. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ed, that it charms as much as the spoken word, supplements the climax ofthe storv with just the delicacy of feeling which is needed. And so when heraised his trembling handsin impassioned appeal forthe blessing of God on allthe ordinary people whoare attending to the ordi-nary duties of life in theordinary way, all thosewithin the sound of hisvoice felt a thrill, felt thatthough they are the rela-tive sharers and clerks ofthe world, they were doinga duty which will be re-warded in proportion tothe way they improvetheir opportunit
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . ed, that it charms as much as the spoken word, supplements the climax ofthe storv with just the delicacy of feeling which is needed. And so when heraised his trembling handsin impassioned appeal forthe blessing of God on allthe ordinary people whoare attending to the ordi-nary duties of life in theordinary way, all thosewithin the sound of hisvoice felt a thrill, felt thatthough they are the rela-tive sharers and clerks ofthe world, they were doinga duty which will be re-warded in proportion tothe way they improvetheir opportunities. Hehas argumentative hands,the Doctor—hands whichspeak for him, which havebeen educated to some-thing more than to carryfood to the mouth. Eyes, too, great,grave eyes, which look outon the world fearlesslyand openly. Eyes whichspeak a language of theirown, which flash and spar-kle when the Doctor says, wrinkles are not the signsof age; they are battlescars, and which growsoft and tender when hesays, and all these bless- the convalescent home, new oreEans. 326 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK ings and all these hopes come from the mothers knee at the fireside ; eyes ofcomfort or encouragement, as the words may come. All in all, Dr. Talmage is a pleasing personality. The gentleness, thekindliness, the vigor and the strength which he has. a wonderful way of under-standing the human heart and of reaching it and inspiring it, a grace of carriagewhich cannot be attained by study or imitation, a range of information whichtakes in its scope almost everything between the poles, charity which forgivesand pardons, and a way of appealing to all that is good in men and women,©f reviving ideals dusty and long since forgotten, of raising hopes almost dead,and of making men and women glad they have seen him, glad they have heardhim, and that his words have made them better for having been in his presence. HIS LAST SERMON TO AN AMERICAN AUDIENCE The sermon in New Orleans, the last
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