The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-29
WOMEN'S
MEETING
At TIE FIRST PRESeYTERIAS
CHURCH WAS ENTHUSIASTIC.
Mrs. Sunday and Mss SAKE MAJ
Stirring Address 20 Large
Audience
"a. Cor R.tb b

70 overflow ing with the women OF She.
CIV ana surrounding cOlutrN. who
we're anxious TO again hear her anu
give her hearty hauI-shak, m,
Flrst Pres byter!an choir sang p.eas-,.
ana appropriate" selections and wh,t.
MIS- SUNDAY announced jh. singing 4.
, ihl West Virginia prN am OF rhr
women ia iAe audianca Joined ia IA
ChC9-s. rom books which were given
lhtm. AMI the meeting began AZ ou.-
10 De eufh ~lastic Nrs : n Arbnfr
MT l'resided ana read an appropriat,
D. scripture Miss SaNe ~nONc and sal
ludi bod chooses weak thinks and no
those which are stroucest. 20 that
N'dh women have great part 70 pla,
IN the liquor traffic which th.. wofn. ID
want 20 overthrow She smoke az
DaNld Victory over Cola and that
ne tinN stone thrown hK David WAS
directed by God and that 10 the womer
VIII keep trying they viii be re
NSided she said the liquor traffic
NOUS some OF Gods people as We'll as
others in fear and thar lis an in-,,l,
10 Gou 10 nave the evils following fhn
use OF lluuor as well as the selling Of
1 u ana she believes ferven, PRAYER will
90 more than anything else Mrs
mot thtn stated That We should
celebrate the anniversary OF our stsfe
OF West Virginia hy voting II Dir, She
spoke oi an Instance OF people with
iNO niue sons going west aud SON
Nhlle investigating beautiful vine
covered stump. tell into den OF rat
ne SNAKES and from Tho bites they
dled She compared the Eouor ira
nc 10 ~. an dcompared the cilden
sdIoohs 70 the pretty vines which NJ
tracted the sons To the stump She
ciosed by saying the parents burned
me sunni Let Us burn the stump
III We, virginia: ~ the ground"
Mrs. Sundays Address.
i
stating that MIR. Sundays meeting in
East Liverpool had made ion drv ,of
ers across the river from th,t town
~nd the good results are following
and others are being converted daily.
Mrs. Sunday said:
No earnest woman can dcnv that
me saloons are curse and sappine
The vital parts OF the state" She
sANS the tide Is rising and We nave
TO get rid OF the saloons. the south
Il heating the north. 100000 more
people having homes and savings ac-
counts since the saloons closed. Sa-
looms ar" responsible Tor 80 pcr cent
oi crime. fhree-fourihs OF poverty and
most OF the insane In Kansas Mis-,
SaNes home. thirty eight counties are
without poor farms. hity-tWo counties
Wl'hout criminal cases and thirty-two
without Jail inmates since the saloon,
are closed In Waterloo a poor Girl
Vho tod her experiences of a father
killing mother and two tiny chill
dren l"f' had the desired effect on the
saloon keepers VINO sold him the
lquor She said that women and
children suffer more from the sale of
liquor than men and that prosperity
cannot follow the saloon.
Saloons Follow Prosperity
10 rob the working man OF his funds
which are needed al home One wo-
man in Esst Liverpool told Mr.. and
Mrs. sunday that she acquired the
habit OF drinking through slipping and
tasting II TO be sOciabic in society
aud was druEkard. It's the tcmpta-
ton the liquor dealers offer which
ruins the young men. one OF which j.
found in every five families. be IL
gentle or otherwise. as the evils from
Liquor don't strike the homes Of the
iowly alone the home OF The gentle
IS more often visited u ruins famous
men. strong minded men as we'll as
others. and makes OF some Of them
slaves 10 the habit and ruins homes
some people sly men will drink any
way. but 10 has been proved that il
is untrue. IL the temptation is taken
away. Mrs Sunday said To Keep The
homes well lighted and cheerful. to
keep the bows al home. as liquor sell
ing is followed 10y gambling and
houses of prostitution
Ssloors Not Named.
When advertising a city for the
purpns" of boosting. tho saloons are
never mentioned among other places
Of business. which shows that the
business men are a. ashamed OF g.
as anyone. and ibey are finding thar
they pay 80 10 81 for the poor and
crime committed than The AK from
ron-saloons story which vas in
terpstinE 100 one Of the towns which
Was being voted dry. \ saloon
keeper wife went 10 another woman
and said "SoUce you have worked TO
close my saloon Wc haven't much
money and cant afford help The
woman. vino had here ofore taken in
washing To- support her drunken hus-
band and family said. Well. since
YOU are closing thc saloons and don't
sell INV husband liquor I don't have
10 wash. 30 YOU can have the people
for whom washed tApplausc.l
Mrs SUNDAY said ,hl. g. POO. 600 600
was spent spent by workiugmen the
last year for liquor. which money
was badly needed 20 support their
poor families being kept by counties
and otherwisr
Sh" -aid. Saloons are rathoies into
which tD pour money and if the sa-
looms we're swept from tho land r
would take ffiy years to got over The
effects of crime. insanity and poverty .
from Dos use
To Have Union Prayer
Mrs sunday believes fu fer,anf .
pray or. ard union prayer was held. .
81 Iu-rd by Miss SAKE God has bless .
iref for us ar aud Dr. We do our duty
God Will herr 90" prayers Union
prayer Will bc held in rhr churches
BOO This cift 0u eloc Ton DAY Tor many
hours. and 900 women arc requested 2
'o unite and maxi" an ,nort fo have
1 moral cts. as WI as state Mrs
SUNDAY also encourage Tho women
'0 serve boot coffee and sandwiches nr
election day. especially 10 ft ia cold
SIRE SIudf. closed With agaiu s.ur I
.uE THf West NirEIuits Drv." and
700 crowded up fu give her o. hand Z
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