Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-30
GREAT TEMPERANCE
MEETING HELD HERE
Ex-Gcv. Glenn, of North Carolina. Held
Audience SpeIbound for an Hour
in First Methodist Church

The mass meeting held ia the First
ethodist church Wednesday evening
sder the auspices of the local branch
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union was a pronounced success from
any point of view. A large, intelA-
gent and representative audiene fill
I'd the spacious audit rum. gathered
% hear the speaker of the evening,
Hon. Robert B. Glenn, former governor
4 North Carolina and that 1t was a
iighly apprec alive enc was amply
,videnced by the applause that fol-
WED the speakers eloquent and
nelly rounded periods.
The w. c. T. U. occupied front
eats and Mr.. A. D. Darby, president
Sf the Civic League. presided at the
meeting. The service opened with
the singing of four songs, led by MT.
Harry M. Grove, namely, 'The White
Nbbon Band make the Map All
rhite." Hail to West Virginia and
Marching to Victory" Then Rev.
J. Paul Wright, pastor of the
urch, offered prayer.
In introducing Gcv. Glenn Mr.. Darby
Wy remarked that he didn't propose
% perform that pleasant duty I'm
merely formal manner and then sit
Town as some might suppose he
Sould. but intended to take advan-
tsge of such favorable opportunity
TO speak a word in behalf of the Civic
r
was not dead, as some In town had
thourht, nor was it asleep, but on the
contrary the league would continue
TO carry out the purpose of its crea-
ton. namely to cooperate with the
city authorities in enferciag the local
option law in Martinsburg and seeing
TO it that offenders are brought to
justice Mr.. Darby's remarks were
punctuated with applause
CIV. Glenn did not disappoflt his
audience. but on the contrary he
measured UP to every expectation
concerning his oratorical powers, es-
pecially as a temperance speaker.
His theme was obedience to Law"
and it served his purpose well to drive
home Some practical truths and fun
damental principles regarding the
liquor traffic and the evils of intern
perance. He spoke for an hour and
held the closest attention of his audi
erce throughout Humor ipathos and
eloquence. happily commingled, char
acterized Gov. Glenn's address and
which in popular judgment, was one
OF the ablest heard in Martinsburg
on the abstract question Of temper
aace His arguments were unanswer-
able. He cited the case of his own
State OF North Carolina and asserted
that what had been done there along
prob 'biticn lines could be done in
West Virginia were the proper effort
nade Gov. Glenn's speech made a
profound impression on his hearers and
nis speech will undoubtedly be pro-
ductive of much g-e7 in Martipsburg
by arousing a renewed interest in the
temperance cause and begetting a
healthy public opinion, and at the
same time serving the purpose of
nightly encouraging the w. c. T. U.
and the Civic League in their effcrts
for the moral uplift of the community.
AT the conclusion OF Gcv. Glenas
speech Rev. Dr. w. F. Gruver. pastor
of the First United Brethren church,
made few remarks in behalf OF the
w. C. It. U. and urged the audience
10 respond with a liberal collection.
which was then lifted b some ladies'
Hon. John J Hetzel followed with an
appeal for an increased membership
for the W G. T. u After singing
"America" the audience was dismissed
with the benediction. pronounced by
Rev. DIR. j. A. Hoffheins. pastor of
Christ Reformed church.