. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ts, headed by the Mayor of Brooklyn(Mr. Schieren), filed out of the pastors room and upon the platform, followedby Dr. Talmage himself, whose face was radiant with good-will and exercises of celebration began by the entire audience singing the doxology,after which the Rev. James M. Farrar offered a prayer, then followed the intro-duction by Mr. Dimon, one of the trustees, of Mayor Schieren, who had beenchosen to preside. The first night of the commemoration was a distinctively Brooklyn cele-bration, and nearly all t
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ts, headed by the Mayor of Brooklyn(Mr. Schieren), filed out of the pastors room and upon the platform, followedby Dr. Talmage himself, whose face was radiant with good-will and exercises of celebration began by the entire audience singing the doxology,after which the Rev. James M. Farrar offered a prayer, then followed the intro-duction by Mr. Dimon, one of the trustees, of Mayor Schieren, who had beenchosen to preside. The first night of the commemoration was a distinctively Brooklyn cele-bration, and nearly all the speakers were notables of that city, among thenumber being distinguished Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians and manyrepresentatives of other denominations, besides the most prominent officialsand citizens of Brooklyn. Mayor Schieren welcomed the vast audience in aspeech of much warmth and congratulation, wherein he paid a splendid tributeto Dr. Talmage and to his congregation; other eloquent speakers delivered 228 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK m||. c < pqW WU ww i-JM THE SILVER JUBILEE 229 encomiums on the genius and work of the great preacher, which were receivedwith the heartiest acclamations from the delighted gathering. Those who thusaddressed the vast audience on the first night of the celebration were: A. Schieren, Editor Bernard Peters, Rev. Father Sylvester Malone,Rev. Dr. John F. Carson, ex-Mayor David A. Boody, Rev. Dr. Gregg, RabbiF. De Sol. Mendes, Rev. Dr. Louis Albert Banks, Hon. John Winslow, F. Roche, and Rev. A. C. Dixon. Great enthusiasm pervaded the meeting when the Rev. Sylvester Malone, A VENERABLE CATHOLIC PRIEST of great learning and eloquence, took the platform and delivered a brief began by saying that this was probably the first occasion in America wherea Catholic priest had appeared on a platform in a Protestant church to honora Protestant minister. This remark was loudly applauded. The venerablepries
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