St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-03

i'll his delivery, and shows plainly the
careful training he has received as an
orator. He possesses a most powerful
voice, which he used last evening to
good effect, but in making points the
effort was plainly visible, while his
gestures were not spontaneous, but
were those of clever pupil. Wifi eX-
perience Mr.. Talmage will overcome
these defects.
The lecturer choose for his subject
First Impressions" and the language
OF the discourse was of that peculiar
florid style which marks the sermons of
the Brooklyn preacher. Mr.. Talmage
divided his subject into various heads,
the first OF which was "The All-Vulner-
able. The most disgusting of men in
the present day is the man who claims
to be perfect. There is no such thing
as the perfect man, and there never
existed man who was perfect.
The armor of mankind is jointed,
and iniquity does not aim at the pro-
tected breast, but at the joints of the
arinOr. Every man should be cOgniZant
of the deficiencies of life and guard
against them. The great Gen. yelling
ton had said that the best test of gener-
alShlp was to retreat and know when TO
do it. A friend of his once went to a
retreat to cure himself from the habit
of drunkenness. He after a time re-
turned to society, but one day went to
the race track, where he drank heavily
and gambled. That man was not so
much to blame for drinking, but he was
to blame for placing himself second
time in the reach of temptation.
Impression the second was, 1.-The adj
vantages of beginning life with good
health" Every one must recognize the
necessity Of possessing good health in
the battle of life, and some of the great
est men this country had produced came
from farms. The grandest crop farm
produces is its crop of men. The ener-
walton of metropolitan life must be
overcome 10y heaIthful exercise. The
test of mans strength is not what he
is, but the amount of temptation he can
overcome. and for mind to be strong
enough to overcome temptation. the
body must be strong also. Many man
had
Pulled Himself Out
of trouble because he had the physical
strength to induce the mind to make the
effort. One of the best signs of health
was when a person could laugh we'll
and heartily, for laughter was also 4
true delineator of character; not in how
much man could laugh, but at what
, he laughed. The dissipated man Gid
not succeed in this world, though here
and there one one or two might he sue
ceSSful. In life there comes Il certain
crisis, and if man on account OF ill
health is not equal to the occasion, he
falls and a stronger man takes his
place, and the world moves on.
The advantages of good parentage"
was the third impression, and the lect-
urer ridiculed those persons who were
always bOasting that they were descend
ed from this person or that person,
while they ignored the fact that many
OF their ancestors, instead of living in
Iordiy mansions, had lived in jails.
The advantages of good moral training
received at the hands of parents could
not be overestimated and its influence
was felt in after generations.
The last Impression was the necessity
OF having a fiXity of purpose. He de-
nOunced the young men of the day who
proclaimed they had no chance in life,
and equally so the old men who be-
walled their condition because they had
not had the requisite opportunities. Con-
dltlonS were not necessary for success
it is energy which is required, and some
object in view where to direct it. There
are many men who possessed all the
requirements necessary for grand
career, but thew were useless because
they had no fixed purpose in life.
The lecture closed with a graphic de-
scription of the beauties and grandeur
OF the Grand canyon of the Yellowstone
park as seen by the speaker.