The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-13
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Notes on his Performances.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, Of the Brook
lyn Tabernacle, lectured in the Opera
House, on Saturday evening, on THE
Bright Side OF Things." Rey.C.P. Masden,
Of The Fourth Street N. E. Church, intro.
duced the lecturer, saying that he wa not
only the pastor OF Brooklyn Tabernacle,
but the pastor OF Christendom. Rev. Mas.
den further announced that the noted
fem lecturer, John B. Cough,
would hold forth in the Opera House on
next Wednesday evening.
DR., Talmage began by saying he was
persuaded that this was Q pleasant world
10 live in. I always feel glad that l got
aboard Of this planet. We can't all see or
think alike in the world, but where there
IA one discord, there are q thousand har-
monies. This Is q splendid world 70 live
in, Notwithstanding peoples complaints.
II is strange that there are dlsagreeasle
people who always see the dark side Of
things. All OF us ought TO walk awhile in
the rogue's gallery OIL disagreeable things;
/ do not propose to give any profound
lecture here, because once l tried thai ana
the audience didn't know what l was
talking about, and / didn't know myself:
Life is an old fashioned pilgrimage and
we are always Obliged to people who VIII
walk shoulder to shoulder with us. All
OF us want help on our journey to Heaven
and II some OF these people who T going
Nv steam don't watch out they will get
their Wbilers busted" Thesummer is jus.
the thing for some people; they are always
cheerful. There are persons pleased with
all circumstances. But how repelling 10
Iault.fuder. A grabbed man at the gate
Of Heaven would try to pick aquarrel VIII
81. Peter. You can take anything in lie
and make it dark or make 1t bright. We
fought TO leave 1t to the owlto boot and the
lfrog to croak. As to making o gentleman
God only cam do that; q shoemaker or {
lclothier can't do 1t. And all the arts o.
the perfumer and dress maker can't MAXI
q lady. A lady is a lady. without any o
these aids. Apickpocket Is more OF q gen
teman than a man who steals your goot
humor. A man by the aroma Of good hu
NOR keeps the whole neighborhood IN
good humor. Some people are always pre-
3jctipg evil for you-telling you that yot
will lose on your green peas or that yor
look 80 bad. Indeed some people are only
happy when they are miserable. l hay'
seen a man start with $4,000 capita
and bad manners who couldn't sue
coed. and one with no capita
and good manners, who never failed t
sncceed. Henry Clsy's suavity and po
~litenees as Speaker Of the House enabled
! him TO command silence with a tap oil hi
lpocket knife. Wealw8ys seem TO live bet
i, Ter when we have company; weget up th'
hest We have and then tell our friends VI
, are sorry IL happened to be 30 bad; nov
what's the use OF lying? And then Their
, are chose who have nothing to do but t
seek for you to entertain tnem' IN
{. speaking bore who always has the moor
destroys much oil the bright side oil Things
The picture drawn by Rev. Talmage Of u,
, sutferings OF great men was very graphic
said he, there Is not an eye in this hous'
Tonight that never wept, or q heartthati
never sched. There are more prizes tina
blanks in the lottery OF life. The pictur'
drawn by Rev. Talmsge Of the ditteren
WAYS OF enjoying Sunday was very sugges
tive. The old way Of shutting ones gel
nm in a dungeon, and the new way Of en-
loving tie works OF God were very differ
emit. His description Of an incompeten
: old fogy addressing a Sunday school ellci
ted much applause. In speaking OF tn!
dark side Of things in cities he said
lthere are Thousands Of Esaus In oul
cities every night selling their birthrighh
for a mess OF pottage. He drew beautiiu
descriptions OF the difference between
those who hated and those who loved tn
lower animals; and the common every
day sports OF mankind. The way II
which men grew from dependency Z
peyishness was shown up in the speaker
usual graphic style. In closing, DR.. Tai
mage said the country was not dependen
on any party, but on the strong arm o
God. His oft recurring illustrations brim
ming with wit, called forth almost con
slant applause. In fact his lecture coult
NOT be appreciated in q verbatim report
as it is impossible to described his mint
able style. In closing he drew q grand ant
beautiful picture Of the burning of TIT
Smithsonian Institute at Washington
few years ago, and compared with that thu
burning OF the world at the final day
Only the right and truth and justice o
God would prevail through all these trials
The lecture was heartily appreciated b!
the large audience present.