. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . We said to ourselves, Why cant theselights be obliging and go out entirely? The wish was gratified. As wefinished the last line of our brief, and stood on the verge of rhetorical destruc-tion, the last glimmer of light was extinguished. It is impossible to proceed, wecried out; receive the benediction ! MAKING A START 51 We crawled down the pulpit in a state of exhilaration; we never before sawsuch handsome darkness. The odor of the escaping gas was to us like gales fromAraby. Did a frightened young man ever have such fortunate d
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . We said to ourselves, Why cant theselights be obliging and go out entirely? The wish was gratified. As wefinished the last line of our brief, and stood on the verge of rhetorical destruc-tion, the last glimmer of light was extinguished. It is impossible to proceed, wecried out; receive the benediction ! MAKING A START 51 We crawled down the pulpit in a state of exhilaration; we never before sawsuch handsome darkness. The odor of the escaping gas was to us like gales fromAraby. Did a frightened young man ever have such fortunate deliverance? Theprovidence was probably intended to humble the trustees, yet the scared preachertook advantage of it. But after we got home we saw the wickedness of being in such the Lord got us out of that predicament, we resolved never again to be cor-nered in one similar. Forthwith the thraldom was broken, we hope never againto be felt. How demeaning that a man with a message from the Lord Almightyshould be dependent upon paper-mills and gasometers!.
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