Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-22

home from which they come. There
are great many things in the home
life of America to-day that ought not
to be. The home of the American
ought to be restored to its former
purity.
This movement is not only a ques-
ton of ends but of means. Nothing
| can be done to accomplish these ends
by simply coming here. Whatever we
desire to accomplish in this movement
cannot be done only by education. 1t
is only part of it. / do not think it
can be accomplished fully by prayers,
or by the singing of psalms or by a
display of enthusiasm. If we accom-
plish anything it must be done by
work. I believe in education, in pray
ing, in the singing of psalms, but that
is enough. This movement requires
leadership. There must be some one
to pull off his coat and go to work.
! He must be a man of courage. He
must be man that can take blows and
give blows. 1t requires a man of tact,
judgment, good common sense and pru-
dence. He must be man that will
not retreat, man that will stay in the
field while the campaign lasts"
The next speaker was Rev. Samuel
Schwarn, pastor of the First English
Evangelical Lutheran Church. In his
opening remarks the Rev. Mr.. Sehwarm
stated that he intends to do what he
can to keep the ball rolling and to
keep up the agitation, and continuing
| said that in his opinion the great
trouble as to municipal affairs is that
the people are asleep. He then referred
to an election in Ohio at which he offici-
ated, and told of how several saloon
keepers disapproved of a minister being
in the ballot box. "If we should
not be there" he said further, who
should be there? Do you think we
ought to draw back from politics be-
cause people say we ought to-"
He said that government is ordain-
ed OF God. Why is government neces-
sary? Because men cannot live in So
ciety without law or some rule of ac-
ton. AS far as departments of gov
eminent are concerned there are three
departments. He then referred to the
legislative department, the judicial de-
partment and the executive department,
saying:
Who are these legislators? Why
they are men who have been electd by
the people to represent the people. A
law is merely an expression of the
power behind it. 1t is not the power
itself. Let us look at these executive
departments for moment. 1t is all
right to make the laws and to inter-
pref them, but the enforcement is an
other thing. 1t is the duty Of the
Mayor and the Chief of Police to see
that the ordinances are enforced.
want to impress you that there is no
weakness in our government. No
mayor, or sheriff, or governor, or
chief executive can say that they can
not enforce the laws, for they are
sworn to enforce them"
After remarking that you must not
depend upon what stranger says as
to what sort of place Wheeling is, he
said: 'But it is true that things are
not what they might be-" In referring
to the violation of laws on Sunday he
spoke of having witnessed boys and
girls passing his home on Sunday car
rying buckets of beer. Now there is
a law" he said, against beer being
sold to a minor and a law against beer
being sold on Sunday. Why are our
lAWo AOI OuI OluCldlS are
not altogether to blame, but we ought
to cease to violate these laws"
In conclusion he spoke of the condi-
tions being made better in another city
through an appeal from the ministers,
and added: What we need is cour-
age-courage to stand for our rights.
We have a right to see the laws en-
forced and we have a right to see that
the laws are obeyed. There are a
great many men that, when it comes
to the enforcement of laws, act like
babies"
Rev. ]. L. Sooy announced that the
usual prayer meetings will be held in
the churches this evening, and that the
meeting at the United Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening will be adj
dressed by the Rev. C. E. Clark, pastor
of the Thomson M. E. church, and Mr..
Myron Hubbard. He also stated that
the executive committee will meet this
afternoon to make further arrange
ments for the work.