Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-03-25

tears and anxietics! Keep place for us
by your blissful side, for today, in the
presence of earth and heaven and hell,
and by the help of the cross, and amid
overwhelming and gracious memories,
we resolve, each one for himself, Gas for
me and my house, we will serve the
Lord"
An Appeal For Aid.
A big black cloud of debt hangs over
the spacious Tabernacle in Brooklyn,
where Rev. Dr.. Talmage speaks every
Sunday to thousands. IF it be not speed
lily dispelled, this great preacher and
teacher must give up his labors in a
locality where he can do more good than
in any place else on earth. The story of
the financial trouble at this church seems
to be a simple one. It casts not the slight
est reflection upon the care, prudence
or foresight of either DR.. Talmage or his
congregation. Several years ago alarge
church was built The year following
it was found necessary to enlarge it at
almost the expense of u new church.
Just as they were getting it paid for it
took fire and burned down. Then an
other large edi6ce was constructed. But
a lightning bolt set fire to it, and this
alsSw destroyed just as the debt upon
it was being wiped out. Then the pres
ent great structure was erected, which,
including the enlargement on the first,
practically comprises four churches that
this congregation has built within a
few years. During DR.. Talmages pas
torate in Brooklyn his people have raised
the sum of $1,o4O,0Oo for religious pur-
poses. This, for congregation of which
the members are almost without excep-
ton in poor or moderate circumstances
financially, is a remarkable example
of self sacrifice and iberality. Nor are
they weary in this well doing. They say
they are willing to work day and night
to be rid of this financial embarrassment.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars of the debt
! must be paid at once, or the noble insti-
tuition viii pass out of the possession of
the congregation. The present pecuniary
distress is greater than they or any other
average church congregation where the
poor far outnumber the rich can carry.
Will they get the needed assistanceI
There should be no question about it.
It need not come as work of charity OF
of good will either, but rather from
sense of obligation. DR.. Talmage is the
worlds preacher and the worlds bene-
factor. At the call Of every species Of
distress his heart and his hand, his voice;
TIN Is 81 81 :aff aarrhduaRe' hewas
leader in the work of relief. When the
Jamestown food catastrophe occurred,
his reponse in deeds and words was most
| potent. When the cry of distress came
from the starving peasants in Russia, ne
went 5000 miles to distribute bread. For
every local charity and every case of in
dividual distress his right hand has liter
ally been extended at all times, and his
left knew nothing about it.
If this unfortunate financial embar-
rassment of his church had not occurred,
| DR.. Talmage would probably never have
troubled himself to correct the prevailing
| opinion that lie had been drawing from
$40, 900 to $50 600 per year for his services
| as pastor. but in speaking of the diff
Guilty the other day he remarked incl
dentally that for the past three years he
had received $3.50 for his work, the bal
ance of his salary having been turned
back to the church
The Brooklyn Tabernacle is unique. 1t
is crowded at every service in the year
Everybody is just as welcome there as
Somebody, and it is quite unnecessary to
90 to the highways and the byways to
draw people in. Nor do the masses go to
hear fine music or to see gorgeous altar
or rich church decorations, for these are
very simple at the Tabernacle.
They go to hear Talmage preach. And
his sermons are so luminous, so fresh, so
inexhaustible, so full of interest and
power, that they never tire of him. DR..
Talmage does not trouble his congrega-
ton much about theological dogma. No
body can can tell whether the Tabernacle
pulpit is Baptist, Methodist or Presby'
terrain. His religious views are as broad
as the poles, as deep as human needs and
as high as heaven. He is no half hearted
or doubling preacher, but he handles the
truth forcibly and fearlessly.
A movement has been started to help
DR.. Talmage and his congregation. Per-
haps many readers of this paper who
have had the rare pleasure of reading his
sermons will be glad to contribute to the
success of this movement. The testi-
monial is to be q popular one, and dol
lars, dimes and pennies will be received
with equal gratitude. 1t is hoped that a
large number of contributions may be
rendered by our readers, to whom Dr..
Talmage's utterances have proved help
full as they have appeared in these col
unns and elsewhere.
All subscriptions sent to the office of
this paper will be acknowledged and for
warded at once to DR.. Talnage in Brook
lyn, together with the names.of the do
nors.
A Carved human Figure.
A figurine 20 centimeters high, carved
In mammoth ivory, was discovered with
other human remains at Bruins, Austria,