New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18
TALnAGE AND IA IVCEIT
CHARGE OF PLAGIARISM REPELLED.
WHAT Mr.. TAIMAGE WAS ASKED TO DO IN ChlCaSo'
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.1

CHICAGO, Dec LITTLE Nc,os tomorrow VIII say
editoraly: Judge now between Fawcett ana
Talmage We regret exceedingly that we
arc forced TO condemn the course VI
conduct adopted by Dr. Talmage respecting
the charges of plagiarism against the Rev. Mr faw-
cett. To say the least the eminent Brooklyn divine
has disported himself in very unmanly ana un-
christian fashion. These are the. facts, and the
reader may Judge for himself: On Tuesday evening"
December T. Mr.. Fawcett delivered a lecture on
Great Blunders.' On the Monday following The
CHICAGO Tribune printed garblcd synopsis and
alleged plagiarism from DR.. Talmage's well
known Big Blunders.' Mr.. Fawcett entered an
immediate denial of the accusation and challenged
a comparison Of manuscripts. He did more
he placed his lecture in the hands
oc a Tribune reporter and asked that
it be printed entire and by the side of Mr.. Ial~
IMAGES. The Tribune declined to do tins, and
practically abandoned IN charge.
The following day Mr. T,lmage, who was IN the
city visited The Daily Nevs Office The kdtor of this
paper caed attention to Mr. Fawce:t's matter and
suggested "a. meeting with view to o. clear lear
fSs S sS innSccn or TEs 'Npy %ss ap@aG pesenieG
as Mr I;amageS manifest duty IN the light 9i Mr
excus himself on the ground that ne had an
engagement to dine with the Rey. Dr.
Tray, ana must leaNb inc CITY III mo
afternoon The next day a ter Mr. Talmage had left
the city. The tribune contained long
interview in which he was made to re-
peat by -, ind'rection ana by unmanly
innuendo, the accusation, although he confessed
that he mad not read The manu-
was followed by Mr.. Fawcetts open letter, renew
ing his DENIAL and demanding lh pcremp-
tory terms the, tair and Honorable treat
Msn' ns to mHn %h'h and nd was 'n'a br0ncr SGaa
minister At the same time Mr.
Fawcett pgt his IT., ,monnni;crpt ng; into the the
remained SINCE that nome 1t locked in our vaults.
"lo, make sure that Mr. Ialmage SHOULD
tiro see the open Letter was ,d 'eest3Pdhey 3dy
our New York correspondent took ito Brooklyn and
delivered IN person, with an aceomPanymg note IN
which We suggested that Mr; MIA nalmafe send mil
MEND DIR. Cray and permit a. compai1sol.
This was met with an evaslye rtfusal, on ne
attention i'll his Sunday sermon. lhis
discourse. which appears entire IN ano her column
puts eyond question the lact that DR.. Ialmage
dcigns trcatlng the business IN an Unfair and
dishonest wav, although, as we have
shown, Mr. Fawcett mas done all that a
human being could 10 to establish his innocence.
tie Das repeatedly asked that the question of his
guilt be determined IN the onv feasible manner
by comparison of The manuscrip g. Mr. al
mage declines AL such Offers ana delibela. ely
slanderer In view of all tnat has occurred
we can hardly imagine anything mraner tnan
OF yesterday: wall not take the
responsibility of saying that the lee
turer n .. Chicago pasiarli;ed ao NINE but
lsh the priority of my lecture, IL would have been
vast damage"
NIX. TALMAGE ON LITERARY THEFTS.
Literary Theft and Kindred Inquiries" was the
title of tae address made by the Rev. T. Do Witt
Talmage, IN the Brooklyn Tabernacle. yesterday.
He said he had submitted to an amount of mpO-
siuon" In the matter of plagiarism which he should
endure 10 longer HeshOuld now make " friendly
protest. not in spirit of acerblty' against its con-
tinuance
Last Friday week." said he, al lectured III De-
troit. On the following Saturday night | received
kilograms from Detroit saying in substance that my
lecture was identical in substance with de-
vered in Chicago on the subject. and asking me to
explain. One New-York journalist told me he had
received four kilograms on the matter The fact is
the lecture was the first ever WROTE and is twenty
one years old. have delivered it in hundred
cities and it has been largely reported. 1 do not
say that the Chicago lecturer plagiarz, ID my lee
ture, as do not know that he di T. Du il had not
been able by thOus inds of with sses, TO prove prl
Onty of claim. the circumstance would have
been very damaging to me- Thirteen years ago !
delivered a sernlpn on Hdgar in the Wildern ss.'
Ten years later reproduccd.it by requ st OF pa
Iishoner. Tho next day received four kilograms,
from Chicago, Boston, st. LOUIS and Louisville,
saying that an evangelist had gwen the same SER
mon short while before and ASKING whether he
took it FROM me, or l from him. |
was wrong in condoniug the fault, and l
shall never again let such thieves escape.
"In report in The Pittsbarg Dispatch, of recent
dae 'an eminent divine is quoted as saying:
Sermons O Talmage are frequently stolen by
rurai ministers, nut / recollect instance where
Iaimage caught at the slme thing himself
The divine then cited the case of munster tried
for the offence named and dismissed. But he
showed tiIa ne tOOS the sermon from an English
paper, thus pulling Ialmage down with him.
''lf the eminent divine" said MI Tdlmage, will
prove thai any Brooklyn mi ilIster has preached a
sermon identical with mne. and 1 cannot prove
that breaches, 1t first, | Will put 81 900 in the
hands of the editor of The DiSpch for the poor of
PIttsOurg, and the pastors OF that city shall be
judges"