Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-20

Interest in the sermons and other
exercises at the Prohibition Assembly
at Moundsville grows stronger each
day.
Yesterday the attendance was large,
and many visitors from the sur
rounding towns were present. AT the
morning exercise Mrs. Jennie Nc
Clurkin had charge Of the Bible read
ing. Alarge number of the ladies
were present, and this exercise was
very interesting.
Following this was the W. c. T. U.
catechism and department drill. Next
| very pleasing duet was rendered by
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Williams. The
best methods of increasing the finances
of Hle w. C. T. U. was then discussed,
the discussion being led by Miss Anna
Sunderland.
The next on the programme was
solo by Miss Margaret Daily, which
pleased all her hearers. A recitation by
Miss Justice was also given, and the
lady was at her best. In the after
noon the services were opened with a
song by the Daily quartette, followed
by prayer by Rev. c. H. Lakin. Al
ter this Rev. Mead introduced the
speaker of the afternoon, Mr.. M. j..
Tanning. For his subject Mr.. Tanning
used American Citizenship" His ad-
dress was certainly one OF the best
heard on the grounds, and he enter
tanned a very appreciative audience.
In beginning he said he was glad we
had so many patriotic people, and as
his audience held so many women he
hoped that some day they would be
accorded the privilege of voting. He
told a short humorous story first and
then opened with brief history of the
war at the present time. One thing he
was sure Of and that was that 1t
would bring about a Union of every
thing in America, and this fact he was
proud of. The history OF James A.
Garfield was dwelt upon for some time,
and he gave his hearers a very inter-
esting story of this mans life, and his
tragic death.
Continuing his talk on the war, he
said our boys now in Cuba will profit
greatly by the experience of our fore
fathers in the first wars. They know
how to use their arms, and l am salts
fed they will always give good &C
count of themselves. This is the only
government which has ever taken up a
| cause for humanity and this war is an
act that will go down in history long to
be remembered by the civilized world.
The patriotic man will always VOTE he
said, land he will always tell the
truth. You can take man that hol-
lows free trade, and yet when it comes
You take man who hollows for high
tariff, and he won't vote that way on
election day. He votes the truth in
almost every case, SO that is the way
to get at this matter.
Men get into arguments on the liquor
question when they know they are
wrong For instance, a person who
says that In Kansas the prohibition
party is causing people to leave it, and
that they can't get what they want.
This is not true according to their own
arguments, for they are forced to admit
such Is not the case.
"A colored man living in Maryland
prayed six months for a turkey for
Christmas, but he did not get it with
this kind of praying, and then he
changed his mode of praying. He
asked that the Lord send him out after
a turkey, and the next morning it was
there. What we want is for some
one to send us out after this liquor
traffic, and wipe it out Of the land
I'VE spend seven times as much
money for drink as it would have cost
to purchase Cuba. America wants
to free this island and the people. The
prohibition party wants to free homes,
and it is self sacrifice on its part the
same as our brave soldier boys who
are now fighting in this present war.
There are, it is said, 100000 habitual
drunkards in this land, and all the gold
and silver produced in one year would
hardly pay the drink bill one hundred
days. We get something like S114,000,-
600 revenue from it. and where does
it go? Our statesmen talk about pau
per labor coming into this country, and
1 say look at the paupers this traffic
makes. 1t is even more, and the
first thing that should be attended to
is this. Shut off the saloons and this
| drink traffic, and you will have less
people in jails, penitentiaries and more
Christian people" In concluding he
said men will vote right when they
cast ballot for the Prohibition party.
1t is a vote for God, and he knows that
is right
Last night W. T. Bundick. who has
made such a wonderful impression at
the Assembly delivered his third and