. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . th any lessworthy aim would make that effort a failure. In saying this I am virtuallyquoting his own utterances, made not in public under the inspiration of somespecial occasion, or to tickle the public ear, but in the calmness and privacyof friendly intercourse, as we talked together on this subject. A man of his marked personality is sure to be criticised, and it is notstrange that unworthy motives should have been imputed to him by those 348 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK who were either incapable of understanding him or
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . th any lessworthy aim would make that effort a failure. In saying this I am virtuallyquoting his own utterances, made not in public under the inspiration of somespecial occasion, or to tickle the public ear, but in the calmness and privacyof friendly intercourse, as we talked together on this subject. A man of his marked personality is sure to be criticised, and it is notstrange that unworthy motives should have been imputed to him by those 348 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK who were either incapable of understanding him or carelessly willing to judgehim by the low standard which human nature is coo ready to adopt as the gaugeof conduct. But knowing this man as I did, I can testify to the simplicity andgodly sincerity of his motives. FAME NEVER. SPOILED HIM Fame came to him in vast measure, but it never spoiled him, because helived for something higher than fame. He was too level-headed a man to becarried away by popularity, but it was his true-heartedness especially that kept. Copyright, 1002, AbbyG. Baker REV. DR. HAMLIN ARRIVES him steady. He was not disturbed by the detraction of hostile critics, nor bythe applause of the multitude that hung upon his words or devoured his accepted both as the natural incidents of a career devoted to an endwhich those very incidents would be likely to promote. If attention were in thisway called to him, it would but enable him the better to command the attentionof men to the Gospel message which it was the business of his life to declare. In student days the geniality of Dr. Talmage and his rare gift of humorbrought him into relations of good-fellowship with all his associates. There THE LAST OF EARTH 349 was so much of brightness and fun about him that his presence was like sun-shine in any circle. With remarks of wit there was mingled such a kindlinessthat no sting was ever left by it. And this kindly wit and geniality were con-spicuous in his
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