. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . stood beside me in the pulpit and with marvelous ease translatedwhat I said into the Hawaiian language. It was such a scene as I never beforewitnessed, and I shall never see it repeated. After shaking hands with thou-sands of people I went out in the most delicious atmosphere and sat down underthe palm trees. What a bewitchment of scenery! What heartiness of hospi-tality! The Hawaiians have no superiors for geniality and kindness in all theworld. In physical presence they are wondrous specimens of good health andstalwartness. One
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . stood beside me in the pulpit and with marvelous ease translatedwhat I said into the Hawaiian language. It was such a scene as I never beforewitnessed, and I shall never see it repeated. After shaking hands with thou-sands of people I went out in the most delicious atmosphere and sat down underthe palm trees. What a bewitchment of scenery! What heartiness of hospi-tality! The Hawaiians have no superiors for geniality and kindness in all theworld. In physical presence they are wondrous specimens of good health andstalwartness. One Hawaiian could wrestle down two of our nation. Hardly had Dr. Talmage stepped ashore, when the Chamberlain of requested him to call upon Her Majesty, and shortly afterwardsChief Justice A. F. Judd headed a delegation requesting him to preach. Themorning was spent in sightseeing and in visiting the noted precipice of Pali,where, some ninety-five years ago, King Kamehameha repulsed the armies of 251 252 T. DE -WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK. Oahu, and drove a great host of 50,000 warriors over the rocks to their death. After lunch, in company with President Dole and the Chief Justice, Dr. Talmage was taken to the old palace of King Kalakaua, and he visited the other public buildings of the capital. He sat for a shorttime with the Provisional Council, which was then insession. Pie also visited the old Hawaiia-hoa church(the first stone church built there, some fifty yearsago), the Kapiolani Park, the Kamehameha schools,etc. He was surprised and pleased at what he sawand regarded with evident astonishment the extent ofthe beautiful city, and more particularly the fineChristian spirit observed among the people. News of his arrival having spread rapidly, he wasasked to speak in several public places, as many resi-dents of Honolulu wished to have the pleasure ofhearing him, and to this he readily consented. Aboutthe same time, the Hawaiian Evangelical Association
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