The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-08
AT THE TABERN NACLE.
Or. TALMAGE CELEBRATES THE EX
TINGUISHMENT OF THE DEBT.

A Great Day In the History of the BROOKE
lyn Taberno'e-Dr. TaImage Speaks OF
BnRe Oyer tho Read Sea.
BROOKLYN, May 2S.-Ths was one
OF the greatest days in the history OF
Brooklyn Tabernacle. The music, IN
strumental and congregational, was Of
the most Joyous tYpe-the hymns, the,
prayers and the sermon were celebra-
tive OF the entire cXtinguishment of the
floating debt OF $l40, 900, accumulated
from the disasters which required the
building Of three immense churches.
Text, Exodus XIV, 90, 81: "And Miriam,
the prophecies, The sister OF Aaron, took
n timbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her W jth timbrels
and with dances. And Miriam an.
sWered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for
he hath trinmphcd gloriously; the horse
and his rider hath he thrown into the
sea-"
SermOn:zcrs are mutually so busy in
getting the lsraeltes safely through the
parted Red sen and the Egyptians sub.
merged in the returning waters that but
little time is ordinarily given to what
the Lords people dilattcr 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 as
its least width l2miles Why is the adicc.
tive "Red" used in describing this water?
IL is called the Red sea because the
mountains on its western coast look as
though sprinklcd with brick dust, and
the water is colored with red sea weed
and has red zoophytc and rcd coral.
This sea was cut by the kecls of
Egyptian, PhNnlclan and Arabic ship,
ping. 1t was no insignificant pond or
puddle on the beach OF which my text
calls us to stand. hear upon 1t the
sound OF tambOmine, for
which The timbrcl was
only another name. An instru-
ment of music made on. OF n circular
hoop, with pieces OF metal liXcu in the
sides OF it, which mace a .ingling sound,
and over which hoop II piece of parch-
ment was distcndcd, and this was beaten
by the knuCkles OF the performer.
The Isralites, standing on the beach
of the Red sen, were making music on
their deivercnce from the pursuing
j j
men with their deep bass voices. and
bear the timbrel of Miriam, az she leads
The women IN their jubilee. Rather
lively instrument, you say, Tor religious
enrvlce--the timbrel or tambourlne. But
l think God sanctioned it. And rather
think we Will have to put a little more of
the festive into our religious services and
drive out the dolorous and lunereal, 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 aDd women o! that Is-
ralltlsh host was the celebration OF their |
victory. They had crossed. They had |
triumpned. They were free.
More wonderful was This victory and |
deleat than when the hosts OF Richard |
over came the hosts of Saladln at AZotus.
than when at Bannockburn Scotland was !
SET Tree, than when the Earl of North.
umberland was driven back at Branham
moor, than when at the battle of Wake.
ileld ork was slain, than when at BOs-
worth Field Richard was left dead, than
When the Athenians under Miltiades at
Mafatlton put the Persians to flight, for
TINS victory OF my text was gained with
out sword or catapult or spear. The
weapon was lifted and prostrated sea,
And Aalrlam, the prophecies, the sis.
'ef OF Aaron, took tlmbrel in her hand |
ana all the women went out after her
with timbrels and with dances. And
Miriam answered them, Sing We to the |
LORD, Tor he hath triumphed gloriously:
the horse and his rider hath he thrown
into the sea.n '''''""
brooklyn Tabernacle todav feels
much as Moses and Miriam did when
they stood on the banks of the Red seo
after their cafe emergence from tn = W..
tera. BY the help of God and the GEN
erosity of our friends here and else.
where, our $l40,000 Of floating chuch
debt is forever gone, and this house
which, with the ground upon which it
stands, represents $410, 900, this day
reconsecrate to God the Father, God the
Son and God tho Holy Ghost. A strang-
er might ask how could this church got
into debt to an amount that would build
several large churches. My answer
is. Waves of destruction, stout as any
that ever rolled across the Red sea of
my text.
Examine all the pages of church his
tory, and all the pages of the worlds
history, and show me an organization,