The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-16
PASTOR WTTH 4 HISTORY.
The Tinin Of Events TINT has brought DIR.
Thomas Rambaut TO Brooklyn.

At Clinton street and Third place, Brook
lvn, stands a small hut elegant edince the Tab
ernacle - ptist Church. Its pastor Is the Rev.
thomas Rainbaut ID. D., LL. d., one OF the
most no,od clergymen OF the denomination.
DR.. Rambaurs history Is peculiar ana inter-
estine. Born In Dublin, he was at an early age
dedic ted by his parents to the service Of tho
Eoiscopal Church, and educated accordingly.
lie graduated at Triuity College, DUBLIN, with
honors, but with strong disinclination for the
life that had been marked out for him. This
grew upon him that he resolved o. sever his
connections with the old world, and to carve
for himself a name and fortune In the new.
JourneSiug to tnis country thirty yeirs ago,
he settled In Savannah, Georgia, whore he
studied Jaw In the office VI Judse Charl on,
with the ultimate view OF becoming politician.
While spending Sunday In Augusta in the
same State, he was 80 much Influenced bv
sermon OF the Rev. Or Fnller, who now lies re
the pniut Of death In Btiunore. that he - once
joined the b. t-t Cnnrca, and on the following
Sundaf preached sermon from pulpit ~
that denomination. He became well knuNn at
tho tine Of the terri lc ravages OF tue yellow
lever IN savannah H. INA " hen he founded tho
Young Nch's benevolent SuciciV Of when ue
WIS The frat Chairman. 10 this same society
Now Yorl,rs are To-day sending intributlOus
, Ia aid OF the sufferer Nv he same disease.
Daring many succeeding Years Or hanhaut
devoted himself 1" the educational interests Of
legcs, aud President Of several among others
the Cnstokee COLLEGE ~ Cassyille, BARROW
county, OeUrgi ANout i've yeart aRu the pre-
car'ous condition % tue doctors Meath forbade
his continuing his duiiss, sud lie spent the next
two wears IN foreign ir,Vol. lie returned 60 ttis
e untfy Uu the Efyut, with * Secretary Ben.
Mc(ulluch ana family. and many Othe.s whose
Fortunes were IN tie keeping OF Jay Cooke, lust
- the time Oi the ltteI's great iailute. nr.
KimO- ut describes fcelingly the scenes on board
the steamer wren the list New YORK news
pagers were received containing the intelligence
l. Il
soon after landing in New York he was in
vited to supuiy for a SUNDAY the pulpit which he
now occupies. lie dtu 30. ana was So thor
oughiy appreciated that lie at once received a
pressing and unanimous Gull to become the
y 4 Or. Although he Il then under considerI-
ton, aud i sin In receipt Of calls from more
VS. INV CuurCue-. offering much mo G tie pting
Iecunary indueeuenfs, hts ncart went out TO
the poor. sttugEln NJ en- 'rcn In south Brocklyn,
ana he accepted their ofer. lie found the
caurcn sadly disorlanzed. and in danger II
Cissuiuitun. The cdiicC t1cn occupied was
tho trieK building at HAp I've and Hicks
streets, now owned ny the German C-tpo-
lies FUR ugh DR.. llauba.t's Efforts tho
cnurch nun 1ers a membersnip OF over 40:
they occupY handsome. tastofully furnished,
Jruwn stone building, that was ded cat, d a year
ago this month. aud the Sunday school, mum
berinc ljO) pupils. Is the largest In the conliuu-
nifty. Tue missionary work done by the pastor
classes Oi south BROOKLYN Is exi enajye, and the
Il bernarlc Baptist Church has become the
% ost Influential Tor gOOi IA that portion OF The
city.
10 a crowded house Yesterday morning he
pr aened powerful, exteinporaneous sermon,
rom thH Snort out cimurehcnslNe tex, our
Sias.' REV. !. .. After rOtcng the common
disposition II men - excuse ma pali .te their
stu, ne showed hy arguu, ntativc proofs tudt
they are themselves blam tble. His nr-t urgu-
mcut WAS Gods denuucattun II sin. md his
punishment If II uv sarn terrible teu lies AS
show lbs Inhurreuce OF h.. (h.ists Invitations
! ant pers ia-ious 20 sinners ilsf show thst tuVy
are go culpaD.e .ud helpless thAl theY require
| his interpretation IN t.eW tch.lf. Under tYi-
head he an Ia zcd several Of the more iamiI in
| vtiti!ns 90 the Cos ei ani showed that tneir