The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-25
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the SciOtO, IN OHIO.
"Will Jerusalem ever become great
Eyes" replied DR.. Talmage, cit has
grown rapidly during the past few years,
and il is already fulfilling the saving OF
the prophet that it will spread out beyond
the walls and will cover even the Place Of
the Ashes. Until now the commentators
Of the Scriptures did not know how 10 in
terpret this paragraph. There was no eVi-
dence Of any ashes about Jerusalem, and
they did not know what 1t meant. In the
excavations, however, for the new build
ings outside In the new part OF the town
ashes are being turned up by the digging
for every foundation. They are being an
alyzed, and are found to be the ashes OF
wood and the ashes Of animals. They are
in fact the ashes of the sacrifices Of the
Jews in the days Of the past, which for
thousand years were carried out of Jeru-
salem and deposited in that place. Jeru-
salem, in fact, is having quite real estate
boom. The lands about the city have In
creased in value and there has been much
building"
DID cot ATTEMPT TO BUY CALVARY.
"How about Calvary, and that story
that you attempted to buy it of the
TURKISH"
There is no truth in that" replied DR..
Talmage. THE very idea wound have
been absurd. The Mohammedans will
not sell their lands to foreigners, and there
is Mohammedan cemetery on the edge
Of the spot where Christ was crucihed, and
you see il would have been impossible for
me TO have purchased it had | wished to
do so. As TO that spot being the place Of
the crucifi xion, however, / have not the
slightest doubt. The morning arrived in
Jerusalem, went up to the top Of the
house where / was stopping and took
look at the Holy city. | had the Mount
of Olives pointed out to me, and Mount
Moriah, and without anyone telling me,
fixed upon this spot as the
place of crucifix ion. Why, 1t cores
ponds exactly with the descriptions of the
Bible. 1t is a perfect shape of a great
skull, both inside and outside, and there
is a spot on its top just large enough for
three crosses. 1t is without the walls
and the Bible says that Jesus was taken
outside the walls 70 be crucifed. 1t is
known that this was the place of the
execution Of malfactors for years prior
20 this time, and it would be the
natural place for the crucif xion
Besides, It was On the edge of the
main road leading out of Jerusalem, and
you remember that the Bible says that
the people wagged their heads at Him as
they went along. The spot which has
been accepted as the place of crucifixion
Sepulchre is built is in the middle Of the
city and it must have always been a
densely populated spot"
DOCTOR TALMAGE AND HIS ''LIFE OF CHRIST"
"By the way, doctor, did you write much
of your Life of Christ while you were in
PaIestine?"
EYES," was the reply, az worked at 1t as
hard as you worked there during your
fri
found the inspiration of my surroundings
conducive to the work, and l re-wrote
much that had written before. | took
my description of places from life, and [
found it enabled me to make it a better
book"
PLEASE tell me about the book, doctor.
Where did you get the title, and is it sue
cess?"
'The story Of the title" replied DR.. Tai
mage, sis curious one. / sought for
long time for title, but could lind none.
The Lie OF Christ was too hackneyed.
II had been used number of times, and I
wanted something new. For weeks I
cudgeled my brains in vain. ! was think
ing of it when | was travelling in the West.
and one day as | sat in the train approach
ing Alliance, o., like lash came to me
the words, From Manger to Throne
I've got II at last, said | TO myself, and
for fear / might lose it, / took out my
note book and wrote it down. AS to the
success of the work, 1t promises to be more
successful than anything | have ever writ
ten. -Four hundred thousand copies have
been subscribed for, and 25O, 900 copies have
been delivered and paid for. This is a
great many, considering the fact that the
book cost from 81 to $50 per copy. l think
there is no doubt but that the circulation
will reach 100000"
Tell me something of your other
books" said /.
II have been writing for years." said
DR.. Talmage, land the public has always
treated me well. We were counting up
the other day the books that have been
published over my name as author and
we ind there are fifty of them, and they
are translated into nearly all the languages
OF Europe. l got copy of Scandinavian
translation of one of my books today. OF
course | can't read it, but knew it is mine
from my name as author on the title page.
Of these different books have myself pub
Ilshed fifteen and have gotten receipts
from them. The other thirty-fve have
been pirated in one way or another"
MoNEY-MAKIS6 AND THE PULPIT.
"Dr. Talmage," said I. you've been
called money-making preacher. Do you
think the making of money is incompati-
bic with your profession?"
end of the profession, would say yes"
replied DR.. Ta.mage. "And if it were not
entirely subordinate and apart from il.
] would also say yes. But when the max
ing OF money comes entirely from work
that does not conflict with the duties OF
the pulpit. and that in fac. aids on the
work of the profession, | would say no.
During my whole life. I have made nv
preaching and my church the supreme
faf h
lar az the expense OF my congregational
labors, and l have never tried To make
money for moneys sake. The opportuni-
ties and the work have been forced upon
me. | have accepted them because
III doing so, / believe that | am
at the same time able to do good. | refuse
hundreds of offers for literary work and
lectures, because l have not the time 10
give them, and if, as il often so, my prices
for such things are called high, they are
forced upon no one and they are iixed in
general, not by me. but bureaus and agents
through whom such business is done for
me. Ii | would. | could, | believe. have
such engagements as would net me 81 900
day the year through. and | have now
lying on my study table an offer of $780,
co Tor series Of lectures. | never lecture
for less $500 or 81, 900 a night, and the lat
ter - my regular price for the larger cities
" hen / charged $1,000 for going 10 Chicago
not long ago TO lecture, the fact was made
2 subject of comment by some of the
newspapers who said that my action
was mercenary one. Why, cannot see,
did not ask Chicago 10 call me 70 lecture,
ana the receipts OF the lecture, which was
held IN the Auditorium, were, | UNDER
stand, 5000 in excess of the amount paid
me. get numbers Of requests from small
places Offering me 500 8 night to lecture.
and have today received such offers from
Knoxville and Memphis. As Il is. I can't
accent MANY OF these engarernents thn,,,h