Show I 1 HOW TALMAGE WAS IMS TRAINED A writer lit in the times harald tells a 8 tory story ot of de witt wilt talmage which li ii good enough to be true tho the burden of 0 it I 1 la that when lit lie began to preach lie ho could not fill the POWs and declared to a brother clergyman that he was as going to make a break so ao be ln disappeared tor for a while he ha had noticed that the theaters were always filled but his church never was so he obtained tho the address of 0 IL A man mail who ilo was a trainer lor for the stage ond and when the time tor for his hl summer vacation camo he applied directly to tile tha man for or instruction lie ile suspected what the occupation of 0 talmage was and shook his head and said 1 I never train clergymen so cannot tako you as a pupil when pressed for or a reason he said you would not do as aa I 1 tell ou and if 1 you did they would expel you front from the pulpit but tile the earnest man insisted that lie he would do as told and take the ilsk ilak then in the i ministers own words tile die story runs in till tills wise you weini educated alt all arong according to our standard of 0 speaking all ministers are ar I 1 answered a ored promptly 1 I believe you ile he continued you speak from a little box bo pulpit high ur up 7 YOE yes sir will you agree to abandon that and have a largo larco platform like a stage for or you to walk around on to talk to I 1 ibert from flohil Ys yes sir N alth ith some borne ties hesitation tation as tho the tests ot of propriety glared at me ti fj om the unchanging past however 11 sir r talmage Tal maee the greatest culty to remove I 1 will find in yourself your rather than lit I 1 tho church building there Is not a thing you hae been trying to lo do but la Is wrong lie ile was growing interesting mr TaIn you believe in this book up LL small bible that men fiust know libow its iti truths yes sir air I 1 to do that if they kotila be saved they must receive them that UK it chole tit 0 eilf or da dath i is here yes yeb er 1 I 1 hat flat th thou omanda anda will go TO down to death una unsaved aved unless you tench teach them to receive christ yes sir mr and this it is the way you go 60 about it changing his quick nervous earnest ways to great dellb oration or atlon ho he up to his high est seemingly buttoned hit his coat touched up h hid hair slowly w 1 ar adjusted a pat r soan or g las s m dropped h his 1 9 a arms r by ll 11 hla ia bid e and d b a drad dead ma march r in sa saut u pace to the imaginary pulpit A face vt of would have had as much espres ss as ills his as lie ile calmly opened tho the book and road read in a perfunctory way some scripture lie he cleared hla his in anig voice and turning to roe me said bald mr talmadgo Talma Tal mago ec did I 1 do it justice Y P a too true to life lie ho came back to my side unbuttoned hla his coat put 0 on ill a an A it fort alert look to his will pulpit I 1 opened the book with earnestness and w with ith flashing eye ond end fervid voice read scripture making my blood bladd tingle tinge his 1111 every hair seemed to believe and speak ids hla flesh to creep as if 1 pent with a great message lie talked as though he stood between the living and the dead as though for the last time As though earth as a ft a grain of 0 sand band were belne being lost on the shores of oblivion and frosted and dalsted all the achievements of man it if lifeless with dignity before he lie was waa now all ajl life all eloquence ile he stopped and said mr talmage Tal maee viii ill you do like that I 1 sald bald 1 I will try ile he said noto nolo this you tou ministers express what you believe in such a way that people do nol believe you b elleve believe it whilo while we actors express what we do riot not believe in such a way that people believe we belleve it so you see sec W said mr talmage Tal maee 1 I have the secret and the multitude |