Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14

to this outrage that has been heaped
upon the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
though a more consecrated, benevo-
lent. and splendid couvocation of
men and women were never gathered
together
OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN, IS,
| have never before responder 70
these iniustices. and probably will
never refer to them again, but wish
the people OF this country and other
countries to know that what they
read concerning the seitishness and in
dolence and lack OF benevolence and
lack OF missionary spirit on the part
OF this church. is, from top to bottom
and from stem to stern, falsehood,
dastardiy Iaisenood, dlaDoTlcal false
hood. What is said against myself
has no effect. except. like that OF a
coarse Turkish towel, the rubbing
down by which improves circulation
and produces good health. But this
continuous Misrepresentation OF my
beloved church, in the name OF Al.
might God. | denOunce. while | appeal
to the falr-minded Neil and women TO
see that justice is done this people,
who. within few years, have gone
through struggle that no other
church il. any land or any age has
been called TO endure. and | pray God
;hat no Other church may ever be
cal,e,; to endure. vlz:-the building OF
three tabernacleS.
After our last disaster and for two
wears, | gave all my salary to the
church building fund. and | received
So, ZOO less than nothing: in other
words, in addition to serving this
church grat1it o'is!y Tor Two Years, |
let it have 81 600 Tor building purpo-
ses. Why is Ii that people could not
do us Justice AVID say that all our
iinancial struggle "a II church came
| from DOING what Peter. in my text,
absolutely proposed to do, but which,
| in the inScrutable providence oi God,
we We're compelled to dO-bUild three
| tabernacles.
Now, | feel better that this is off my
mind The rest OF my sermon
will be spun out OF hosan-
! mains. announce 10 you this
| day, that we are at least as a church,
/ in smooth waters. Arrangements
have been made by which our tinan-
cial difficulties are now iully and sat
| lsfact oriIv adjusted. Our income will
exceed our out-go, and Brooklyn Tab
ernacle will be yours and belong to
| your children after you, and anything
| YOU see contrary to this you may put
! down TO he confirmed habit which
| some people have got OF mlSrepresent-
| ING tins church and they cannot stop.
| When came to Brooklyn, | came to
a small church and a biIindebtedness.
| We now have this, the
LAK,i!.ST PROTESTANT CHURCH IN AMER
and financially rs Il congregation we
are worth. over and above our in
debtc,,nrSs considerably more than
81 80. 900.
have preached here 80 years. and
| expect. il my lie and health are con
! tinEei. TO preach here % years long
en- although we will all do well to re
member hat our breath is in our nos
| trilS. and any hour we may be called
| TO give an account OF our stewardship
! All We ask for the future is that YOU
| do your best, contributing all you cal
TO the support OF our institutions
Our best DAYS are Yet to come. oul
greateSt revivats OF religion, and oul
nigh,iest ouIpOuriug OF the Holy
I Ghost. We have rot through the Red
sea and stand today on the Other
bank cIapping the cymbnls Of vlct Dry
Yes. 23 years have passed since
came 10 live III Brooklyn. and they
have been to me cventiul years. II
was prostrated church TO which
came. :, church So Nat down it could
drop no further. Through controver,
sizes, which it would be useless to re
hearse, it was welI-nigh extinct, anC
for Il long while it had been without 6
pastor.
But 10 MEMBERS
could be mustered to sign a call fol
my coming. AS a committee was put
ting THAT call before me in an uppe
room in my house in Philadelphia
there were two other committees or
similar erl'nnd5 from other churches
in otherrOoms. whom my wife WIS en-
tertaining and keeping apart from un
happy collision. The auditorium o
the Brooklyn church to which CAM
deiied all jiir laws CT acoustics, tn,
church had Il steepIe that was the de
risiOn OF the town, and a high box pul
pit which shut in the preacher a.
though he Was dangerous to be lie
loose or it acted as Il barricade tina
; WIS unnecessary to keep back tn
people, for they were so few that
: minister OF ordinary muscle could hav
, kept back all who were there NJ,
first Sabbath in Brooklyn was a sa'
day. ior did not realize how far til
church was down until then. and 0,
the evening Of that day my owl
: brother, through whose pocket | en-
!; tered the ministry, died. and the It'd
: ings OF his decrease reached me at
O'Clock in the evening. and was t,
preach at 1:3O. But from that da,
the blessing OF God was on us and i
> three months we began the enlarge
ment OF the building.
DR. 'Taip D1Na a hi St Ory Of n