The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-04-24

tabernacle was rushed to completio,
and was opened by DR.. Talmage thre,
months after it been begun. All seat
III it were free. 1t was of great cannc
ity; nevertheless hundreds of peopl,
were turned away every Sunday.
The burning of this tabernacle ono
Sunday morning in December, 1872
as tho people were on their way tt
church, Is one of the memorable fire
calamitics of Brooklyn. A new ant
greater tabernacle was projected and
was completed in 1874. DIR. Talmauc's
congregation in tho meantime assem-.
bled IN the Academy of Music.
Inc new tabernacle was scmi-circu-
lar III form, the seats being 80 arranged
that all could see and hear the minis
ter, who preached from a platform.
Dr. Talmage preached III this new
tabernacle for years, with constantly
increasing success. Like the first tab
crnacle, 1t was destroyed by fire.
Its late impressed the congregation
with the belief that there was a fatal.
ty about the location in Schcrmcrhorn
street and the third tabernacle built
FOR Dr. Talmagc was erected at Clin-
ton and Greene avenues. This also
was destroyed by fire.
Discouraged by tho repeated calam-
itles which attended his ministry in
Brooklyn DIR. Talmage made the an
nounccmcnt that he would give up
holding n regular pastoratc and devote
himself to evangelical work. Later.
however, he rcconsidercd tins intention
and accepted a call to tho First Pres
bytcrian Church of Washington.
While he preached in Washington
TO large congregations, he failed to
arouse the enthusiasm which attended
his ministry in Philadelphia and
Brooklyn. This was probably attri-
butable i'll large degree to the more
conservative character Of the popula-
ton, and may have been duo to some
extent to the fact that Or. Talmagc be-
came more and more absorbed in rcll-
gious journalism.
After preaching in Washington for
four years DIR. Talmagc, on March 8,
1899, resigned the pastoratc of the First
Presbyterian Church, giving as his rca-
son his desire to devote himself eXclu-
si> ely to religious journalism and the
more general work in the cities" Since
that time his reputation has been
somewhat on the wane, for while his
sermons in the newspapers have been
widely read, the personal element
which constituted 30 large n factor in
his success has been lacking.
DIR. Talmage came of family
which had a prcdilictlon for the minis
try. -Four of his brothers received the
honored title of doctor OF divinity.
John Y. N. Talmagc won fame as a
III China, and James and
Goyn Talmagc were both preachers
Of ability. A fifth brother, Daniel
Talmagc, was merchant.
DIR. Talmage was married three
times. His first wife was a Miss
Avery, of Brooklyn. She bore him
two children. She was drowned III the |
Schuylkill River, at Philadelphia, in
the early sixties. In May, 1863, he
was married to Miss Susan White |
more, of Grccnpoint, Long Island
She bore him five children. She died |
AT Dansvllle, N. Y, in August, 1898.
She was wealthy in her own right, and |
at $500, 200, to her husband.
DR.. Talmage's third wife, who sur
wives him, was Mrs. Eleanor Collier,
of Allegheny City, Pa. She was the
widow of Judge Charles w. Collier,
and woman of wealth. She was
much younger than DR.. Talmayc, be-
ing at the time of their marriage, in
January, 1898, but 40 years Of age,
while he was in his 9th year.
Since his resignation as pastor of
the First Prcsby terrain church, of
Washington, DIR. Talmage has contn-
ucd his residence in that city. 1t vas
from his handsome home on Massa-
chusetts avenue that his daughter,
Miss Maudo Talmago, was married
Wednesday to Mr.. Clarence II. Wyck-
off, of Ithaca.
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