Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-08
A Sabbath in Brooklyn
81 REV. o W. SCOTT.

v IS Q'lHe lne ItSnlOn tara Wnat Is more
''urp'pl TO spend he Slbhrth in the CITY
of Churches. At Q: 80 A. NJ on a va ation
sunday with several friends, we crossed
Futon ferry, and fell into the tide that
d wed toward the "Tabernacie" on Scher
uerhorn sreet,-Rev. I. Dewitt ID tlmlga
Istor. As we are b tlf hour etriv, ani
nust stand, waiting for scat until thp
.regulars" appear AMI are paved, W,
night rs we'll use our eyes in inspecting TIL
architecture of this molern tabernacle.
D ltwprdly it is q lite imposing, brick with
granite trimmings, somewhat irregular in
shape, and surrounded by what appears
o be huge smoke stack" from man
moth locomotive. intended either for Il
'himney or ventilation. we could hardly
leci'le which Within, the tabernacle is
attractive and impressive; the organ, of
'tupenduous proportions, is located back
# the pulpit platform, the organist (MIr
gan) manipulating the instrument from
he Key board in front of SAID platform
himself and the ofli oilting clergym III sit.
ing Ujs-a-Uis. THIS position of the organ.
st is the IN Dst desirable md convenient
for both ptrties, US the writer has hal the
opportunity of ascertaining from expert
nce in the past. The speakers platform
il quite small. too limited in fact, to com
pare well with the expansive audience
room-John B. Cough would hardly find
room enough to properly and satiSfactor-
lily express himself upon the tabernacle
tor appeared little cramped, as he alter
nately advanced and retreated across the
stage.
The seating capacity of this house of
worship is about 5000, the aisles radating
out from the platform. ftn-like. and an
immense gallery sweeping entirely around
the house. The largest number of com
Portable sittings are provided here. space
being utilized in the most economical
manner. and yet no unseemely crowding
This tabernacle is much more spacious
md impressive than the first one, built
about 1870. and which | had the pleasure
of inspecting in May, 1872, at a Sabbath
school evening service.
The tabernacle of 1872 was we'll filled at
the appointed hour of service, as also that
of 1881. The singing was grand; "all the
people, set about pralsing the Lord in
good earnest, led by cornet and organ
DR.. Talmage has said recently that "he
should not advocate or allow qu,rtette
to do his singing for him, until he learned
that four angels did all the singing in
Heaven" We owe him a debt of pra.
tituds for the impetus he has given conore-
gatonal singing. "Let all the people
praise Thee, o Lord, let all the people
praise Thee"
The Scripture lesson was entirely re.
moved from any connection with the ser
mon, it being the account of the visit of
the Queen of Sheba to Solomon. The
running comment of the preacher was
rtcv and interestino The PRAYER WAS
simple ard pathetic md pa1tortl; md here
| discovered one secret sthis m ms popu
.rity. lie has "mildle class people
and he recognizes it. and prtys for them
Il. pravel for the heroic wife of the
wounded chief magistrate, but in the next
breath he prayed for the herolnes in
BROOKLYN, watching dly and night, and
perhaps ve,r in and wear out with sick
husbands, toiling, suff ,ring in silence and
patience, and okscurltv. with but few to
symptthize with or relieve them. He and
his people evidently have good under
standing with each other, and are agreed"
IN prayer and labor.
rne sermon, founded on the famine in
S lmara AMI its accompanying incidents,
was very simple not IN any seuse great
or learned, but consisted of two or three
points or lessons, naturally CLEANED from
it. With no notes and no pulpit to SEMI
rate him from the people. he stood or
walked and talked, and anon described
with dramatic action, and amused and il.
tustrared and exhortoh, and warned. and
stirred, and - we'll, he interested the
prople, and preached what we might Justly,
call IN Awakening sermon" lie offered
brief closing PRAYER, read a familiar
choral, and while everybody was sinoino
Rev and Hon. j. Hyatt Smith. by the
pastors request. came to the platform and
pronounced an impressive benediction
Five thousand people, including several
cergYmpn, slowly departed from the
house, all feeling, possibly, like the writer,
tnat they would be pleased to come again.
What is the secret of Talmaoe's g success ?
sympathy with the common people -
treating the live issues of the day in an
attractive manner" gospelizng'' them.
if YOU please There is scarcely a single
matter of vital interest transplring in this
country that does not ring out from the
sounding board of his pulpit. If n detal-
catlon occurs of sufficient prominence to
attract the attention of the people he
seizes upon the painful fact and nubic
interest to preach upou the eighth com
mandment. If q murder is committed
while the murderer WAS crazed with rum,
that gives an opportunity for an appeal for
temperance and total abstinence. and 80
en- to the end of the chapter.
If YOU 90 into this house of worship
and set up generally accepted standards
of criticism, and measure this man bv
them, he il open to grave co,npIaint His
| bo oF,or, kr;nos h;s ,r,or5, ~, ,I,;,i, '''.'
at the END OF line OF hymn, and he
oiIen l Laiis n ihto KIND OF sing song"
iaru sheil DaPtlst tohe' But despite all
tnesc' ne takes your attentlon from the
llrst, ana holds II 10 inc iast. lie dresses
very paln!y IN q dark coioFed' cut
away business sult' ana without retiring
TO ante-foom or mirror walks directly to
the pulpit drops MS low crowned nat upon
Ine u l.l,.e s'ani, ana proceeds 10 business
| hePorler taoies, anu tLose VINO use them,