. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . s blessed ashes andhonor forever to his precious memory. W. S. Schley. THE AGES CREATEST TEACHER. The Hon. John F. Lacey, member of the House from Iowa: I considered Dr. Talmage the greatest preacher of the age since is one thing I should like to say of him. I heard him speak many times, 376 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK whenever the opportunity offered, and I never heard him repeat himself. Thisis a remarkable tribute to any public speaker, and especially to one who spoke asoften as the distinguished dead di
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . s blessed ashes andhonor forever to his precious memory. W. S. Schley. THE AGES CREATEST TEACHER. The Hon. John F. Lacey, member of the House from Iowa: I considered Dr. Talmage the greatest preacher of the age since is one thing I should like to say of him. I heard him speak many times, 376 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK whenever the opportunity offered, and I never heard him repeat himself. Thisis a remarkable tribute to any public speaker, and especially to one who spoke asoften as the distinguished dead divine. I MISS HIS PLEASANT FACE Dr. Talmage was a remarkable pulpit orator. I shall miss his pleasantface, which I have been accustomed now for several years to meet on the streetsof Washington. It always beamed with intelligence and with kindly recognition. John D. Long,Secretary of the Navy. THE WORLDS GREAT LOSS In the death of Dr. Talmage the world loses one of its brightest Christianornaments. I knew him well and esteemed him highly; and in this esteem I. ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY JAMES WILSON JOHN D. LONG, SECV OF NAVY am sure that I was joined by thousands of my countrymen, who knew him onlyas they could picture him from reading his sermons. He and his sermons willbe missed in countless homes all over the world. George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy. HIS POWER OF ILLUSTRATION Dr. Talmage was a very attractive speaker. His power of illustrationwas almost boundless in its scope. He pleased his audiences, because, when hespoke, he had something to say worth hearing. There are plenty of openingsin the pulpits of the world for men of his ability. James Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture. THE WORLDS TRIBUTE 377 NONE TO FILL HIS PLACE United States Senator, John H. Mitchell, of Oregon: No other minister of the Gospel ever held such a place as Dr. illustration of this, take my own far-away State of Oregon. Dr. Talmagenever preached or lectured there to my knowledge, yet I ventu
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