New-York tribune., 1879-10-01
MR.. T4LM4GE'S RETCRN.

WELCOMED At QUARANTINE BY A COMMITTEE
FROM THE TABGRNACLE-nIs ACCOUNT or
HIS WORK ABROAD.
The Rev. Il. De Witt Talmage, pastor Of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle returned from Europe last
ing by the steamship Bothnis He received off the
Quarantine station, after dark by committee OF his
congregation VINO were board the steamer Nelson
Hopkins and brought 10 Brooklyn. 1t was the first
Intention Of his parshiouess TO get up immense ex-
cursion partv and 20 down 'lo va! oi '"o uia"" nj
,,, 80. -, ,raliefs nSing and brass band playin
This plan was renQuished after some OF the
ments had bcon made, IN favor OF quiet re-
ccpton by II committee which seemed determined
that no reporters should accompany 1t. There
were hopes that the steamship would be
spoken Monday night. Al late hour that night the
members OF the committee agreedto be at the foot OF
Wall-St at $50 yesterday morning. At o'clock there
were OH tie Hopkins. H. H. Kirkham chairman OF the
committee Dr j. b. Brown, Captain J. II. Smith. WILL
lam A. Hall, =. H. Frankenbcrg. David Scales, John r.
Brruett John r. wilmarth. b. r. Corwin, T. :. Corwin
r. Dewitt Ialmage. ir, Frank Talma-e. and Peter All,
cornc,-payer OF the Brooklyn Park Theatre. The
Hopkins steamed down tie bay with q big flag al the
stern bearing the words Brooklyn Tabernacle" Chair
man Kirkham suffered from sea-sckncss.
The party stopped Swinhurne Island, in the Lower
Bay and pa ssed the day in hshing and eating aud listen
ing TO the cornet howitzer found on the island
loaded A. the sun declined, and 40 Bothnla appeared
the party was compelled part with it's cornetpay e
who had an evening engagement at tae theatre.
At 4lO the Bothuia passed Fire Island -Four hours
are usually allowed for the to t0e NarrOws but the
Bothnia was favored by the tide. and little after
O'clock the steamship sGutec by tic howitzer on
swinhnrne Island. Then the Hopkins started for the
steamship but the biz vessel ran away from the little
one and Mr.. Talmage not aware Of the character
Of the demonstration the island and the pursuing
steamer until anchor dropped oh the Upper Quarn
tine station ut 7:4O. and the Hopkins along
lto ia 1ap,r Nice Tascia
Touaee were on the hurrle deck and were greeted
with urofuse expressions of welcome by the members of
the committee VINO had SscenQeu 10 l!e Mneeinous, & %
the Hopkins, ana Joined IN singing home AGAIN
When Mr. Talmage learned that he was to be taken off
on the Hopkins he atarted in pursuit of Dr. Sanborn
the assistant health officer, Who however haa already
left the snip, Then the Hopkins steamed to the
shore 70 find DR.. SanbOrn, and returned with
ont finding him. A CustOnl-Iouse permit for
Mir Tslmago TO go ashore bad been obtained.
and ALSO said, verbal permission from Dr. Van
derpoe Dr. Talmagc next went TO seek the captain OF
the steamship. 10 say gooby lie searched tbe hurr-
decks forward ana AIT once more nve or slx persons
following in his train, but without avail The passen
eudeayOrs Of passenger 10 get ashore while they
we're doomed TO remain on board over night.
nent TO meet, and, giving up the search f0r the
Cpian he went 20 the SIDE where the Hopkins lay and
br,ngrt the Captain 10 the rail He asked Oh whose
permission they taking of passengers before the
Ne was assured that verbal permission had been gwen
by the Health Oiicer and eaid he would like the word
The ships side lined with passengers as the Hop
klus steamed away. Dr. Tamage and bis friends giving
three cheers for the captain OF the BOthna, and three
cheers the and the steamers whistle tax
ing the place of the lost cOrnet player Mr Ialnage
WIS leo 10 the Of the steamer and surrounded 10y
ms friends tod briefly the of his travels but first
of the VOYAGE Twelve hours out from Queenstown they
struck a equiuOCtiOnal storm. which continued
Tor several DAYS Nearly all the passengers sick
the speaker himself was not tenacious of food The
lasi four days pleasant Among his fellow-pas-
sengers the Rev. DI. Htephen VI. Tying, tr, the
Rev. Mr.. French, OF Jersey CITY, the Rev. MIR. Holland
of Pitsburg Dr Chambers, OF the Collegiate Reformed
Church who, on sunday conducted service, and @
pfima donna, Mile Singer, with her manager, Maur ce
Srackosh. There PA hrscablp passengers nine
teuthA OF whom were Americans aud among the steer
age passengers were great many English families
bound for the farming lands OF the West.
ZION as preacher and lecturer in England, Scotland
and Ireland where his audiences, he said were very
large and much moro demOnstIatIve than Americans
lie left NeWN0rk Nav 2s, and leotured first in Noting
lS. DuriEg TIC ninety Tour days OF hls VISIT
lie preached anC lectuIed ninCty siN tmes At AgIcu
ura Hall IN London, be delivered TO 10000 people is
Lecture entitled big Biuuders" His other meetings In
suoke TO vast crowds In Music Hal and
Henglers Circus Liverpool. He showed q printed
circnlsr entitled DIR. Talmagcs Route" which
mentioned four Saturdays and one Sunday reserved fOf
rest and one saturday for banquet VI Leeds He was
gear pleased with Dublin ana Beifus, aud the other
to,yus vsed m Ireland HIS friends took him IL task
for having sailed from Queenstown Sunday, but be
reD.ied tat ne had 10 20 with the ship, which began
The yoyag. on Saturday. Next Friday he oOugreEauo
WILL give linn formal reception and on sunday he VIII
preach the Tabernacle.