Evening journal., 1892-04-23
THEDRUNKARD'SF
Rev. DR.. Talmage Praises DR..
Keeley and His Cure.
NOT AN EVIL, BUT A BLESSING.

Brooklyn's Famous Clergyman Describes
visit 60 the "Shot Tower In Keeiey's
Institute at Dwight, nIs.-Hops in tho
Faces of Five Hundred Men.
NEW YORK, April %. Rev T. Dewitt
Talmage has joined the vast army of Keeley
cure enthusiasts. While on his recent visit
to Chicago, from which he returned yester-
day, he was taken by Dr. Leslie Keeley TO
his gold cure establishment at Dwight, Ills,
which is the parent institution Of the fifty
branches that are scattered throughout this
country, Europe and Australia. DIR. Tai
mage had faith in the gold cure before he
went there now he is as loud in its praises
as the most enthusiastic Of the GO,O0O peo-
pie whom he says have been rescued from
the thraldom of alcohol, opium and tobacco
by its influence.
Keeley n Great Bcnefactor.
In speaking Of his visit TO n reporter, he
said.
a am firmly convinced from what / saw
and heard at Dwight that Dr. Kelley is one
of the greatest benefactors TO mankind that
ever lived His institution is wonderful
place, his cure a marvellous one DIR. Keeley's
finger Is on the world, and / shall do all in
my power to tell the world so. I shall
have him in Brooklyn before long, and win
guarantee him an audience of 700 people.
am satisfied now. for have seen Kelley,
Dwight and the gold cure"
Dr. Talmage's face was red with enthusi-
asm a. he spoke. When asked II he had
seen the operation Of administering the
cure, he said
In the "Sbot Tower"
"Yes; was in the shot tower as they
call IL. There ! saw one of the most won
derful sights in my experience I saw 500
men standing in hne, with Sits In their
sleeves, waiting their turns TO have the
gold cure injected or shot into their arms.
/ The expressions on the faces OF these
men was enough 10 show the good work DIR.
/ Kelley is doing. The poor broken down
wrecks who had just come in awaited their
turns with look 81 hopeful expectancy on
their faces that was touching, while on the
other hand those who had been there some
time, and had already experienced the good
effects of this cure, looked proudly con
scious that they were being freed from
slavery. I tell you the confident way il
which these men spoke and the happy
triumphant expressions on their faces wouli
have converted the greatest enemies Of th
cure
"Did you come across any persons VIII
were skeptical regarding the curof
"At Dwight, not one. Elsowhere ! hav
met hundreds Of them; but the best answe
to the objections they make that the cur
is only a temporary one is the 1900 peopl
who have been cured there and at th
various branches and who have remaine
cured for six and seven years. Why, 9
. per cent. Of the cures are permanent. Wha
better result could be looked forT
The Cure and Insanity.
nDo you believe IN the theory that th
gold cure tends to produce insanity, do
, torP
''I do not. There are 10000 people in III
lunatic asylums Of this country who weI
. driven insane from drink. Is IL any wonds
il few Of them should find their way I
the Kelley institutesl They don't unde
4 take 70 cure insanity there; they only n
move the causes that may lead to IL. Thei
4 are many men who are saved from DRUM
4 ards graves by the grace Of God, but thei
are Others who need something more. d
/. Keeley struck the keynote when he sai'
This evil is a disease
Z w men people dfe SICK OF typhoiu bnt
Q don't ask for the grace OF God, they sen
! for physician. He represents Gods grao
4 And why should it be different with II
= disease Of drunkenness of which am iirml
convinced DR.. Kelley has found a sovereie
, remedy"
n Dr. Talmage says be met with an .enthus
!, astic reception at the hands of the Dwigl
T, patients and delivered an address to then
/. after which he was besieged by hundreds
, applications for his autograph.