New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09

his duly ~ prepare Himself adequately that he did
not amend be would BE- sure to make. some time
or another. colossal and Illuminating failure. Tue
Doctor admitted the OF this argument. but had
It was a pits to dismiss an audience Of Ten thousand
people. and that he felt Just n Bit venturcsome TO-
night and half way inclined IN take chances. More
over. what was The OF u with head on dis
shoulders and ordinary outfit. OF. faculties wUo
wouldn't take Cllapcesl The world would DRY mp II
everybody was conservative old slowpokc who didn't
have nerve enough TO do something on the spur ot
The moment. 81 think III sO.' said the Doctor
and risk The result"
lIc returned 10 the waiting committeeman. who said
hat there cab outside. and no time to be lost
Very WE'LL" said the Doctor. an go with you ;
drive slowly. and tell the caLby to take the streets
with big coLblr stones. There's nothing like oltlng
cab to start my mental operations. and don't y0u
speak 10 on The way 10 the hail. Th'S" III
,lrucons followed very literally and presently
Tie Doctor found himself on great platform crowded
with wise Eninvorcrs. with countless multitude "t
ether Endcavorers sitting below aud reachag TAR
back icto TIE vast recc,scs Of the Garden. Mr. Wanl-
rnaeor. who. rs everybody knows. Is something oi an
Eudravorrr Himself. va, at tiat moment closing his
speech which he hid delivered Chairman OF the even
ns Ito wis talking about how nice II to- be-
good aud Low happy II made good people 20 devote
tl,r lives the service Of Their fellows. Observing
Dr. Dep.w. h. remarked that here was good man
Who hld Oppotuucv arrived 70 tell tie audience what
great WORKS Of Christianity tlrre were 10 BE- per
formed. and TO Instruct them In the nobl" and SIN
ccrc effort, which their lives were dedicated. with
that and wit ont giving the Doctor time to ca'ch hts
breath. he introduced him.
There vi, lon; applause. and The Doctor took al
vantase Of the momcnrnry DELAY to glance around
him "Th.>, people" h. said 10 himself have been
here several DAYS and have heard nothing In hll that
iiirr except Christian End"avor. Now ! know more
of les aloui a good many things but am not very
wrl mp on CHRISTIAN End"avor. have never summed
II. aud If 60 to talking 10 these pcopl" about things
.onccrnlu. which they know everything and | know
nothing. | shall undoubtedly realize Mrs. Depew :
solemn warning" with these considerations. the Doc
tor began 10 Talk about Ncw York. ab0ut It's festive
scene. and situations, about patriotism railroads and
polite. II" felt in good humor. on good term, with
hui,clf aud oven better terms with his audience.
II. made h's point, wittily. one suggested another.
and ilai srll a tirl soon he began 10 tell stories.
and tie audience laughed and clecrcl and laughed
ana ,Iccrri again. He talked for tArc"gu1ri"r, Of
an hour. ana n b. gild spent week AZ preparation.
he felt h. ,ould have. done better given tho-c
who heard HIM more pleasure. Never In all BIS cX.
poronc" did BE- receive "A warmer. >inccrcr or more
delightful ovation than at the conclusion OF tAls I'M
promp,u speech.
But tie end wa, not yet. Pretty soon the Doc
tor began ~ receive copies Of religious newspapers
saving that d. N"rF trivial person. ana that II
WIS astonishing how a man Of his position could talk
4, such an andl-mr,. on subjects Hight and unm-
poriant. Comments Of this kind were fired At e."
Doctor IN bi0aG,ld, for weeks and he soon began IN
think that it was really more risky 10 talk In an
impiompfu way 10 The society Of Christian Endravor
than Ia an audience Of cultivated BOstonlauS. lie
tr,d thai one. with tie result Of having his I'M
pr,,mp'u remarks construed bv browning societies IN
a driaiv way for The succeeding six months. but that
wa, mild experience 10 The crapc-hot and canister
poire In upon him by the religious papers for glvlh-
TIE Christian Endcavorcr, an evening Of fun.