. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . own. There was a goodly proportion of ladies present. Among the audiencewere many of Dr. Talmages old church and Sunday School members, who hadcome to do honor to the memory of their former pastor. A MIGHTY GATHERING Long before four oclock, the hour of beginning the service, the sidewalkswere blocked and the great building crowded almost to suffocation. The plat-form was as crowded as the church proper. Ira D. Sankey occupied a camp-stool beside a small organ, to the accompaniment of which lie sang one or twoof Dr. Talmages favo
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . own. There was a goodly proportion of ladies present. Among the audiencewere many of Dr. Talmages old church and Sunday School members, who hadcome to do honor to the memory of their former pastor. A MIGHTY GATHERING Long before four oclock, the hour of beginning the service, the sidewalkswere blocked and the great building crowded almost to suffocation. The plat-form was as crowded as the church proper. Ira D. Sankey occupied a camp-stool beside a small organ, to the accompaniment of which lie sang one or twoof Dr. Talmages favorite hymns. Guilmants organ prelude, Lamentation,played by Prof. Henry Eyre Browne, the former organist of the BrooklynTabernacle, opened the services. Then, at the request of the Rev. Dr. Carson,who presided, the audience sang the hymn, Jesus, Lover of My Soul, Carson explained, had been a great favorite with Dr. Talmage. Aninvocation by the Rev. Orrin G. Cocks, Dr Carsons assistant, followed, afterwhich Dr, Carson made a brief address. He said: 361. THE WORLDS TRIBUTE 363 REV. CARSONS ADDRESS This vast assemblage is the eulogy of this afternoon. No word that shallbe spoken, however eloquent or loving, can compare with the tribute which thisgreat audience in itself pays to the life and work of Dr. Talmage. It is a worthytribute to a worthy man. It tells the place whichDr. Talmage holds in the thoughts and affectionsof the people of Brooklyn. It is a Talmage audi-ence. Such an audience as waited on his preachingnow assembles to pay tribute to his life. We have not assembled to praise Dr. life alone praises him, all other praise lan-guishes by the side of his great name. It wouldbe idle to spend this hour in discoursing upon thegreat qualities of his mind and heart—his intellec-tual force, his originality, his spiritual fervor. Theservice is an appreciation. I knew Dr. Talmage, if not intimately, cer-tainly well, and during the past ten years had fre
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