The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-29
PROHIBITION LAW
Continued from First PaEe.)

ION. charge them and make il YOUR
duly 10 ind out where they stand"
Speaking Of the decision uf the SUI
rrerc court. MIR. t'rahhc -dii that he
did not want to criticize tncm for the
opinion they render maklns * 1"'ss'oie
for liuu0r ~ he shipped into West VIZ
ginia. but" he said. II d want 20
praise In. al" member who gave dis
sen;!nc opinion. That one IS one or
he strongest Mnthodists IN West Fir-
ginia" \ tremendous demonstration
! greeted this assertion.
Fewer Arrests.
Tho numhc, ~ arrests for drunken
ness in tbs state have hHrE decreased
sine. tho Prob bition law wc1, UT" ~
feet Even in Wheeling tho arrests have
hrnn decreased nearly a half. but not
through tho efficient service or your
police Officers.
, Mr. Crahnc read n portion Of le::cr
Thar he had received from Warden NJ.
H. White in which Ii" states that the
norulation IF the Tnundsville incnitnn-
tiary has been decreased from ! !"o 70
zoos in thr PAS. two years pr. Geo. V.
Guthrie. Superintendent Of the Hunting
ton hospita! for the insane. also says
that insanity caused by liquor has been
decreased.
Mir. Crahhc spoke briefly IN order 10
permit Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston
Of Maine. to speak III LrhLif ~: the
wnmcn's suffrage am"ndm6n'. She
and brought out pnin.s in which equal
suffrage would asSiSt tn" nrnhthii'"n
officials in their work. tn law Iron
our statute books. said Mrs. LivlnES-
on, 'is not worth tn naper that IT Is
written upon unless y0a have the men
behind 1t 10 sec that II is enforced TO
tho letter Granting IN" Wnmrd the
privilege Of tho halI".. since SiNienth';
! n the enrolment ~ tho church is
women. would assist in the solution NJ
these problems"
Anniversary Service.
Tho afternoon was devni"d &c th" an
nivcrsary of the Women: HONS IL
Sionary department. and IN IN" evening
Virginia Anti-Saloon league. {. Y. TriCg.
r. -. Of Pittsburgh. Pa. spoke nj
l"nC,h upon tho work Of the freedman =
Society.
Tho speaker told Of tho advancement
Of the negro race in educational lines
and Of the ndvanc" the race has made
since II was freed Ivy President Lin
cnln I've owe much gratitude 10 the
church people for thc many advantages
thnt they have given us. such debt or
gratitude that We 'an never repay ne
said.
we arc asking Won In stand by us
ne a big hroih"r." tho speaker CON
tinurd 'nnd assist in the advancement
Of our race. The F,r"rdman,s ala 80
Cirtv has contributed much toward this
goal TIL" negro race is only trying 10
hrvrlnp il self thnt II might serve others
to u better advanVaI" and assist In the
pr0;nuiiun Of ideals Of mutual benefit.
Last nights services were attended
Ivy the largest crowd Of the week. The
huge auditorium was tillrh 10 capacity.
Il InrEr portion Of tho Sunday school
room adjacent To tn" main floor being
utilized Tho special musical numbers
IF tho choir were given In tho usual
pleasing manner. This part of the eve
ming service Is proving an interesting
feature.
Today's Program.
To-Day s program follows:
S:20 4. M.--Dcvotional Service. r. w.
Ewing.
a:hn \. M-Confcr"nrc business.
$50 +. M.--Annivcrsary of the Wn-
mans Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs.
6. Edmund Neil Conference Secretary
Presiding.
Adurcss--Mss Bertha starkcy Of
Japan.
i'cO T.. M-Evangclism, Fl. c. Nor
rison.
7:an F. M.--Anniversary Of Board nf
Foreign Missions. H. {. Howard. Pre-
siding.
Addrcss-."Thr Building of a Nation"
by DR.. A. L Chrnoweth Of the Philip
pines.
SEQ r M.-Annivrrsary If Board of
Temperance. Prohibition and Public
Morals. o. 4. Kelley. Presiding.
Aldrcss.-Ern"st Daley Smith. D. D..
Extension Secretary.