The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-25
DIR. rA.MAGB,s TRIP.
A New View of the Autocrat Of All
the Russias.

me hu5slae.
From the PhilddeDhtd LEDGER.
NEW YORK, Sept 22-Rev. Dr.. T De-
Witt 1almage, in an interview, spoke at
some length Of his recent trip abroad, and
made some interesting comments on the
people be met.
"The Lord and Lady Msyoress Of Lon
don,n he said, give their annual banquet
to the bishops OF Great Britain. and as one
Of the guests responded to one of the toasts,
1 had an opportunity Of seeing as splendid
a group of men as | ever met 1t was the
first time that clergymen outside the church
Of E gland were invited, and Newman Hall
and myself were the exceptions. or course the
Archbishop OF Canter bury was the centre +
great interest. Ills address, full Of cor
diality and wit. was capt. eting, and he Is
a man who will never grow old. My
opinion is that the English church IS
mighty for God, and the truth has teen
augmented. As to the Litany Of their wora
ship, it is t. me overwhelming for 50
lemnity and power. That is my opinion,
although | would be called dissenter."
Dr. Talmage is an enthusiastic admlrer OF
the Emperor of Russia. Speak, Of the
Northern empire aud its ruler he said: All
admit there are great evils ia that country
to be corrected and all intelligent Russians
recognize the fact. Blu, my opinion is that
the emperor Is the man great enough under
Of the earth give him a chance. He Is yet
young man and from his appearance Is
destined to longevity. What he eau DO Tor
the betterment of Russia is beyond estl-
mate"
The story that the car is prisoner in
the winter palace, DIR. Talmage said, was
absolutely untrue. He mas never lived there,
and the palace is used as a royal museum
and for great banquets and receptions. Il
do not know why the emperor does not live
there" DIR. Talmage said, but imagine IL
is because that winter palace ID painfully
associated with the death OF his father,
who was carried from the streets where he
was wounded by the dynamite into the
palace, and there died. The bed on which be
expired is still red With the blood OF his
shattered limbs, as we saw it, aud the rooms
where he lived remain precisely the same
as they we're on the fatal morning when he
left them. So the present emperor is not a
prisoner in Winter palace, or, indeed. any
where else. When he goes out he goes uu-
attended, the empress by his side. and only
a driver on box. The Russians well nigh
worship him, and think no President or
governor in America at any time feels him
self in less danger OF assault.
When asked whether he regarded the
czar as a man Of war, Dr. Talmage gave a
decided negative, saying; III in our time
there is war in Europe, Alexander Ill.
Will lOb 10 us lnbLlkdJOEs L DBil6N6.' ne
continued, "the emperor is doing the best
he can under the circumstances, and that
no man on earth put in his position could
do better. A republic is best for the United
states, constitutional monarchy is best
for England, the form Of government now
in Russia is est for that empire In its pres
ent state. After while K ssia will have a
constitution. When the father of the pres
ent emperor was assassin ted a constitution
for Russia lay upon his table. But violence
put back everything, as violence always
does"
He explained the emperor's wonderful VI
tallty and strength by saying: He rides.
He walks. He hews with an ak. He shoVels
snow. He races with his boys. He takes q
cheerful view of life. He worships God
He lives moral life. He easily digests his
food. He fears nothing. At AZ be has TIE
appearance OF being b. Besides all that,
he has happy home, and his domestic life
is beyond criticism"
OF the empress, he said: "She is a June
morning. She stood mid-hoor in her draw
ing room when l entered. She is every inch
an empress"
DR.. Talmage spoke enthusiastically Of his
preaching tour, and Of the immense crowds
that attended his meetings. He said that
the only remuneration of a worldly kind
that he received was a gold watch, pre-
sented by the ministers of London; but he
received rich compensation in the immense
audiences who came to hear his D, eaching.