Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-10
An Appeal For Aid.

/ lily dispelled this great preacher and
/ teacher must give up his labors in
locality where he can do more good than
in any place else on earth. The story of
! the financial trouble at this church seems
! to be simple one. It casts not the slight
/ est reflection upon the care, prudence or
foresight of either Dr.. Talmage Or his
congregation. Several years ago a large
! church was built. The year following
/ it was found necessary to enlarge it at
/ almost the expense Of new church
Just as they were getting it paid for it
took fire and burned down Then an
/ other large edifice was constructed. But
/ lightning bolt set fire to it, and this
also was destroyed just as the debt upon
/ it was being wiped out. Then the pres
ent great structure was erected, which
/ including the enlargement on the nrst
practically comprises four churches that
this congregation has built within
few years. During Dr. Talnage's pas
torate in Brooklyn his people have raised
the sum Of Sl,040.G00 for religions Bzr-
poses. This, for a congregation of y-.,:.:.4l
the members are almost without e3I-@D-
ton in poor sor moderate circumstances
financially, is remarkable example
of self secrifice and lberality Nor are
they weary il this we'll doing Tf"y say
they are willing to work day and n.:3ht
to be rid of this financial en- balra.;s;.Il54lt
twenty-five thousand dollars OF the de5t
must be paid at once. or the noble insti-
tuition will pass out of the possession Of
the congregation. The present pecu.iiary
distress is greater than they or any other
average church congregation where the
poor far Out1um Der the rich can carry.
Will they get the needed assistance?
There should be no question about il
1t need not come as a work of charity or
of good will either but rather from a
sense of obligation. Dr. Talmage is the
worlds preacher and the worlds bene-
factor. At the call of every species of
distress, his heart and his hand. his voice.
and his pen. have responded as soon as
the cry reached his ears. When Charles
ton was stricken by an earthquake. he VI rs
a leader in the work of relief " hen tie
Johnstown flood catastrophe occurred.
potent When the cry Of distress came
from the starving peasants in Russia. he
went 5000 miles to distribute bread For
every local charity and every case Of in
dividual distress his right hand has liter
ally been extended at all times. and his
left knew nothing about it.
If this unfortunate financial e1nb&r-
rassnent of his church had not occurred
DR.. Talmage would probably never have
troubled himself to correct the prevailiu.;
opinion that he had been drawing FROM
$40, 600 to $50, coo per year for his servicea
as pastor, but IN spUaAing OF tle Lii
Guilty the other day he remarked inci-
dentally that for the past three years he
had received $3.50 for his work, the bal
ance Of his salary having been turned
back to the church.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle is unique It
is crowded at every service in the year
Everybody is just as welcome there as
Somebody. and it is quite unnecessary to
go to the highways and the byways to
draw peoplein. Nor do the masses go to
hear fine music or to see Il gorgeous altar
or rich church decorations. for these are
very simple at the Tabernacle.
They go to hear Talnage preach. And
his sermons are so luminous. SO fresh, SO
inexhaustible. so full of interest and
power, that they never tire of him. DR.
Talmage does not trouble his congrega-
ton much about theological dogma. No
body can tell whether the Tabernacle pull
pit is Baptist, Methodist or Presbyterian
His religious views are as broad as the
poles, as deep as human needs and as
high as heaven. He is no half hearted or
doubling preacher, but he handles the
truth forcibly and fearlessly
A movement has been started to help
DIR. Talmage and his congregation. Per
haps many readers of this paper who
have had the rare pleasure of reading his
sermons will be glad to contribute to the
success of this movement. The teari-
monial is to be popular one. and dol
lars, dimes and pennies will be received
with equal gratitude. 1t is hoped that
large number of contributions may be
rendered by our readers, to whom Dr..
Talmage's utterances have proved help
full as they have appeared in these col
unns and elsewhere.
All subscriptions sent to the office of
this paper will be acknowledged and for
warded at once to DR.. Talmage in Broo,s
Ign, together with the name of the do
nOrS.
40 little boys were discussing
Scri pture characters: and one Of them
who took highly moral view of
things, observed gravely that Abra
ham was a very good man. ''No he
wasn't" replied the other, che was