Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-28
DR. TALMACE'S TRIP.
The Noted Divine Returned From
Europe on Wednesday.
Compares British and American polItIca,
campaisns-Less discomfort In Ireland
"a shakespearian Saying Rerutcd- He
is Glad to BIO Back Home.

The Rev. DR.. II. Dewitt Talmage
editor Of The Christian Herald, ar
rived In New York Wednesday, on tn,
Oceanic, after six months of coustan
travel in Europe.
When seen at his hotel by our spe
cial correspondent in New York, DR.
Talmage was asked if European.
evince unusual interest in the pres
ent contest between Bryan and Nc
Einley.
I'm England, yes" replied the Doc
tor, and Britishers will be more than
ever interested, now that their own
fierce political campaign is over. The
contrast between n campaign here, and
q campaign in England, is the con-
trast between order and chaos, be-
tween good nature and surliness. The
contest just finished between the can
didates for seats in Parliament was n
most wildly exciting event. The best
men in England were engaged in it.
But at nearly all the public meetings
the candidates, no matter which side
they represented were hooted and
Jeered at, and III some cases driven
from the platform. The attack on
tail compared to the venomous words
that were flung at the speakers, and
the disorder and violent breaking up
OF meetings in England. Men like
Lord George Hamilton were called
liars and towards in open meeting
and were forcibly prevented from
finishing their speeches. The night
left Liverpool for Ireland. eight polit
ical meetings were reported, at not
one of which could the speakers get
the ears of their bowling, soothing au-
diences. Every speaker that night
was compelled to be content with de-
livering his speech simply to the news
paper press. Now. in America, each
party gives the speakers of the OPP
posing party q chance. If an Ameri-
can voter does not like the opposition
platform he stays quietly away from
the meetings, and hence the orderly,
Sood-natured audiences common to our
political gatherings.
LESS Discomfort IN IRELAND.
AS for the feeling in Ireland. 1 found
That the people are more content there
than they have been for many years.
The Queens visit accomplished Won
drouS amount of good. There will be
no open dissatisfaction among the Irish
for long time to come. at least, not on
the old political grounds.
During my journey l found Il COM
plete refutation of the saying that
Shakespeare puts into Anthony's mouth:
The evil that men do lives after them,
but the good Is oft inferred with their
bones" will simply give you two
illustrations of the fact that it Is oft
the good that men do lives after them
In Swansea, in Wales, 1 preached the
111th anniversary sermon in the Coun-
tess of Huntington's Church. The
Countess established this church in
1883, and died two years later. But
still this church, and many others that
she founded, selling her jewels in some
instances to provide the necessary
funds, are doing grand and noble
work. reaching out to the masses and
calling thousands into the Great Fold.
again, preached in John Wesley,s
Church in London. Wesley himself
lay in his grave Just beside the church
walls. His grandson played the organ.
This church Is the mother of the Wes-
leyan Churches in England. and is the
greatest religious power in England
next to the Established Church. These
churches are all doing great service
to humanity and a most potential in
fiuence in Christ's cause-showing that
the good that John Wesley did is not
inferred with his bones, but lives after
him.
"That line of Shakespeare's is pessi-
mistic. Now pessimism doesn't pay.
The pessimist is himself most likely to
decay young. to die early. The man
who is always decrying things, pulling
things down, asserting that the world
Is going to the dogs, is usually himself
the first to fall. He pulls things down
upon his own head and perishes amid
his own pessimism. The man who
thinks pure thoughts, lives a good life.
acts Hs his conscience and not as his
pocket dictates, lives the healthiest life
and lives the longest"
GLAD TO GET HOME.
Were you not entertained in several
countries by royaity?" the Doctor was
asked.
Yes" he replied. "But l prefer not
to talk on that topic My meeting with
some of the rulers of this world was i'm
every way delightful, hut | was re-
ceived as a private individual"
When asked his plans for the i'm
mediate future. Dir. Talmage said:
my whole time will be given to nv
editorial work in connection with the
Christian Herald. although on Sunday
shall fill pulpit engagements in
Washington. Chicago, Cincinnati. Bos
ton. Philadelphia, Canada and the
South.
above all the emotion that domi.
mates my heart is one of thankspivino
that am home again. Every man
who lives under the American 0a,,
ought to go on his knees every morning
and thank God that his home is here
and that he lives under a republican,
rather than monarchical form of gov
eminent"
DR.. Talmage returned 10 his home. in
Washington, Thursday night.
gibson WILLETS.