The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-18
CHURCH DEBT RAISING.

CHURCH DEBT RAISING.
| MR.. xIMBALL AT THE BROOKLYN rABER-
NAcLE-ovER FoRTY-rwo THOUSAND DOL
LARS SUBSCRIBED.
Mr.. Tamage preached yesterday morning In the
Brooklyn Tabernacle II the occasion Of the
ninth anniversary OF the pastorate OF Mr. TaImaee,
| and the church crowded. At the close OF thu
sermon Mr. Kmbal, the church debt raiser, was in
trodnced.
| Mr.. TaImage took bis text from Psalms xxxv, 49,
81 viii give thee thanks the great congregation"
pastors anniversary sermon, said he must OF peces
sity be somewhat photographed Sitting In my
Philadelphia study in 1869 telegraph boy handed me
a telegram from Brooklyn. II a call to become
pastor Of a which had gathered nineteen peo
pie at q congregational meeting Contrary 70 the ad
vice OF my friends and encouraged only by my chief
adviser, who lives In my house, accepted the
CALL and for nine years have been glad Of it. Each
year has been happier than It's predecessor First OF
all, must express my gratitude to God IN your pres
ence for continued physical health. During all these
nine years l have never yet broken any engagement
with you account OF sickness. Again
l give gratitude to God that we have a
united church. The unanimty of the peo-
pie TO me absolutely perfect. We
have plain theology in this church. We believe IN
glorious Saviour; the Holy SPIRIT asympatnetic CON-
forter, and In heaven, palace with twelve gates
standing wide open receive all the people. If
man wants to be sprnkled sprinkle him; TO be i'm
mersed, We immense HIM. We are engaged IN fierce
fight against and death; we have time to fight
each other. Again, must mention a matter Of
gratitude that during these nine Year, many Of
good friends have been safely housed in heaven.
STEPS.
Since the day when l preached my frst Sabbath
sermon in Brooklyn two three hundred persons,
there have been six steps, as near ~ can count
them, the history Of this church The nrst step
The enlargement Of the old church 20 that it
might have seating capacity. The second stop
the bung Of the original tabernacle, which stood
long enough to revoutonize church architecture In
America The third step was the enlargement
Of the original tabernacle that II could
receive and accommodate comfortably hundreds more
people. The fourth step when, pursued by dame.
our church in ashes We went 10 TIE Academy OF
usic and though II place OF secular entertain
ment, there the Lord came most nightly and thous
OF souls ushsred into the kingdom. The
nitn step the opening OF this house TO tue Lord
The sixth step was the transfer Of our weekly meet
ing to this auditorium
The seventh step, snail not take 1t this morn
ing? There only one obstacle-it Is blacK und
times have consulted what was best 70 do, offered
TO ABSENT myself from this platform tnat might pay
the debt myself by sc.urins' Then though! would
Kimoail. OF Chicago You all know how his path
from San FRANCISCO TO Boston has been
| marked by the carcasses OF church debts
| He the emancipation OF American churches
from the accursed slavery OF debt. In that feeling q
Chicago. received answering telegram saying he
was the House. He 10 at the Astor House.
ne ns'' nn EIsaA.ns rsJta ns-'' ''''' ~
Mr. Kimball then stepped IRON an obscure seat and
made his way TO The platform, tue pastor exclamins
| nal ia sRelnlOrCemeuti
victory Is nigh which raised general laugh. Then
Mr. Kimball began the usual variety OF exhorta-
lions, prayers Jokes and Invocauons 10 draw money
from the people, interpreted with few STATISTICS
in regard TO the debts on The Brooklyn tabernacle
building These debts amounted 10 sos, 500, with q
contingent inability OF So QUO, S72 $40 which
sum, Mr. Kimball said, nc proposed 10 raise. He tnen
Gilmore headed The list with suhscr pton OF 50, 900;
| Mr.. w. s. Selcock next gave 1000 Mr.. Corwin
Dr. me
Mr. Talmage put down his name Tor $4,000, which
I eiicited burst Of applause.
and persons began to leave the church. At time
there was perfect stampede, all tho aisles being
crowded with persons moving toward the doors. No
SUBSCRIPTIONS Of $4,000 could be raised IN spite
OF Mr.. Kmbal's persuasiveness, and ne next called
Tor those oil $4,000. Dan Taiusee's Sons the
only who responded. Alter another halt hour Is
talk the ing 900 SUBSCRIPTIONS raised
} pas.on o TSoa. o'1f1 sssa
Singer r. ). Hobbs W. j. Gels
ana persons continued to leave tho church BY Scores
When tho number remaining had dwinaled down u
hundred subscriptions for any amount were
called for They In great numbers, ranging from
$500 to SO. Al last, seong that more money could
Do raised, Mr.. Kimball announced that the session
would be adjourned and the effort continued in the
me subscriptions OF 81, 900 ana over amounted to
$33 500, and the total amount raised in the morning
session was about $3S.00O
| MEETING.
In the evening II was estimated that nearly five
thousand persons wero the building Tue Doxology
first sung ny the entire congregation standing, aud
OF tho evening DR.. Taimage road from the fourth
chapter OF Malachi, 'BehoId the day cometb," and
then prayed earnestly that those who would he
called upon to bless the work IN hand should re-
member that no man IL benefited II he gain
the whole world and lose his own soul
Mr. Talmage at length called M. K mball
forward and alter tew brci remarks called upon
tue congregation Tor subscriptions Ten cents per
week, twenty-five cents, or any sum, no mater now
small was asked Tor. and the ushers were
tive communication with the congregation. lhs
psases ro oa
George c. Sexton, $500: III. L. Munroe, $3.50 wore
the hrst gentlemen named, and Mr. KimDali asked
who would put on tue cap stone 10 round ny
were then annsanecd from 50 to $50.
BERT $50; IL. W. Hawkins, $50; lda b. Crew, SIS
Alice Bent, SIS; g. Isaacs, $40; W. v. Joyce,
SIS The pastor mere display Gu diamon ring, gwen
oy WIDOW lazy tor the cause. Rev. William Henry
Davis, $40, wac the next subscrlption; MIRA W. Il.
jennie Keeie, s25; Mrs Alexander P,erson, $50
cash, 500. anu Cash $780, were then re.
ce'ved Win great applause. and the congre'
gallon, well as the pastor AID DEBT raiser,
were warming TO their work. Robert jackson
$40 aud John " God $3.50 came nexl The amounts
thereafter came IN Slowly until Mr.. NJ. l.. Munros
subscribed 500. tnomas Glover, Jr.. $3.50 followed
G,ibert Young, $50 Is. =. ADAMS then offered to be
one of four to subscribe So 20 make up 500.
Up 10 the time o the uismiasal vi the congregation
after O'Clock 81 900 been raised without
counting the small suosc rptous, ana this be
added To The amount contributed at the morning SCR
vice, which maze the total over $42, 900
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
After the usual opening exercises In the Fifth Ave
nue. Baptist Church Forty-slxih street yesterday