The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-05
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Dr. TAlmaEe's Lecture ~ the opera
House Last Might.

House Last Night.
The Opera House was about tWo-thirds
full last evening. The small audience occa.
stoned some surprise, but It was explained in
some measure by the excessively warm
weather, and was also attributable in part to
the failure Of DR.. Talmage to arrive when ad.
vCrtised to lecture here In January.
These who did brave tho warm weather
and risk another disappointment however,
were amply repaid, the pleasure Of the audi.
encs being manifest throughout the lecture.
DR.. Talmage'S style Is rather ministerial,
but at times he laid aside pulpit convention.
Hities. lie speaks,rapidfy, but distinctly, rc.
ierFing occasionally 10 his manuscript, though
not In the slightest degree hAmpered by il,
His voice is deep and pleasing, and he dis.
| played some little talent Us mimic and no
little wit and humOr.
DR.. Logan, who accompanied the lecture,
on the platform by invitation Of the Lincoln
club, under whose auspices the lecture wa.
given, said that 1t was only because Il wa,
customary to formally Introduce lecturers Il
their audiences that he undertook to present
DR.. TalmAge to his. He needed no nlroduc
tion, for he was already well aud fayorably
known to the Wheeling public.
Or. Talmage apotogeticatfy referred to ht.
failure to lecture here when last announced
He said that in twenty-five years engage,
ments with the ,public, he had been unable
10 keep but one, and that one was In Wheel
ing lie was much chagrined by his inabil.
ity to be here, and felt 1t best to refer 10 II
now, aud explain thati. was owing 10 ser.
ions indispqSiiiOn and positive inability 10
I'LL his engagement that he did not come.
The MAN who never m'de u blunder, he
said, ptunSing abruptly into his lecture, was
never born. II he bud been he would have
died at once. The first blunder was made In
Paradise, and it had hN1 numerous progeny
But to luke his attention, u bluudCr mus,
have wide girth aud great stature, must be
II big blunder.
lie once was announced 10 lecture In a
city where by posters aud pla cards which
enCrOached upon his hand b liz, lie was I'D
vsrtised 10 accomplish wonderful works in
One evening. The announcement read that
Rev. 7. Dewitt TalmAge will at Public Hall
on certain evening hold the fifth annual
irsmen's ball, on which OCCASION he Mil
walk one.hundred consecutive hours with.
out food or sleep will trOt his bay mare
against any other on the ground for 5 90
and will welcome TO the cltyJ8h Z. HeeHan
the champion pugilist" He was confident
noSuch work would be expected ofhinl
here.
The first big biunder to which he paid hi.
attention was multiplicity Of occupation.
BLACKSMITH, stick to your anvil carpenter
stick to your plane; preacher, stick TO vOuI
pulPit-dOn't 30 lecturing.' Laughter.
He referred TO numerous hypothetical
cases Of failure on account of irving toe
much and illustrated his remarks with sew.
eral enjoyable brief anecdotes Talk about
ministers having a call 10 preaeh-so they
must. But SO must every man have u cali L
do one thing. One man is called OF God T.
be a stone mason, another carpenter an
other an artist, another doctor or LAWYER
And If each follows this divine call, and con
centratrs all his energies IN one pursuit, there
IS no power on earth or in hell can prevent
his success
The second great blnnder is indulgence In
i'll temper No man can indulge In anger
without appearing ridiculous, and doinl
himself positive injury beside. Tile success,
OF q specimen firm was pleasantly portrayed
and followed TO the end in prosperity and
old age. Melancholy musicians aud p0e,.
can compose funeral Clant or write the in
lernO, but never wedding'or battle marcel
or Shakespeare's glowing lines. .
Another b!under is being discouraged al
Ill treatment by Others. The slapders
and innunendoes in business circles we're re.
terred toas fully as abundant and more In,
furious than those OF women. His dr,ina,it
sly! lie and imaginative manner OF illustrating
each head was very taking, and his remarks
ah0unded with eloquent periods.
Excessive amusement was another blum.
der. He did not wish to be understood as
denouRcing amusement The tree that has
no blossoms in the spring can have mo
fruit in the fall aud the person WHO has No
amusement in his youth can have no real
success In business in after life. In world
where God lets his lambs frisk, his flowers
bloom, his stars twinkle, he meant that man
should have pleasure. Out upon the religion
that makes mans face counter to meas.
urc OF morality ut so much u ward. Hut
there is such thing as TOO much umusc.
ment, Those are harmless amusement.
which 10 not interfere with home duties aud
enJoyments Those are objectionable which
rob one of taste for home pleasures. When
any man finds another place which he likes
better than his home, he had better look out.
Home As Nh inspiration and restraint
home IS charmed word-lfOme Is n charmed
circle. Upon that word there Glrops the SIM.
shine OF boyhOod's days, the shadow OF tender
sorrows, the reflection of blessed memories.
II some photographer, urged by n spirit from
beneath, should strive 10 Danish the word
from the tongue, the children would bind II
with garlandS of Wild flowers, the wealthy
would Gid It with goldand cast upon IL the
0rilliance OF gems and II would vet shine
forth to comfort and entrance the world.
The next blunder referred to was the form.
ation Of the wrong kind of domestic rela.
tons The lecturer warned the vounr
against the formation OF domestic ties which
were not congenial. There was probably no
person in the audience who had formed such
relations. but II any OF his hearers should
meet such man, tell him lie had no advice
but 10 Keep his courage up and whistle most
oil tie time. The man who had n wife III
whom his soul was welded could battle with
the world with good heart, for he knew that
though everybody about him was thinking
only OF SELF, at home there was one heart
full, OF sympathy and love for him. He
mad known delicate women To carry oil their
husbands stores on their backs without half
trying, and he had known men with their
noses TO the grindstonc aii their years. while
their wives indUstriously turned the crank
But on the other hand many man stapqer.
ing under adversely had been borne M by
the love and sympathy Of good wife. Solo.
mon says "a good wife is from the Lord. -
He took it, for granted everybody knew
where the other kind came from. Ills idea
VI u Iuuy WuS WOilhu WHO was as kkill(ul in
the kitchen as graceful in the parlor, and
who, II every servant in the house went on n
strike one day, could still set II good dinner
before her husband.
Attempting life without enthusiasm. i,
another and serious blunder. They say an
American throws away his life They make
a mistake. An American lives great while
i'll little time-ab0ut twenty.lour hours In
ten minutes. From the time American entbn.
siasm threw oil the British yoke, Americans
have done everything fRSter-they write faster,
wal faster, talk faster, cat faster, lie faster.
steel faster and swear faster. The world IL a
very different place from what It was when
old people were young. American enter.
prise has accomplished wonders. Where is
the oid'fashioned glowing fireplace which
sent out the odor OF chestnut and sassalras ?
Great grim stoves, where pale ghosts Of fires
CLEAN lit(ully out through the iSinglass, and
the odor of coal steals through he
cracks. In old times tue church
hymns were eight round ladders up which
our fathers could climb 10 heaven, Now
they'are sung to fugue tunes. And here tho