. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . First Pres-byterian Church while Dr. Talmage was pastor, relates several interesting inci-dents of him in connection with that part of his career. Dr. Talmage was a man of most generous impulses. As long as he remainedin Washington, he was a regular and generous contributor to the Central UnionMission and other charities of the city. He was most liberal toward the FirstChurch, and was always ready to help in every way he could. At one timewhen talking with Dr. Sunderland over the prospect of his Washington pas-torate, the latter
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . First Pres-byterian Church while Dr. Talmage was pastor, relates several interesting inci-dents of him in connection with that part of his career. Dr. Talmage was a man of most generous impulses. As long as he remainedin Washington, he was a regular and generous contributor to the Central UnionMission and other charities of the city. He was most liberal toward the FirstChurch, and was always ready to help in every way he could. At one timewhen talking with Dr. Sunderland over the prospect of his Washington pas-torate, the latter told him the church was burdened with debt, in fact had a heavymortgage to carry, and that the new pastor would have to expect that the pewrents would be dipped into rather deeply, in order to meet the interest charges. How much is your debt? asked the great preacher. Fifteen thousand dollars, replied Dr. Sunderland. Oh, pshaw! that is nothing, said Dr. Talmage cheerily, let us get towork and pay it off at once. I will give a thousand dollars myself toward 416 TALMAGE IN LITERATURE A PROLIFIC AUTHOR, HE WROTE MANY BOOKS AND ALL WERE SUCCESSFUL—SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS AMONG THEM HIS CAREER IN THE LECTURE FIELD HIS VIEWS ON JOURNALISM, ETC., ETC ^b ]OW that the mighty pen of Dr. Talmage has been laid aside forever, theliterary world realizes its loss keenly. It can be said of only few pro-lific authors that all they wrote succeeded; yet this can be truthfullyasserted of his literary productions. While all succeeded, some hada popularity that was simply phenomenal. He held the great secret ofreaching the hearts of his readers, and whether the literary childrenof his brain were social, controversial, descriptive, or simply entertaining, theywere equally assured of a multitude of appreciative readers at home and in all things was, perhaps, the most pronounced trait of character. In his literary work he scorned to borrow, though hisown uniqu
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