Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-06-17
REV. DIR. TALNAGE
THE BEOOKLYN DIVlNES Sun
DAY SERMON. G

arm rnrrsn 'r.n. ont <5rer her nth tmlrcts
1nf 'r'h innc~- And Nlrsotn Gns,r. r,i
hrn. ,>t"5 ye ho~fh Lord, far III hath tn
antphci 2tor7n't&ly: III hors@ ard rs r5A,r
tGh II. hrD,ru tnf. n ga. "-Exo!H- ".
u. Il.
S"rmoniz"rs ar rattirally - busy in get
ing IN" IsEaelit@4 safely through tn ;arei
.ed 80 and n" Egyptians submerged il tie
-e'nrninc woter- that tat little time i or
~iinarIy given 20 :. mat the Lords people did
After they ST we'll up high and dry On the
each. That was the beach ~ me Red sea,
.hieh l. at its greatest -iith 200 miles and
1t is least width y miles. Why Is the adj
e-t1sc '.r~d used IN describing this watery
! i called II" Red sea becaua" .tle, noun
aims On It's western cpas. I,ok as though
iIrlnkled with brio. Dust. and the water is
'olored with led seawecd and has red
rO0phy-e bid red coral.
Th'- sea vas cut ny the keels 81 Egyptian.
'sornician and Arabic shirrihc. 1t was no
Insignificant pond or puddle on the beach Of
which my te>. calls US 10 stand. | hear
lpon i ~" sound OF a tambourine. for which
h~otfnbrel was only another name-an in-
trli,nent OF music made out Of a circular
1opp. with pieces Of metal fixed in the aides.
u II, which male o ~jtngling sound.
nd over which haor g piece Of parch-
nent was dis'c,tca, ana this was beaten ny
he knnrslr~ "fthe performer.
| Ihn IsfaeliteS. standing on the beach Of
hi Red sea, were making music on their de-
i~y'ranre from the pursuing Egyptians, aud !
l"ar the Israelitish men with tl..it deep lass
| zoiccs, and / hear the timbfcl Of Miriam AS
he leads the women III their jubilee. Rather
ivcly 1n-trtments. yoIsay. for religious ser
,ior, the timhrel or tamhourine. But Think
| iod sanctioned it. And l rather think we
Viii have to put a little more of the festive
nto our religious services and drive ont the
iolorous and fuuereal, and tho day may
ono when the tilnbSel will resume its place
n the sanctuary. But that which occupied
he attention of all the men and women of
hat IsraeIitish host was the celebration of
heir victory. They had crossed. They had
r%iumphcd. They We're free.
More Wonder was this victory and defeat
han when the hosts of Richard overcamc the
losts Of Sala1in at Azotus, than when at
}annockbnrn Scotland was set free than
vhen the Earl of Northumberland was
iriven back at Branham Moor, than when at
he battle OF Wakefield York was slain. than
when at Bosworth Field Richard was left
lead. than when the Athenians under Mill
indes at Marathon put the Persians to flight,
or this victory of my text was gained with
nut sword or catapult or spear. The weapon
vas n lifted and Frustrated sea. "And
iiriam, the prophecies, the sister of Aaron,
ook a timbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbrels and
With dances. And Miriam answered them
King ye to the Lord. for He hath triumphed
,loriously the horse and his rider hath He
brown into the sea-
Brooklyn Tabernacle to-day feels much as
Noses and Miriam did when they stood on
he banks Of the Red sea after their safe
,merYence from the waters. By the help Of
rod and the generosity of our friends here
md elsewhere our S14O, 600 of floating
'hurch debt is + forever gone, and this house.
which, with tine ground upon which it
tands, represents 341O, 900, I this day recon
errate to God tho Father, God the Son and
bod the Holy Ghost. A stranger might ask
low could this church get into debt to an
amount that would build several large
'huf ches? My answer is, Waves of destruc-
ion, stout as any that ever rolled across the
aed sea OF my text.
Examine all the pages of church history
md all the pages of the worlds history and
how me- an organization sacred or secular,
hat ever had to build three great structures,
We of them destroyed by fire. Take any OF
our biggest life insurance companies, or
our biggest s~tOrehouses, or your biggest
ranks, or your biggest newspaper establish
GENTS and let them have to build three times
n the same foundation, and it would cost
hem a struggle If not demolition. My text
peaks Of thezIed sea once crossed, but one
ted sea would not have so much overcome
Is. 1t was with Us Red sea after Red sea.
'hree Red seas. Yet to-day, thanks be to
Tod. we stand on the shore, and with organ
nd rornet in absence Of Il timbrel we chant
Sing ye unto the Lord. for He hath tri-
ymphed gloriously the horse and his rider
tath He thrown into the sea
But why the great = Expense ofthis structure?
1v answer Is the immensely of it and tho
rmness Of it. 1t cost over $34, 900 to dig the
ellar before one stone was laid. reaching as
he foundation does from street to street. and
hen the building Of the house was CON
/ frt III a1 In a u-ay n.y., ara tntj nv ay -. "a.
builders who had nothing to d. with it. for
durability Of fuunfs,tion and wall such as
haracterizes hardly any other building Of
his city. To the day of your death and mine,
nd for our children and grandchildren after
IL. 1t will stand here II house of Coi and a
ate Of heaven.
For me personally this is q time Of gladncss
nore than tongue or pen ortype can"y"r ten.
Cor twtutv-foUr years | had been building
hurchts III Brooklyn aud seeing them burn
iown until | felt | could endure tn strain
10 longer, and / had written my re~i-I alton
: pastor AMI had appointed II read Il Two
S''F"'ns aSo and close my work in Brooklyn
forever. l felt that my chief work ya. VI :,
te rlone, hut that l could not do il win RI.
APPS on ono ono shoulder and tha Himalay.
on the other. But God has interfered. an,
thts way is clear, and | am here and expect I,
h' here until my work on earth is done.
wv tnankS must he first to God and then Z,
al who have contributed by large gift .
snail to this emancipation. Thanks to tn
men. women and children who have helned
AMI sometimes helped with self sacrinc. tina
l know must have won the applause Of m,
heavens. If 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 sym
patty. how large their sacrifice has been. :.
have sold my bicycle and now send Won ~
money. is the language Of n nohl. vaun,
man who wrote tn The Christian Hc-aH,
This Is my deaf sons gift ~ mo, AMI | hay
been led TO send 1t IL YOU. writes a mother 4
Rhode Island.
As a church we from this dav max, nov
departure. We will preach more instrurtlx
sermons. We will offer mon. faithful prty
ers. We will do better work in al drpart
nents We will in the autumn resume on,
lay college. We viii fill all the rooms ~ thi
magnificent pile with work for God an! enf
ier1nS humanity. More prayers have leeI
offered Tor this church. and on both sii.S IN
sea. than for any church that has ever *
issed. and all those prayers wtll4-. answar1i
Clear the track for the BROOKLYN Tahernarla
sing We TO the Lord. fo- He hath til
uInphei S~loriously the horse and his r.aJ
hasn he thrown into the sea"
IL We never shouted yir~orv .il ~, Il