The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-23
TALMAGE HOME AGAIN.
He Arrives Before Daylight, and Talks About
His Trip.
He Sees Beautiful Ladies in Baden Baden,
and il AstOnished at the Growth of the
social Evil i'm London. Where He
Thinks n world j. Needed.
New York world.I

New York wOrld.l
Rev. Or. Talma &c was found by his friends
who started out on the steamer Rosa to meet
him on Sunday morning, at a. m. Monday,
and before daylight the great preacher was
at home.
He was in the best of spirits when a World
reporter called last night, and looked much
stronger than when he left last June. His
face was thoroughly tanned, and his -oice
was clear as bell.
"Oh. / had tremendous time" he said
gleefully Il can't begin 10 tell how much
/ enjoyed myself. u 1t was the first real rest
had had in years, and you can rest assured
that made the most of my opportunity.
We had very pleasant trip over. / found
Mrs. Talmage and my two daughters in
Paris, and together we started at once for
Germany. While | enjoyed myself hugely
everywhere / went, il seemed as if our stay
in Germany was the most delightful of all.
i had never had an opportunity to study the
characteristics Of the Teutonic race. having
been driven out when there before by the
Franco-German war. So | made good long
stop.
And / never met sucn brilliant set of
people in my life as met at Baden Baden.
They were fine-loOklng, too. There is some
thing in the atmosphere which greatly inn
proves and beautihes the complexion. Aud
the ladies' were simply elegant Not over
one-fourth as many Americans were here
doubtless because of the cholera scare-but
every European country was represented. 1t
is one of the finest places in the world, hav
ing greatly improved during the past ten
years. Formerly, you know il was the head
quarters of organized gambling. but since
the new law was put into effect great
change has come. There is less gambling
now in Baden Baden than in ony other sim
liar place in Europe. The old gambling
houses have been built over and made pal
aces for the English and French, who are
present in great numbers during the sum-
mer."
Were there any signs of cholera
"No. Great precautions were taken /
was surprised at the exceedingly healthful
condition OF the people. Then we went to
London, where ! preached the first OF the
four sermons which | believe were cabled TO
the World. L greatly pleased with my
audience, but was disappointed in the city
in one respect. | was perfectly astounded
at the great growth of the social evil, which
j cont believe has been exaggerated in the
least by the papers was in London when
the first gun was fired by the Pail Mall Ca
zette and the excitement was simply inn
mense. Ii was high time for an expose, and
in the end the paper which dared engage in
the fight with triumph"
WAS much interest manifested in the in
ternational yacht race?n
Not so much as you would expect. Which
won?'
1.-THE Puritan"
Good say there was not much interest
manifested, and / think know the reason
why. While American papers make special
~ of European news London papers give us
a very poor show. Very frequently they dis
miss the whole country with four or five
lines and the information, even regarding
the yacht race, was very meagre. The Eng
liSh papers are away behind the times. They
know nothing of the art of interviewing or
any other of the many features which go to
make the newspapers here so interesting.
Why. there is only one paper in England
that publishes interviews ut all. That is the
Pail Mall Gazette. | said to my wife dozen
times that if a live American should start q
paper there and run il on the American plan
he would swallow those staid old journals i'm
the twinkling OF an eye. If Mr.-Pulitzer
would start a World there and infuse into il
all of his boundless energy and enterprise he
would make a success compared with which
his great achievements iR New York and
Brooklyn would seem very small indeed.
Tell him that, with my compliments"
Prom London you went 60 Scotland?'
''Nes, and thence to Ireland. The largest
audience ever preached 10 j addressed in
Belfrst lspoke in the open air one evening
in what we would call a square. 1t is called
the Carlisle circus there. 1t is an open space
from which diverge streets in all directions
Several estimates of the number OF people
present were made and nobody put il Tess
than 10000. ! said to myself when stepped
upon the platform that never could make
one-fourth of that vast multitude hear me,
but did. 1t was clear, starlight night,
and they told me that even those farthest
away heard very distinctly"
"Did you have pleasant homeward trip
Well ye-es. 1t was pleasant all but
about forty-eight hours. Then the sea was
very rough and everybody on board was
sick. gave right out and didn't try to re-
cover till the bad weather was over. There
was no storm, but we seemed to be in the
wake OF perfect tornado and were Kept
very busy. / haven't got off my sea legs
yet. was much surprised ut being met by
my friends down the Bay at such an hour,
and fully appreciated their kindness Then,
too, hear they have arranged a public re-
| ceptiOn for me tomorrow night. In few
weeks also ] understand we are to have an
autumn leaf excursion TO the Switchback
region, which can not fail of being very
pleasant. After ALL / tell you this great
home that we call Brooklyn is the best place
in the world. The people are the kindest
l 4 i " ~. II