New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-24
THE DRAMATIC SIDE OF HUMAN NATURE
The Rev r. De W Taindge the Brooklyn Tabernacle rs
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THE DRAMATIC SIDE OF HIMAN NATURE.
The Rev De W Tdtman at The Brooklyn Tabernacle ures'
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The attendance at the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Yesterday morning Was, |: possible larger than usual
The asles were Tiled with campstoos and the steps
were occupied az seats. The Rev. l. DE Witt Talmage
had announced that he would speak On tho question.
What shall we do with the dramatic element which Is
implantcd IN our natures The sermon was founded on
Exodus Xxx. 49, " Thou shalt not bear false witness
araiust thy n,ighbor" He spoke in par, as follows:
This tnund erbolt OF Mount suai like tho zigzg hight
ming sometimes seen the summer sky, strikes This
way and that and In many drections Eo SINS against
this divine enactment who uers Islander against mau
or woman have chosen to speak At this time of the
dramatic element implanted IN our nature because Just
now attention to be called particularly to the sub
iect and because has been stated all over the country
that had asaed the character OF celebrated foreign
actress at present America while you all know that
have never referred her directly or indirectly One
reason why haye not done because know abso-
lutey nothing about her, and have cultivated gno-
ance on the subject. The falsehood Ia 80 rank
that the stalks Of II have grown ten Feet
high In the place have RETAINED from sprdking
about 1t because wanted powerful illustrntion-a
specimen the alsohOods which are ever being encu
lated IN regard to myself and my church.
Until now have kept my peace, and now make no
complaint Many people TO this church expecting
TO see absurdies the platform They come to laugh
and SCOT, and go away converted. MOI long ago
reporter wds sent nero WIN inS'i"'
lions 20 caricature and burlesquo one
OF my sermons. lie amply provided with
pencil and pad and began by rldculng the prayers he
afterward told me that before the sermon was hi'i
| delivered tho pencil dropped from his hand aud nc
could do no more. lie became converted eventually,
Joined the church and IL now doing splendid evangre
are more than generous 10 me; but nero
aud there l lind Que which has something
planted In between the cylinders 0f It's He presses Tor
The special purpose OF turning out lies about They
come at the rate of nifty minute should not be sur
| AZ ia Tho mn
and signed purporting to be my w giving two millions
Of doliars TO the poor poor, OF NsTYors "n re
| them more than half that amount. lLaughtei
welfare aud defend my reputation while look after the
iAppIsrsej WheI remember that during twenty-fOur
Years Just after every bOmbardlnent OF my church
both tecular and ecclesiastical. there has 9 eer
Seven years Ago alter most bitter attack 07s souls
Joined the church. and expect that this year we sha
Brooklyn Tabernacle Besides. am very much con-
soed when remember be history of those good men IN
can't escape how. can expect tor But Thought that
this would 90 the proper time to nail lie In such con
spcuous place that from II our friends may know tna'
nneyhvc per cent OF the stories told about lis are se
hoods. ,., ~,
BONE people speak Of the drama rs II 1t was built up py
others nd as II atuned our tastes ~ correspond 10 H.
This not The drama Is an echo from our souls anu
dramaized what was in ihl hearts OF the P eHRs CO.
the shelf or in the playhouse hut. S Of the he
element souls. Goa made IL, aht IL "
properly used. We nrarly all moved by the sPeo-
tacuar The Christmas and Easter morning decoraons
OF the church emotions. In everyday nc no
person anywhere without seeing the drLmnc
element. Snail We suppress itf You may as easily eup
press It's Creator; but IL Is your duty 10 harness a
control IT, II should be cultivated In every lawful way
for the painest young man has at times sometl an6
hisrIonic In God intended US TO enjoy ahu
employ IT, God not only Implanted this element In our
natures but cutuatedit You see this In the BOON
of Judges IN JOB. IN SoiOmon's Songs, and III Luxe
Murdoch rece at one OF his readings the son
olutiouIAng of the ProdiRal Son aud appreciate
the dramatic nature of the story. the Bible opens an9
Closes win drama. demand that you recognize anu
honor IL aud put IL 10 usefulness. -, .,o.
There IL nothing against the DRAMA anymore than lnse
music should be accursed because the art has peen
tranped under the foot OF dhe lascivious dance INC
very fact that drama has been DRAGGED nrouRn Wv.
sewers of niquty is a way we should endeaVor
10 elevate The drama IS no more the theatre than
hymn-hook Il the church. 1t Ia literary feeling, anu
IL win never be lifted by wholesale de ..ara
| citation of dramatists. Who dare utter @ HoIu
| against Charlotte Cushmant Some ono viii say
to "Way your preached sermon e,in % sV the
wears ago which sweeping denuncinti9n OF Tug
drama and all connected with It," The reputed report o.
That sermon VAS written by literary VIII who mao
never seen this church seen me. He found ous VIA.
| the text wss and he built sermon on IT, NO "ohuoi