New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A SAFE REFUGE FROM sLANDER.

A SAFE REFUGE FROM SANDER
THE RKv. MR. TALMAGE RECOMMENDS RELIGION AS
A BULwARK AGAINST PERSECUTION.
The BROOKLYN Tabernacle was well filled yester-
day morning. among the audience being the Rev'
Dr. Mllard Junior counsel for Mr. Talmsge. In
prominent place upon the platform was a large
floral crucihle five feet eight inches tall-the sta
ture of Nlr. Talmacc--a gift from Mrs. Gallaudet,
wife of 2. c. Galaudct, the Wall Street banker
Ii was composed of Gala and Spanish lilies and
camellias. mixed with white rosebuds and plnkS.
The ire was represented by azaas aud carnation
pinks with large spray of feather plant to desig-
nate the flame Across the face OF the floral image,
in crimson letters were the words The Reiiners
Crucibe.' Immediately below on the neck was
"Test" and along the base of ferns. blue ground
in letters of yellow immorellos, the significant
motto Pure Cold Mr.. Talmage did not refer to
the gift in his remarks
HIS sermon was based on the tragic death of John
the Baptist the words being: His Disciples came
and took up the body and buried it, and went and
told jesus
An outrageous assassination. said the preacher,
had taken place, and 10 appease revengeiul
woman Herod had ordered the death OF that noble,
selt-sScriiicing man, John the Baptist. lhe DIS"
ciples were in grief. There was no court to which
they could appeal, and their grief must nave
an outlet; they told Jesus, and he. was
ready 70 hear and TO aSSuage their grief The
GOths and Nandals came down from the North
of Europe, and swept everything before them,
and ever IN the history OF man there are rough
handed deSpcTadOes who come down to destroy the
peaceful abodes Of the soul. When man sees his
hope of eternity poised on the point of uncertainty
he wants TO do something desperate.
The text commends itself TO all those who are
slandeTed abused and prosecuted. Eyery John has
his lter0d There are people who don't think over
much of Won. Your mistOTtunes are as hOnCycOmb
in their mouths They would be the most submls-
sive m0urners AT your funeral. daughter Ihey
reJ0lce over your lnlsioftnnes' All VINO VIII liNe
gOdly ID Christ Jesus must suffer persecution, and #
you say jhat you have no enemy in the world 1t rs
proof positive that you have not done your duty.
One would think If any man would be Tree from
persecution IL was George Whitfield, and yet DIR.
johnson denounced him as "A mOuutebank Robert
Hall was called mere actor, and 1t was SAID OF hm
that when he talked about Heaven the smile on his
face was the reelection of his own vanity. JOnn
Wesley was cancatuTed by all the small wits OF his
day. yet he stands to-day before all Chrisendom
with name mghter than every ojhef name except
the name of Christ When you are he'd about and
slandcred II VIII not pay TO hunt up the slandereT
as scores of other ISLANDERS will accumulate. Nhie
you should not omit TO do everything TO set your
self right. tell Won to 60 to him who was pursued
as a babe, spit upon as man and howied at alter
death. Do as the Disciples OF the tex, 80 %and tell
Jesus.
RUMORS ABOUT The BRIDGE ENGINEERS
Rumors nave been in circulation in Brooklyn for
few days past which were unfavorable to the en-
gneers of the New-York aud Brooklyn Bridge; and
nt an executive meeting of the Bridge trustees on
Thursday last General William @. Steinme;z. the
BROOKLYN Controller stated that he had heard some
serious allegations against the engineers. While
he did not wish to make any charges, and although
in fact, no specific charges had been made TO him,
he thought that the statements which had been
made 70 him ought to be Investigated. General
Slocum SAID that he had heard similar statements,
but he believed that they bad been made in spirit
of revenge. manufactures Of wire whom be did
not name had told hun that some of the engineers
had been paid $4,000. The trustees decided to
investigate the matter, and an informal committee
was appointed TO ascertain what truth there was IN
the rumOrs.
One OF tue gentlemen who undertook this task
was General StomnetZ. lie said on Saturday tnat
they We're i'm search of information, but haduot sue
ceeded ln finding any positive basis for the state
mcnts which had been made. He also saId nat he did
not consider tbe specifications, winch call Tor 1900
tons OF steel TO be sufficiently explicit IN descrIp-
tivenosS. The question of modifying the spccltca-
tOns Will up at the meeting OF the trustees to-
day.
Colonel Payne, assstant-engineeT of the bridge,
who has charge of the work said that be first heard
of the rumors rejecting on the engineers on We'd
nesdav evening There not a word of truth in
them. and he and he other engineers were anxious
that the matter should be Investigated.