Telegram-herald., 1889-12-01
PILGRIM TALMAGE
Notes or Hls ComPa Talks
&C Beard snip.
his VIEWS on THE ROSARY
Why fsia ships Fary "a sPsed-T2bsr-
s4eis Aesnstie. aa4 . EaiA VIA pro-
tse--s Heary Al apu8lishsd Lester
or faolaks CaEtgis.


ha1. - IL leading tlcl17rs, service &C
eording ~ the Church II England form
Capt. Watkins oficiatei A. reader wiki
effective slocuuon. DR. IalmAze sat W
the place hs usually occupied v hen az
meals. / noticed that be lOlned in the
responses and la the singing Of the
hymns, ~hich Were very appropriate &C.
ths occasion In one u his talks with
Sir Julian Goldsmid, " hich wAs II a re-
hzi0Us character, oysfAnder blnrtsd oug
Ele question. Doctor, what do YOU
thlnk " Bishop -- naming a promi-
nenI American minister, who never
fails - attack Catholicism whenever
opportunity comes U hiinr Dr. TaI-
mage promptly condemned this
course, add insisted that nothing
could more effectlally contribute
T. bringing ABOUT a religious war. which
Of al wars Is the most fierce. bloody.
enduring and deplora5ls Il know
many Catholics Who are more tolerant
than these intolerant Protestants," he
continued FOR myself. may say that
10 nOt take much stock in set forms,
tut there IS no denying the fact that
many u our Catholic friends have The
true spirit Ia addition 70 the form. Very
often you viii ind more religion in the
kitchen than you do ia tho parlor. and
many people who laugh az the idea Of
counting beads. were they % practice il
themselves. would dnd mighty few beads
counted for prayers they have actually
offered. II our Catholic friends can find
any spiritual comfort IA registering their
prayers BY a corresponding number OF
beads, !. for one. have no objection 10
offer
This lesson os Christian charity illus
trates think. the penetrative and logi-
cal ability which IS one OF the most
effective weapons in DR.. Talmage's men
IA armory. IL is not generally known.
perhaps. that he was destined for 4 law
yer. before he experienced that change
az his religious life which led 20 his de-
termination 70 enter the pulpit. His re-
sponss 10 lady fellow passenger is not
less remarkable IA a discovery Of the
doctors Intellectual pecularities. Doc
Tor. said she, can YOU tell me why the
City Of Paris is faster and much steadier
ship than the City Of New York, although
they are twin vessels, and, seemingly,
built just alike:" Yes. responded he,
with bis Characteristic smile, 1T is
because the Lord has a few secrets
on every subject that ne keeps
% himself. To one volume OF
what the world knows, there are whole
libraries ~ what the world does not
know 1 never was more IMPRESSED with
this than when We were building our first
Brooklyn Tabernacle After We had il
about half done. We were told By two or
three prominent architects that the
acoustics would be a complete failure,
anil that no human voice could be heard
throughout a building Of that shape. In
distressed state of mind went down
% Washington % consult with Professor
Joseph Henry. president OF the Smith
soniau Institute who. I knew. had made
more experiments with the law Of sound
ghan any living man. and had devoted
years o. acoustics. II considerable trepi-
dation I approached the professor, who.
Ike most great men have met. was IN
manner As plain and simple as a little
child. Having stated what the learned
architects had said ABOUT our half built
church. I asked him ais opinion. I sup
pose I have devoted 1s much time 10
acoustics as anybody. said he, and
after all my experiments have come 70
this conclusion. Build two churches
seemingly just alike, and the one will be
good to tc heard ia and the other a dead
failure. Go ahead and finish your church
and hone 10 viii be all right
thanked him and can q away c0ntented.
and I Afterwards found that rhe archi-
tecrural prophesies were failure and
the church acoustics absolutely perfect.
and sound was So easily conveyed
Throughout che building that you could
bear the proverlial and famous and his
toric7i ar-icie e attire commonly called
"a rn 10 ,ae va~v moment when in It's
d.-e.rt - reached tho foor Two
churches l1st alike. rro ships Just alike.
tv' n.n just alike. and the result dif-
ferrat Do1 only .nevs whN
lse 1st .eisureiv o-caslcu which en-
ioved with the doctor before we landed
ir Lver.ool our conversation vas on
h.rnr~ suh errs when be- spoke with
rr a ~ tre ank achieved bv oliver
Wrrtr.' e. iuee 1e q master i1 English
hte~rre fTs cola me that he once
call r- fr' ur vrr-7llo 70 literary
tr- ree- tvo hrurs in lis
con- l.s .aua-aed be-. was
rral mr socIal experiences. / sincere