Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-27


explained why he himself did not preach
the opening sermon. He said that he did
not feel equal 70 the occasion, as he could
not master his emotions. Dr. Hamlin is
pastor of the church which President Har-
rison and several cabinet officials attend
at the nations capital He chose for his
text passage from the third epistle TO the
Hebrews, "He who hath built a house hath
more honor than the house, He said:
you have been sorely tried in the cruel
bic Of experience. Twice in twenty-five
years you have been tried by fire and two
Of your houses Of prayer destroyed, but
under the splendid leadership of Dr. Tai
mage you have never faltered Each time
you have erected a larger and better edifice
than that which was destroyed, because Of
your magnificent generosity. In twenty
two years you have raised $S00,0 for
church purposes. Your trials have been
severe, but after all they have done good
This splendid temple OF prayer is worthy
of you. Aye, this new tabernacle Of 1891
Is a crown and glory even TO this city, re-
nowned as it is for its temples of worship
gse' A Crisis in Their Career
DR.. Talmage followed with brief adj
dress, saying that since he became pastor
Of the congregation the members, who
numbered only nineteen when he came to
Brooklyn, had raised $500 900 for the erec
tion Of three churches and $305, 600 for
charity, or 81, 105,000 in all. He added:
This is our resurrection day, but IL is
also a crisis in our career We must raise
large sum Of money or halt probably for
ever" The debt on the church amounts
to $250,000 $4,000 of which is bonded To
diminish this a collection was taken up
The exact amount raised and pledged was
not stated, but 1t was estimated at from
0,000 to 80, 900.
Description OF the Church.
The new edifice is constructed Of Con-
necticut red streaked granite, with Lake
Superior brown stone trimmings It has
a frontage on Clinton and Waverly ave.
nues Of 1is feet and covers 200 feet on
Greene avenue The main entrance which
is through the massive Norman tower at
the corner Of Clinton avenue, has immense
arched doorways through which the visitor
will pass into spacious vestibule before
entering the main body Of the church
The pews are arranged in a semi-circle
facing the pulpit platform, which is at the
opposite end of the building to the main
entrance. Behind the platform stands the
large and artistic organ
The lofty tower, the topmost point Of
which is 160 feet above the level OF the side
walk, is half rounded for the first two
stories, after which it is squarely formed
and covered with Spanish tiling over a
framework Of iron. The height OF the
gabled roof is seventy-two feet. The small
entranceway on Greene avenue win be for
the special use OF bridal parties. The in
terror of the structure win include among
other things Bible class rooms lecture
and reading room. Between these rooms
are sliding doors, which can be thrown
open when desired, Transforming the whole
into one large apartment
The depth of the pulpit platform is Is
feet, with a width of 35 feet The floor is
graded after the modern theater plan, but
the slope is easy and gradual
The tabernacle was not built without
great effort. About one-half Of the cost
was secured from insurance on the old
building. Mortgages secure the remainder
Russell Sage il said TO hold a mortgage for
sl25, 200. Part Of the security while the
building was being constructed was an in
surance policy on the life of the reverend
doctor for $3.50