Telegram-herald., 1888-01-15


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piIsl cls..ir aal moment = spsnt IA prayer.
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oFsns rs E3bls. The org4n pesls forte
Praise God. from Wh9Ea All Bsszslngs
Fios A stsus sell huilE nlzn STEPS en .
anal platform aud waves as rig1. kaEd. In
MS eft hs aozsis { silver coTnct 1bis hs
puts ~ as mouth ard lea,.s ias vast aud-enos
Ia song There = 40 enoir o. qaas1et1e In
tAe Iabern4cls. The siAzlng = entirely BY
tha coagrsgsEion. Attsr tnis DR. Ialmaxe
sEeps forward The pesi Of the erxan has
kardly died away rsfoTs re ann0uaces his
Bible reading Hs hslas the good book Ia
his right asad, close % his face. his EFT
hAnd steals around % bis back and clutches
nery00sly at as coat taiL he begins In
well rounded out not musical yolce. The
vast audience - hushed ia expectancy. The
faI u = pin could be beard SISsly the
preacher proceeds. IL is the ever delightful
story OF Ruth that he has selected he reads
sentence after sentences, and la a converse
tionai way nlects comments until the old
story, that al the world has laughed and
eried over, is invested with new light and a
new meaning. After tins another hymn and
then the colIection As the pennies, dimes
and quarters jipgle musically together Ia the
oollsctiOn boxes the coraetlst plays again
The great church Is BY this time full 10 over
Towing. There isn't standing room any
where Massive chandeliers light up tbs
building perfectly, and the stained glass
windows make . pretty and effective back
ground
Thsn the serraon begins. The preacher
comes down 70 the front OF the platform with
out notes or even book in his hand He
doesn't use q table or pulpit He stands
alone. Every eye Is on him lie gives out
his text IN clear loud, ringing voice, and
repeats 10 twice He usually begins the SER
mon by hasty word picture OF the scene
where ths text Is laid, or by an anecdote.
The sermon lasts forty minutes Ii is full Of
ylgor and earnestness. Indeed, that is the
chief Characteristic Of Talmage on the plat
form he Is in earnest DE talks quickly,
nervously. He PAGES up and down the plat
form, and now tells a story in low, sweet
voice, and again he belches forth like Vesu-
vius, and makes the chandeliers rattle with
the sound Of his voice. At times he is in
tensely humorous. Again he has the audi
ence IN tears. Again, he is so dramatic
that the conviction forces itself upon you
that II he bad taken 70 the stage instead of
the pulpit he would have made great actor.
'What words did the Master use when the
winds and waves lashed Galilse into q furyfu
be shouts
he steps back half dozen feet, and for G
moment there is silence. Then he comes rush
ing down the platform like a tornado until
he reaches the very edge. His hands are up
lifted BE turns his face 70 the ceiling until
his mouth Is on a straight line with his ears
and in a pleading voice says, softly, music
/ ally: Peace
Quick as fash his hands come down. his
face has lost its sweetness. His voice i:
changed and harsh, and the sentence is com
pleted by an awful and intensely dramatic
yell: "Be stilll' Ii is the voice OF authority
Galilee Is stilled- There are "Oh'sn in tht
audience, and a man in pew in front of m,
leans over TO his companion and whispers
Il never understood the meaning of tha
sentence before
Tho vast audience never loses interest.
Is an audience made up fully two-thirds o
men between the ages of 25 and 35. They
belong TO all walks in life. Some are stu
dents. others are actors and playwrights
young ministers, bankers, brokers, lawyer
and storekeepers. They laugh at the anec
dotes, and they cry and listen reverently
tenderly, to the manly pleading 10 come I,
Jesus. Foster Coates in New York Mail ant
Express.