The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-04-19
WADING UP TO HIS CHIN.

In the Talmage trial the other day, Il GER
tain Brother Hathaway was on the stand
Mr.. Hathaway, it seems, was Il member ot
the Tabernacle and an admirrr of DIR. Tai
mage Inspired possibly by the shining
example of that famous individual, Brothc
Hathaway conceived the wish to he a minis
ter. He mentioned his ambition to Dr.
Talmagc. and spoke of going TO Princeton
to Study. oh replied the Doctor, 'thcr"'S
no of that. You're all right now. Wade
right in up t" your chin. I'll get You Il
place to preach in. Brother Hathaway dc
cidcd, however, not I" "wad" i'll up Ia his
chin, hut to 90 to Princeton. ON this pom;
the following colloquy occurred between
the witness and DIR. Spear, one OF tn" cx-
amincrs of the prrSlytery:
did the Tabernacle furnish You with any
money for yonr course al Prir"rton? asked
DIR. Spear
Yes, | got about $500 from the Sunday
school. They promised me $500 year for
two wears but | got only $500.
Don't You know why You didn't 80
more" said DIR. Spear, daIkly.
NO" replied the witness elcNating his
eyebrows: do you! 1t WAS always Il my
terry to me-
Don't YOU know" continued the llr,-
TONER, THAT 4 great many mem hcr> al the
Tabernacle took serious exception t" ynur
manner of collecting the s',lhScriptiums"'
"Oh, yes replied the witness. han'lly:
there WAS :; good deal of suuirming al
round"
Didn't som" families leave the church
on account of your rlan"'
Il don't know why y"u call it my plan.
1t WAS the plan of the trustees. Some pru-
pie undoubtedly left because they were.
crowded.
Did You ever tell Mr.. Talmagr about
it -
YES. Sometimes he thought it wa, Il
good radiance.
Didn't Mr.. TIimagc refuse 10 sanction
amy plan OF pew-rrn1ing OF OF auctionin@
the pcwS.'"
oh yes He once said from The pulpit.
II these pewS are ever auctioned. even
though | am dead, when the hammer falls
shall turn over in my grave.
Brother Hathaway having, in answer II
the next few questions admitted that the
congregation must of necessity have known
that the pcws We're not absolutely free, was
asked whether i'll his opinion Mr.. Talma2c.
in his Sunday announcement concerning
the prwS. intended To deceive anybody ~
knew that he WAS telling Il lie II am ~
the opinion" he replied. that nr Tai
mage got used to dealing in hyprrhylc
and eNtraNagarHa hat he dldn think much
ahont it, | should have known thar | WA
not telling the truth, hut about Mr.. Taimasr
| cant say: he is made up differently
from any man | ever knew. He told me-
once that when he was born he was an in
novation, and that h" has heen an innoyil-
tun ever since.
On further questioning the brother al
mittrd thai he had promised Ia Use his in
tiuencr towards nominating and clccting To-
the position certain young Mr. NrCnN,
and had subsequently elected himself He
had don" this. however. at the special re-
quest of DR.. Talmage. DIR. Talmage came
Very near the truth when he declared that
he had been born an innovation He is
an Innovation certainly ON all preCouceiNra
ideas of clerical rropriety: he is an innoya-
tion on the old fashioned system of training
Young minister's and. if Brother Hathaway
is to h. believed, he is an innovation on he
ordinarily accepted rules of honesty ami
fair dealing.
ITO wade in up To the chin has appar-
emily been Mr.. Talmagc'S motto through
life. "Chin" his always been a conspicuous
-tactor of hi. public success, and what ~
a;