. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . recordof his life is written, his name will appear among the great evangelists of theChristian religion. John P. Doluver. U. S. Senate. THE WORLDS TRIBUTE 369 PREACHED THE GOSPEL AND NOTHING ELSE He addressed the greatest audiences of any living preacher; for his ser-mons were reproduced in a great many of the papers, both daily and weekly,throughout the republic. This remarkable hold he had on the American peoplewas due chiefly to the fact that he preached the Gospel and nothing else. Hismarvelous imagery, his amazing fertility
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . recordof his life is written, his name will appear among the great evangelists of theChristian religion. John P. Doluver. U. S. Senate. THE WORLDS TRIBUTE 369 PREACHED THE GOSPEL AND NOTHING ELSE He addressed the greatest audiences of any living preacher; for his ser-mons were reproduced in a great many of the papers, both daily and weekly,throughout the republic. This remarkable hold he had on the American peoplewas due chiefly to the fact that he preached the Gospel and nothing else. Hismarvelous imagery, his amazing fertility of illustration, all contributed to theentertainment he afforded his readers; after all, the unswerving, unyieldingpreaching of the Gospel was the principal source of his power. The Americanpeople are tired of hearing learned and entertaining lectures delivered under theguise of sermons; they hunger and thirst for the preaching of the faith, unweak-ened by doubts, criticism or explanation, uncompromisingly delivered, as Dr. Tal-mage gave it. Senator HON. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW D. B. HENDERSON SENATOR WM. P. FRYE THE COMMON PEOPLE HEARD HIM GLADLY Probably no other preacher ever reached so many and such large congrega-gations as did Dr. Talmage. For many years his sermons had wider publicity insecular newspapers than was ever accorded to lecturer or preacher in this or anyother country. He had wonderful skill in commanding the attention and interestof both the learned and unlearned and it may be said of him as of the Masterof old, The common people heard Him gladly. His genial character wonfriends wherever he went in his wide circuit. His death will create a vacancyhard to fill. Hon. Ellis H. Roberts. HE LEAVES A LARGE VOID I have known Dr. Talmage for twenty-five years. He was a very remark-able man, brought up, trained, and remaining always in the school of Cal-vinism and the Presbyterian church, he yet succeeded, without offending his24 370 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIF
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