Milford chronicle., 1893-06-02
AT THE TABERNACLE.
DR.. TALMAeE CELEBRATES THE EX-
TNGUlsHMENT OF THE DEBT.

A Great Day In the History Of the Brook
lyn Tabernaole-Dr. Talmage Speaks Of
the Rejoicings Of Israel After the Pas
sage Over the Red Sea
BRooKLYN, May 2s.-This was one of the
greatest days in the history Of Brooklyn
Tabernacle. The music, instrumental and
CONGREGATIONAL, was of the most joyous
type-the hymns, the prayers and the ser
mon were celebrative Of the entire extin-
guishment of the floating debt of $4,000,
accumulated from the disasters which re
auired the building of three immense
churches. Text, Exodus XIV, 20, 2l; And
Miriam, the prophecies, the sisterof Aaron,
took a timbrel 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 tri-
umphed gloriously; the horse and his rider
hath he thrown into the sea-"
Sermonizers are naturally so busy in get
ting the Israelites safely through departed
Red sea and the Egyptians submerged in
the returning waters that but little time
is ordinarily given to what the Lords peo'
pie did after they got well up, high and
dry. on the beach. That was the beach Of
the Red sea, which is at its greatest width
200 miles and at its least width - miles.
Why is the adjective Red" used in de
scribing this water? 1t is called the Red
sea because the mountains on its western
coast look as though sprinkled with brick
dust. and the water is colOred with red sea-
weed and has red zoophyte and red coral.
This sea was cut by the keels Of Egyptian,
Phonician and Arabic shipping. 1t was no
insignificant pond or puddle on the beach
of which my text calls us to stand hear
upon it the sound of a tambourine, for
which the timbrel was only another name
An instrument of music made out of a cir
cular hoop, with pieces of metal fixed in
the sides of it, which made a jingling
sound. and over which hoop a piece Of
parchment 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
deliverance from the pursuing Egyptians,
and | hear the Israelitish men with their
deep bass voices, and hear the timbrel of
Miriam, as she leads the women in their
Jubilee Rather lively instrument, you
say, for religious service-the timbrel or
tambourine. But ! think God sanctioned
it. And rather think we will have to put
a little more OF the testlVe INTO our re
Igious services and drive out the dolorous
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 tri-
umphed They were free.
More wonderful was this victory and de-
feat than when the hosts of Richard over
came the hosts of Saladin at Azotus than
when at Bannockburn Scotland was set
free, than when the Earl CT Northumber-
land 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 Miltiades at Marathon \
put the Persians to flight, for this victory
of my text was gained without sword or
catapult or spear The weapon was lifted
and prostrated sea. And Miriam, the
prophecies, the sister of Aaron, took a tim
brel 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 glorious
"; the horse and his rider hath he thrown
into the sea-"