New-York tribune., 1889-10-21
DR. TALMAGE FAR FROM DISCoURA GED.
GENEROUS AID POURING N FROM MANY
QUARTERS FOR NEW CHURCH.

GENEROUS AID POURING N FROM MANY
QUARTERS FOR 4 NEW CHURCH.
Tho Academy Of Music in Brooklyn, where the Rev.
Dr. Talmaqe preached yesterday, was packed. all
tho boxes and both galleries being completely filed
During his preaching the congregation applauded sew
eral times enthusiastically. Tie plot for tho new
tabernacle has already been purchased at Clinton,
and Greene aves., and ground VIII be broken on
ON October 2s at p. m, when there will be several
prominent preachers and speakers present, DIR. Tai
mage announced that he had already received sub
scrptons enough, from the appeal no sent out last
week through the press TO build a small church, ana
that he would personally acknowledge all such SUB
scriptlons with his hand, II he never wrote
another thing.
lie preached on the text: /" None OF these things
move me,a partly as follows When looking over
the blackened ruins OF dear and consecrated
church. with an aroused faith cry out, and | think
express the sentiment of the whole congregation.
None Of these things move me- II is not that we
are without feeling on the subject. 1t would be
in keering with my feelings, instead Of standing
here in this brilliant auditorium, to sit down amid
the bacEened ruins and weep out in the words Of
David, If forget thee, Oh, Jerusalem, let my right
hand forget her cunning may say TO you strangers
who are here to-day, in explanation Of tae deep emo
tlOn OF my nOch that In that church building we had
sixteen years OF religious revival ! believe there
were 100000 souls there brought TO God. They came
from all parts OF the earth, and we shall
them again until the books Of the last day opened
Our children were baptized there, our young men and
maIdcns united IN holy Wcdlock there, ard from
those gates carried out dead.
We want 10 build a church, great national church,
where people of all crccds shall inl a homo. What
sorry spectacle l would present 10 angels and men,
IT, after contribution, from the IsrselieS and Catholics
well from the denominations commonly called
Evangelical instead Of lifting tho banner of God
Almighty lft the iiutter!ng rag OF small sectaran
The new building site which the church has pur-
chased has frontage Of 16o feet Clinton, and 200
feet on Greene ave. II IS the mansion and grounds
occupied by william Marshall. and Is i'm Inc
part OF the CITY known TIN imp In one OF
lis choicest nrglhOrhoOls. Within a sWeep al half
mile, there are more than dozen churches, among
them being the Episcopal Church OF ihe Messiah
and ST. Jancs's Church. the Roman Catholic
tathedra. now building. ahe EmHuucl and Washington
Avenue Baptiso churches the eummcrfed Mcthodjs9
Church. the Clinton Avenue Conversational Church
and the lafayette Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church
Tho cost of Tho plot has not been announced but II
is known 10 be close 10 $4,000. The transaction
was completed last Saturday, and one OF r., foaturos
is the transfer Of The old site Schcmerhurns $50
feet in front by l|2 In depth. part payment for the
new The style Of building 10 DO erecteJ bas nnt
been determined upon, and number OF leading arrbj
tects WI De invited to compete IN the preparation Of
speaking on the subject Of his contemplated trim 70
Frropc and the plans for the new church Dr ~ 70
October 30 the lily Of Paris. think the time Tor
visiting Is when you have got no ho;ne. our now
Of. CntOn-ave. you know T. the favorlte sfrcet of
the city. Last Monday when was ali tired Out and
sch and sore real estate agent sent word that
he had site 70 oier mo Was too tlrd 70 se, him,
but sent my daughter and when she shu,d mo u,b ai
II was, said ~ is just the thing. Nv trustees said
evening. And now we have made thc nrr,has" ~
| cannot toll You what the new church win be like
except that il will DO considerably larger than the
old one There could scat 4.5O0 persons and stand
M l. 800 more in tho aisles and ennexes In the
new church, which VIII probably be in The form Of
an amphltheatrc. like the Old one ! shall have two
galleries. hope 20 lay tie cornerstone on iny 70
turn from abroad