pro-
hibition and we are doing a world OF
good
When I was in Ireland I was address,
ed by an Irish lassie who asked me
to purchase some mountain dew, for
she was a peddler. 1t is the custom In
that country for the women to buy
the marriage license, and she needed
essary amount. She was anxious to
get married, and she was selling this
Irish whisky to get a man. | asked
her what become of the men when
they drank She replied that they
fought and had rough time generally.
This kind of experience is very bad,
| Sdiu lu6 speaker. 1t Is IiD WOLleT lUdL
fthere is so much drunkenness in the
world when women take a hand in it,
, Why does not the temperance cause
advance more rapidly and why are rs
wheels clogged? / want to speak a
little while en- this subject and l will
tell you a number of reasons. The fact
is that we have such corrupt parties
who uphold the saloons, for they get
all this blood-stained money and have
laws to suit themselves. In this coun-
try to-day these foreign countries are
dumping their cast-off people on our
| shores These low-down politicians
pick them up and feed them on beer
in order that they get their vote A
woman in Ireland told me that half
of the Irish go to America and by the
looks OF things they will soon rule
that country.
There is the negro of the South; they
all vote for license, for the politicians
have them do just as they want This
amounts to a great deal in the South