Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-04-13
THE TABERNACLE.
The Brooklyn Ship Has Buffe,ed Many
Storm.
But n Now Sailing Upon = Classy 500
no>a,nna> the Feature OF an Interest,"
ing sermon hy Rev. +. Dewitt
TafmaEc. n. -.


Dr. Talmagc's subject sunday was:
"rhe Three TabcrnaclcS: \ Story of
Trials and Triumphs," and the text
Luke iN.. 81: Let ms make three tab
ernaclcS"
Our Arab ponies were almost dead
with fatigue as, in December. 1881. We
rode near the foot of Mt, Hermon i'm tho
Holy Land, the mountain called by one
"a mountain of ices" by another "a gilt
tering breast-plate Of icc;" by another
1.-THE Mont Blanc Of Palestine" Its top
has an almost unearthly brilliancc.
But what must IL have been I'm the time
TO which my text refers? Peter and
James and John were on that mountain
top with Jesus, when. suddenly,
Christ's face took on the glow OF
the MONDAY sun. and Moses and Eli
jah, who had been dead for centuries,
came out from the heavenly world and
talked with our Saviour. What an over
whelming three Moses, representing
the law; Elijah, representing the proph-
cts, and Christ, representing all worlds.
lmpetuous Peter was SO wrought upon
by the presence OF this wondrous three,
that, without waiting for time To con-
slider how prepostcrous was tho propo-
sition, cried out: Let us make three
tabcrnaclos: one for Thee, one for
Moses, and one for Elijah" Where
would they get the material for build
ing one tabernacle, much less material
enough To- build two tabcrnaclcs and,
still less, how would they get the ma
tcrial for building thrccp Where would
they get the hammers2 Where the
goldP Where the silver? Where the
curtains? Where the costly adorn-
mcnts2 Hormon is barren
peak, and to build one tab
crnacle in such place would have been
nn undertaking beyond human achieve
mcnt, and Peter was propounding the
impossible when he cried out in enthu-
siasm: Let ms build three tabcruaclcs."
And yet, that Is what this congregation
has been called upon 20 do and has done.
The first Brooklyn tabernacle was dcdi-
Gated IA 1874 and destroyed 10y fire in
lS'2. The second Brooklyn tabernacle
was dedicated i'm 1874 and destroyed by
fire in 1859. The third Brooklyn tabor
naclc was dedicated in April, 1891. and
I'm that we are worshiping to-day. What
sounded absurd for Peter 10 propose,
when he said on Mt. Hcrmon, In the
language OF my text, Let MS build three
tabernacles," we have not only done.
but, in the mysterious providence of
Sod, were compelled 10 do.
We have been unjustly criticised by
people who did not know the facts.
sometimes for putting so much money
in church buildings, and sometimes for
not giving as much as we ought 20 this
or that denominational project, and no
explanation has yet been made. Be
fore ] get through with the delivery OF
this sermon and its publication and dis
tribution, | shall show that no church
on earth has ever done more mngnifi-
! Gently, and that no church ever CON
| lucrcd more trials, and that no mem
bcrship ever had i'm IL moro heroes and
heroincs than this Brooklyn tabernacle,
and J mean 90 have IL known that any
individual or religious newspaper or sec
nlar newspaper that hereafter casts any
reelection ON this churchs fidelity and
generosity is guilty of "A wicScdncss for
for which God will hold him or IL re-
sponsiblc. One year So was sent out
through a syndicate OF newspapers that
this church was doing nothing i'm the
way OF libcrality. when we had that
year raised $4,000 In hard cash for re-
ligious uses There has been persistent
and hemisphere lying against this
church. We have raised during my
pastoratc for church building and re-
ligions purposes S90s. 900, or practically
$1,000, 900. Not an Irish famine,
DR. n Charleston earthquake, or
an Ohio frcshct, or Chicago
ronfiagration, but our church was
among the first 10 help We have
given free seats in the morning and
evening services 60 21O. 900 strangers a
year, and that in twenty years would
amount 90 800. 900 auditors. We have
received into our membership 1851
members, and that is Oniy a small por-
ton Of the number OF those who have
here been converted 90 God from all
parts Of this land and from other lands.
Under the blessing Of God, and throug&l
the kindness Of the printing press my
sermons now 20 every week into every
neighborhood in Christcndom and are
regularly translated into nearly all the
great languages Of Europe and Asia.
The syndicates having charge 81 this
scrmOnic publication informed me few
days ago that my printed sermons every
week. in this and other lands. go into
the hands Of go, 900, 900 people Dur
ing the last year. lam authoritativcly in
formed, over 1000 different periodicals
were added 10 the list Of those which
make this publication. And got there
are ministers Of the Gospel and roli-
gious newspapers that systematically
and induatriously and continuously
charge this church with idicncss a7d
selhshurss and parsimouy ! call the
attention 81 the whole earth o. this
outrage that has been hcapcd upon the
Broohyn tabernacle. though moro con-
sccratcd. benevolent and splendid conyO-
cation ~ men and women were never
gathered together outside Of Heaven.
have never before responded 90 those
injusticcs, and probably win never re-
Ter to tIem again. but : wish Che pco-
pie of tnis country and other couutrios
90 know that what they read concern
ing Che seifshncss aud Incidence. and
lac.. OF bcncvoIcncc and laci. of mission
airy spirit on the part % this church. is.
from top 90 bottom and from etrin %
stern, falschood -dastardly falschood--
diabOlicai faisch00d What b. said
against myself has mo- effect. except.