New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-04

plains Of Iowa and the Dakotas, Nebraska. New
and occupied the great strip of country between
the Rockies and the. Sierra Neyadas, crossed over
session OF the plains Of the Pscihc coast. In Inn.
where the buffalo and the Indian roaned
over two million Of church members. When We
were thus starting the public NE there were west
ministers, AZ churches and 7,lss COMMITMENTS in
than hs oses OF he ai %ha
to-day az the result OF the work OF ioIne
terrain Church. 1.i0l minister's. ls5s churches and
I25 900 church members ] regret that you VIII not
the more you allow your mind to dwell upon them
the more profoundly YOU will be impressed with
this marvellous growth of the church under the
fostering care Of home missions in these our own
days It IS like Niagara Fais the hr En-; impres,
or comprehend the situation 1t requires time TO
adapt itsel-. IT grows upon you. And 50 VIII this
wondrous growth of home missions.
WHAT DR. TALMAGE SAID.
The Rev. DR. T. De Witt Talmage. who followed.
had q kind reception. and his utterances We're
frequently appauded. AT times also DIR. Tamage
made the audience laugh heartily and Mr.. Cleve-
land shook with laughter when the speaker said:
when German wants to drink. he drinks beer.
When an Englishman wants to drink he drinks
ale When a ScOtchman wants to drink. he
drinks whiskey, but when American wants to
drink he drinks anything he can lay his hands
on" DR.. Talmage. however appeared to forget
the fight Of time, and many In the audience began
to yawn before hi long speech came to a close
after 10 o'clock. He said in the course of his
speech:
Our glorious Presby;erianisn is In full bloom
tonight. This will be historical meeting and
far down the years II will be told that the COM
mercial metropolis of this Nation The man VINO has
on him the highest nonors this world can give
and twice having received these honors from the
American people n this great mass-meering for
his office at the feet OF Jesus and II they know
in heaven what is done on earth. then amid the
r.ioiclngs before the Throne Is the gadness OF
Of the early ardent friends OF home MISSIONS, the
consecrated pastor. Mr.. Cleveland once Of Caldwell
i but now among the great cloud Of witnesses
bending over this triumphal scene.
Germany for scholarship England for manu-
factorjes France for manners. Egypt for ant.
duties Italy for pictures But America for God
This land to be taken for God, according 10 Has
seI the statistci1n, has lA.2lSs67 square miles a
width and length that none but the Omniscien'
can appreciate Four Europes put together. and
canabe OF holding and feeding-as 1t Will hold and
world continues IN existence and does not run afou
OF some other world or get consumed by the fires
eiresdy burning in the cellars OF the planet-csp-
ahle / saw OF holding and feeding more Than one
billion OF ,rhs bitanis For you must remember u
must be held for God as well as taken for God, and
the last Ave hundred million inhabitants must not
be allowed to swamp The religion OF the nrst hNe
hundred million Not much use In taking the 10Y 7,
ress II cannot hold II. II must be heid unlll
the archangers trumpet bids living and DEAD rise
from this laundering planet
Remember that all heaven Is ready with reinforce