, 1879-03-07
TAI1MAGE.
A Lecture About "The Bright Side
OF Things"
A Medley Of Bad Jokes, Aged
Aphorisms, Etc

A Medley Of Bad Jokes, Aged
Aphorisms, Etc.
Mccormick Hail WAS we'll fI1ed last evening
by q decidedly good-look'ng audience, drawn
together By tho announcement that tho Rev.
T. Dc Will Tatmage would deliver lecture on
The Bright Side Of Thtngs." About o'clock
the Inevitable boy trotted down the aisle with
the Inevitable basket Of fowers,-spontaneou
cxpsesstons OF public regard furnished "a per
contract. A few minutes moro md there cane
upon tho platform Mr.. Edward Klmbail, OF
| ehurch-dcbt.rals!ng no.oriety, and With him the
speaker Of the evening. Mr. Kimball appealed
to the audience TO treat Mr.. Talmage "a we'll %
| that uentleman's own congregation would do,
md gracefully retired. Mr.. TalmaGo rs grace
fully bowed to the assembled multitude, and
plunged At oucc into the heart Of bis lecture.
His voice Ia harsh and atr!dcnt, but one comfort
Is that everybody In tho hall hoard every word
he said.
The audience wcre Eood.tenpered and sppa-
rcntly determined to bo pleased. They ap-
piauded everything; stories, however old; jokes,
however vulgar. There may be aeveral orfn-
Ions about Dir. TalmaGe's powers - como
dian, but there eau be but one as to the fact
that hs is vulgar. Ills nanuerasms arc some-
thing wonderful. When, IN ono OF his aucc-
dotcs, wounded soldier pushed back baudngc
from his eyes. Mr. T. pressed buck an Imaginary
lllct from his marble brow. When anothcr
wounded man had to DO described, pocket
handkerchief was deity wound around the lcct-
urcr's dexter fin. 1t was the triumph Of the real
tstic; prc-RaphaelIsm on tie platform. Mr.. Tai
.nnEe IL 20 WILL hn9"n " us e1ceea1oe!v ~
illustrated weeklics that there Ia lttle
Ieeu to otscoe MN AGte. Ae was
oressed N oftnooo1 6iaSk, anu presentea m
angular appeataoss. MS hhir u Iong, h1s s!oo-
WhlsKefs sana5. oomeIlmes he fdttscd on tWo
llnndred words minute,-unon be sank bis
voieg 70 Mhasqer 70 Nlusslate tne ptattlngo ol
ehlId, or Iatscu u 70 t9uuder"tones supposeo 20
6eppesst Tue roar Of niagara OF Inc fosn Of inc
Mr' Iatmage opened out VIII the declaration
t tnAt thts was IN extremely pleasant worla 70
ny lye ~. 10. LII u ne naa neea eonsulteu ns 10 when
o. ol,,,1 tae o,Gnisnnng stafs ne Woua lVo 10. ne
gonla not l,aye done better thnn choose ths one;
70 ths beautiful planet the mountains were OF
tAe r1Gnt olRnt, uie ValIeys Q! Inc f1gnt uepth.
!. .!,e uetus ani trees the E1gnt coiot. alan naa
t%o cyes' one more than ne needed and ons nose.
.a2 On organ Of two stops, and good whether it
turneu r.e ~ or % o9wn' A. . -,-
Standing before tho Eraudcst specimen Of
Ra!ntlhg . or a1gvnlseesure, 1v dozen - men would
riht afu do.en Rat ,snr opnao9s Inas was a
r.Enii. .E,i, nut wlsse Nae tne b,asphemer VINO
w. csiaclse tnG aTGA ol ne Sly, the lfott on
u'e window W-pancsl To one discoId there vero
s,,ena uozen @ nasmoniss. 1.a 70 one nse q rapoh
n, "eLs IT. unassu 9. peaeetu.. p,aea oeaaty.
~, IL 'lsa h KY G9o9 "os!ai = ueaut!1i WoliG y
noI5 ~, un t.n 10 tIe oss. ts 70 N'G ID ~,
sa!o AT. ! lalMoge. No Wouin sotieT iFc tcn
SSa., SSsats III tae present tnan Nv Ia tie TING OIL
'lg1msatem gha.S ,snta boworox poo, an, ,,,..oroa
.,a % MeFe, nGMeScf gfeas many ~ a'saefee
s, ao.e peope ~ iuls peaulllul "qlln. " course
aa. a!ie1s Wefc noho present 10 hlcEnrtnlek Ihli;
Inc. nc nusoanas he saw before hin n,ways hanaeu
.n money tey asked & t.r. The wycs al"ays Efectsl
1hsi1 ,s .i husna,as as WITH smile. anu sau: "My
aeat. tle mnmha asa warm anu your a'appers
a'i Is teau w. II tLansntef ,,, oro,., ,,.,o,a
Formerly 1e haa Thought Lecture ought to bo
PROFOUND, out there were TWO uitisculties ~ the
Way ut that;-the hrat was, tla peop'e d!d not
nhaerstana ilim; and thc second, tlat no d!d NOT
Hiueftthna htnsells whoever would help bear
hls pnfdens WAS DIS friend.
lHen nc tolu atotT Of some Methodlst brcth-
len My llatlaleo tuelr e1pe!!encts-A ators "!tn
ve.y lille point ann aGcaealy yHlsnE, out Whlsn
hna no lalth ~ men VINO could not laugh. LIE
GleW very solemn minister once,-the most
soieMh s,4 tlah NJ ever a!u knoW,=who borrowed
o. n ana ont M pufy desagy OF fseE
tert5 a-. .,..,,- . -,o.,
LIE nr8t dlsaEreeaDlG person 10 bc scariaed
was inc iautthnder' To htgbten tue contrnst,
tho lecturer drew picture Of u.e contGuted
aild TO- whom oil seasons brought sone-
thlllE 0! good. Such men were good tor nl,
but 1aaitanaGra were no goou wllhtescr' Iake
sncil y one: Hia wife prepares dinner Which
she Knows hc likes, and he SAYS, Now, ny
ocor, wh1tever have yon ROT here7 You know !
eahn pcaf coahen.' or " goes to p!aec OF
PUBLIC entertainment aud Is dissatisfied With Liz
inlhtc And can see nothing but the fnt musician
n Inc front Erounu or the fello" who blew the
French horn aud was remarkably rcd u the face:
Or he attends church and the minister. don't
sult him, whether lis lone bc dsdactlc. t!lnAtva-
tive, or otherwise. lie won't even 90 to Heaven
comfortably. Like hedgehog. lie Is all Qutlls;
lske crab, who Goes packwn1I md Who turns
iour ways at once. THE lecturer could
not sec how such mnn could
get. Into Heaven unless he went III
backwards. II he ever got there he would pick
y Q,larrcl with st: Pptcr, would find fault with
tllc nrlslc, md declare tint The services were
too long, or TINT tlle walls OF tho New Jcrusa-
lcin were out of plumb.
Next cnsnc au illustration Of butcher, who,
Bangufnary as became his tradc, 80 read out MI
application for money that tile OLD man to whom
&1,nt