New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-21
Pulpit TOPICS.
. TWELVE YEARS, Passionate.

,.zsS A TWELVE fEAho fAoionnsA -.
ne sss r. b. wa 5ss ssssss e s. S'''3" 1''
There was only standing room lett IN Ine
.s,vo ,r,aernaole yesterday morning when Mr.. TAI
g berap ns twelfth anniversary sermon Inc pat
scrs Was decorated with flowers, and suspended ,ro
~ organ front wss dove. which bore 10 It's Dill horal
80. -tth the figures 10 In the centre the sermon
~ ~, 80 ON Exodus Nv, 81: They camo to Elm'
,xnere wore twelve wells OF water
- .,snage began his sermon by pointing out wnata
the number twelve Is in the Bible He tnen con-
,,nusd: Today is my twelfth anniversary Us your Vas
sr and the twelve years stand around US 30 wsS
- h,ch this host OF Gods Israel on the march sha up
and hr,ne nm instruction, congratulation,
gratitude and refreshment II you ask In naro nHoios
- 20 an, growth and condition as church, nave W
- our financial income for the year was *Z9'Sao o.
The current expenses S25,966 w. ana tue ne' s
.pul,ea TO the sinking fund was $500 o. Inere We"
elycu 20 the poor $500 60. Tue 5aDoa'nscho o'"
Mons for the last three months were $"e W. Ao
sabbath school membership is 14o5 As 10 tue ehark
mani f cur church membership have to report tna'
wa received during the past year $40 persons Oh pio
ss..cn AZ faith and sixty-one persons from ssVe1
cburc,,es making total Of 701 new members Anoto
have been received during my ministry OF t"e"e Seaio
o7g3 members. subiracting the deaths anu us
u,,ss,ons our present membership IL 2'zSO' tou See
,r, ~. twalve wells are flied with Divine blessing
toueht 70 rehearse OF the obstacles which have
b thrown In our way the Dire OF 1872 and the hoter
sres OF persecution and abuse But the greatness Oh
Gods goodness ebera,es everything ana II wanteu
70 build groan do not know in what forest could
ev the timber or what quarry could dig the
fo,ndation stone. And 50 shali spend my time this
morumg In trying to build with twelve foundations and
tveye pillars aud twelve minarets great broad deep,
high massive, heeven.percng halleluiah, inside OF
which shall stand organ with twelve trumpet sops'
all run at full diapason, with water from the Twelve
wells Of salvation. God help while speak, and keep
me from the orthodox but unpardonaoe SIN VI pulpit
dulness [Laughterl
In this anniversary might state some OF the
characteristics OF BROOKLYN pastorate First It Is
always difficult pastorate, There Is as much III not
morc pulpit talent ia Brooklyn than In any city on
the planet There is no city where poor
sermon is such drug IN the marke''
For thirty years the air has been sureharGed with homi
lotcs aud full Of tho electricity OF an eoquence when
strikes every time y sss ToT es 1e n%s and 1nt coS
and Spear and Farley and vln,on TO the present p
so I and VanSevesr and Han and Beecher storrs
aad--van Dyke lroars OF laughter ana mary osaers ~
10 be gratifed. In such surrounding warn al min
listers who ambitious OF BrooBly1 that pastoEate
Gus one The American printing press has no stronger
force this seacoast Every pulpit work SooT Or oan
reporo CORPS and mas the e Of soe sS ed
neasio M aaa Of large literary culture able
weigh anything in address, Grafton or sermon
hears tue oaa Of s' ne sSS Ssn wise s
are perpetual multiplication. There le no use Trying
a. deny this influence Many Of our public men whose
eie influence has made by the newspaper press
speud the rest their lives denOuncng newspapers
Tue printing press is the pulpit on the wing There 10
hundred times preaching done on Monday than ON
sunday The onnivOrous and alleged printing press Is
10 this cluster of cities especially vgilant Then
Brooklyn pasterate conspicuous because everybody
comes here. Brooklyn Is New York In its better mood
The East River els great chasm into which the mer
chants drop their and commercial struggles aud
into which the memories OF Walst. broadway and the
tbambes IL they bave committed business sins
daring the day they come over to Brooklyn In the even
ing to regent them Everybody comes to Brooklyn,
and pasorate in this city Is at the highest altitude OF
eOnspicuity.
have been permitted to have twelve years pastor
ate 10 this beautiful city. find the church at this
milestone prosperity that before characterized
it, Our history has been peculiar that have 1elt
myself almost Indispensable to this church. That time
las passed and this church In such state that could
suggest large number OF any one OF whom would
be adapted TO pastOrate. DO not let be egOstc
aud feel that this church depends any Of us IL an
endemic should come and take of pastor and all the
elders and trustees this church would not halt half
second in its upward progress For the hrst tune 10 our
history We smooth water and tho same skill that
would run machinery OF village church OF Que hum
red people could hereafter ths BY the generosity OF
our Own and OF friends everywhere our
finances beyoEn perturbation. We shall al ways
need the hearty and financial support OF the people, but
the dollar question viii be irritation or an ex
the church.