The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-18
QUEER CHRISTIAN WORK.
WHAT THE REV T. u. W. TALMA0E
PROPOSED TO MIR. HALLOCK.
The Other story Of that Errntic Pren cher's
inhernlded Retirement from the kdI-
tOrial Chair of the Christian at work.

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while at bis country residence in suffolk county,
| Long land, which IL also my own native
county, ne graspcd me by the hand, In tae
sntion he ropcatenly rem rked with great fervor
that | was the Try man 'he Lord designed to
Uuriugmy visit ~ my old home IN suffolk county,
TINT summer. Jaw ht'n two or three times at ms
house. lie aiways intimated his great desire
! thtt | should purchase The Christian at H'Ofh
nnd become its publisher. q dug that he could
/ work with me better tNan anv other man
, was not disposed to purch,ee tho paper at that
time. Though through inlnage = influence Mr..
Remington. Its then owner. was induced to
snor'ly after. Mr.. u. n. Corwin one Of the
| onicel- Of fuimage's chur' h, and a man whuiiy
| unfamiliar with newspaper business; was made
! publisher ~ Iuinages rcpu u. AMI his admins.
! tretion proved a total failure, financially and
! Otherwise.
! paid no further attention to The matter.
About six or seven months ago. rslmage's son
! zane around to my residence with the follow
ing note from Dr. Talmaeei
BnooKLYv, March q. 1870.
pr .v'n Ms 1ILocE Con you ca q ~ house
what iimeP Yours, &C. &c, 0'''" - nut W
l.. oNforDsr T. DE WITT TA1nAoK.
was at bone. and told the bearer I would
! me INTO tis parlor, and with many expressions
/ OF his continned high record for me. he de-
/ nounccd the tnanci i man lrenent OF The Chris
| tidh al WORK. and said they did not properly an
precidte his services. Afterward. at his request,
Corwin. his publisher. Mr.. Corwin " as not very
well and came into the parlor in his study
| gown.
| Ter Introducing mo we took our seats. and
DR.. Ialmage asked me II could In an emer-
ggh'y gel out an EDITION OF the Christian 1T
Work next week, on NV own type, without any
appearance Of break, having IN the subs -fibers
! furnished with thor paOer AZ tho usual time. |
| fei lel thnt could DO so in an emergency, but
| that ~ would require great effort on nv part
ana did not see how anything practical could
Ito then said; Now | will tell YOU my plan.
You ,hnll at once get out paper called Chris.
I I'm WORK. II Is a better name than en- isittn
| Xat hall la. 10
nuhii-her; We nave tn" entire list Of the sub
/ scribers Of the Christtm at WORK."
Mr.. Corwn added earnestly, and pointing
toward de- k or cabinet. " Yes. IL Is In there-i
have the entire list N mat desk"
was astonished, but remeinb crinp that tho
pdhnsher was novice. nd that clergyfnen
we're notorously unbusIness-lxe, I inform ed
mem mat could not conscientiOusly carry cut
that programme.
Tnlmage responded why. the list Ia mine
created Il. Inese subscribers are IN my own.
When llrst took The ChrttttR at work, they
had not 800 names, and now they have an enor-
nous list OF over 2U,C0O"
As the Christian dt HoH happened to have
been printed ~ the same room with one of my
own phpers before lalnase took IT,. knew that
under the ausuices OF the Young Mems Chris
iian Association the oircul1tou was much larger
th ~ II mas ever oeen since Ialmage was CON
nected with 1t; but think | did nor remark
this at tue time. | did romArk that both the Iisi
snd the name belonged to the Christian at work
Publishing Company, and not to private midi
Mr. ralmace said in reply "well. we will not
have exactly the same name. We will use the
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the little word at; and added. "Corvin can
easily get II for you. Them" said he, we will
our new paper, Christian Work from Corwiu's
list. As the subscriDti0ns expire one after
smother TIE suoseribers viii all follow me, and
We shall have the entire ltst-not Ave hundred
subscribers " remain with Remington"
l minated that me law might not allow US to
and left
From this time onward DR.. Tainage has sent
me reueated notes appointing interviews botn
at my ONCE and elsewhere, and has used every
means 10 mis- power TO induce me to purchase
the Christian at Work. even Offering t. in axe an
effort to bring In fresh capital with me. and TO
absorb the Mchodtst newspaper la our new pro-
iect. com N unicatcd a few OF these sentim ents
10 Mr.. Reminaton, when Or. Taimagc became
very much alarmed, and wrote me a COZ I'D en- tial
note 70 be less communicative and to be mon
lnings went on In this way awhile. until he
Proposed to write letter To MIR. Remington,
app mum. an interview b tween tine latter and
myself at his own hOuse. | suppose ho wrote
the letter. for soon aiterward received the foI-
lowing note;
DEAR HALIooK Please be a. my house a ntiic before
sever tus 'Ntilnk Nfotc bennington the letter We
7. D. w TA1xAsE
went 20 Talmase's house as requested, and
found Nir. Remiugt IN there.
oh frlGhy evening" sept. o. Mr 4. Afford,
representing Mr.. heu.lugton, called AT my resi-
dshce, anu tuld me nau better take hUld II
Iht thrldt1nW UorN. do not know whether Mr..
Remington knew OF this visit or not ut the time.
Ar. Afford isa per ona TREND, and we were olce
ON err ol ihe same temIierdnce lodge. dictated
and he wrote letter u Mr. Remington on the
SUBJECT, winch IN lily resulted in my taking the
pauer sOct. -, 1873. Previous 10 TINS time
namely, on Friday, Oct. d, IN the afternoon /
accidenaily mot Mr.. ialmage while crossing
the ny Hall Park had not seen MIN or COM
municated with hin for a long time. and shook
hands " ~ hlu, reinatkine that he was the very
man wanted 70 zee and he nude a simil II re-
mark 20 me. said that was seriously think
inc OF purchasing the Christian at Worn.
and lauehingy reminded nm Of promise
year for nothing il / would purchase it,
But remarked. " Doctor, will not hold you to
that promise. fo- shall nave at least s. 00J in
should warrant" He seemed very much pleased,
ana invited me to get into a fifth avenue omni-
ous nd talk the matter over with him, as be
said he was going up town, think to twenty
second street. ! told HIM was N a great hurry,
and he saiu, Very we'll will see you again
Monday. and VIC will talk the matter ali over"
Late in the neutrality-suspicious. near noon--the
Christian At WORK Meeting ,neir former Sd1s T
tisiug manager. Mr. L. +. Cone, at tho door. |
asked him to request Dr. ralmase TO step out
moment. soon afterward DR.. Talmsse lIno out
alone, and, taking my arm. said: " Let us 90
around 10 the Astor House and talk this thing
around for "A small paror where We could sit
Tree from observation. Finally he said: Come
In here And We won't in and sat down. then
put into his hands the following paper:
OCT q. ls7o-In consideration Of the fact that j. y
In lock 10 Intending 10 clear The Christian az Hirk
Lax bass, do hereby promise and agree Win HIM In
,onside alton furthermore Of ME sum OF Two aou.ana
Y nsailmenis, 10 conunue o iurnsn my sermons, and
hH
4hs Chishdh az WOiA, for one year from THIS date.
He looked over tho paper and seemed pleased
aud sald III you had showed me this one
week ago, would have signed IL at once as IL
IA will give YOU a definite answer Tomorrow"
This Is the only offer OF compensation | ever
made him. We pared In the most cordial man
ner, and although ho mentioned that he had
other offers, he gave me not tho slightest hint
that he intended TO accept them.
The result is known. At q o'clock, attt the
closing of the oihce, Mr.. Talmagc returned, took
cur an editorial, and put IN one announcing his
transfer 10 another journal At the s,ue time
an adYerti-ement was taken out and his own
announcement put IN, the presses tnon being
started according 10 Mr. Ialmage's secret in
structlons, given to the pIessmen during tho
afternoon, to run all night" that his surrep-
utious EDITION might be worked on and mailed
to subscribers before the owners Of the paper
could prevent II. }. N HALLOCK.
As announced last week, the Rev. Mr.. IalnaRe has
retired from al connection With this Journal The nrst
lntiWatOn that he management hIu OF MIR ralmayes
Withdrawal MAS the discovery that during the night I'M
known 10 the Projectors, ne had sutTepuOus Intro
duccd an editorial announcing his withdrlwsl In a
the ssne time our advertising columns were tempered
win, ergc advertisement being taSen Out and Or
Iamage's Announcement " instrted rne fact tnnt
Mr.. amsge prrarranged with the pressnen 10 nay All
expenses Incurred by his extraordinary action bv
no means lnNgates the offence. tue nature vi which
Nin ne sunclenuy appreciated Dy all aud need not
here be Characterized We are glad to announce In
Cnristsn man oi ample means Of ability and len
IL M.