Telegram-herald., 1889-10-29
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BEoaKLYN. Oct SS.-Todsy took place tns
breaking groand eers-aouy for TIE new
brooklyn T1bernscle, GA C.luson stresE, oEse
of the mosI bosusfu streels IA AuleEloa.
Crowds gathered IL AID around the yard
" here Ghe oalesaony Wa observed. sud neigh
boring pastors took part IL Ghe SERVICES. TIE
Rev. I. DE Wlu IAlaAase, D. d, made TIE
following address.
DA 4ALAAGE SFEAKs.
That begins r3ghs which begins with God
That baSins wrong which begins without
Hlm PROM hrss cut u spade tai lass ring
II trowel, from deepest foundation stone to
highest pinnacle from tAls hour whsa stAnd-
ins under the cloudy rafters, and amid the
lumiaed walls 0f Gods frsf tenple-the
world. q the hour wAsa ths People shall
gather Tor dedication sersloe under the roof
ol tie new Brooklyn Tabernacle, We want -
f,ur aIl under the Divine direction In the
beginning, says the opening passage q the
les, q books, as though 10 impress Ell ages
tn-t we ought 10 look well - TIE genesis u
every important work.
In TIE beginning of life IN the beginning
II families ia the beginning Of nations, IA
the beginning OF churches. They Who wait
until tie corner stone of church is iaid
wait until the church architecture Is fixed
and the designs are determined and the ern-
ployes engaged, and . ask God % decide
things then would Doe - ask d miracle That
may be the reason why 50 many auditoriuns
are defiance O: acoustics, and ~ many
buildings are cold and unsympathetic.
God could not answer the beiated prayers
and make the church what Il ought u be
without demolition Of all that had been done
Ii Is useless 10 ask the Lord 10 make the
church a blessing 10 the people, If already
lack Of ventilation has decreei asphyKia, ana
disturbing echoes are waiting In the new cor
ridors ready 70 spring out upon sermon aud
psalm, aud the modes Of ingr-ss aud egress
are a proyocation. In the beginning, and
while yet no architectural plans are adopted,
and no craftsmen are engaged, and all is yet
undetermined, let us imploro divine guidance.
TIRE TABERNACLE MOVES ON
BROOKLYN Tabernacle now moves on. Like
the Israelites OF old, we are led by pillar Of
fro by night and / remember that pillar con-
Quoted them 10 the Promised Land. We put
our church here because il Is as near as we
can get 10 the center OF our congregation.
We were central when we planted our for
mer church where il was, but Brooklyn has
moved on and moved up and moved out, and
so great aud grand are the prospects Of our
beloved city that the church now on the Ut
most city limits viii after while be far this
side Of the center, and the tides Of our mu-
nicipal life will meet the incoming tides OF
the ocean.
We also plant our new church here be
cause it is q street Of gardens and umbrage-
Gus trees. The only time that God Is repre-
sented as walking on earth at all, he is said
10 have walked ''in the garden in the cool Of
the day" The world started with a garden
and viii close with a garden. All up and
down the Bible the church is compared - a
garden. In the garden of Gethsemane Christ
wept, and he appeared 70 Mary Magdalene
in the costume OF a gardener, and our Lords
tomb was in the garden Of Joseph Arima athea-
What more appropriate place could we find
for our church than q street Of gardensi
WHAT THE CHURCH WILL sI.AND FOR.
AS we break the ground today for a new
church let me state WHIST this church VIII
stand for: Evangelism, liberty Of conscience,
Christian patriotism, charity righteousness
toward God and honesty toward man. May
it be great place FOR the cure Of heartaches.
May its windows look into the next world as
well as thisl May all the children baptized
here become the sons and daughters Of the
Lord Almighty! May al the marital oaths
taken at these altars be kept until death does
them partl May there be a revival Of pure
religion here which shall roll on without in
terruption until Christ deSceEds through the
wide opening heavens May the Lord God
Of Abraham aud Isaac and Jacob, and
Joshua, and Paul, and John Knox and John
Wesley and Hugh Latimer and Bishop Nc
md all
that shall be built upon il
We shave but one regret in breaking ground
on this spot, end that Is that this grand and
beautiful tree on my loft must be cut down
10 make room. The tree seems sad and its
! leaves arc O little tremulous, and there are
voices within Us which become recitative
! saying: "Is Goldman, spare that tree!' " hat
/ America greatly needs today Is not more
! trees cut down, but moro trees planted Hc
! who needlcssly slays a tree Is an assassin.
| The kingdom Of God Is 70 be a kingdom q
/ trees: Instead Of the thorn shall come NJ
| the fr tree, and instead Of the bri@r shall
! come Up the myrtle tree" " And ''all the trees
| ot the wood are D. clap their hands" And
in Revelation the angel cries out: Hurt not
the treasIn There must be some good reason
/ for laying the ak 70 the root Of such a pill
| Jared glory. or 1t would not bo done az all
/ But PERHAPS We may atone for The deed by
| putting here what Isaiah calls "1he troes Of
| righteoGsness, tho planting Of the Lord"
TIE GROUND BROKEN.
And now ] proceed 70 the ceremony o'
/ breaking ground FOR n new House OF God
/ Here q spade was handed by an elder Of toe
/ church to Dr. Talmage. who with a turn d
| the spade removed q portion Of the soAl II
the name q the Father and u the Son anC
/ Of the Holy Ghost The work is begun. Nov
/ i.t the building rise, Blessed be the Lor,
/ God Of Israel from everlasting 70 everlasting
and let the whole earth bo filed with 81
| glory. Amen and Ansnl
Tndiana's Oldest Teacher Dead.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. oct 2s-Josiah y
/ Knight. tho oldest school-teacher in thi