. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ourn for him. Who will take his place? Yet death has gaineda barren victory over this magnificent minister of God. We thought he hadmany years before him, but, alas, he was stricken before the slightest signs ofdecay were manifested in his wonderful powers. But he has gone to a noblerand greater life—a life which he ever held up as a prize invaluable before theeyes of men. For him to die was Christ. A crown of great glory has beenplaced upon his brow. REV. DR. EASTONS ADDRESS An impressive and eloquent address was that of the Rev
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ourn for him. Who will take his place? Yet death has gaineda barren victory over this magnificent minister of God. We thought he hadmany years before him, but, alas, he was stricken before the slightest signs ofdecay were manifested in his wonderful powers. But he has gone to a noblerand greater life—a life which he ever held up as a prize invaluable before theeyes of men. For him to die was Christ. A crown of great glory has beenplaced upon his brow. REV. DR. EASTONS ADDRESS An impressive and eloquent address was that of the Rev. Thomas ChalmersEaston, , of Washington, who told simply of the great man of God as hehad seen and known him during a close acquaintance of many years. He said: Can we compress the ocean into a dewdrop? No more is it possible tocondense into one brief hour what is due to the memory of our beloved andillustrious friend. Thousands, yea, tens of thousands, in this great Republic,and in empires across the Atlantic, have said it in tearful whispers, We shall. Copyright, 1902, Abby G. BakerFRIENDS OF TIIF FAMILY ENTERING THE CHURCH 352 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK not soon see his like again. What an exceptional career! What a gloriousman! While the stars shine brightly above, we prize them not. When the sunglows in his bright effulgence, we stop not to eulogize his worth. But let thenights be darkness, as when Paul was tossed about on the Adriatic, or whenEgypt was enshrouded in the gloom of the plague, and how then are the starsand sun missed ? While great men are with us to fight our battles, to lead ingreat affairs of State, or voice appeals in behalf of righteousness, too often isit that, having the blessings of their presence and their mighty pens, we areunmindful of the men themselves. If honors bud upon the living, they seldomblossom except above .the dead. Death clears our vision, wipes away ourprejudices, hushes the tumult of critical rivalry, and reduces t
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