The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-20
NEWS OF KANSAS.
DR.. Talmage BaptizeS Child at
Ottawa Assembly.
First Couple Married at Wichita
Now Divorced.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Meeting of Central Kansas
Deanery at Abilene.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

OTTAWA, June SUs-GV0ry Oay OAAHBS
more Chautauquans to Forest park, and
if it keeps on increasing in this proper
ton the park will soon be inadequate.
Assembly hall is literally packed every
night. The up stairs is divided into
rooms, but down stairs about fifty cots
are set up on the floor, and about II
o'clock at night it begins to look as il
the hall had been turned into hospital
Some of the campers sleep in hammocks
along by the river bank, while others oc-
cupy cots in their tents, after pulling the
side of the tent up that they may get the
full breeze. The river is not nearly so
high as it was at this time last year, but
it has plenty of water in it. The young
people have lots of sport out on the
water. The boats are in excellent con-
dition.
There are $50 tents on the ground Mr..
Topping. the secretary, estimates that
there are about 1900 people now living
on the grounds.
Every day there are twenty-five classes.
From this number, and the great variety,
one can select the most interesting and
instructive classes. There are two lee
lures every day. The one at o'clock,
and in the evening either lecture or
musical concert DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage
Ads d uulO u6 Q0AulLlOu VI d C4dOtaQ00ds
Tuesday night he told the audience all
about it He said: There are three
classes of people l admire. They are
men, women and children. And if there
is anything do like better than another,
it is a big audience"
DR.. TalmAge's lectures were we'll at
tended. There was the usual number of
squawking babies in the big tabernacle,
and they sang their ditties in good style.
g I'll,
was on Wednesday afternoon. THE
School of Scandal" was the subject All
the ChautAuquans wanted to hear that
talk, for it was a fine subject. 1t sound
ed rather mysterious. So the dinner
dishes were given an extra quick cold
water bath, and the old standby towel,
which was now becoming stiff with
sage" was hurriedly rubbed over them.
The little bell at the tabernacle rang at
two o'clock. but long before that time
the seats had been filled. "Now please
be quiet while read a few announce
ments,' said President D. G. Miner
Every ear was turned so that the words
could be heard.
Nov, tomorrow is Mckinley day, or,
better, G. A. r. day. continued DR.. Mil
ner 81 wish everyone would decorate
his own tent with flags and bunting, and
make the visitors just as comfortable as
possible
Then DR.. Talmage commenced telling
his opinion of the school of scandal
"Thers are lots of big schools" said he,
shut the biggest of all is the school of
scandal. Some of the people are in the
freshmen class, some are seniors, and
others have graduated from it and hold
a diploma. They are practicing in the
world as professors, with the Print of the
devil"
Then he gave some good advice about
talking. "Once l saw a great monster.
1t was bigger than the megatheriums of
Olden times. Now the BOYS might say
that l was telling falsehood, while deli
cate people would say it was a prevari-
cation. Just plain common people would
call it lie. This monster is the lie 1t
is in every cline, and thrives, l think,
better in the temperate zone. 1t travels
as fast as flash, is in every mail sack
rs it is opened and shut A telegraph
pole ia only knee high to this monster"
In speaking of people who talk in a
scandalOus way about other people, DR..
Talmage said: "If there isn't hell for
people who despoil women's characters.
then it is time some philanthropist was
building one. Many a woman as pure as
your wife or your mother has been whis-
pered out of decent society into the grave
by scandal mongers. / have more re-
spect for the poor waif who goes down
under the gaslight, without a God, than
the persons who cover up their tigers
claws with fine shawl, or that bolt in
their hellish heart with a diamond
breastpin."
When DR.. Talmage finished there were
lots of people that went forward to
shake hands with him. Most of those
that grasped his hand were from the
country. If they could Just shake hands
with big bug like DR.. Talmage,
then they would tell their folks ali
a bout it when they got home.
There was man and wife and little
daughter who attracted the most atten-
ton They asked the noted divine if he
would bsptlze their little one. "Why
certainly" said he,
"Wont you name it, DR.. Talmage?"
asked the lady.
"No. would rather you would name
it, my good lady"
The father, who is no other than R. L.
Goddard of Wider Kas., told the name
of the child, and DR.. Talmage baptized
little Roberta Grace Goddard in the most
approved fashion, offered a short PRAYER
and kissed the child. Then the parents
carried their little girl out, very Droud
TO have DR.. Talmage perform the cere-
mony.
DIR. Talmage was seen by a STATE
JOURNAL reporter at the Centennial hotel
yesterday afternoon. DR.. TaImage has
been interviewed so many times that he
knows Just what to say to a reporter. and
just how to say it.
Doctor, you are feshier than you
used to be, aren't your"
"Yes,' said he, Pm considerably
stouter than used to be. When l began
Presching thirty-six years ago, I was
why didn't you name that baby?"
asked the reporter
NV ell, am always very careful about
aI might have given that child
dine which they would not have liked
Sow, my mothers name is Katherine.
and is very sacred to me, but some peo-
pie don't like it"
Just at this point young couple who