The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-14
ADAMS GIVES
STRONG TALK
LIVE WIRE SPEAKER ENTEuSES
MASS MEETING AT COURT
THEATRE.
Neesins Was EselUsiseiy Der ven
and Speaker rts Straight Frori
the Shoulder

Taxing FOR his topic Who is -he
Strongest Man" John g. Adams. ot
N"ua Ark. known a. TIE. N-RaN ana
Dynamite Temperance EyaukrIis;
who has been spending the past ~..N
~ this city speaking in IN" Interests
or the ratification OF the Prohibition
amendment. delivered Dali, famous ser.
mon ON The Social - a. the
mems mass meeting az the court
theatre yesterday afternoon The
meeting was by Tar the most euthusi-
Hstc held since The campaign Vas
lnIuEurafed and i' Vas estimated THAI
iulN l.nfH men wtr. present
Fictur.nE the liquor traffic as 'he
greatest evil which exists today aud
depicting - d-moraliging effects
upon humanity Rev Ad.ms made
most eloquent appeal for H. abolition
Ills Lecture. Was pIuCtursu With
numerous and witty remarks Re-, re-.
ceived the closest attention from M.
audience and WAS rouudlt applaud-d
- Wet ting vas opened AZ ! co
o'clock with a special song service.
fouo~cc TO- am cannes, PRAYER 10y Rev
+. =. priuiu~tnul pastor az the frs
baptist church Ia opening his ad
dress. Rev. Adams said that h,. Was
glad that such meetings could be-
opened with PRAYER and songs. and
that while prayers and songs were al
ways IN order al a prob bltlon meeting
the other side never could use them
II" then said There are three ques-
lions an audience might ASK
speaker The first Is DO son know
YOUR subject I'm not answer tina,
nov but VIII wait until have
finished and let YOU decide Another
question i- 'bu YOU mean what YOU
say 10 US In love and kindness
am glad 10 answer that do. have
no other desire fhan 20 do good 90
I those 20 whom speak. and am here
IN the Interests of humanity. The
third question might be 10 Spu prac-
fice What you preach can say
that by the Grace of God ] am doing
he best can 10 live as lie would
have me
Remove the Temptation.
THE Creator is often blamed for'
mans failings You can't force q man
10 be- good and YOU can't make "A man
sober by the law but you can re-
move the temptations and can make
II easier for him 10 be- sober and
righteous What ~ want 20 do is
." stop making drunkards We are
fee agents 10 choose between good
and evil and DO Ne choose the latter
w." are responsible FOR the failure
and shouldn't blame God The world
Is growing better 10 spots and IN
Others 10 i- growing worse The ques-
ton for YOU to decide Is which spot
you are In. The nation and the world
D. made up 90 individuals Each Ia
dlvidual D. personally responsible 10
God for the character which he builds
mp Character is the greatest thing
"a man can strive for. and he should
make DO the best possible ANY man
Vho has NO aspirations for better
character - not worthy Of the name
man"
The saloon /. q place whore liquor
s. sold over the bar by men and 20
men. The saloon is for men. and
men only. Women and children are
not permitted 90 enter SALOON by
the laws of West Virginia. and the
Laws OF society won't tolerate h.
Those who vote FOR The saloons do so
for their own satisfaction. and not for
the sake OF their wife and children.
II YOUR wives drank aud did Tx. some
o. YOU men. you'd quit before tO-mor.
row night n she drank. came home
ate al night, and abused YOU. a. YOU
are doing 90 her you'd vote, the state
So dry We couldn't spit NYes. and
there wouldn't De- any blind tigers.
either You'd see 90 that You men
are 90 continue 20 do the voting
Men % CharacteT
We need men of genuine character
Iht sioait 1ud spiritually There is
ouly one thing 90 do. and that Us 20
Wah" men out of boys Not every
boy makes man. as som" Of YOU
mon know \ man with proper 70.
Euect for self viii not go into a "a.
loon and drink liquor : man must
d'mora'ize himself before Do" enters %
saloon. and after be- gets Doe he fc"Is
low down BE looks around to SEQ DO
anybody is looking bes're hc takes a
drink.
10" saloon Keeper realizes this.
-n hr makes o. bis business to Be-.
h."'a'i~' th" Dove ''.S ''Is P"I
I'H'lA a"' l". 'ii' ''ii' .ll Cd" ''u""'
l'i q H'''hi h'f ih saloon because