The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-06-01
ON The BANKS or The RED SEA
REV. DIR. rALMAoE's SERMON.
Az Eloauen. Discourse Oh q Subject
Seldom Selected.

0u NE cofnen tceh 0tH ufter hsr toth nrnbrets
and nth dances. And Miriam dnscercd
them, Sing Ne 10 ne Lord, for He hdn tri-
vmphed qtorfous.y; the horse and his rider
hath He hroton into The seo."--Exodus xv.,
20, II.
Sermonizers are naturally so busy in get
ting the Israelites safely through the parted
Red sea and the Egyptians submerged In the
returning 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 the Rcd sea,
which Ia Mt its greatest width 200 miles and
at It's least width II miles. Why Is the ad-
jective ''red" used in describing this water2
It IL called the Red sea because the noun
tains on its western coast look as though
sprnklcd with brick dust, and the water IL
colored with red seaweed and has red
zoophyte and rod coral.
This sea was cut by the keels OF Egyptian.
Ph1nician and Arabic shipping. 1t was no
insignificant pond or puddle on the beach OF
which my text calls us to stand. / hear
upon II the sound of tambourine. for which
the timbrel was only another name--an in
strument OF music made out OF circular
hoop. with pieces of metal fixed In tho sides
81 H.. 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.
The Israelites. 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 IA
she leads the women In their jubilee. Rather
lively instruments. you say, for religious ser
vice, the timbrel or tambourlne. But Think
God sanctioned II. And / rather think we
will have to put little more Of the festive
into our religious services and drive out the
doorous 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 Israelitish host was the celebration OF
their victory. They had crossed. They had
trlumphcd. They were free.
More wonder 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 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
tiades ut Marathon put the Persians to flight,
for this victory Of my text WINS 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 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
gloriously the horse and his rider hath He
| thrown into the sea.
Brooklyn Tabernacle to-day feels much "A
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 II
stands, represents s4l0, 900, this day recon-
secrate TO God the Father. God the Son and
| God the Holy Ghost. A stranger might ask
| how could this church get into debt to nn
| amount that would build several large
churches2 My answer is, Waves OF destruc-
lttion, stout as any thas ever rolled across the
| Red sea OF my text
Examine oil 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 storehouses. or your biggest
| banks. or your biggest newspaper establish
| ments and let them have to build three times
] on tho samc foundation, and IL would cost
them struggle II not demolition. My text
| speaks of rhe Red soa once crossed, but one
| He'd sea would not have 50 much overcome
| us. II was with us Red sea after Red sea.
| Three Red seas Yet to-day, thanks be 10
| God. we stand on the shore. and with organ
| aud cornet In absence of timbrel we chant
"Sing We unto the Lord. for He hath tri-
| umphed cloriously the horse and his rider
| hath He thrown into the sea.
But why the great expense Of this structure?
| My answer is the immensity OF II and the
nrmness OF 1t. II cost over s34 900 to dig the
| cellar before one stone was laid. reaching M
| the foundation does from street to street, and
then the building Of the house was con-
structed in n way, We aretold by experienced
| builders who had nothing to do with IL. for
durability OF foundation and wall such as
characterizes hardly any other building OF
| this city. To the day OF your death and mine.
| and for our children and grandchildren after
us, II will stand hero n house OF God and q
gate Of heaven.
| For me personally this il Il time of gadness
| more than tongue or pen ortype can ever tell
| For twenty-four years ! had been building
churches in Brooklyn and seeing them burr
| down until felt | could endure the straii
no longer. and had written my resignation
as pastor and had appointed TO read It tw'
sabbaths ago and close my work in Brooklyn
forever. felt that my chief work was yet u
be- done, but that could not do II with the
| Alps on one one shoulder and the Himalayas
on the other. But God has interfered. and
the way II clear. and am here and expect to
be here until my work on earth ia done.
My thanks must be first to God and then "a
all who have contributed by large gift oi
small Co this emancipation. Thanks 10 tn,
| men. women and children who have helped
and sometimes helped with self sacrifice thai
| l know must have won the applause OF tn,
heavens. II you could only read with me q
tew OF the thousands OF letters that have
come to my desk in The Christian Herald
office, you would know how deep their sym
pathy, how large their sacrifice has been. al
have sold my bicycle and now send you tn,
nc new ia the language OF one noble youns
man who wrote to The Christian Herald
This il my dead sons gift TO me. and have
been led to send it TO you, writes a mother II
Rhode Island.
As a church we from this day make new
departure. We will preach more instructive
sermons. We will offer mora faithful pray
ers. We will do better work in all depart
ments. We will in the autumn resume our
lay college. We viii MI all the rooms OF this
magnificent pile with work for God and suf
fering humanity. More prayers have been
offered for this church, and ON both sides the
sea, than for any church that has ever OK.
lsted, and all those prayers will be answered
Clear the track for the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Sing ye TO the Lord, for He hath trl-
umphed glorlously the horse and his rider
hath He thrown into the sea-"