The New York herald., 1879-10-01
BUT NO TASTE OF IRISH WHISKEY
Although He Thinks Old Ire
land a Delightful Spot.
"A FINANCIAL SUCCESS THAT'S AIL "

|
board the steamer off Quarantine by taking him or
to his home at once. Although it long after night
fall and the health officer would not board the
until this morning Mt sunrise the plan
carried out by special permission OF DR.. Van
derpoe and DR.. Talmadge was Carried Off
! trumphantly the tug. The scene of
grosting the Brooklyn shepherd by tho chosen
of his loving flock was most intense. and the
end gentleman had quite enough to do with shaking
hands. expressing his delight at being homo again.
answering the innumerabe questions OF the
swarm of reporters which had also gone to Quaran-
tine to meet him. With o HERALD reporter DR.
Talmadge held the following convorsation:-
'AN IMMENSE SUCCESS"
"Do you regard your trip as . success?
can immense success," DR.. Talmage repliod,
stroking his Aorid. auburn sido whiskers which
seem to have assumed British mutton-choppy
appearance since his sojourn in England.
"How many times aid you preach and lecture in
England?"
.'Nincty-six times in ninetyfour days. preached
10 every large city in England Scotland and Ireland
except in Limerick
"And what objection was there to Limerick Doc
tor?'
..Oh, no objection. except that had no tme-that
was ALL
MAGNIFICENT TIME IN IRELAND
(which part of your trip did you enjoy most?"
'.Oh. 1 had o magnificent time in Ireland. 1t is q,
lovely country-a most lovely country. Belfast
found to be fast growing pushing city the Chicago
of Ireland. and going ahead with u rapdity Of pro-
gress truly astonishing.
NO pGMANp ron wHIsKEY
..Did you try tho celebrated Irish whiskey?"
DIR. Tamage laughed aud said:-'I have doubt
it good and deserves all its celebrity. but had
Here is my route" the Brooklyn pastor said.
handing to the reporter ron printed schedule
| tho Leading Towns of Great Britain. Some
of the days were ere m marked k, reserved"
said:-'.where it says reserved took Off the
| reserve preached lectured all the same, and
to London found about four thousand Invitations
awaiting to preach or to lecture. and wherever
''You found prejudice against you on account
| OF your being an Americana
MYSELF AND NATION.
'sNone In the least. found the feeling toward us
| Americans very kind and genial everywhere. Wher-
ever spoke the presiding officers always spoke Of
spirit"
'Did you meOt many of the nobilityY.
aristocrscy as we'll as the Common peoule and felt
equally ut homo among both. Indeed. my four
It was noticeable how Suiot and suSdued the rev.
erend gentleman's manner was in giving these i'm
pressions OF hts European trip as compared with
| the turbulence Of his pulpit manner.
| 1--WE had very pleasant trip" Dr. Talmage SAID,
as the conversation turned on the voyage just
encountered bad equinoctial storm. which las ted
fully forty-eght hours After that it was quiet
| IMpnlssIoNs OF ENGLAND.
''Did you find much business depression among
| eyes, and was particularly impressed with tho
crowded state Of the country. Tor which emigration
roS 70 SS Ssns is hs Sny G r
this vast surplus population OF country contain
ing more people than the country % can support"
| PIETY NOT DEHiND ENGLAND's.
'D:d you find Ms much churchly piety in England
as here?"
10 <,a
thorough 1t is here more so. tor the English
are more church-going people. larger proportion
of tho English people attend church than do here.
Their religious papers have larger crculations than
ours"
ayes. met John Bright. who full Of
interest regardidg America, and had, usual, all
of questions to ask about progress and con-
dition who certainly OF staunchest friends
Earl kintorc. met also one of tho ablcst of tho
Scotch peers-the Marquis Of Townsend. At south
ampton was the guest OF Canon Wilberforce. the
grandson Of tho cmancipator and o man as ablo as
was his grandfather"
..There were some violent attacks ON you In tho
Dr.. Tal,nage laughed and said. II saw mono.
Everything saw was extremely pleasant. It could
rnR FILTHY IucRE's ATTRACTION
zone OF your London newspaper censors spoke OF
able gulfblity OF the British public had turned into
your pockets. What is there IN thatr
| Here expression of unctious and deep seated
satisfaction spread tho stern Purtanic face of
the Brooklyn pastor. "well," said he. II shouldn't
would look like forcing my private matters before
the public. All I should like to say ON this point
is simply that my visit was financial success
financial success-thats ALL"
vInTuous INDIGNATION OVER THOSE TICKETS.
''Was admission charged to your sermonY
| "AdmissionY DIR. Talmage took up tho query
with tone OF indignant surprise. "Oh. no."
Were those tickets ever sold for your sermonY
! "Well now. let me see. believe that there wore
such immense throngs attracted to my that.
unknown to me- (this was said very cmphatically).
some tickets were sold. but land here the pastor
raised his voice to dramatic pitch) always with my
disapproval;"
II opposed 10 bitterly everywhere where IL
under my notice. Tho fact was that In many places
only quarter Of the people VINO had come to hear
was great temptation to sell tickets. but said
before. was always bitterly opposed to IT,
"But admission was always charged to your lcc-
turcsY
'Yes. in that report it was just as it would have
this-the Leeds Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation invited me to deliver fortyave lectures In
| WHERE CAME IN.
.'I told thcm would not think of undertaking
when 1 got to England. PaaseJ I didn't
know how the a.s,.. sea would affect me but
tss hs the finally ss %hsu ayH s
il was impossible to stop. In = tho ninety.
essurns @ in s England spent think reaihins asavcs% ne%
about eight thousand miles Major Pond and
and anxiety of my hands, as far as securing hotels
and answering my Immense correspond
cnco was concerned. In Agricultural Hall,
suppose, l had tho biggest audience
Ipreachod on Sunday to 10000 people; next evening
lecturcd to 1000 people, all OF whom paid AL
mission"
''was this not great strain upon your voico?"
at was perpeually utmost test OF voice. for tho
places In which spoke generally vast rinks
or halls specially erected for the purpose and In
some preached In the morning and lcctured at night
On my last Sunday night in Liverpool preached
10 10000 people. and the Friday night before had
lcctnrcd there to about tho samo number OF people,
Then you must have been indeed gratihed with
your sncccssT
| THE PAsroR's MoDEsry.
! ''Oh. had most delightful time (Modestly.)
! OF course. others could tell tho story better. 1t
hardly bohooves me to dwell on what did,
did you see much OF the family lifo OF tho
English peoplcY'
| '"rIIE s,ScrrrrEs OF A HUNDRED YEARS"
| "Woll, saw undoubtedly the best homes in Eng
| land the vory best. Here our homes change. but
thcro l saw homes with all tho sancties OF q hun
dred years. with all tho historic reminisceDees
! Or DR.. Tamsge dad not finish the sentence