The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-15
SPECIAL SERMONS PREACHED
ON TEMPERANCE YESTERDAY
Mr.. GEORGE ". cRABeE. PRoHI.
BiTtoN WORKER. ATTACKS
SENATOR ROSENBLOOh
strong Talks Given By Workers fer
the Causes IN PUipits o. the
Local Churches

Good audiences were present al all
% the churches yesterday morning
and evening 10 hear the speakers OF
the state anti-saloon forces present
their side OF the prohibition question
In regard 10 the enforcement OF the
law. Among the speakers 10 deliver
addresses were Rev. J Sanford OF
Toledo. Ohio. Mr. George ". Crabbe
DR. s. y. Crummett and Attorney
Charles " Earhart
Al the services held In the Vance
Memorial church. yesterday morning.
Mr.. George Crabbe. 81 Charleston.
spoke on the subject The New
Amendments 10 the Yost Law Dis
eussing the amendments in all Of the
various phases. a. well as TO speak
Of the recent decision OF the United
S>ates Circuit Court OF Appeals pro
hibiting the shipment OF liquor into
the state. In the evening Mr. Crabbe
spoke in the Second U. p. church on
the enforcement OF the Yost law ana
In referring to State Senator Rosen-
bloom. said: That every motion ana
every vote cast by Rosenbloom was
done 10 try to advance the cause OF
the liquor interests. Rosenbloom rs
one OF the worst men from the stand
point OF the church that ever sat In
the state senate chamber from any
district In the state"
The address at the NJ r. church IN
McMechen was delivered by DIR. s. r..
Crummett who spoke on the subject
Of Law Enforcement" and In the eve
ming At the Benwood NJ. z. church.
The addresses OF Attorney Charles "a.
Earhart on the enforcement OF the
Nost prohibition law. were delivered
in the First Baptist church in the
morning and at the Warwood NJ. h.
church in the evening.
At the Y. n. @. A.
At the Y. NJ. q. A. meeting yesterday
afternoon Rev. }. sanford. district su-
perintsndent OF the Toledo district Ohio
ing q john s siSS sRos' Sh h & Ess-
hart. local Anti-Saloon league district
superintendent and attorney. presided;
were associated with Mr. sanford in the
Ohio work. After speaking OF some con
diuons In Wheeling that needed atten-
worth and work OF Mr.. Blue. the com
missioner Of prohibition. Mr.. Earhart in
troduced the speaker one whose early
childhood experience htted him In "a pc
culiar way 20 speak on the great subject
The speaker quickly won his way TO
the hearts of his hearers by recountinE
his experience a. "a child in a home
where the appetite OF drink robbed his
hone OF it's happiness and him of a
His appeal to his hearers was based
ON scrtptural ground. Christian men
when brought face TO face with In
trenchcd wrong must resort to unchris-
tian compromise or fight. No man has
"A right To enjoy the blessings Of moral
law who refuses or neglects to sustain
~. Referring TO last years campaign
In Ohio. he said that apathy In dry coun-
ties and the vicious corruption OF the
large cities deprived them OF victory.
ONO IL now circulating petitions for an
other vote to make both sides OF the
Ohio river dry in 1915. West Virginia
has a splendid prohibition law and a
splendid amendment for protection
against outside lawless Influence. She
has also provided to deal with those
WHO neglect or refuse to enforce these
provisions. West Virginia has declared
snip ny Intoxicating liquor and every
effort 10 thwnrt nor wishes By officials
untrue to their oath OF office or the
laWless product OF the saloon should
receive singing rebuke.
Mr.. sanford called attention 10 the
iact that The voting dry OF West Nir-
ginta had driven some ohio brewing in,
tere-ts on 90 the financial rocks. 10 the
financial advantage OF West virginia
and then urged those present TO take u
decided stand in the support Of every
law enforcement effort. and thus add a.
the splendid record already made I'm IN,
state along prohibition lines.
tie spoke in highest terms OF Superin,
tendent q. W. Crabbe and Attorney g. NJ
tarhart, and urged the people 70 stand
by them In what they are trying to &C
compiizh
Mr. sanford occupied the pulpit OF IN,
First United Presbyterian. church in tn,
morning. at which time a very substan,
tai Offering was made FOR the work oil
tho year.