Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-15

SUGGESTION MADE BY DR..
M'CRORY-THE NEXT MEETING.
The second of the meetings in the in
terest Of the Good Citizenship" move
ment, which are to be held in different
churches this week, attracted a large
audience to the Fourth Street M. Z.
church last evening The speaker was
the Rev. DR.. j. T. McCrory, of Pitts
burg, pastor of the Second United
Presbyterian church of that city. He
is forcible, earnest talker, and he car
ried his hearers with him throughout
his lecture. Several times they broke
forth in enthusiastic applause, and at
all times they gave the speaker their
undivided attention. DR.. McCrory has
taken an active part in reform move
ments in Pittsburg, and the committee
in charge made no mistake in selecting
him as one of the speakers.
This is prayer meeting night in the
Methodist Episcopal churches, and for
that reason no mass meeting will be held
until Thursday, when the Rev. w. l.
Wishart. of Allegheny, will deliver an
address at the United Presbyterian
church.
DR.. McCrory's theme was, rs the
city in need of Nehemiahs?" In his
introductory remarks he related the
Biblical story of Nehemiah, who de-
voted many years to the moral cleans
ing Of the city of Jerusalem. The
methods of Nehemiah were brought out
in bold relief, and the speaker urged
that he be used as an example and IN
SEPARATION in the movement to which
reference has been made. DR.. Nc
Crory took occasion to mention moral
evils in the city of Wheeling, which he
mercilessly scored.
Train leads Of visitors come into
your city on Sabbath mornings, he said,
to tramp your streets and drink your
beer. Where is your law? You have
a statute which actually outlaws the
social evil, yet these people can come
openly into your city and carry on the
most damnable vice. The law makes
gambling a criminal offense, yet gam
blers en'tice young and old men into
their dens, rob them of their earnings,
and so scot free The moral walls OF
your city are down, and you need
Nehemiah to rebuild them.
It is true also of my city Of Pitts
burg. The Sabbath is disregarded.
There is not as much gambling as there
was. or at least we do not hear SO much
of it. The vilest forms of vice are
practiced; there are plague spots every
where; it runs riot. The walls are
down.
What would Nehemiah do when con-
frontcd with such conditions? The
first thing he would do, is the one thing
which ought to be done tomorrow
compel enforcement of the law. Press
ure should be brought to bear upon the
proper authorities, for they are the per-
sons before God who are the most
guilty.
l would be ashamed, as Chief of Po-
lice, to say, these things are going on
and | can't stop them. l would say,
rather, am ninny, and I'll resign
and let you put some one in my place.
The first thing after the coming of
compel recognition. 1t reminds me of
the Story of the little girl who was
afraid Of the billy goat She was a
Christian Scientist, and her mother,
who was also Christian Scientist, re-
monstrated with her, reminding her
that Christian Science is a panacea
for all the ills of life, and protection
against all its evils, even the billy goat
The little girl replied: Well. mamma
know | am Christian Scientist, but
boo-hoo-the billy goat don't know it.
/ think sometimes that we all know
we are Christians, but the trouble is
that we don't let the Mayor and the
Chief and the outside world know it.
We must make the billy goat under
stand.
In my city we have $4,000 Christian
people, yet I am ashamed to say that
the Chief of Police looks and laughs al
us. One little man can laugh the
whole $4,000 of us down, and we turn
tail and run away It's a burning
shame.
In the second place, we need Nehe-
miahs because Nehemiah was a man
with clear ideas, and profound convic-
lions as to the relations between
righteousness and civic prosperity
Nehemiah would not agree to compro-
mise when told by Christian people