The New York herald., 1879-03-15
DIR. TALMAGE AT HOME.
uE RELATES HIS ExcERIENcE DURING HIS
WESTERN TRIP AND is SURPRISED Di

ur RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE DURING HIS
WESTERN TRIP AND SURPRISED pY
TESTIMONIAL PROM HIS CONGREGATION.
The BROOKLYN Tabernacle was well filed last even
IN. by an audience ostcnsibly gathered to listen 10
the usuai Friday evening talk of the pastor, but
after the talk the real purpose of the gathering was
disclosed and handsome testimonial. consisting OF
gorscously engrossed resolution. in colored inks.
on parchment paper. framed with fine disregard OF
expense, was presented 10 Mr. Talmasc. and there
were speeches and songs vi eonsratuiatioa. Inc
lecture or talk was devoted to Mr.. Talmages
recent Western trip and to the memory OF
Baysrd Taylor Mr.. Talma;e said that he always
took twelve days rest at this time Of the wear. and
he had just taken this rest in travel He had ridden
during the nights aud had cctured for twa hours
every night. What did he when he was gomez
wcn if the people would draw mp their chairs and
fold their hands aud be good children he would tell
them. First. there good cheer through the
country. The depression Of the hard times was
shaken Off Retrcnchmcnt the order Of the day.
Palace cars were being done away with and palmer
cars were seen everywhere. The newspapers of the
West were wonderful and the reporters and stenos-
raphcrs increasing in ability. He had told the
reporters in Louis to take all they could get OF
his lecture, and then had put on more steam than
usual to avoid having verbatim report published.
but the reporters got his lecture verbatim He spoke
of the Western cities and then of the typical Amer
ican Him he declared to be partly Irish. partly
English partly Scotch. partly French partly Swiss
and partly German. His Irish part made him witty;
his Eng lish part. strong his Scotch part. keen; his
Italian part aesthetic. He would be the strongest
grandcst inightiest being OF the coming century.
/ Mr.. Talmage then paused o nom ent and shouted.
"Hail to the coming American"
TRIBUTE pAyARD TAYLOR.
''why were honors paid 10 Bayard Taylor's re-
mins he asked and replied by explaining thati was
because lie had his way to the top. not with
sword and mounted on charger. but with an indus
trious pen a. the authors desk. From nothing he
rose to the most lannon's minister penipo entcry
Of the day This he had done under God. mostly tor
himself. 1t was true Horace Greeley had helped
him. More journalists went through Horace Gree
lcys pocket to livelihood than by any other route,
but for the part Bayard Taylor helped himself.
Trouble was the best hone to sharpen razors on,
he continued and the best outfit man could have was
plenty OF obstacles and grit he then warned
brain workers especially journalists, against night
work The brass headed nails OF their cofins were
made out Of gas light: warming canc from the
graves OF Kirk White. Henry ]. Raymond and Bayard
Taylor. He then aAscd Mr.. Morgan. IN honor Of
Bayard Taylor's memory to play the Dead March in
saul.
"A hymn was then given out and the pastor sank
into chair. While he listened to the playing of the
prelude Mr.. D. H. Corwin mounted the pulpit stairs
and passed in front ot the sstonished Clergyman,
raising his hand to silence the music as he did
Mr. 1almagc sat with surprised smllc parting his
lips but Mr. Corwin placed artists easel in
position before speaking Then he said:-
Pastor. you may think am interrupting the SER
vices, but think you won't make any objection
when you lind out why. During the twelve days
O: your absence before the warwhoop was raised.
and some people thought you wouldnt dare TO- 90.
you did, and dared to stay and hold the fort.
(Applausc.) About one thousand genuine signatures
we're obtained during your absence to this testmo-
nial We obliged to be very private about II.
or there would have been TO- OVO."
Here Mr.. Corwin pulled the off tho framed
1pds With III
ment Mr. Corwin then read tho inscription, which
as follows:-
To our beloved pastor Rev r. Dewitt TaImaec the
members church and gregntion of
Brooklyn tabernacle desire high
appreciation of your earnest work in our midst
THIS BEATS THE DUTCH
Mr.. Tulmage stepped forward, smiling ''Well. this
beats the Dutch" he said and the people laughed.
"Iw hardly nonplusseti TO make speech in
my life. Not even Sunday night, when, as was
III the middle of my sermon and in the middle of
long sentence. man Walked down the aisle and, com
ing to the pulpit said. i wupt to shake hands with
feel more A.s shaking hands IN now than
stand as much assault and bombarding most men.
but kindness makes me very weak in body and nlind.
He then spoke Of the long time he and the Church
had been together and of their struggles in building
the Tabernacle in hard times. THIS he said had
casioncd all the financial struggles since He and the
church had always been one and always would be,
and the testimonial would be kept in his family al-
ways u story well told of how the church took
of him.
Mr. CoRwrS-Mr. Morgan has word to say. and
then think Brother Hall wants to make a speech.
Mr.. TALMAoE-Well, come on, make all the speeches
you like
Accordingly after more music, Mr.. Hall explained
how the words of the testimonial had come to him
in moment of prayer and he believed they were
made and the audience slowly dispersed after
examining the testimonial for some time.