Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-06-09

TEXT: "And Miriam, The prophecies, he SIS
tr Of Aaron, took nmbrel ia her hand, and
fAthe toOmen tcent out after her toiA timbrels
and NTH dances. And Miriam dnsrered
hem, Sing ye 10 the lord, for He hath trt-
Imphed gLortOusly: the horse aud has rider
hath He hrOtoH into the sea. Exodus XIV,
20, 81.
Sermonizers are naturally 80 busy in get
ting the Israelites safely through the parted
Red sea and the Egyptians submerged In the
eeturning waters that but little time is or
dinarily given to what the Lords people did
after they got well up high and dry on the
beach. That was the beach OF tho Red sea,
which ia at its greatest width 200 miles and
at its least width IL miles. Why is the ad-
lectiye "red" used In describing this water2
II is called the Red sea because the noun
Iains on its western coast look as though
sprinkled with brick dust, and the water is
eolored with red seaweed and has red
toophyte and red coral
This sea was cut by the keels of Egyptian
Ph9nician and Arabic shipping. 1t was no
insignificant pond or puddle on the beach OF
which my text calls us to stand. hear
upon IT the sound OF tambourine, for which
the timbrel was only another name-an in
.trument OF music made out OF n circular
uOOIy Win HltNtS VI HAUL blib biucr
OF 1t, which made jingling sound,
and over which hoop a piece OF parch
ment was distended, and this was beaten by
the knuckles Of the performer.
Tho 1sraelites. standing on the beach Of
the Red sea, were making music on their de-
liverance from the pursuing Egyptians and
hear the Israelitish men with their deep bass
voices, and hear the timbrel Of Miriam as
she leads the women in their jubilee. Rather
lively instruments, you say, for religious ser
vice, the timbrel or tambourine. But Think
God sanctioned 1t. And l rather think We
will have to put little more OF the festive
into our religious services and drive out the
dolorous and funereal, and the day may
como when the imbrel will resume its place
In the sanctuary. But that which occupied
the attention of all the men and women OF
that Israelitish host was the celebration OF
their victory. They had crossed. They had
triumphed. They were free.
More wonder was this victory aud defeat
than when the hosts OF Richard overcame tho
hosts of Saladin at Azotus, than when at
Bannockburn Scotland was set free than
when the Earl OF Northumberland was
driven back at Branham Moor, than when at
The battle OF Wakefield York was slain, than
when at Bosworth Field Richard was left
dead than when the Athenians under Mil
tisdes at Marathon put the Perslans TO flight,
Tor this victory of my text was gained with
out sword or catapult or spear. The weapon
was a lifted and prostrated sea. And
Miriam, the prophecies, the sister OF Aaron,
took Il timbrel In her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbres and
with dances. And Miriam answered them
Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath trlumphed
sloriously the horse and his rider hath He
thrown into the sea"
Moses and Miriam did when they stood on
the banks OF the Red sea after their safe
emergence from the waters. By the help OF
God and the generosity OF our friends here
and elsewhere our $4,000 OF floating
church debt is forever gone, and this house,
which, with the ground upon which 1t
stands, represents Sil0. 600, / this day recon-
secrate to God the Father. God the Son and
J God the Holy Ghost. stranger might ask
| how could this church get into debt to an
amount that would build several large
churchesI My answer Is, Waves OF destruc-
tion, stout as any that ever rolled across tho
Red sea OF my text.
| Examine all the pages Of church history
and all the pages Of the worlds history and
show me an organization, sacred or secular,
that ever had to build three great structures,
two of them destroyed by fire. Take any OF
your biggest life insurance companies, or
| your biggest storehou5es, or your biggest
banks, or your biggest newspaper establish
| tnents and let them have to build three times
on the same foundation, and 1t would cost
/ them struggle If not demolition. My text
speaks of the Red sea once crossed, but one
He'd sea would not have SO much overcome
us II was with US Red sea after Red sea.
Three Red seas Yet to-day, thanks be to
God. we stand on the shore and with organ
and cornet in absence Of a timbrel we chant :
"Sng We unto the Lord, for He hath tri-
umphed gloriously the horse and his rider
hath He thrown into the sea.
But why the great expense ofthis structure3
NY answer is the immensity of II and the
Grmness OF 1t. II cost over $34, 900 to dig the
cellar before one stone was laid, reaching as
the foundation does from street to street, and
then the building Of the house was CON
structed in way, We are told by experienced
builders who had nothing to do with 1t, fol-
durability OF foundation and wall such as
characterizes hardly any other building ol
this city. To ths,iay Of your death and mine,
and for our children and grandchildren aitel
us. II Will stand here house Of God and {
gate OF heaven.
For me personally this il a time OF gladnesE
more than tongue or pen ortype can ever tell
For twenty-four years had been buiaiht
churches in Brooklyn and seeing them burr
down until felt could endure the strait
no longer, and had written my resignation
as pastor and had appointed to read II wv
Sabbaths ago and close my work in Brookly
forever. felt that my chief work was yet {
be done, but that l could not do 1t with tn
Alps on one ono shoulder and the Himalaya
on the other. But God has interfered, an
the way Is clear, and am here and expect t
be here until my work on earth Is done.
My thanks must bc first to God and then
all who have contributed by large gift q
small to this emancipation. Thanks 10 tn
men. women and children who have helped
and sometimes helped with self sacrifice tha
| know must have won the applause OF tn
heavens. II you could only read with me
few OF the thousands OF letters that hav
come to my desk In The Christian Heral
office, you would know how deep their syn
pathy, how large their sacrifice has been. "
have sold my bicycle and now send you tn
money! is the language Of one noble youn
man who wrote to The Christian Herald
'This is my dead sons gift to me, and hav
been led to send it to you, writes mother |
Rhode Island.
As a church we from this day make ney
departure. We will preach more instructiv
sermons. We will offer more faithful pray
ers. We will do better work In all depart
ments. We will In the autumn resume ou
lay college. We will fill all the rooms of thi
magnificent pile with work for God and su
fering humanity. More prayers have bee
offered for this church, and on both sides tn
. sea, than for any church that has ever e,
isted, and all those prayers will be answered
). Clear the track for the Brooklyn Tabernacle
"Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath tr
= umphed gloriously; the horse and his ride
hath He thrown into the sea-"
4 II We never shouted victory till We q
b clear through the struggles Of this life, "
r would never shout at all. Copy the habit
: Miriam and Moses. The moment you get
y victory celebrate 1t. Tho time and place
t hold jubilee for the safe crossing of the RI
a sea is on its beach and before you leave