Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-06
ASKING FOR A HOME
Chaplain McCabe's Powerful
Appeal
FOR JOY MEMORIAL CHURCH
The Learned Doctor breaches an Flo
aaent Sermon in Behalf Of Churches
and Church Building.

OF the various Methodist Episcopal
churches OF the city gathered al Hart
mans hall at 3 O'Clock yesterday after
noon TO listen 10 the sermon delivered
by Chaplain c. c. McCabe, d. D., OF
New York City. Seated on the stage
were the presiding elder OF the dis
triet. w. l. Cogshali, and the following
Methodist Episcopal clergymen located
IN this city: The Rev. DR.. Whitworth,
expressing elder OF the districts the
Rev. W. A. Frye OF the PlainIield Ave-
nue. VI. Z. church, the Rev. DR.. Buell.,
| the Rev. w. l.. Davidson, pastor OF the
| Joy Memorial church; the Rev. Dr.
Dnnham, the Rev. Albert Smith and
the Rev. j. w. REID, pastor OF the Sec
| ond NJ. T.. church.
| The exercises were preceded by sing
/ ing by the congregation and q prayer
by the Rev. Albert Smith. The res
ponsive reading of the scriptures was
conducted by the Rev. w. l. Cogsha.!,
aud consisted OF the eghty-fourtn
psalm, chow Amiabls Are Thy Taber-
nacles, o Lord of Hosts .All Hail
the Power of Jesus Name" was sung,
aud Chaplain McCabe then delivered
an eloquent sermon which abOunded
in brilliant word pictures ana SIMPLE
yet powerful appeals TO better living
and generous support OF the work OF
Christ.
Make Me . Sanctuary.
The chaplain took as his text the
words from Exodus, 18th chapter and
Sth verse: "Iet them make me q sane
tusry that may dwell among them"
Among other things he said: 'God is
asking his people for q home that
should be dwelling place where SIM
ners might come ana plead for mercy
, and be forgiven. Up to that time God
had no sanctuary In all this world.
There was not temple IN it, not o
church. The altar was q little pile Of
, earth or stones. Abraham. Isaac, ia
cob, Moses built an altar. For centur
les the altar WAS consecrated place
and the worship that went OH at those
, affairs was as devout as any that ever
, took place in the grandest temples o.
, the world. He consecrated them
blessed them by his presence, and wrote
. his name in them. He told Moses O
3 just what nature the offerings shoulG
4 be to build the new temple. The list !!
q given 10 tho twenty-Iifth chapter o
!, Exodus. And such grand enthusiasm
was created that soon he had too much
: and a young man was sent to tell tn
8 people to give no more. 1t would be
;. wonderful transformation to have sucl
an experience these days. But tina
Q day is coming when there will b
t enough to build all the churches an,
i. pay all the preachers, and build an
:. equip the colleges. never scold tn
Methodists. They give SCI ,O00, 900
. year to Gods work. All over this grea
land we are hearing the same cry Q
q God, "Let them make me sanctuary.
}. Ten years ago Robert Ingersoll wrot
. to me that in another decade tn
American people would be building tw
l. theaters for every church. Only
II little while ago wrote to Mr.. Ingerso
a and asked him to make another pre-
- dictlon for 1900. But he has not done l
- Seventeen New Churches Daily.
~ Today churches are rising all ovs
IL the land until now the statistics sho
r. that seventeen churches are erecte
q. daily in America, and of these ii
Methodist church is erecting 70,
" daily. l hope that this passion fl
To church building will increase evel
year. We can never have too many
The chaplain then described in ell
rt auent words the methods used to ps
ne debt of $50, 900 that had for yea
=, hung over Jackson NJ. Z. churcl
:. He then made financial appeal +,
IL Joy Memorial church. For tw
ca hours the solicitors moved in and o.
IN among the audience, and by o'clot
all but S24S of the amount, which II
chaplain had hoped to raise that afte
er noon, had been subscribed. At ii
4 close of the soliciting the chaplain
statement showed that 81 800 had be,
10 raised at the morning service and 81 A
e. at the afternoon service.
i'll The $248 was assumed by the cha
II. lain himself. This leaves but 81 900
" be raised to free the new church fro
debt. DR.. McCabe then sang the "Bs
~ tie Hymn of the Republic" at the I
:" quest of an Old soldier. The bened
w ton was pronounced by the Rev. J. '
ts Reid.