The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-12-14
W. W. SCOTT, Publisher.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNT
HoxEwARp BOUND.

would preach in the Brooklyn Taber'
nacle at 100 p. m. 1 left the hotel al
half past six o'clock, took a street-car
and asked to be put down as neal
Brooklyn bridge as possible. alight.
ed few blocks from the bridge, walked
10 the booking office and took the train
over-or, rather. the train took me
over-for three cents, enquired for Tai.
mage's Tabernacle. The policeman,
IN strong, Irish brogue, told me to 60
down here block and take O Third
Avenue apd Greenwood car. I do 60.
and am put down few steps from the
Tabernacle. 1t is yet half an hour be.
fore services begins, but | 60 in and
obtain good seat in the gallery near
the platform, and have a good view Of
everything, preacher included. The
Tabernacle is a large and beautiful
building, in horseshoe shape. 1t is rap.
idly filling. The gallery is filled first
There are various estimates and as
sertions about the seating accommoda-
tons, but believe it is capable of seat
ing four thousand. The organist takes
his seat, and hardly do the first
notes vibrate through the building be-
fore every one in the audience, with
the least bit of must, in his soul, discov-
ers that the organ is played by mas
terly hand. Low and sweet as the
sound of flute, then rising and in
creasing iu volume of sound, until the
building is filled as with the music of
brass band, then gradually sinking,
as though 1t had disappeared down the
next street, and you begin to wonder if
1t would ever come back, when all of
a sudden it turns the corner and you
are once more enchanted " it'll the rich,
musical notes. But there is not va
cant seat to be seen; and here is Tai
mage ascending the platform. AS he
walks along toward his seat I see a
man rather tall but slimly built, side
whiskers of a light color, hair little
darker, top of the head bald except
where small band of hair is brushed
up over the temples. He takes seat
i'm cushioned chair beside small ia
BILE, on which lie a bible and one CT
two other books. and turns over the
leaves of small hymn-book. The
vast congregation arise at the signal of
the leader of the singing, and verse
to the tune of sold Hundred" is sung.
This is simply grand. DIR. Talmage
then reads the hymn, Revive us
Again." from the small book just men
toned. His voice is harsh and un-
pleasant, and the entire leading jerky
and disappointing. / have many times
heard the words of a beautiful hymn
murdered. but Talmage can beat any,
thing it has been my misfortune to
hear. But the singing was beautiful
and soul-inspiring. Next caue the
scripture reading, the passage read be-
ing the account of st. Paul's ship
wreck. This was delivered, and the
running comments SO racy and appro.
pirate, as to throw an entirely new
light on the chapter, and makes one
feel that one ought to go home and
read about Paul and his trials again
and again. The prayer, which follow
ed the reading, was short, with clear
cut impressive sentences, and was well
delivered, though 1 must say at no
time during the services did the voice
become at all pleasant to listen to.
Next was sung the hymn, "Pass me
not, o gentle Savior" Then came the
text: Il am innocent of the blood of
this just person; see We to it," Space
forbids my following the entire subject
matter of his discourse. There was a
great deal of dramatic action which
seemed studied and superfluous. A
few quotations from Shakespeare were
delivered with all the action, vigor and
meditation of voice and emphasis of a
Booth or an Irving. 1t may have been
fancy or it may be real but it appeared
to me as though bis face changed by
a movement of the features, from the
face of young man of twenty to that
of an old man of sixty. In speaking OF
cleanliness he said "God intended that
man should be clean when he made the
world two thirds water and one third
land, and the ancients couldn't take
the hint and He put it all under wa
ter" Atthis there was an audible tit
ter all over the building. Many strik-
ing passages were given to show the
power of conscience. With the sing
ing of the hymn, "There is a fountain
filled with blood, "and the benediction,
the services ended. AS / passed out
with this large, well-dressed throng, 1
thought that Talmage was the smallest
part of the service but when reflect
that tbs Tabernacle, the music, the
congregation and Talmage were all in
one, 1 became somewhat bewildered,
and am that way yet on the subject of
Americas most popular preacher.
AT the hotel we met several peop,c
either returning to or coming from the
old country. Some were full of hope,
going out west where Horace Greedy
said young man ought to 60; some
were full of disgust and disappoint.
ment. going back. OF those going out
I suppose some will stop and grow ND