Excerpt from The Authentic Life of T. Dewitt Talmage: The Greatly Beloved Divine Reared as a sturdy farmer's boy in the heart Of New Jersey, God's sunshine was ever upon his head and in his heart. Educated for' the legal profession, he ceased to follow Blackstone that he might scatter the gospels to all the peoples of the world. Far greater was his success than he or anyone else anticipated. But it came not without the struggles that come to all. From an unknown preacher, he rose to the distinction of the foremost pulpit orator Of the world. Revivifying a Brooklyn church that was in its death-throes. He drew within the sound Of his voice countless thou sands. Church after church he built, that all who cared might hear. Dr. Talmage's greatness, it is generally conceded, can be ascribed to his power as an orator. Coupled with this he had the talent Of sim ple and trenchant interpretation Of the scriptures. He was a Christian of the Old school, if that expression may be employed. He did not run much to new thought, higher criticism or creed reform. He clung tenaciously to a plain, pure programme Of every-day morals and right living. He found enough noble texts in the Bible to supply him with inspiration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.