Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-29
REV. DR.. TALNAGt.
1e Lectured at the Fair Grounds Yes
terday Afternoon.
About Two Thousand People Greet
ed the Distinguished Divine-A
Sketch of the Great Pulpit Orator
and an Outline Of His Remarks.

in washington City. and whose Sunday
sermons have been printed regularly in
the Register for fifteen years. past. ar
rived in the city about 1880 yesterday
morning. by way OF Bridgeport, and
took rooms at the Mcclure.
DR.. Talmage was met at the Bridge
port depot by Rev DR.. Bigger, pastor
of the Third Presbyterian Church, who
escorted him to his hotel.
Thomas De Witt Talmage was born
at Bound Brook. n. J.. July Z, 1892
He was educated al the University of
the City Of New York. and graduated
at Brunswick Theological Seminary in
1856. His first pastorate was at Bel
vile. n. j., In the Presbyterian church
of that city. In 1857 he wen. to SYRIA
cuse n. Y. and in 1862 removed to and
located in Philadelphia. remaining in
the Quaker City seven years. He was
then called to the pastorate Of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn. n.
Y. In 1870 his congregation built the
great building known as the Brooklyn
dUCl MdlAEs WIN q rtQNAAAS NetRANAlN VI
3,400 and a year later it was enlarged
10 hold 500 more. This building was
destroyed by fire December %. 1872. A
new tabernacle was erected on the site
of the old building and dedicated Feb
ruary %, 1874. having a seating ca
pacity Of 5000. He was chaplain of
a Pennsylvania regiment during the
war. and later served as chaplain Of
the Thirteenth New York regiment.
DIT. Talmage has edited The Christian
at Work. The Advance" and Frank
Leslie'S Sunday Magazine" He has
also published a number of books.
among which are The Almond Tree
in Blossom" Crumbs Swept Up"
Around the Tea Table" Sports That
Kill" Night Sides Of City Life"
'.Masque Torn on
Lately the Doctor accepted a call
from a Presbyterian church in Wash
iington City. As a lecturer and pulpit
orator few American divines have ac-
quired the reputation that he now en-
JOYS.
DR.. Talmage arrived on the Fair
Grounds shortly before two o'clock. in
an open carriage. accompanied by DIR.
Cunningham and Mayor Caldwell.
There were about thirty-ive or forty
carriages drawn up in front of the
grand sand, and in the stand were
seated at lest two thousand persons 10
listen 10 the lecture.
The speaker occupied the judges
stand. and considering the high wind
that blew continuously. il was a wonder
that he could be heard so we'll as he
was. Mayor Caldwell accompanied
him to the stand and introduced him
in few well chosen remarks
The speaker. lifting his straw hat
and making a graceful bow. said:
Ladies and Gentlemen Please ex-
Gus me for keeping MY hat on my head.
have learned that it is much easier 10
take cold than to get rid of one. I
therefore cheerfully grant each gentle
man present the privilege Of keeping
his hat on.
IF we leave for evolutiOnists TO guess
where we come from and theologians
10 guess where we will go when we
leave here. we might be badly situated,
but as it is We know that the present
is the best period in the worlds history
This is the best century Of the worlds
existence. the best decade of the CEN
fury. the best year Of the decade, the
best month Of the year the best week
Of the month and the best afternoon
of the week. IL has taken the whole
period Of the worlds existence 10 bring
us up to this time. BY nature l am an
optimist. This world was started by a
garden. and IL will eventually close in
a garden. You will readily gather from
-
field before me On which 10 elaborate"
The speaker here related several anus
ing aneCdOts that brought shouts OF
laughter from the audience.
The man who never made blunder
has never yet been born; If there ever
had been such a one he would have
died right away
Solomon said this is a dOleful world:
but I tell you il is the best one have
ever vet got into, and more than that.
this is the best country in the world.
Solomon possibly had some good rea-
sons for thinking il a doleful world: for
there is little doubt his seven hundred
and fifty wives nearly pestered the life
out of him"
The Doctors description of once read
ing the manner in which the announce
meat for his lecture was mixed up with
the announcement Of a fremenS ball,
horse race and a prize fight, was ex-
ceedingly laughable
He announced blunder number one as
a multiplicity OF occupations. 4 man
can only do one thing at time and do
il well. Every country and every life
is proof OF this fact First find your
sphere. and then stick 10 it. No matter
how humble it may be. if stuck 70 with
a will and determination you will sue
coed. Every man gets call from God
to perform some one thing. Learn
what this one particular call is. and
then stick steadily TO &. God never
sent any man out on a fools errand.
"BlunGer next: indulgence in bad
humor No occasion is offered in this
grand and magnificent country of ours
for man 70 get out Of humor. We
nave uhe best country in the world.
You ask. how do / know it2 7 have
eight hundred and fifty the rea-
sons for saying 81 TIC 'znt-
" been that rom
the shores o. D live
here, and thsts ae proof OF t." His
opinion was tha, the tine was not far
distant when Canada and the United
States will join hands and be insepars-
bly, one. Here we have no Scotch
miStS. No English fogs. No Siberian
SIS and fcicleS. and no scOrching,
aering Arabian Simooms. Good
'1r is one OF the most necessary
en,s in life-necessary TO success.
ont it every, thing will be discord
dissentiOn Those who continu-