Newport weekly independent., 1902-04-25

Sports that Kill,'' 1875; Night Sides of City Life" 1878; "The Brooklyn Tabernacle, Collection of 104 Ser mons," 1884; "The Marriage Ring,' 1886.
 Among his lectures the more prom inent were the ones on the Holy Land and Athens, the material for which he gathered on his travels. The Univer- sitv of New York conferred on him the degree of A. M. in 1862, and he re- ceived that of D. D. from the Univer- sity of Tennessee in 1884,
 This busy, helpful, noble life of serv- ice was begun at Bound Brook, N. J., in 1882. He was the youngest of 12 children, five girls and seven boys. His father, David T. Talmage, was farm CT and we'll known for his decision of character and good humor, while his mother coupled keen wit with marked amia bility, traits which found happy combination in the boy who was des- tined to fill the world with the sound of his powerful preaching.
 When he was IS years of age Dr. Tal- mage entered the University of New York city, but did not complete the course there, taking up instead the study of law. Not long after this he determined to enter the ministry, a calling which two of his uncles, a brother-in-law and three brothers were following, and in later years Dr. Talmage was gratifed to see his own son Frank enter the ministry and he is at the present time filling suc- cessful pastorate at Chicago. MT. Talmage completed his theological training at the New Brunswick theo- logical seminary in 1856.
 He became pastor of the Reformed Dutch church in Belleville, N. J. Later he went to Syracuse. and while holding a pastorate there he married his first wife, Miss Avery. of Brook lyn. Soon after he went to Philadel- phia as pastor of the Second Reformed Dutch church, where he remained seven years. While in Philadelphia Dr. Talmage received three calls at once, to Chicago, San Francisco and Brooklyn. His fame as pulpit orator had spread wide, and power to attract worshipers to his church brought de- mands for his services from many places. It was in 1869 that he accept ed the call to the Central Presbyterian church of Brooklyn, N. |.
 Dr. Talmage preached in the old church in Brooklyn for 15 months and then the congregation and member ship outgrew the sanctuary. The or ganization therefore decided to build the first Brooklyn tabernacle. It was in the form of a horseshoe and in- closed half an acre. It was burned in 1872, after standing two years, dur ing which time the 3,400 seats proving inadequate the capacity of the build- ing was increased 500 more. Work was at once begun on new tabernacle, which was dedicated February 22, 1874, with seats for 5000 persons. It was then the largest Protestant church in America. After the church edifice had burned for the third time, in 1889, Dr. Talmage resigned his pastorate of 25 years, not asking his congregation to build fourth time. In 1894 he ac- cepted a call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church in Washing ton, D. C., and had made his home in that city up to the time of his~death.
 Dr. Talmage's first wife was drowned in the Schuylkill river during his Philadelphia pastorate, and two years later he married again, his wife being Miss Susan C. Whittemore, of Brooklyn, by whom he had several chill dren. Two children, boy and girl, were born to him of his first marriage.
 With the impressive funeral services in the Church of the Covenant at Washington and the interment of the remains in the family plot at Brook 1yn, passes from the activities of the earth life one of the greatest factors in the religious forces of the past century, but his words and his deeds live on. Like the ripples spreading out in overwhelming circle, the influence on the lives of the thousands who heard and read his sermons will con- tinue and Talmage, the great preacher, though dead, will continue to speak. WILLIS s. EDISON. Sacrificing Men to Principles.