Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-31

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fsRooRtYN. May ss.-This was one Of
the greatest days In the history Of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle. The music, in
strumehtal and congregational. was OF
the most Joyous types the hymns, the
prayers shd the sermon we're celebrative
OF the entire extinguishment Of the float
ing debt Of $4,000. accumulated from
tho disssters which required the build.
ing Of three immense churches. Text,
Exodus ~. 90. pi And Miriam, The
prophecies. the sister Of Aaron. took a
timbrel In her hand. and sll the women
went out after her with timbrels and
with dances. And Miriam answered
them, Sing ye TO the Lord, for he hath
triumphed gioriously; the horse and his
ridef hath he thrown into the sea-"
Sefmonizers are naturally 80 busy In
getting the fsraelites safely through the
parted Red sea and the Egyptians sub
merged In the returning waters that but
little time Ia ordinarily given to what
the Lords people did after they got well
up high, and dry on the beach. That
was the beach of The Red sea, which Is
at its greatest width 200 miles and at it's
least width 12 miles. Why is the ad-
iective red" used in describing this
water? Il is called the Red sea because
the mountains on itsswestern coast look
as though sprinkled with brick dust, and
the water is colored with red seaweed
and has red zoophyte and red coral.
This sea was cut by the keels of Egyp.
tian, Phenician and Arabic shipping. It
was no insignificant pond or puddle on
the beach of which my text calls us to
stand. hear upon it the sound Of a
tambourine, for which the timbrel was
only another name--an instrument of
music made out Of a circular hoop, with
pieces of metal fixed in the sides of it,
which made jingling sound, and over
which hoop a piece Of parchment was
distended, and this was beaten by the
knuckles of the performer.
The Israelites, standing ON the beach
of the Red sea, were making music on
their deliverance 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 serv-
ice, the timbrel or tambourine. But
think God sanctioned it. And 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 come when the timbrel
will resume Its place in the sanctuary.
But that which occupied the attention
of all the men and women of that Israel
itish host was the celebration Of their
victory. They had crossed. They had
triumphed. They were free.
More wonderful was this victory and
defeat than when the hosts of Richard
overcame the hosts of Saladin at Azotus,
than when at Bannockburn Scotland
was set free, than when the Earl CT
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
Miltiades at Marathon put the Persians
to fight, for this victory of my text was
gained without sword or catapult OF
spear. The weapon was lifted and
prostrated sea. "And Miriam, the proph-
etess, the sister Of Aaron, took timbrel
in her hand. and all the women went out
after her with timbrels and with dances.
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to
the Lord. for he hath triumphed glori-
ously; the horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea-"
A GYORIOyIa TRJIyMPH