The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-08-02
No GO!
,, Talmage has Refused to
Come to Gypsy Grove.
A Letter From Mr.. Bswles.
MoNoSGAH, w. Va,
August 2. 1895.

Harrisburg, W. Va.
ny DEAR SIR II am very
sorry to inform you. and also
notify the public through your
vsluable columns, that DR.. T.
naWi.t Talmage will not appear
stGypsy Grove Camp grounds
Sunday, August 18th.
The situation in connection
with this matter is a somewhat
COMPLICATED one, and in order
that the public generally, may
know the facts in the case, it is
respectfully requested that you
will kindly publish this letter,
and thus afford an opportunity
for an explanation from the par
tyor parties who may be responsi.
BE for causing DR.. Talmage to
,disappoint the people of this
community.
As far back as February 18th
last, l opened correspondence
with DR.. Talmage regarding an
engagement at Gypsy Grove
during the present summer. The
matterwas finally referred to the
shearer Lecture and Musical
Bureau, of Cincinnati, o., Mr.. j.
L. shearer, manager, it appear.
| ing that Mr.. Shearer was the
sduly authorized agent of DR..
Talmage. After some cores
pondence with Mr.. Shearer he
wrote me under date of June 9Th
as follows
IN reply to yours of June Sd,
permit me to say that I will &C.
ccpt your proposition for DR..
Talmage. Find enclosed con
tract, one copy of which please
sign and return by early mail.
You will notice that / have added
transportation from Grafton and
return; also entertainment dur.
ing the time the doctor is with
lyou at Gypsy Grove. Kindly
look carefully to his comfort.
owing to the long journeys he is
obliged to take during the sum.
mer which are naturally wear.
ing on the public speaker. Await
ing your early favor,
l am yours truly"
The contract referred to by
Mr.. Shearer is a regularly print
ed document with litnograph
heading of Shearer Lecture and
Musical Bureau, and as same
was promptly accepted by me,
the matter was considered as
definitely closed and the occasion
was accordingly advertised. This
contract (which was unsolicited
on my part particularly specifies
that the engagement is made,
Conditional upon the ability of
Dr. Talmage to fulfill same. !"
yet it seems that some parties in
thls community have made rep.
resentations to DIR. Talmage
which in his judgment warrant
nm in Ignoring the contract
made by his agent.
On July 9th, agent shearer
writes me that DIR. Talmage de.
sired to cancel his appointment
at Gypsy Grove, though states
mat he will see DIR. Talmage and
endeavor to fix the matter
up SO as to avoid cancelling. l
al once made vigorous protest
against a cancellation of the
gypsy Grove date, and claimed
las ! DO now, that to do so, would
no' De justice to the peopleof this
community. who were expecting
% hear DR.. Talmage as per adj
vertisments which had been pub.
II, nsned in large number of West
Virginia newspapers.
Mr.. shearer at first did not
give me DR.. Talmage's real rea.
sons for cancelling the Gypsy
prove appointment, though upon
oe'ng urged in the matter, he
Saaily admitted that DIR. Talmage
"a. aao received information from
.als section, such as caused him
- cancel the appointment, and it
plainly inferred that this in.
- reached him in the
n raape OF apetition from certain
1 psllles in this vicinity. After
Earning of these conditions, /
~a to interview DR.. Tai
4'se personally and went at