Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-13
THE REV T. DEWITT TALM AGE
Talks to the Kennebecers About the
Bright Side OF Things"

large audience gathered in Granite Hall
last evening to hear a lecture made up of
material that bore the stamp Of fresh coin
age presented in such manner as to dis
courage all attempts at counterfcitng. From
beginning to end the audience was at the
mirth. made earnest in purpose, or thrilled
with emotion as this peer of innate eloquence
wlled. The opening words of the speaker
were
Ladies and gentlemen: If we leave to the
evolutionist to guess where we came from,
and to the theologian where are going to,
we still have left the interesting fact that we
are here. The speaker then glowngiy de-
scribed the present This is the acme of
history 1t has taken all the ages to make
this moment possible. The speaker express
ed himself as always being glad that he got
aboard this planet. Where there is ore dis
cord there are a thousand harmonics. In
stead of denouncing this age one hal better
get down on his knees and thank God he is
living in it. 1t is better to live ten years
now than five hundred years in the time of
Methuselah. OF all fine arts. the finest is
My reli giou is sunshine, said Mr.. TaImage.
The difference between earth and Heaven
lies in the fact that earth's sunshine is some
times clouded of course all in the audience
were nice people, pleasant people, but some
of them may have to walk in the rogue's
gallery.
Life is an old fashioned pilgrimage. Some
people think they can walk on stills but they
are pretty sure TO get tripped up No face
is more decidedly characteristic than that of
the fault finder. The description of this
class of individuals was inimitable to say the
least. If percharce he concludes to join the
church he growls and whines all the way up
10 the gates Of heaven. The heart right,
all's right. The heart wrong, alrs wrong
Passing on in the rogues gallery We come to
the man of bad manners-ihe bad manners
of finding a defeat in everything. You can
tell a mans history in five minutes conversa-
ton with him. Know him once you know
him forever. The speakers portrayals Of
the ladyiike and the unladylike, the gentle
manly and the ungeutlemanly were made so
wildly realistic by delicate touches of irony,
mimicry and simiie, that once heard, il would
never be forgotten. Some men are mean all
the way down, ALI the way up aud all the way
through .Will you take a drink =
asked one man of another. No,
but I'll take a cigar and three cents. "
One man calls and cheers you by his very
presence, and another calls and iDfers that it
is talked about town that you are going to
fail in business. The pickpocket who steals
your purse is more of gentleman than he
who steals your good honor. One boy says
to another, You'll never sell them green
peas, you'll lose on em, your bound to. -
Ii he loses on them green peas" he'll find
il ont soon enough. Some people are only
happy when they are miserable. If your
father was haag they will insist on talking
capital punishment when in conversation
wilh you. cd never repeats himself he
never iate4le3 people to he alike. Our pc
cQllaTities are often like cogs in a wheel
showing where we are to play. But if Lu-
ther had possessed in addition to his powers