. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT HONOLULU of natives in the street. All was attention and silence and reverence. TheDoctors heart was filled with joy as he watched the interest of these poorpeople as they listened to the good news of salvation. It seemed to him as ifhe smelled the fragrance of the Rose of Sharon after walking among nettlesIt was the morning light after a thick darkness. PREACHING THROUGH TWO INTERPRETERS Very soon the missionary, recognizing Dr. Talmage. turned to him, andasked him to preach to the people. With a heart fu
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT HONOLULU of natives in the street. All was attention and silence and reverence. TheDoctors heart was filled with joy as he watched the interest of these poorpeople as they listened to the good news of salvation. It seemed to him as ifhe smelled the fragrance of the Rose of Sharon after walking among nettlesIt was the morning light after a thick darkness. PREACHING THROUGH TWO INTERPRETERS Very soon the missionary, recognizing Dr. Talmage. turned to him, andasked him to preach to the people. With a heart full of joy, he began tospeak the old message to this strange congregation. His address was rendered. 17 DR. TALMAGE ON ELEPHANT-BACK 257 258 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK into two languages by interpreters, first into Cingalese, and then into TamilSentence by sentence, each sentence three times uttered. The preacher alwaysremembered it as a strange, weird and solemn occasion. Dr. Talmage has himself given a very interesting account of the preachingthat night in Ceylon, following his first missionary sermon. He writes: Going back to our hotel, we waited there until nearly eight oclock, whenwe were taken to the preaching services to the old , once theReformed Dutch Church, when the Hollanders held Ceylon, but now a Pres-byterian Church, presided over by a minister from Scotland. The church was
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