St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-15
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE,s SUN.
DAY SERMON.
Subject, "Moses and Miriam on The
w -.
=. Banks of the Red Sea-"

TEXT '"And Miriam, the prophecies, the sis
Ter Of aaron, took tsn,brei in her hand G~[
al ue acomen acent OM after her arih tiY,,byo,
and 'rlh dances. And Miriam, ans,npro[
mene, sang ye to the Lord, for He hath t,i
annptea 2toraousy; The horse and his ride,
20, q. 14Aoous AV''
oermonlzers are naturally SO busy in get
ting the Israelites safely throuqb ths h,E3a
req sea and the Egyptians submerged in the
seturnlng waters that but little time is or
UNFAIRLY given to what the Lords neonie did
tlter they got well up high and dry on the
oSael' mat was the beach of the Red sea.
wnich Is at its greatest width 200 miles and
at Its least width - miles, WHY ia tho "A.
lective ''red" used in describing this watar2
IL Is called the Red sea because the noun
talns on Its western coast look as though
sprlnkled with brick dust. and the water il
eolored with red seaweed and has red
zo2phyte and red coral.
rms sea was cut by the keels Of EGYPTIAN.
inenician and Arabic shipping. 1t was no
Lhsignlhcapt pond or puddle on the beach of
: which my text calls us to stand. T hear
upon 1t the sound of tambourine, for which
tne tlmbrel was only another name-an in
strument of music made out Of O circular
hoep, with pieces of metal fixed in the sides
OF 1t, which made a iinSling sound,
anu over which hoop a, piece Of pafch-
the knuckles Of the performer.
Inc lsfaelites. standing on the beach of
the he'd sea, were making music on their de-
nverance from the pursuing Egyptians. and
hear the Israe!itish men with their deem bass
voices, and | hear thc timbfel Of Miriam IA
she leads the women in their jubilee Rather
lively instruments, yousay, for religious SER
vice, the timbrel or tambourine. Bat 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 NAV
come when the timbrel will resume its place
In the sanctuary. But that which pccliried
the attention of all the men and women of
that Israelitish host was the celebration of
thelr victory. They had crossed. They had
triumphed. 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
tlades at Marathon put the Persians to flight,
Tor thus victory OF my text was gained with
out sword or catapult or spear. The weapon
was lifted and Frustrated sea. ''And
Miriam, the prophecies. the sister of Aaron,
took ttmbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbrels and
with dances. And Miriam answered them
Sing We 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 as
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 it
stands, represents $41O, 600, L this day recon.
secrate to God the Father, God the Son and |
God the Holy Ghost. A stranger might ask |
now could this church get into debt to an |
amount that would build several large |
ehurches2 My answer is, Waves of destruc-
ton, stout as any that ever rolled across the |
He'd sea of my text.
Examine all 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 the same foundation, and it would cost
them struggle if not demolition. Ny text
speaks OF the Red sea once crossed, but one
Red sea would not have SO much overcome
is. 1t was with us Red sea after Red sea-
Three Red seas Yet to-day, thanks be to
Sod, we stand on the shore. and with organ
and cornet in absence of timhrel we chant
Sing ye unto the Lord. for He hath tri-
implied glorlously the horse and his rider
hath He thrown into the sea-"
But Why the great expense Ofthis structure?
Ny answer is the immensely of it and the
irmness of it. 1t cost over S34 900 to dig the
cellar before one stone was laid, reaching as
hnf 1,,v I..tt 1xn ,-ESr
hen the building of the house was con-
tructed in way, we are told by experienced
builders who had nothing to do with it. for
of foundation and wall such rs
,haracterizes hardly any other building of
his city. To the day of your death and mine,
md for our children and grandchildren after
Is, it will stand here a house of God and a
,ate of heaven.
For me personally this is a time of gladness
more than tongue or pen ortype can ever tell.
For twenty-four years | had been building |
churches in Brooklyn and seeing them burn
Town until felt could endure the strain
10 longer, and had written my resignation =,
IS pastor and had appointed to read it two
'aebaths ago and close my work in Brooklyn
orever. felt that my chief work was vet to
g done, but that | could not do it with the
Fps on one one shoulder and the HimaIayas
the other. But God has interfered. and
le way Is clear, and am here and expect to
here until my work on earth is done.
MY thanks must be first to God and then to
1 who have contributed by large gift or
nall to this emancipation. Thanks to the |
en-. women and children who have helped,
Id sometimes helped with self sacrifice thai
know must have Won the applause of the
'avens. If you could only read with me
OF the thousands of letters that have
me to my desk in The Christian Herald |
nee. you would know how deep their SYM
hnJ In hair A,,1t h. 4
We sold my bicycle and now send you the
oneY, is the language of one noble young |
an who wrote to The Christian Herald,
his Is my dead sons gift to me, and have
en- led to send it to you, - writes a mother in
lode Island. &"
AS church we from this day make new
parture. We will preach more instructive
mons. We will offer more faithful pray
. We will do better work in all depart ~
nts. We will in the autumn resume our o
college. We will fill all the rooms of this C
gnif1cent pile with work for God and suf- | Fl
ing humanity. More prayers have been o
cred for this church, and on both sides the .
!, than for any church that has ever ex-
I'd, and all those prayers will be answered. q
ar the track for the Brooklyn Tabernacle. q
ing We to the Lord, for He hath tri- =,
pied gloriously; the horse and his rider u
n He thrown into the sea-" 6
we never shouted victory till we got | le
ar through the struggles of this life. we is
uld never shout at all. Copy the habit of i,
Ram and Moses. The moment you get =. =.
tory celebrate it. The time and place to u
Id a jubilee for the safe crossing of the Red Il
is on its beach and before you leave it. j,
Is awful, the delayed hosannahs, the be- .;
ed halleluiahs, the postponed doxologies, u
trains of thanksgiving coming in so long te
er they are due! OF
The time to thank God for rescue from
agitation is the moment after you have
sken the wine flask. The time to thank
q for Your salvation is the moment after |