Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-30
At THE TABERNACLE.
DR.. rALMAGE AND THE PAY
MENT OF THE DEBT.
A Great bay in The Hlsl6tS Of The Brooklyn
tabernacle e. Dr. IalmaBc Speaks oil
Inc RsIoIcIous Of lsraS'.

"
Tabernacle The music, instrumental and
congregational was Of The most joyous
type-the hymns, the prayers and the ser
mon were oelebrative OF the entire extin-
guishment Of the floating debt Of $4,000.
accumulated from the diSnstcrs which re-
qulred the building OF three immense
churches Text, Exodus Nv, 90, 81: And
Miriam, the . rophetess, the sister OF Aaron.
took tlnbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbrels
aud with dances And Miriam answered
them, Sing ye TO the Lord, for he hath tri-
umphed gloriously; the horse and his rider
hath he thrown into the sea-"
Sermonizers are naturally 80 busy in get
ting tho Israeltes safely through the parted
Red sea and the Egyptians submerged In
the returning waters that but little time
IL ordinarily given to what the Lords PEG.
Pile did aftoT they got well up, high and
dry, ON the bench. That was the beach Of
the Red sea, which Is at It's greatest width
100 miles and ut its least width ~ miles
Why Is the adjective Red" used in de
Ncribing this wateri II IL called the Red
sea because the mountains on its western
coast look as though sprinlSled with brick
dust, aud the water is colored with red sea
weed aud has red loophyte and red coral.
This sea was cut by the keels Of Egyptian,
Phnnician and Arabic shipping It was no
insignitlcant pond or puddle on the beach
OF which my text calls US to stand. hear
upon II the sound OF n tambourine for
which the timbrel was only another name.
An instrument OF music made out Of n cir
cular hoop. with pieces Of metal fixed In
the sides of IL, which made iingling
sound, and over which hoop piece Of
parchment was distended, and this was
beaten by the knuckles Of the performer.
Tho lsraelitcs, standing on the beach OF
the Red sea, were making music on their
dellverance from the pursuing Egyptians,
and ! hear the Israolitish men with their
deep bass voices, and hear TIE tiInbrel Of
Miriam, as she leads the women in their
jubilee, Rather lively instrument, YOU
say, for religious service-the timbrel or
ttnbourue But think God sanctioned
II, And rather think we will have to put
little more OF the festive into our re.
llglous services and drive out the doorous
aud funeral, aud the day may come when
the timbrel will resume its place in the
sanctuary But thut which occupied the
attention OF all the men and women OF that
lsraelitish host was the celebration of their
victory, They had crossed. They had tri.
umphed. They were free
More wonderful was this victory and de.
fent than when the hosts Of Richard over.
came the hosts Of Saladin at Azotus, than
when at Baunockburn Scotland was set
free, than when the Earl Of Northumber-
land WAS driven bnck AT Branham Moor,
than when At the battle Of Wakefield York
was SLAIN, than when at Bosworth Field
Richard WINS left dead, than when the
Athenians under Miltlades ut Marathon
put the Persiaus to digit, for this victory
OF my text was gained Without sword or
catnpult or spear. Tho weapon was lifted
and prustpted sea And Miriam, the
prophecies, the sister Of Aaron, took a tim
brcl In her hand, ard all the women went
outaiter her with tmbrcls ind with dances.
Aud Miriam answered them, Sing We TO
the Lord, for he hath trlumphe glorious.
~, the horse and his rider hath he thrown
into the sea,"
GLORIOUS TRIUMPH
Brooklyn Tabernacle today feels much as
Moses aud Miriam did when they stood on
the banks of the Red sea after their safe
emergenee from the waters. by the help
OF God and the generosity Of our friends
here aud elsewhere, our slio,0o0 Of floating
church debt Ia forever gone, aud this house
which, with the ground upon which IL
stands, represents $4,000, / this dny re-
eonsccrate TO God the Father God the Son
and God the Holy Ghost. a straugermlrht
ask how could this church got into debt TO
an amount that would build several large
ehurches My answer Is, Waves Of destruc-
ton, stout AZ amy that ever rolled across
tue Red sea Of my text
Examine all the pages OF church history
and all the pages OF the worlds history. nni
show me IN organization, sAcred or secular
that ever had TO build three great struc
lures, two OF them destroyed by fire. Take
any OF Your biggest life insurance com.
panies, or your biggest storehouses, or your
biggest banks or your biggest newspaper
establishments and let them have to build
three times on the same foundation, and IL
would cost them struggle, II not demol
ton My text speaks of the Red sea once
crossed, but one Red sea would not have so
much overcome uA II was with us Rcd
sea after Red sea Three Red seasI Yet
today, thanks be TO God, we stand on the
shore, and With organ aud oornet In al.
sence OF timbrcl we chant Sing We unto
the Lord. for he hath triumphed gloriously
The horse and his rider hath he thrown into
the sea-"
Bot why the great expense OF this struc,
turei My answer Is, the immensely OF il
ana the hrmness Of It. IL cost over t3t 900
10 dig the cellar, before one stone VIVA laid
I
10 street. and then the building OF the house
was constructed in away, we are told by
experienced buildetswho had nothing 70 do
with 1t, for durability Of foundation and
wall such as chaaeterEes hardly any other
building OF this city. 10 the day OF yo,lr
death and mine, and for our children and
grandchildren after as. IL will stand here =
house OF God and a gate Of heaven.
For me personally this Is time OF glad
ness moro than tongue or pen or type can
ever tell. For % years had been baiIding
churches In Brooklyn and seeing them burn
down, until felt could endure the strain
no longer, and hadwritten my resignation
Us pastor and had appointed TO read Il two
Sabbaths ago and close my work In Brook
lyn forever felt that my chief work ,yns
yet TO be done, but that could not do il
With the Alps on one shoulder and the
Hymalayas on the other But God has In.
teriercd. and the way "a clear and am
here and expect to be here until my work
GU earth Is done
Why should want to 20 away from
brooklyn' | have no sympathy with the
popular sentiment which defames our be.