The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07

You fellows vote dry on December
a.. = Keep your city free from the
az the mems meeting held I'm the Bell
Sire tabernacle Sunday afternoon, when
"a susseo the subject OF Booze.
the saloon" continued Mr.. Hart hut me
saloon can't be regulated. You might
she'll in hell az to reeuiate The ssioon
1ou might just as we'll try TO blow mn
the Rock OF Gibralter with a pop gun, as
might as well try to dam up the ohio
river on this 20 foot stage with astooth
pi9k' as 10 Try 10 regulate the saloon"
IN view OF the fact that A was the
nrst shot in the Beal local option cam
pSlgn. now In progress In Bellaire. the
aodress attracted a great crowd OF men.
" was one or the strongest addrerses
ever heard in Bellaire ON the saloon
ktooiSn. ana Tor more than two hours
~ hart held his hearers spellbound.
while he pounded away az the saloon
with an the logic and Vehemence he nos
ssssed Al times the speaker became
s.hnost exhausted and at the conclusion.
10 assemble in front OF sthe speakerss
PLATFORM Hundreds gathered there until
snondad ,a mat me entire audience re-
one OF the most startling and dra-
rnsuc things seen on any platform ia
he made yesterday afternoon. DSrinSt
n sieAt Lecture on the liquor aues-
ti1h. the climax came in his terrific
grabbed a big new axe and smasbed
a gallon whiskey jug which was on the
Great Enthusiasm.
Pieces flew everywhere IN the taher-
nacle and the vast crowd broke All rec
ords for enthusiasm. shouting. sinRtng
onsr,ng n waving their hats. II vas
one or the most glorious moments mat
mas taken place since the meeting be-
The axe episode came during a pass-
age on the flag and its protection the
spenker declaring that the American
ttns - captive In its own country.
prepared plan.
Mr. Masann made his creates hit.
WIN his unique song. Jim and Me and
was given a hearty applause.
lec Ihs seTytee epened With several Sc
o. cssdIIz M y ~ the Lucas quartet.
~ progress. an excellent service was
being held In the First N. " church
i%r women al which Mrs. Frisinger de-
conversions az the women's meeting and
curing the day and evening 81 persons
he night service proved another bis
itair The tabernacle was crowded Il
US Sapacity. despite the inclement
aisles. and along the sides and rear ~
the huge building. N subject was
Ths Booss sermon.
Dr. Harris Booze" sermon will long
DC remembered. and was frequently in
upJea oy bursts Of applause. Men
some Of the evanFeiist's appeals. The
sermon In part T. a. follows.
q. some say that y you close up the
the evangelist. but the rub comes when
2 man u fool enough 70 go to the ballot
who are running for office here. who
~ y who says that Prohibition does not
prohibit The brewery every time.
~ ~ not the man who runs the busI-
ness that I'm condfmufnU fo,-c IN.
soul and nothing pleases me better than
p see him come and givc his heart to
verts IN nearly every meeting rf.s y
Cursed and damnabic traffic that I'm
Then Evangelist Hart sttackes The
personal liberty" plea.
if ! started 90 build n SOAP factory
IN your best residence district YOU'D
take a slaughter house awav down t ne
river somewhere, but ! tell YOU IA rath-
yard than b. door 20 door win a 0itbv
foul smelling saloon. The saloon b.
la~Nbreaker ~ sells 60 ~drunkards aud
banker obeys We MAKE s3mo isws ibS
hunter obcys We make tnriff laws the
merchant oeeys. But the saloon b. in
ths younE. vreck- hopes ana is ihs vii-
go and wlckcdest thfnF In the land
w. Thsy ssv NE Lesson
mllls, cried Hart. caliinF n boy 20 he
platform. be stood silent ron n moment
VIA is TIE TsW m",eriSi. no h1eapi ssssyy
men see the lesson. That they ala Va
shown IN the action % the audience
Many stood ana wiped their eyes OF
This vas followed BY a long ust Of
aengnelstions q ne whiskX tariff BY
q the United Nine WORKERS; Lincoln
Mckinley Roosevelt TAFT Hobsou and
Toronto fn the American FrFaraffUu CON