The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-16
ON THE TRAVELS OF A LIE
DR.. Talmage, the Famous Brooklyn DE-
vine, Lectures at Tomlinson Hall.
How Scandals Originate and Travel with the
Rspidity Of the Wind-A Priests Apt
Illustration Of the Truth.

AuCAG ,
States Sc widely known as Rev. T. De Witt
Talmags. of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. IL
has been many years since Mr.. Talmage
has appeared in Indianapolis, so that when
Il was announced that he would lecture
here last evening there were many who
desired to hear him. There must have been
twelve hundred persons present when DR..
TaimsRe and Rev. j. Albert Rondthaler
entered upon the platform. Dr.. TalmaRe
has been so widely advertised in all kinds
of publications that his form and fea-
tures are more familiar than those of many
q neighbor. Mr.. Rondthaler made
she presentation OF Dr.. Talmsge
to the audience, saying. Governor Mat
thews. who was to have introduced DR..
Tslmage TO you tonight. has been called to
Philadelphia. and so the committee who
has the matter In charge were Obliged to
fall back on O brother minister TO perform
that pleasant duty. DR.. Talmage needs no
Introduction. The public read his sermons
hfty-two times in the year, and such q mar
10 too well known to need any word from
me. | will simply announce his subject,
"A school of S~candal.'n
Dr.. Talmsge began by saying the evolu-
tlonists tell as where we came from. the
theologians where We go 70. The only TACT
we are sure Of is that we are here, and that
of all time the present moment is the acme.
The opening of the real subject was the
description of O lie. IL was vlvldly des-
cribed as being more monstrous than the
megatherium; that 1t surpassed the greatest
animals of all ages: that 1t belonged TO all
ages, all races. all chimes; that fire did not
burn IL, nor winter freeze il; that 1t trav-
eled across the continent before breakfast.
and had often been served to more than five
million people in q single day; that beside
its speed the famous seven-league
boots were tedious. Through all its
variety DIR. Talmsge took il. as
he can, with all the breadth and
Then followed q lesson on talking against
ones neighbor. frequently illustrated with
stories applicable TO the theme. He as
serted that ninety-nine out OF every hun
dred business failures might be credited to
the malicious tongues of people, whereas II
the gossips had keDt their tongues still the
merchant might have recovered himself.
He begged his hearers to have mercy and
refrain from backbiting. Strongly he asked
the question. What Is a mans life worth
with O reputation gone"
One story was of q woman who went to q
priest and confessed that she had ~slandered
her %neighbor. The priest gave her q hand
full of nettle seed and told her to scatter 1t
in the field and return to him. She did SO.
and the priest told her TO 60 and gather mp
the seed she had sown. b was aghast.
so" said the priest, docs your seed of
Islander scatter. You cannot PICK it MP
again.
As a remedy for the distribution of
scandslous tales the speakers advice was.
do not listen, for there Is only one person
worse than the slanderer. and that Is the
one b listens" AS a finale DIR. Talmage
gave Q picture of D visit TO Waterloo and
the scenes 1t brought M when the need of
reinforcement was so great. Life is q
Waterloo to every man and woman. What
we need 10 reinforcement" There were
frequent Interruptions of applause. DR..
Talmage IS full of mannerisms. q peculiar
speech. which one has to listen closely &C
catch at all times. and an unlimited fund OF
anecdotes. most of which have found theIl
way into print and were therefore not new
The audience seemed we'll pleased with the
evenings entertainment
ScheIIer-McInerDy Wrestling Match.
The scheller-M cInerney catch-as- catch car
wrestling match for 300 a side and a purse OF
$3.50 offered by the management of the Empire
Theater. waich is to occur on the night of Marcel
25. viii give the people OF Indianapolis a chancs
10 see q more than ordinarily good exhibition o.
the cleanest t. of that class of sport. 1t is not onl!
q trial OF strength but one of skill that will b.
Tough, out on the mat, and 1t will be the bes
man who wins. The men are about event.
matched as to weight, and both have reputa
tons of no mean ability in their line
scheller commenced wrestling some 81,
or seven years ago. and has since then me-
such men as Tom Shields, the brawny Scotch
man; the Jap" who was most brought int
Lewis, the stranger. at Chicago; Jim Faulknel
and a number OF others. Most Of the men men
toned are heavier and larger than Scheller
but he was successful in his matches as often al
he lost. McLnerney, too, has met some of tn,
best men IL the country, and has been before tn,
public as q wrestler for a number of years. tn,
men are now In training for the event, and /
will be one which will attract other than loca
interest.