Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-21

N0RTH-THE THAEKsGIvING SERMONS
or TWO NOTED PREAcHERs-A cHATTY
AND INTERFERING LITTER FROM LONE.
BROOKLYN, L. Dec. ., 1877.
First q church and then q tbeater-you
know Brooklyn 10 called the City Of
Churches. By.the-by, who was IL made
Mr.. Beechcr pastor OF the Tabernacle! not
!, am sure There is but one Tabernacle
here (sO.called) and that is occupied by
DIR. Dewitt Talmage-pretty name, isn't
IL! But oh! he Is truly ugly. His face
looks at me now, from the opposite wall
such hard-fealured man, but his whole
soul 10 In his preaching; every feature In
his face assists his tongue In the uttera ace
OF his thoughts; even his hands and feet
ana arms talk, though their pantOmime ls
not quite so perfect as In the old Roman
days, when, II memory serves me correct,
lawyers plead so ell ctually with pantO.
mime as to bias judges, and II was cluse-
quently forbidden In courts. Had | en-.
tered the Tabernacle biindfJld | should
have imagined myself in good old fash
ioned Methodist camp-meetlng: but II |
had stumbled into the place all alone, with
hearing gone and eyes open, l should have
thought 1t akin 70 the circus. Just imagine
u circular building divided In half (the one
taken and the other left) holding over six
thousand people; the seats all arranged
en- circle and In ueTa, each row one step
lower than the other, until you enter the
parq rquette-f0r II literally is that-the
aisles numerous, nicely carpeted and
graded downward In succession OF Steps,
used as seats when the house 10 crowded,
and this is generally the case. One gall ry,
likewise arranged with seats rising one
above the other from the front railing, the
columns supporting II painted with vivid
hues. The ceiling ls actually gaudy in
rdinbJW t!nts, and The chandeliers have
ever so many butterhy-colored pagoda-
shaped roofs fixed ln the center Il them.
Where the circle ends (or the half dlviS.
ion spoke Of,) is occupied by an organ
extending tw0.thlTds across the parallel,
and built In the form Of three q othIc arches.
the flutes reaching within q few feet OF the
ceillng-and such brilliant col9rs! / am
almost afraid TO speak Of them, lest some
one doubt a. Yeracity-red, blu orange,
green, and silver anu gold. Tue right d..
vision has the l. II S. mOnOgrammed in
the center; the middle arch Of flutes Is sur.
mounted with large star. The LEFT side
puzzled me, and d ID not succeed 10 quite
making out the monogram. The OFganlst
Mr.. Morgan,) formerly played for Her
Majesty Of England thought [ had
heard sweet music before, but when mis-
fingers swept the chords In prelude, every
earthly thought and feeling grew dim; the
head lnvOluntarily bowed In alteration,
and II seemed as II Heavens own harmO.
ny had burst through the gates Of the New
Jerusalem, aud was quiyering over Gods
children with benedictlOn. There is no
choir, only q lrecentOr, who, following
DR.. Ialmaga's example, starts the hymn.
beating time with his baton and beth
hands. 'ervlce invariably opens with
singing Of the dOxOlogy. Everyb body
sings, and appears TO enjoy II. was
amused watching my friend Mr.. b. His
wife always peTsuadCs him to be silent In
her parlOrs, Tor though he has music In
his soul, IL Will not issue forth with bIrd's
trill, and so. ("when CISar persuades,
submission must be mine,") with
sigh he yields. But Il really
does me good 70 see bim al
the Tabernacle thIOw back his great broad
chest and rol. out his !eep bass in all i'm.
aslnable discOrd, his facJ bright with the
inspiration OF his own music, aud the vol
ume OF voices so great, and the Organisps
skill so perfectly guiding and making
melody, that the most careless listener
catches the In, pirstlon and 10 carried with
the wave.
Tn re ls no pdlpit Dr.. Talmage himself
calls II a stage. 1t Is bstween the organ.
lsps manuals and the organ, hiding the
pipes that run under and extending the
full length OF the organ. Upon this 10
placed tue plainest OF chairs, and q small
table with u Bible and Hymn.book. DIR.
Talma,e reads his st, gives out the
number OF hymn, aud sits down until
after the siuglng--mpsily uniting his own
voice with the others As he breaches he
walks from one eni 0! the stage TO the
other, turns and walks back reps aiing the
walk, back aud forth, seldom stopping, ap-
parently obliVious to all but his Masters
message, which h , delivers with apaticism,
using, as / .efVre remarked, all members
OF his bOdy--,aklng no heed o. b words,
hut giving his thoughts lust as lhey form
themselves in his mind-some times an ex.
preston 60 brilliant escaping his lips that
II appears like the suddenly polished edge
Ot rough diamond, giving you an acct.
dental glimpse Of the c0rruscations oil
light and beauty hidden from sight. After
sermon, DR.. Talmage requested tho who
wished, to remain for continued piayeF
These services we're conducted In very
Methodist manner, and protracted ten or
fifteen minutes, when the invitation was
again repeated for further devotions In q
small room adjoining the assembly room
The Tabernacle 70 the largest attendance
AN5PSNialAl ~ ulEHbls VI ull tHt pluEHb OIL
worship. | could not OF myself decide
from the manner OF conducting services,
ths denomination, but have since learn.
cd 1t is COngregat nnallst.
Thursday last7was the gre,!"-' day IN
the year with NOrtheTners, tn 4lu Ol July
excepted, and tuink II ranks pretty near
in their estimation, even with that day II
was n drizzling, rainy morning, not a
streak Of blue visible In the heavens above,
nor on earth either, for that matter,
since every face was rosy with pleasure
OF the kesn wind. services were held in
most OF the hurches, some yi .Ae smaller
ones Joining Js' ihtr Ia ono. Nr Dgecher,
1t seems, had lis heart Ovclilpwilg with
peace au goodwill to men, as was tvi.
denced by bi remarks. To quote from
near the close: Alter having introduced
the subject Of slavery, and the after free.
dom, which he said was an act OK justice,
he chnteuded that their freedom made
them harmless 10 themselves aud their
late masters only because their nature had
good In IT, Tha. 'lhelr conduct is with.
cut parallel, excepting IN taat Of the
whites 81 lately their masters SIT Il
hard to cay on which side the wonder pre-.
pOndeTates, said some tlmG age did
not expect tn blacks 10 come 10 full free.
dom unlN forty years had passed. For
thatl was blamed by you end damned by
the Republican press ut large. ion chuld
not force by edict, You could nOs raise
and adOTn slaves as you could blow soap
bubbles INTO beauty. Men grow, and
nothing grows 50 long as manhoOi; there
is 80 much ofit," etc. "'fho leading mon
In the South kent faith, They mndp n