The New York herald., 1872-12-30

tion OF q site for the building: the choice ~
architects and plans and materials, the discussion Of
themselves severely watched; the fatigue bv dav,
and the sleeplessness by night 1t is iact that in
many cases the church has been built the con-
gregation is exhausted and
THE MINISTER rs KICKED OUT
=, On S you I people Of The Tabernacle, what have You
ture OF the last two yearsf heap OF ashesi
dN'issea,,o dWised wallis seorched pillars, and utter
waste "why was s1 this his waste Sne "Ais AZ.
my dear, friends, there wasn't any waste.
had heavenly insurance, and it win be paid back
to you in some shape. What money gave towards
nan have in my POCKET eIH Having in pocseE
might lose 1t, but where it is 1t is safe forever
don't begrudge nail or bolt or screw that went
us nothing do you think that Christ would nave
wanted it2 Don't ning any Of your useless worn
alabaster box that this connagraion poured on the
sss mead @ o. CHRIST n When say It was precious only
that Mace our nears haa , tS tWnea
,i yet imarsnaing the hosts Of God for the battle
s " 10 e @ sGnG see the
see the pillars entwined with Christmas garlands,
telling people that Jesus is born and every man
with memories. Oh that on the last night /
preached IN that blessed place had known It was
the last time would have
KISSED THE OLD PLACE GoODBY.
IL seemed TO me when the roof fell In and we
ie at all was gone that the tears on ae cheeks
that cold morning one great groan. But do not
mourn the loss oil that Jesus Is worthy OF the most
precious gilt What waste Are all the joys we
felt there, all the comforts that brooded over our
souls in days OF darkness, wasteY Were the hun
dreds and hundreds OF souls who in that building
first found the peace OF the Gospel q wasteY No,
no the building did it's work, and II Is gone both
pastor and congregation Were deeply affected dur
Ing this reference to the Tabernacle and the
memories clustering about 1t, and many In the
audience wept) Oh, God means something by this
disaster. II such tOrcn be lifted 1t means to
light us somewhere. ! wish that fire had burned
up all our sins and that IL might teach us what
poor foundation man builds on when he builds on
this world, and that iron and brick and granite
are wax when God breathes on them.
AL these flames in Brooklyn, In Chicago and in
Boston are only pre1gurements OF the great day
OF fire which you and will see as sure as you sit
there and sit here. That day will test ua
thoroughly. 1t will show whether our religion is Q
reality or only a false face. When that fire comes
nal fire over the Illinois pralle. Before it beasts
will dash from the rocks In a wild leap Coming
over the precipices, 1t will be
A NIAGARA OF FIRE.
The continents OF earth will wrap themselves In o
winding sheet OF fame and the mountains will cry
to the plain, Fire ~ and the plain will cry to the
sea- "Fire ~ and the will cry to the sky "Firen
and heaven will answer back to earth; the caverns
will groan 1t and the winds will shrek 1t, the
thunders will toll it and the storms win wall It, and
the nations will cry t-"Flre firen
After the sermon collection was taken up for
the benefit OF the building fund, and Mr.. Talmage
said that oil collections hereafter would be devoted
to that object. The congregation appauded.